Visit request form

Please use this form to request an educational group visit to the Science Museum.

Booking Diary

All visit requests are subject to availability. Once we have received your request we will contact you if we are not able to accommodate everything you have asked for. Otherwise we will send confirmation of your booking with 10 days.

Before you fill out this form you will need to have the following pieces of information.

  • Preferred date of your visit and approximate time of arrival and departure. Alternative dates if possible.
  • Number of children and adults attending. Please make sure that you are meeting our supervisory ratios. 
  • Description of learning needs of your group including any Special Educational Needs.

NB. Some activities can only be booked for specific Key Stages on certain days. If you want to include Launchpad, a Science Show or a Drama Character in your itinerary, please refer to the Educators' Calendar.

Please make sure that you are familiar with Visit Practicalities and Booking Terms before you request a visit.

If you are unable to use the form, please contact the Education Booking Office on 020 7942 4777.

Date of application Alternative date of visit Date of visit Visit organiser Name of school / organisation School address School telephone number School fax number Email address If yes, please provide more details Which activities would you like to us include in your visit? Do any of your students have special needs? Activity 1 Approx. time of arrival Mailing list Would you like to join our mailing list to receive information each term about our educational activities? Number of students Age range of students Number of adults Please check you have the correct adult/student ratio (1:15 for general visits, 1:8 or 1:15 for hands-on galleries, 1:10 for IMAX) Approx. time of departure Activity 2 Activity 3 Subject or theme of your visit Please list any other areas of the Museum that you would like to visit I confirm that I have read and accept the If you have requested an IMAX film above, please select your preferred film: * Admission fee and booking terms apply Supervision The Science Museum is a public place and it is a condition of booking that group leaders remain with their group at all times to supervise them. Please confirm that you accept this requirement. Confirm email   Booking terms booking terms Preferred film The Science Museum is registered under the Data Protecion Act 1998 and will process your personal details in accordance with this Act. Please tell us how you found out about the educational facilities we offer, or what prompted you to book this visit. Postcode Due to the popularity of our hands-on galleries (Launchpad, The Garden, Pattern Pod and the Energy Gallery) we can offer a maximum of 2 hands-on galleries per visit. Please note that for visits during the school holidays and at weekends we can only pre-book Imax and special exhibitions. You are welcome to visit the hands-on galleries but may need to queue if these areas are busy.

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