Important Announcement:
With the COVID-19 virus continuing to spread around the country and, in particular, in London, we have taken the necessary steps to safeguard the Chelsea Pensioners and staff at the Royal Hospital Chelsea.We wish to minimise the risk to their health and are taking steps to reduce the overall number of visitors to the Hospital and further restrict access to some areas of the site. We have therefore taken the decision to cancel all tours in March and April with immediate effect.
There is currently no specific date as to when we are likely to resume our tours programme. Once we are able to reopen the site to the public, we will offer all cancelled tours priority booking for future dates and will contact you in due course.
If you have already paid a deposit or the full amount for your tour booking, you will be reimbursed in full.
Thank you for your patience and understanding at this time and we hope to welcome you to the Royal Hospital very soon.
Please contact 020 7881 5493 for further information.
The Royal Hospital Chelsea offers Chelsea Pensioner led tours for individuals and very small groups. For groups of 10 or more, please continue to book through our Guided Group Tours page. For individuals or small groups who wish to book a guided tour by a Chelsea Pensioner, please see our calendar below for available dates.
Tours are 90 minutes, followed by time to explore the Museum and Gift Shop. The tour route takes groups across the length of the site to visit its main attractions including The Great Hall, Chapel and Figure Court. A site map can be viewed by clicking here.
Accessibility:
The site of the Royal Hospital Chelsea is 66 Acres and although not all of this is accessible to the public there is still a large amount of walking to view the key areas of site. There are 10 steps up to both the Chapel and Great Hall, both of which are fitted with wheelchair lifts. Please let a member of security know if you require use of the wheelchair lift. Motorised buggies are not permitted on the wheelchair lift.
We are first and foremost a residence so please be respectful when walking around the site. Areas that are not accessible to the public are clearly signposted as residents and staff only.
