Group Information
We welcome groups from all over the world. Read on to find out more about your group visit. Our group rates apply to 15 or more visitors travelling in the same group.
Group Information
Bookings Process
King’s College does not reserve and hold unpaid group places. Bookings are only confirmed and secure upon receipt of full payment. Please refer to the Payment Methods section for more information. Although capacity is high, we cannot guarantee places will be available if you choose to book late.
Bookings must be made online. Click here for our booking site.
Group Sizes
For all non-guided tour groups (language schools, tour operators etc), groups should not exceed 60 in size. If your group exceed this number, you will need to split the group and submit additional group bookings.
You may be asked upon arrival to split larger groups into smaller groups to ease congestion at entry and exit points. We politely ask that this request is respected.
For every 15 paying members of the group, you will be eligible for 1 free Group Leader place.
Groups should ensure they arrive with sufficient leaders, staff members or company representatives, and with a leader who is prepared to always accompany the group.
Groups are not to conduct their own guided tours.
Audio guides provided by 3rd party tour operators are not permitted without prior written permission.
Guided Tours (and Info for Cambridge Tourist Guides)
King’s College does not offer guided tours itself. We recommend contacting the Society of Cambridge Tourist Guides (SCTG) who will be able to assist with arranging a tour guide for you. This is a 3rd party company, and King’s College does not take any responsibility for any arrangements made between you and your guided tour provider.
Information for Cambridge Accredited Green/Blue Badge Guides:
Guided tour groups (with an official Cambridge blue or green badge tour guide) should not exceed the following sizes:
- Off Peak Months (Jan-Feb-Mar-Oct-Nov-Dec): 20
- Peak Months: (Apr-May-Jun-Jul-Aug-Sep): 15
The tour guide is entitled to free entry. All visitors participating in a guided tour, must have a valid fee-paying ticket (except the tour guide). Membership cards (such as alumni, resident etc) that would normally entitle a visitor to a free self-guided visit are not valid when participating in a guided tour. If a guide is found to be bringing in guided tour visitors free of charge, they will be asked to leave and the invitation to host future guided tours here may be withdrawn.
Payment Methods
There are three different payment options:
- Payment by credit/debit card.
- Payment by BACS.
- Payment with PREPAID CREDIT.
If you would like to set up prepaid credit and benefit from an additional 10% to your credit value, please contact us here.
Cancellations and Refunds
If you need to cancel part of, or all, your group booking, the following fees will be deducted from your refund where applicable:
| Notice Period | Cancellation Fee |
| More than 28 days’ notice of visit date | A cancellation fee of £1 per ticket cancelled. |
| Between 14 days and 27 days of visit date | 25% cancellation fee of ticket value being cancelled |
| Between 7 days and 13 days of visit date | 50% cancellation fee of ticket value being cancelled |
| Less than 7 days’ notice of visit date | 100% cancellation fee of ticket value being cancelled |
The notice period will be calculated based on the original visit date, and not based on subsequent transferred visit dates.
Group Code of Conduct
The College is private property and home to a community of students. Visits to the Chapel and Grounds are only permitted on the understanding that visitors respect the College as a place of education and learning. In addition, we ask visitors to respect the Chapel as a place of Christian worship (this may include times when visitors are asked to be silent whilst a service is taking place).
We request that the following rules are observed:
- No flash photography or videoing
- No tripods
- No walking on the lawns
- No shouting or loud music
- No mobile phone usage for calls or game playing (please note mobile phones can be used to take photos)
- No food or drink is consumed in the grounds (water is the exception)
- No going into areas that are identified as ‘Private’.
*** King’s College reserve the right to ask groups or group members to leave if they persist in behaving disrespectfully ***
Find out more for your visit
If you need to find out more information about getting to King's, our accessibility, or even our opening times, please click on any of the helpful links below.
