As a reader in the reading room, you’ll enjoy comfortable facilities and friendly assistance. You can learn how to explore the records or research a particular topic. Our resources are free, but we charge for photocopying.

If you intend visiting us, we suggest you first telephone, fax or email us about the material in which you are interested. This may save time in making our records available to you.

If you are new to the National Archives our page on finding records will be useful.

See the contact details for each reading room.

We also offer RecordSearch workshops for groups of up to 12 people.