How to Visit or Experience Royal Holloway, University of London

You can experience Royal Holloway in three main ways: attend an in-person Open Day, join an Online Open Day, or explore the 360° Virtual Experience from anywhere. The university's website lists a next Open Day on Saturday 14 November and a next Online Open Day on Wednesday 4 November, both bookable in advance. If you want answers from people actually studying there, the site also offers a "Chat with our students" option.

In-person and online Open Days

The site's "Join us at our autumn undergraduate events" section is aimed at prospective students, including those interested in 2027 entry. It states the dates directly:

Both require you to book your place through the website. Postgraduate events are listed separately — the site says you can find out more about postgraduate study at upcoming events, visiting the Egham and London campuses in person or joining online.

What to do: Go to the events section of the site, choose the event matching your level of study (undergraduate or postgraduate), and book. Expect to confirm your details and receive joining or arrival information in return.

Explore without travelling: the 360° Virtual Experience

The Virtual Experience is a 360° tour that lets you look around the university's social spaces, accommodation and teaching facilities. It sits alongside the site's main navigation under "Virtual Experience" and is described as a way to "immerse yourself" in campus life before you visit.

This is the practical option if you are outside the UK, can't make the published event dates, or want a first look before committing to a trip. It is not a substitute for asking questions — pair it with the student chat or an Open Day if you need specifics about your course.

Talk to current students

"Chat with our students" is presented as a way to get answers to the questions that matter to you directly from current students. Use it for the things prospectuses don't cover well: what a typical week looks like, how accommodation feels day to day, what the local area is like.

Other ways to get a feel for the university

• Prospectuses — undergraduate and postgraduate prospectuses are available to explore what it's like to be a student there.
• Campus visits — the site references visiting Royal Holloway and finding the campus; the university has an Egham campus and a Central London campus, and postgraduate events can take place at either.
• Support and wellbeing, Students' Union, sport, accommodation and the local area — these sections of the site give context on non-academic life if you want to build a fuller picture before booking.

Choosing between the options

• You can travel and want the full feel of campus: book the in-person Open Day.
• You can't travel, or want something sooner: book the Online Open Day.
• You want to browse on your own schedule: start with the 360° Virtual Experience.
• You have specific questions about student life: use Chat with our students.

If you are weighing up postgraduate study specifically, check the postgraduate events listing rather than the undergraduate dates, since the two are advertised separately.