Tower of London - Prices, opening hours, news, events and exhibitions
About the Tower of London
Ancient fortress on the edge of the old City of London, built by the Norman conquerors of England.
Still a Royal Palace, in addition to the heritage of the site with its famous white tower and traitor's gate, it also houses the Crown Jewels and numerous heritage exhibitions.
Visits usually start with a tour by the Beefeaters, then you are left to wander around the site. Visits can easily last half a day at a minimum.
IMPORTANT - Although venues are reopening, their hours may differ from normal, and most now need prebooking before you visit.
While the Tower of London has a grim history of death and torture, most of the deaths actually took place outside the Tower, on a plot of land that is today marked by a small memorial.
The moat of the Tower of London will be filled with thousands of flames for one week only in an act of remembrance for the lives of the fallen during WW1.
Every night, long after the tourists have been kicked out an ancient ceremony is performed in private inside the Tower of London – the Ceremony of the Keys.
On this day, 130 years ago, the Tower of London station on the London Underground closed. No, not the one we know today, nor that other one you are thinking of. It’s in fact the original of the three that closed.
The ancient Ceremony of the Constable’s Dues will take place this coming Friday, as sailors from the German naval ship, FGS Niedersachsen pay the traditional price for the protection offered by the Tower of London.
For just under 500 years, Trinity House has been looking after the safety of seafarers around the coasts of Britain, but an organisation set up to save people from disaster seems to be rather unlucky with its own buildings.
Early each year is the time to dust off the paper and envelopes and remind yourself of those sticky things people used to put on those envelopes before email – to apply for tickets to some ceremonial events.
