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Tower of London

Tower of London

Tower of London
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9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
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10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
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About
The Tower of London is a 1,000 year old castle that protects the Crown Jewels. Throughout its long history, it was a secure fortress, a royal palace, and an infamous prison. Kings and queens demonstrated their power from here, shaping society and influencing our world. Today within the walls of this mighty fortress you can see the spectacular displays of the Jewel House, the Tower’s Mint and the Royal Armouries (including the armours of Henry VIII). Meet the Yeoman Warders, who have guarded this castle for centuries, and the Tower’s symbolic guardians – the Ravens.
Duration: 2-3 hours
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The area
Neighbourhood: City of London
From its ancient past as a Roman trading outpost to its 21st century status as the wealthiest square mile in the world, the financial district known simply as “The City” is one of London's most historic and fascinating neighbourhoods. Here high rise office towers such as Norman Foster’s Gherkin mingle with Roman ruins and architectural marvels from virtually every era in between, including Christopher Wren's glorious St.Paul's Cathedral, and John Soane's dauntingly classicist Bank of England. This neighbourhood is also home to some of the finest restaurants and plushest hotels in Europe, in addition to an assortment of of watering holes, upscale shops, and Tube stations. During the week, the City is abuzz with white collar workers going about their business; the weekend sees this area turn into a quiet haven for sightseers.
How to get there
  • Tower Hill • 3 min walk
  • Tower Gateway • 4 min walk
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  • arvindvaidyanathan
    Mumbai, India94 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Iconic London Castle- must see!
    Must see while in London The Tower of London is one of the iconic landmarks in the city, and every visitor should visit this place at least once. One gets to learn about the history of London and medieval Britain. One gets to lay one's eyes on the awesome crown jewels, which are breathtaking in every sense. There is also a chance to sample amazing views of London and the Thames from the battlements. At 30 pounds I think it is reasonable for the first time visitor. Time needed- 2 to 3 hours
    Visited January 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 22 January 2024
  • EnyaJ
    13 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Fabulous Day Out
    Fabulous Day out, perfect weather, The beef eaters are so knowledgeable and informative. Staff very helpful with wheelchairs especially over the cobbles. Thank you ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ An absolute wonder visit. A perfect quintessentially essential British Historical Day (and some Europe) The crown jewels my oh my just a little rushed but there’s so many people wanting to view I can understand.
    Visited April 2023
    Travelled with friends
    Written 24 January 2024
  • Isabela Santos
    Sao Paulo, SP4 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    A fascinating journey through London's history
    We visited the Tower of London on a sunny spring afternoon and were truly enchanted by the historical richness of this fascinating place. The Tower of London is not only an impressive structure, but also a living testament to the centuries of history that have shaped this incredible city. From the collection of crown jewels to the legendary ravens, every step within the walls is a journey through time. I recommend allowing enough time to absorb all of its grandeur and to join the Beefeaters-guided tours (in English), which add an extra layer of historical context.
    Visited June 2023
    Travelled with friends
    Written 24 January 2024
  • Mettbrötchen
    871 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Lots of history in these walls, worth seeing
    The normal entrance fee is very high, but the site is really huge and there is a lot to see. The free tour with the Yeoman is very good. There is a lot of history in these walls - we love it! It really is absolutely worth seeing.
    Visited January 2024
    Travelled with family
    Written 29 January 2024
  • DaniloNikiti
    Rio de Janeiro, RJ380 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Headquarters of the Armed Forces of ancient England
    This building is equivalent to the headquarters of the Armed Forces of ancient England. Very well preserved towers, arsenals, armor and clothing are the same. There is a lot of documentation about each piece displayed as well as information about the various towers that make up the enclosure, such as the White Tower, the Jewels of Crown, Torture Tower, etc.
    Visited February 2024
    Travelled with family
    Written 1 February 2024
  • James
    London, United Kingdom7 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Really enjoyable a must do
    Great place to go, lots of fun for everyone and really enjoyed the novelty and history of the place. People were informative and knew the answers to all I asked. Nice and pleasant place to learn about the inns and outs of London
    Visited June 2023
    Travelled with friends
    Written 3 February 2024
  • NNWSLARRY
    Newport News, Virginia662 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    My favorite tourist spot in London.
    This was my favorite tour in London, I loved the historical history of the castle, it was a short walk from my hotel. I did the self guided tour so I could take my time. I was there for over 4 hours and I think I could have spent another 4 hours. I am certainly glad I left a day open to visit.
    Visited September 2023
    Travelled solo
    Written 15 February 2024
  • Jbt16399
    21 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Amazing Historic Tower
    Me and my friend went there, it was a great afternoon. We brought tickets online. When we got there, there were no queues at all, so we walked straight in! The staff were fantastic apart from the security. Walking around the different rooms where Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII stood - was just an amazing experience! And we saw the Crown Jewels! Wish I brought the audio guides now. Definitely go there for a visit!
    Visited February 2024
    Travelled with friends
    Written 18 February 2024
  • Dal
    Brussels, Belgium3 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Too little time
    A diverse city, the neighborhoods, the people. Numerous monuments, museums, parks. Madame Tussaud's museum is impressive to see, the planetarium: astonishing, the crown jewels, you have to know how to appreciate them, the changing of the guard, just like in Monaco, is worth seeing at least once.
    Visited October 2023
    Travelled solo
    Written 23 February 2024
  • Nixynic
    Manchester, United Kingdom132 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    A must see when in London
    We visited on a Friday at Midday and we stayed for 3.5 hours to take it all in, we didnt use the audio and we didnt need to as there is enough information throughout the tower. We absolutely loved it and would highly recommend to everyone. All the Yeomen were very friendly and on hand if you had any question.
    Visited March 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 5 March 2024
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mcmonScotland
Girvan, UK796 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020
I’ve been inside the tower not long ago but, this time I was taking some visitors on a whirlwind tour of London and we didn’t go inside. We just stopped for some photos and talked about it. I know from before that you really need to spend at least half a day, if not longer, to get around the tower and see everything. Some of the best places for photos outside the tower are the sundial at the Tower Hill underground station and the boat dock - Tower Millenium Pier. We were here on a dry, warmish day in January and the area was not overly busy. When you have the time, I highly recommend booking directly on the official Historic Royal Palaces website for the best price and taking four or five hours to view the Tower of London properly. Sometimes the bus tour companies offer discounted tickets in conjuction with the Hop On-Hop Off tours. If you are doing that tour anyway, it might be a good deal but the official website adult price is currently less than £25 and the bus tours are offering “discounted” tickets at £27.50.
Written 28 February 2020
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nurias77
Exeter, UK212 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2019 • Couples
We visited the Tower of London during a weekend away in London. This place has lots of history and I would recommend arriving early and being able to spend a few hours there.
I can’t give it 5 stars as we queued for nearly 45 min to see the Crown Jewels and the way they have displayed the exposition you get 10-15 seconds to see them, not enough time at all.
Inside the tower there is a cafe were we had a lovely cake and coffee.
Written 2 March 2020
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David K
Maidenhead, UK56 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020 • Couples
Myself and my wife recently visited The Tower of London for the first time.
The whole experience was mind blowing and it makes me so proud to be English knowing that we have so much amazing history even if some of it is a bit on the dark side....
The Beefeaters are so informative and humorous during the tours which are included within your entry fee.
We both found it so interesting learning so much about the past of Old England.
Also seeing the Tower of London Ravens close up was absolutely amazing!!!!
The only downside I found was that the Tea room/restaurant prices are quite extortionate.
£4.40 for a slice of cake and with a cup of tea nearly £7.00😩
Having had my little whinge I would still highly recommend a visit to one of the most famous and iconic buildings in the whole world.
Written 1 February 2020
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AKJNRM
Preston, UK12 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020 • Family
Such a great place to visit in many ways. The staff are excellent and really know their stuff. The guides answered lots of questions from my children (age range 3-16) and were incredibly engaging.

