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Campus visit

Student-led tours are ideal for visitors to the city who want to find out more about student life and our campuses. We provide tours for both the Central Campus and King’s Buildings Campus.

Our campus tours run from October to the first week of December and  Mid-January to July each year. They offer potential undergraduate and postgraduate students from anywhere in the world an opportunity to visit us and learn about the experience of our students while studying at the University of Edinburgh.

The campus tour is free to attend, but you must book your space in advance. Family and friends are also welcome, however, we kindly request only one additional guest accompanies you on the tour. This is to ensure maximum availability for prospective students.

Please note that the tour not does offer detailed subject-specific information, meetings with subject areas or potential supervisors. 

We will explore all options to avoid cancelling our tours, however there may be rare occasions where tours are cancelled at the last minute due to unforeseen circumstances. We are unable to accept liability for any costs incurred by visitors (e.g. travel, accommodation). You might want to consider travel insurance or flexible tickets.

Book a campus tour

Our campus tours are currently running until Friday 6 December and you can book your place now. We run tours of our two largest campuses, Central Campus and King's Buildings. When booking a campus tour the form will recommend tours to you based on the subjects of interest you select so we recommend you enter all subjects you have an interest in while booking.

 Book your place on a campus tour

Travelling to Edinburgh but unable to attend a Campus Tour?

Outside of our scheduled tours we welcome you to explore the University at your own pace using our self-guided tours. Download our self-guided audio tours or maps, and have them ready for your visit:

Self-guided tours

If you have any questions about our students' experiences while studying with us you can chat to our students on Unibuddy.

Chat to our students with Unibuddy

More information

Undergraduates

The University hosts undergraduate Open Days every year which will include an opportunity to find out more about specific subjects, to speak to academic, admissions and support service staff; and to visit university accommodation.

Undergraduate Open Days

Postgraduates

Postgraduate specific events continue to be hosted virtually. If you will be travelling to Edinburgh and wish to visit your potential supervisor or programme team please email them directly to ask if this can be arranged. 

Postgraduate enquiries

Virtual Alternatives

You can also find out more about the University and what being a student here is like from the comfort of your own home, anywhere in the world.