Henry Moore Institute’s galleries are currently closed while we install Beyond the Visual. Join us for the opening celebration on 27 November.

Henry Moore Studios & Gardens is now closed for winter.

See & Do

Education group visits

We offer free guided tours of Henry Moore Studios & Gardens to school, college and university groups, suitable from Year 2 upwards.

Education group visits can be booked on Wednesday to Friday each week during the spring, summer and autumn terms.

We are currently closed for the winter, and will reopen on 1 April 2026.

A colour photo showing a group of casually dressed young people. They are all seated on a lawn with sketch materials, nearby there is a huge, abstract bronze sculpture.

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Booking is now open for educational visits in 2026

What’s included in your visit

You and your students will be accompanied by one of our Volunteer Guides for an outside tour of the sculpture gardens, which present an awe-inspiring portfolio of Henry Moore’s sculptural works and creative processes.

We encourage groups to think broadly about what subjects can be supported on site. Not just art and design, but also construction, engineering, architecture, mathematics, language, storytelling, history, the natural environment, the power of being part of a community and much more.

Your booking will include additional time for independent study. Feel free to sketch, write or take photos in the sculpture gardens, or visit the studios with your teachers.

Guided tour schedule

An introduction to the art and life of Henry Moore

Your tour will take approximately 60 to 90 minutes and will give your students a fascinating insight into the art and life of Henry Moore. Our friendly and knowledgeable Volunteer Guides will lead an informative tour of our estate and sculpture gardens, as well as an introduction to the studios where Moore made his sculptures.

We have two timeslots available for educational groups:

Timeslot 1

9:30 – Arrival

9:45 – Greeting and Introduction

10:00 – Start of tour (60 to 90 minutes)

11:30 – Lunch

12:00 – Free time for sketching and photography in the gardens

13:00 – Departure

Timeslot 2

10:30 – Arrival

10:45 – Greeting and Introduction

11:00 – Start of tour (60 to 90 minutes)

12:30 – Lunch

13:00 – Free time for sketching and photography in the gardens

14:00 – Departure

Booking information

Dates & times

We offer educational visits on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings.

We have spaces for two groups per day, with one session starting at 9:30 and the other at 10:30.

Sessions are allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.

Group sizes

We can accommodate 30 students per session. If your group is larger and we have availability, we can allocate you both sessions.

Larger groups will be divided up, so that there are a maximum of 15 students with each of our tour guides.

Primary schools: we require at least two supervising adults per 15 students.

Secondary schools: at least one supervising adult per 15 students, plus an additional adult

Colleges & universities: at least one supervising adult per 15 students.

Coaches

Due to the narrow lanes leading to our site, we have a coach length limit of 11 metres.

Colour photo showing Henry Moore's huge bronze sculpture 'Large Upright Internal/External Form' sited on a small hill. At the bottom of the hill a group of five young people are gazing up at the sculpture, having to squint in the sun.

Henry Moore, 'Large Upright Internal/External Form' 1981-82. Photo: Craig Fordham.

Getting here

We’re located just 27 miles north of London in the beautiful Hertfordshire countryside.

We have free coach parking on site.
Due to the narrow lanes leading to our site, we have a coach length limit of 11 metres.

Address, directions & parking

Booking enquiries

Please make sure you have downloaded and read the documents below before you arrive.

Educational visits terms & conditions (PDF, 0.6mb)

Risk assessment guidelines (PDF, 0.3mb)

Information for coaches & driving routes (PDF, 0.3mb)

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