Easy Access 3-Hour Tower of London Guided Tour with Crown Jewels, Execution and Torture Sites
by LetzGo City Tours
Overview
This three-hour guided tour of the Tower of London includes easy access with guaranteed timed entry tickets to avoid long lines. The tour begins outside the Tower, built by William the Conqueror in the 1070s, where the guide introduces the fortress and its history. Visitors enter the Tower and explore the White Tower, which houses the Royal Armouries collection including royal armours of Henry VIII, Charles I, and James II. The tour continues to the Armory and Raven House, home to the famous Tower ravens. Guests walk along the defensive battlements and visit the large towers. The guide leads visitors to the main execution and torture sites, including Tower Green and the Scaffold Site, and entry is included to the Lower Wakefield Tower, known as one of the Tower’s most notorious prisons. Visitors can observe the Yeoman Warders, also called Beefeaters, performing their ceremonial duties. Entry to the Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula is included when it is open. The tour concludes with entry to the Crown Jewels Exhibition, where visitors see the Coronation Regalia and other royal crowns and sceptres set with thousands of gemstones. An optional upgrade offers a four-hour official Tower of London Thames cruise on the first electric boat on the Thames. The tour involves walking over uneven surfaces, cobblestones, hills, inclines, declines, and stairs, and is not recommended for travelers with limited mobility. Food, drinks, hotel pickup, transportation, and gratuities are not included.
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Tower of London
Enter the 11th century Tower of London and visit Tower Green and the Scaffold Site, the official execution location. Explore the Tower’s most notorious prison and main execution and torture sites. See and photograph the 15th century Yeoman Warders, known as Beefeaters, performing their ceremonial duties. Visit Raven House and enter the White Tower and Armory, which display the Royal Armouries collections including the 350-year-old Line of Kings exhibition and royal armors of Henry VIII, Charles I, and James II.
140 min
The Crown Jewels
Enter the Crown Jewels Exhibition to view the collection worn by English monarchs past and present, including the Coronation Regalia used since 1661. The exhibition shows about 100 objects and over 23,000 gemstones in a royal setting. The tour includes information about the Tower as a prison and execution site, including the execution of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second wife.
40 min
Meeting point
MEETING TIME: 15 minutes before departure. MEETING PLACE: Tower Hill Tube Station, Citizen M Hotel, 40 Trinity Square, London EC3N 4DJ. MEETING POINT: Take main exit and meet your Guide outside between Citizen M Hotel and Trinity Square Gardens, adjacent to the “Tower Hill Tram” refreshment stand.
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Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
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