Home Educators

General visits

We offer a reduced rate for home educators visiting our sites on weekdays during UK term time. 

Home Educator Day events

We host dedicated days for home educators at some of our popular palaces throughout the year. To support you to have the best experience on these days we reduce school visits so that there is more space available to explore. You will have access to the site all day with a range of programmed and self-led activities available to support your visit.

What to expect

Families can handle historical objects, encounter historical characters, take part in a facilitated craft workshop inspired by the Tower, meet a Yeoman Warder, and follow self-led activity trails. The activities are designed so you can mix and match to create a day of learning that works best for you. Here is a provisional activities timetable:

Character Encounters:  Guy Fawkes: 11:00, 12:00, 13:30, 14:30 / Colonel Blood: 11:30, 12:30, 14:00, 15:00 / Phillis Wheatley: 11:30, 12:30, 14:00, 15:00 
Object handling: 11:00 – 12:30; 13:30 – 15:30 
Art workshop: 10:30 - 16:00
Yeoman Warder meet and greet: 11:00, 12:00, 13:30, 14:30
Self-led trails: 10:00 – 16:00 

Booking and pricing

Under 5’s: Free
Children (5-16 years): £1
Adults: £1
 
Our minimum adult to child supervision ratios are: 
 
Age 4-7 = 1:5
Age 8-15 = 1:10

Helpful resources

Helpful resources for Home Educator visits to the Tower of London.

Helpful resources

Helpful resources for Home Educator visits to Hampton Court Palace.

Helpful resources

Helpful resources for Home Educator Visits to Kensington Palace.