They do need to sort out the Armed Forces Discount- our neighbour (serving officer) and family were let in for free last week; we (also serving officer) just got a discounted price).

However what really ruined a five star rating was the awful organisation of the queue for The Crown Jewels. We queued for about 80mins. There is no entertainment or really interesting things to look at- once you are inside there are a few displays but with minimal information. This exhibit should really have a timed entry to avoid such a lengthy queue. This exhausted our children and our patience!

We spent about 3 hours there; we didn’t visit the cafe etc. Almost 50% of the time was spent queuing for the one exhibit. We went the Bayeux this summer and saw the tapestry which was far more organised and significantly better value!

Your guides and staff saved the day but the Historic Places need to do a lot better.
Written 2 January 2020
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Keir S
London, UK252 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2021 • Couples
I have lived in London almost 10 years and have always had Tower of London on my doorstep so never got around to do it and I’m SO glad I finally have.

We started our tour with the Yeoman Warder who was incredible. He made the door so engaging through his theatrics and incredibly projected voice.

The tour started by the entrance gate and ended in the central court by the White Tower and took roughly 45 mins. I definitely recommend tagging along, it doesn’t cost extra and you learn quite a lot more.

I also recommend queuing for the Crown Jewels as soon as you can as they can get quite long so best get them out of the way earlier rather than later.

