Royal Courts of Justice and Rolls Building
Royal Courts of Justice and Rolls Building
Watch justice as it happens at the Royal Courts of Justice, commonly called the Law Courts.
The court is located on the Strand in central London and houses both the High Court and Court of Appeal of England and Wales. Designed by George Edmund Street, who died before it was completed, it is a large grey stone building in the Gothic style built in the 1870s and opened by Queen Victoria in 1882.
You can try our You Be The Judge feature on our website and also visit our Education pages.
Education
National Justice Museum education activities are delivered in the working courtrooms of the Royal Courts of Justice by our expert learning team. This unique, stimulating, historic and professional environment is ideal for hands-on learning and makes a memorable day trip for all! Through our interactive tours and workshops, students will discover the building and its history and explore real cases. Where possible groups will meet with legal professionals to discuss careers in the legal sector.
We can offer workshops for SEN groups across all our sites actually as long as these are booked in advance.
"Students are in awe of their surroundings at the Royal Courts of Justice."
"Amazing afternoon at the RCJ with an inspiring mock trial."
Weston College
“Thank you for bringing law and history to life! We thoroughly enjoyed it and were very glad that we came.”
Catherine Gregory, Place Coordinator for Tottenham, The Place Project, The Prince's Charities
