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Access Fund Application Form

for 2025/26

Funding is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Applications will be closing on Monday 21 July 2025.

Form guidelines

Complete this form to request a booking for a funded school visit to Hampton Court Palace, Tower of London or Kensington Palace as part of the access fund. Before filling in this form:  

  • Check that the date you wish to book falls within our term dates (use links on the right).  
  • If you are visiting over multiple days, please ensure you complete separate booking forms.  
  • Read the additional guidelines available below

If you have questions and would like to enquire before submitting this request form, please contact the team at accessfund@hrp.org.uk  

Application form guidelines

Term dates

Before completing the form, check that the date you wish to book falls within our term dates.

Tower of London term dates Hampton Court Palace term dates Kensington Palace term dates

Eligibility  

To be eligible for the access fund your school must be a state funded primary, secondary or special school or unit. Applications from schools who have both of the following characteristics will be prioritised:   

  • at least 30% of students eligible for Pupil Premium; *  
  • at least 15% of students with special educational needs*  

*Special schools do not need to adhere to this criteria  

If eligible, HRP can fund up to 105 spaces per school. To find out how much travel funding your school may be eligible for, please see our funding map.

Access Fund regions map

Contact Details


Is your school part of an Academy Trust? *

Access Fund for Schools Information


Has your school received access funding before? *
If we cannot allocate your school any funding, would you still like us to process your booking? *

Travel Subsidy


Please view map to see which travel band your school is eligible for. View Access Fund Regions Map

Group Details


You must have a minimum ratio of 1:4 for EYFS, 1:5 for KS1, 1:10 for KS2 - 4 and 1:15 for KS5 and above. SEND groups can determine their own ratios.  

Your Visit


Request Date of Visit

All visits available during UK term time only. Please provide 3 possible dates within term time for a visit. A member of the schools booking team will be in touch to let you know if the dates you select are unavailable. All dates requested must be at least 6 weeks away. 

Select a Session at Tower of London

Please note that each session has a maximum capacity and you might need to book more than one session if you are visiting with a large group. Consult the website to find out the maximum capacity for each session. For information on the sessions available at the Tower of London visit our Tower of London sessions page.

Select a Session at Kensington Palace

Our SEND sessions are only available on select dates. For more information please consult our SEND session page.

Select a Session at Hampton Court Palace

Please note that each session has a maximum capacity and you might need to book more than one session if you are visiting with a large group. Consult the website to find out the maximum capacity for each session. For information on the sessions available at Hampton Court Palace visit our Hampton Court Palace sessions page.

Additional Comments

Please use this section to provide us with any further details about your group or booking request. For example, is your first choice date more important than your preferred session?

Tower of London Teacher Familiarisation Sessions

As part of the access fund we provide teacher familiarisation sessions onsite and online to help you prepare for your day. These are free of charge and include facilitated tours of the site, and the opportunity to bring a friend or family member to explore the site.

Please indicate which session you would like to attend onsite or online. Onsite sessions will last from around 09.45-13.00 on a Saturday. Online sessions will last around one hour, starting at 4pm. 

Select type of familiarisation session Onsite session

Kensington Palace Teacher Familiarisation Sessions

As part of the access fund we provide teacher familiarisation sessions onsite and online to help you prepare for your day. These are free of charge and include facilitated tours of the site, and the opportunity to bring a friend or family member to explore the site.

Please indicate which session you would like to attend onsite or online. Onsite sessions will last from around 09.45-13.00 on a Saturday. Online sessions will last around one hour, starting at 4pm. 

Select type of familiarisation session Onsite session

Hampton Court Palace Teacher Familiarisation Sessions

As part of the access fund we provide teacher familiarisation sessions onsite and online to help you prepare for your day. These are free of charge and include facilitated tours of the site, and the opportunity to bring a friend or family member to explore the site.

Please indicate which session you would like to attend onsite or online. Onsite sessions will last from around 09.45-13.00 on a Saturday. Online sessions will last around one hour, starting at 4pm. 

Select type of familiarisation session Onsite session

Have you attended a teacher familiarisation session or a teacher CPD session at one of our sites before? *

Terms and Conditions

Please ensure you have read our Access Fund for Schools Terms and Conditions (Opens in new tab). Please also ensure you have read our School visit Terms and Conditions For information on how we collect and manage your data see our customer promise and privacy policy.

By submitting this application form, you are making a request for a funded visit via the Access Fund for Schools. The visit should only be considered confirmed when a booking confirmation email is sent to you. This can take up to 10 working days so please allow this time before contacting the team to check on progress. We work through requests in the date order they are received, and our response time will vary depending on how busy we are.

We may combine (non-personal) data about your school with information from the government's school census to understand more about the demographic profile of the schools visiting us. This helps us to develop our schools service to reach a wide range of schools.