Nora Davison's Watercolours of Eton: Special Access Walking tour

This guided tour will explore some of the private spaces of Eton College that are not usually accessible. Come and see a selection of Eton’s historic interiors and private gardens. Compare these spaces to Nora Davison’s painted views and discover how they have changed over the last century.

Watercolour artist Nora Davison (1855–1950) specialised in painting marine scenes before taking up residence above the old Post Office on the High Street in Eton in 1913.

She was in her late 50s and embarking on a new phase of her career, capitalising on local demand for views of the streets and buildings of Eton College. Her works sold mostly to Eton Masters, boys and their families, for whom she became ‘a familiar figure, sitting on her camp-stool, often with a cluster of boys looking on as she painted some Eton building’.

The tour covers:

• A 15 minute viewing of the exhibition, in the Verey Gallery
• School Yard
• College Library
• College Hall
• Fellows' Eyot and Luxmoore's Garden
• Gulliver's Passage and Jourdelay's boarding house garden
• Lower Chapel

Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes (approx.)

Admission: £5 per person (plus booking fee)

The booking fee is non-refundable.

Tours are not suitable for children under 7 years old.

Please note that we do not accept bookings from tour operators.

Please note that College Chapel will not be visited on this tour. For those wishing to see College Chapel, please see the regular Friday Heritage Tours: Heritage Tours of Eton College - Friday afternoons Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite

Getting here:

Tours depart from the tour booth, Brewhouse Yard, accessed via Baldwin's Shore, off Eton High Street.

Please arrive 10 minutes prior to the start of the tour. Security searches will be in operation before tours begin. No visitor with a large bag can be admitted. Visitors more than 10 minutes late will not be able to join the tour, and we are unable to offer refunds in these circumstances.

Please note that in this historic environment there are steps, uneven walkways and narrow passages. For further details regarding accessibility, booking carers tickets or to request assistance or information in other formats, please enquire before booking and/or email tours@etoncollege.org.uk.

There is no parking available at the college. The nearest public car park is Meadow Lane Car Park, SL4 6BS.

The content and pace of the tour is aimed at children aged 7+ and adults, and will not be suitable for younger children. Children must be accompanied by an adult, and are the responsibility of their parent/carer for the duration of the tour.

The tour will begin in Brewhouse Yard, located off Baldwin's Shore. Please see map below for more information.