Visiting information
Opening hours, admission and how to get here.
Join one of our tours and talks, and get a closer look at the Collection.
Free daily guided tours
Guided Tour at Tate Britain © Richard Eaton
Each tour focuses on highlights from different areas of our Collection Displays, chosen by our expert guides.
60 minutes
Free, no booking required
Meet at the top of the Manton stairs on level 2
Monday–Friday
| Time | Tour |
| 11.00 | Collection highlights |
| 12.00 | Collection highlights |
| 14.00 | Turner and the Romantics |
| 15.00 | Collection highlights |
Saturday–Sunday
| Time | Tour |
| 12.00 | Collection highlights |
| 15.00 | Collection highlights |
These tours are designed for individuals and small groups. If you are a group of over 10 people, please register your visit and book a tour separately. More information »
The gallery is closed on 24, 25, 26 December. There are no tours on New Year's Day.
Art in Focus talks are short introductions to a specific work of art on display in the gallery. A new focus artwork is chosen each month.
Every Tuesday, 13.15
Every Saturday, 14.30
15 minutes
Free, no booking required
Enjoy a private tour for two with one of our Tate Guides around the highlights of the Collection or a special exhibition* of your choice. Treat yourself or give as a gift.
Vouchers
Daytime tour voucher, £100 (available 10.00–18.00)
Evening tour voucher, £120
(available after 18.00)
*Special exhibition tickets are not included in this price
Add a meal
Complete your tour with a meal at the Restaurant:
Add an afternoon tea for two, £20
Add a champagne meal for two, £90
For groups of 3 or more people, find out more about private tours for groups »
Contact us
To find out more or to book a Tour for Two please call 020 7887 4946 or email tour.bookings@tate.org.uk
Please note
Vouchers are valid for six months from the date of purchase and can be used at Tate Britain or Tate Modern. You can book a tour for any date of your choice; just contact us at least two weeks in advance to arrange it.
Tour for Two vouchers will be sent to the purchaser. If you are buying a voucher as gift and would like us to send it directly to the gift recipient on your behalf, please contact us to let us know.
We offer highlights tours to a number of our special exhibitions at set dates and times. Tours are given by expert Tate Guides and last for one hour.
60 minutes
£5 per person plus the cost of an exhibition ticket
15 places per tour
Multimedia Guides © Antenna Audio
The Tate Britain Multimedia Guide covers the highlights and the hidden gems of the BP British Art Displays including a special section for the Turner Galleries.
Find out what the artists have to say about their own work, listen to the stories, music and plays that inspired them and hear responses by other leading cultural critics, artists and writers.
£3.50, concessions £3
Available in English, Deutsch, Español, Français and British Sign Language
Pick one up from the Tate Multimedia Desk in the Rotunda
If you are visiting as a group and would like to use the multimedia guides, please let us know when you book your visit. More information about group visits »
Related links
School visits
Find out what’s on offer for schools and how to book a school visit to Tate Britain.
Find out what’s on offer for schools and how to book a school visit to Tate Britain.
What’s on display
Find out more information about the artworks on display.
Find out more information about the artworks on display.
See also Gallery Tours & Groups at Tate
Modern, Tate
Liverpool and Tate
St Ives
and the Tate-wide Events & Education directory.
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