How many times can a visitor attend?

For an affiliated Brother who maintains subscribing membership in a regular lodge, classical Masonic jurisprudence holds that he may visit another lodge as often as suits his pleasure or convenience 1. Mackey ranks this Right of Visitation among the traditional landmarks, resting on the principle that individual lodges are merely divisions of one universal family 1. This privilege remains subject to the presiding Master's duty to preserve the peace and harmony of the lodge, meaning admission may be denied if a visitor's presence would cause disruption 12.

Where a Freemason is unattached—meaning he is not currently a subscribing member of any lodge—jurisdictional regulations place strict limits on repeat visits. Under Rule 127 of its Book of Constitutions, the United Grand Lodge of England provides that an unattached Mason shall not be permitted to attend any single lodge more than once until he again becomes a subscribing member of a lodge.