Private guided tour of the Old Bailey

Visit the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales (“The Old Bailey”), built on the historic site of Newgate Prison and opened in 1907 by King Edward VII.

This rare, out-of-hours private tour will be led by Fiona Adler, Honorary Secondary of the City of London (and former Sheriff), offering insight into the court’s work and its famous trials. We will see Court Number One, the Grand Hall, parts of the modern building and even the cells.

Please book online via https://buytickets.at/anglonorsesociety/2118209.

Cost: £20 for members of the Anglo-Norse Society and other Anglo-Nordic Societies. Non-members/guests of individual members: £25. A small booking fee is payable online. A donation will be made to the Sheriffs’ and Recorder’s Fund.

Date: 15 April 2026

Location: Please meet at 5.20pm at the Lord Mayor’s Entrance, accessed via Warwick Passage (from Old Bailey) or from Warwick Square (off Warwick Lane), EC4M 7BP. Please bring photographic ID.

Nearest stations: City Thameslink, Blackfriars, Farringdon, St Paul’s (Central Line). Buses 4, 8, 11, 17, 23, 25, 56, 100 & 242 stop nearby.