The Old Bailey is also known as the Central Criminal Courts. It's located in the City of London and not too far from St Paul's Cathedral and Bank. It is quite a grand building as you would expect and located on the top of the tower is the statue of the lady holding a sword and the scales of justice.

The tour of the Central Criminal Court, the Old Bailey, was excellent, and I would most certainly recommend it to anyone considering taking the Old Bailey tour. Our excellent guide, Mr Lionel Wright, made the tour immensely interesting, he supplied us with endless information and he also provided us with many historical illustrations of the Central Criminal Court, the former Newgate prison, the different courts we visited, and the tour of the Central Court cells. It was in all an excellent experience. Those on our tour even had the honour to meet the most senior judge, the Recorder, who talked to us of his many years experience at the Old Bailey. And I have every intention of taking the same tour once again. Thank you for a really excellent and memorable tour of the Central Criminal Court Mr Lionel Wright

Recently did the guided tour and it was amazing. You find out the history of the building and the architecture of the main area is stunning. We went into a couple of the courts and also the cells & the judges dining room. We found out so much information from the guides about the running of the courts & the history. A must do tour.

Visited the Old Bailey for the tour yesterday with friends and what a great experience it was. Our guide Jo was brilliant, she had a great knowledge of the building and its history ,we also listened with great interest to Jay who actually worked in the courts and explained a bit more regarding day to day running of the most famous court in the world. If you are in London and can get tickets for this tour it is definitely worth going ,it was brilliant.

The ticket is a little steep at just under £30 but it's worth the visit if you've always been curious to see hidden parts of the Old Bailey. Our tour guide Jay was really knowledgeable, welcoming and made us all laugh. We visited the main hall on the 1st and 2nd floors, some of the court rooms, the cells and the judges dining area. It was really interesting and eye opening to learn about the court process and English traditions that are still kept alive today. All areas are not currently wheelchair accessible but a lift is being repaired. It's great to do solo, in pairs or as a large group. Photos are only allowed in some areas, but our guide helpfully informed us when and where along the way. Highly recommend.

We had heard of visitors stopping at this historic court complex and were keen to see it for ourselves. One could feel a bit like a voyeur looking in on real life drama unfold in the British court system but we’d were amazed at how much we appreciated our visit - in terms of reassuring us how thorough the British system of Justice is - a system which we in Australia share, thanks to our heritage and the English Rule of Law. Visitors can access a number of courts with the daily lists freely available on-line. Obviously involved people such as family follow such lists but we took pot-luck and just turned up to the Visitors Entrance on the access road - Old Bailey. The Courts start at 10 am and by then there was a queue of some 20 folk. You go upstairs one at a time for a security screen - totally understandable and good to see. No phones, cameras or electronic items are allowed so you need to leave these in your hotel or leave them somewhere. There is no on-site storage. We were told via a friend about a nearby Travel Agent - Capable Travel - who will keep your phone/camera and give you a docket to use and reclaim your item after the visit. They were fantastic, friendly, safe, efficient and at only 2 Pounds great value. Do read the requirements and instructions on the website before you plan the visit. The Court staff we’re very helpful and guide you through access to the visitor’s gallery on one of the many operational courts. Watching the Judicial process in action was for us a great experience and more appreciative now of the legal process and steps taken to protect society and indeed the rights of those before the Court. One needs to keep quiet so no talking and if you have a cough (like I did) or sore throat take some cough lozenges with you. You may be in the limited elevated seating for some time so make use of bathroom breaks and be prepared to spent a couple of hours there - time well spent,