There is SO much to see around the Tower and loads of interesting rooms to read about. Our entire visit took around 3.5 hours but you can easily spend more or less than that.

So much history and interesting stories in one location so I would thoroughly recommend a visit for residents and tourists alike
Written 21 August 2021
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lentheman
Penyffordd, UK624 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020
We had been here about 20 years ago when the kids were small so decided to go by ourselves this time. We had printed 2 for 1 vouchers from the Days Out website which gets you both in for the price of one with a current rail ticket. Entrance otherwise is £27.50 or £30.20 with a donation. I asked what the donation was for and was told it was for the upkeep of the Tower. Why they don't just add it to the ticket price then I have no idea. There is lots to see in the Tower which is divided into several parts including the Crown Jewels but you must not miss the free guided tours by one of the Beefeaters who are funny and bring the Tower to life. You could easily spend all day in here if you wanted. Happy that I went for £30 for us both but not sure I would have paid £60
Written 13 January 2020
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Chocky59
West Midlands, UK649 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2020 • Couples
Have visited quite a few times over last 50 years and always find a new bit of information! This time wasn’t planned but nether the less very enjoyable. ( Corona virus put paid to Yorkshire visit!) Yeoman tours this time of year start every hour at half past the hour. Our Yeoman of the Guard Clive was on top form and be proud of your job we enjoyed your hour long talk. Already knew things about Tower and was pleasantly surprised to know a few more bits after Clive’s presentation.
Didn’t do White Tower as did couple years ago and had changed then as a lot less armour in there think it’s gone to Leeds.
Jewel House had altered their format and was much better for visitors to get excellent views. Do they hire that punch bowl out I wonder as you can get 144 bottles of wine in it! Lol perfect for a celebration bbq when this Corona Virus ceases!!!!
Ravens were in form squawking around and flying in and out their pens. Visited Armouries Cafe loads of seats had tuna & cucumber sandwich which was a bit hard priced £3.95 tea was £2.20 and a scone with butter £2.20 was nice.
Fusilier Museum,Torture Tower, Traitors Gate, Royal Mint worth a visit and spent around 4 hours there for just viewing those few things. So allow plenty of time if viewing everything. (Train ticket you can get buy 1 get 1 free still on offer. )
Written 15 March 2020
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Sidney
6 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020
If you are in London then you have to go to the Tower of London! Not only does it look incredible from the outside and inside, but it also has a fascinating history very vital to England
I know a lot of people go there to see the crown jewels, and they are cool to see for sure, but me personally, I found other parts of the castle more interesting than the jewels.
You can do an optional free tour with one of the Beefeaters, and I highly recommend that because they are hilarious but also give great information and insight into what it is like to live there.
There are so many different parts of the castle, with different histories, and you can pretty much walk through the entire thing. I didn't buy an audio guide, but you can still get so much information from the plaques, the workers, games, and small movies throughout the castle.
You can spend as little or much time as you'd like there. I got there on a Sunday, right at 10 when it opened, and I spent about 4 hours there. That was me seeing everything and reading almost every plaque.
I definitely think kids and adults would like it, but some of the information is probably not suitable for really young children as it can get slightly gruesome.
Overall, it's a fantastic sight and piece of history and I recommend touring it
Written 23 January 2020
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Pinayaq
Dayton, OH169 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2019 • Couples
My husband and I took a self-guided tour of the tower and got audio guides for a minimal fee. The place is enormous so plan to spend a couple of hours here if you choose to see all the buildings in the compound. The interior of the buildings are spectacular and the history attached to it are even more interesting to hear. The grounds are gorgeous and are well maintained. Not to be missed are the Crown Jewels which is absolutely breath taking. Photography is not allowed in the Crown Jewels but is allowed in most of the other buildings. Some of the buildings have steep, narrow staircases that may not be suitable for people with mobility issues. There are plenty of restrooms, gift shops and snack shops on the grounds. Take advantage of pictures with beefeaters and the guards outside the Crown Jewels.
Written 25 April 2020
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Annie143Florida
Sedona, AZ531 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2019 • Friends
A visit to the Tower of London is fascinating. It was suggested that we arrive early in the morning and go straight to see the Crown Jewels. We are so happy that followed that advice. By the early afternoon, the line to see the jewels rivaled a Disney park at peak time. We took the Yeoman tour and highly recommend that any visitor do the same. The Yeoman was John Kelly and he made the tour enjoyable for children and adults. He had a wonderful wit and had the crowd laughing during the tour. We learned that the Yeoman are military personnel and are there to protect the Tower. They are not merely tour guides. Highly recommended.
Written 1 January 2020
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