TOWER OF LONDON

See the Crown Jewels, the ravens, Bloody Tower, Medieval Palace, battlements, the public outside areas of the Tower of London and magnificent armour displays in the White Tower, including Line of Kings.

When William the Conqueror built a mighty stone tower at the centre of his London fortress in the 1070s, defeated Londoners must have looked on in awe. Now nearly 1000 years later, the Tower still has the capacity to fascinate and horrify.

As protector of the Crown Jewels, home of the Yeomen Warders and its legendary guardians, the pampered ravens, the Tower now attracts over three million visitors a year. Here, the Ceremony of the Keys and other traditions live on, as do the ghost stories and terrible tales of torture and execution.

But the Tower also has a richer and more complex history, having been home to a wide array of institutions including the Royal Mint, the Royal Armouries and even a zoo.

Opening hours 

08 September to 03 October
Wednesday – Sunday: 10.00 – 16.30.
Last admission: 15.30 (14.00 slot), buildings within the Tower close at 16.30. Timeslots per day at 10:00, 12:00 and 14:00. Last Yeoman Warder tour at 14:30.
Open Monday, 13 September for Constable’s Dues.

05 October to 22 October
Tuesday – Sunday: 10.00 – 16.30.
Last admission: 15.30 (14.00 slot), buildings within the Tower close at 16.30.