Visit us

British Library
96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB

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This includes our public spaces, our Members' Room, our permanent Treasures Gallery and our Entrance Hall display space.

Paid-for exhibitions opening hours.

Closures
18 August – 27 September 2025: Treasures Gallery closed.
25 August 2025: exhibition galleries and public areas open 11.00 – 17.00.

Maps, Manuscripts and Asian and African Studies close at 17.00 Monday – Saturday.

Find out about our Reading Rooms.

Closures
25 August 2025

Closures
25 August 2025

Visitors to our Reading Rooms are required to leave coats and bags in the cloakroom or in a locker. If you're visiting our exhibition galleries you will also need to leave backpacks in the cloakroom. Our cloakroom and digital lockers are free to use, located on the Lower Ground Floor. Please note our cloakroom is closed on Sundays, but you can use our lockers.

Large luggage

We restrict the size of luggage you can bring into the Library. Any luggage larger than 56 (H) x 45 (W) x 25 (D) cm will not be allowed into the British Library for safety and security reasons. There is a size gauge outside our entrance.

Please note that this size restriction does not apply to pushchairs, foldaway bicycles, umbrellas or walking sticks.

E-scooters, e-bicycles and e-unicycles are not permitted.

Eat, drink, shop

You'll find delicious hot and cold food and drinks at the cafés and restaurant at our London site to keep you going during your visit.

Find beautiful books, fantastic fairy tales, classic crime stories and more in our shops. You can visit us in the London Entrance Hall or online shop.

Free Wi-Fi is available. No username or password is required but you will need to agree to the terms and conditions to access it.

You can visit our local community hub on our Piazza in St Pancras.

Parking bays for Blue Badge holders can be found on Ossulston Street.

Our Ossulston Street entrance is fully ramped and is approximately 100 metres from the main entrance. There are also public metered bays in this area.

Accessible toilets can be found on all floors.

The nearest Changing Places toilet is at King's Cross station.

Manual wheelchairs can be borrowed free of charge, subject to availability. Please ask a member of staff on arrival.

Please note that assistance cannot be provided in the use of these wheelchairs.

We welcome guide dogs and assistance dogs. Dog bowls are available at the Information Desk, Reading Rooms and all cafés.

Hearing induction loops are installed at the following locations:

• All Reading Room enquiry desks
• The Information Desk at the main entrance.
• The Knowledge Centre meeting rooms (set up on request)
• The Piggott Theatre, which also operates the Sennheiser MobileConnect system.*

* The Sennheiser MobileConnect system is a digital hearing system that gives users individual control over their feed by broadcasting to an app. The app is available on both Android and iOS devices. To use the system, download the app to your device. If you don't have a smartphone, you can borrow one of three pre-loaded devices on arrival at the Knowledge Centre. Just speak to a member of staff.

Concessions are available for disabled visitors for ticketed exhibitions and events. Free tickets are available for personal assistants.

Events and exhibitions.

Our Reading Rooms in St Pancras, London are located on Floors 1, 2 and 3.

To use our Reading Rooms, you must first get a free Reader Pass at Reader Registration on the Upper Ground Floor. If you are visiting with an assistant or carer, both of you will need a Reader Pass.

Our Reading Rooms contain height-adjustable tables and lowered service desks, alternative keyboards, and specialist equipment and facilities for Readers with visual and hearing impairments.

For any assistance within the Reading Rooms, please speak to Reading Room staff or contact accessibility@bl.uk in advance of your visit.

British Library
Boston Spa
Wetherby
West Yorkshire
LS23 7BQ

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The Boston Spa site in Yorkshire is located at the entrance to the Thorp Arch Trading Estate. You will be stopped at our gatehouse by a security barrier if you are travelling by car, or by our team in the office at the site entrance.

There are numerous blue badge parking spaces available for the Reading Room. As you enter the Boston Spa site our Security Team will advise on the best parking area.

Access to the Reading Room in Boston Spa and Reader Registration is all on one level. The Reading Room door has button-assisted opening. The Reading Room has a height-adjustable desk for Readers to use.

There is an accessible toilet next to the Reading Room.

Guide and assistance dogs are welcome in the building. Dog bowls are available.

Hearing induction loops are installed at Reception, Reader Registration, the Reading Room and Conference Centre.

The Reading Room has alternative keyboards and facilities for people with visual and hearing impairments.

To use our Reading Room, you must first get a free Reader Pass at Reception in Boston Spa. If you are visiting with an assistant or carer, both of you will need a Reader Pass.

If you require a private facility for medical reasons during your visit, please contact accessibility@bl.uk in advance of your visit.

Please note that the Reading Room in Boston Spa does not have air conditioning.