The ballot has opened to apply for Open House tours of the BT Tower and 10 Downing Street that will be taking place next month.
No need to rush, you have until Sunday 17th August to enter for places.
This year, the Open House Festival is offering ballots to visit some very exclusive buildings. When entering the ballot, you can only enter once per time slot, but you can apply for as many time slots as you want.
Note – you need to have an account and be logged in to enter the ballots. Do that before clicking on the ballot links below.
10 Downing Street
Sat 13th Sept
Guided tour of the residence of the First Lord of the Treasury (aka, the Prime Minister)
BT Tower
Sat 20th & Sun 21st Sept
Take the lift to the famous revolving viewing floor.
BBC Broadcasting House
Sat 20th Sept
Behind-the-scenes guided tour, exploring audio recording studios and the BBC newsrooms.
Canada House
Sat 13th Sept
Tour of the refurbished High Commission in its centenary year. (note, they run occasional public tours during the year)
London Museum
Sat 20th Sept
Take a behind-the-scenes tour of the new London Museum at Smithfield while it’s still a building site.
Successful entries to the ballot will be notified in the afternoon of Monday 18th August. Winners will be asked to confirm their attendance and will have the option to nominate a plus one to join them (if you selected that in the ballot). You will need to respond by 5pm on Tuesday 26th August to keep your place.
These balloted tours join over 700 buildings, spaces, and events in the broader London Open House Festival programme, which takes place between 13th and 21st September 2025.
The full programme and general bookings will go live on 20th August.
