Excellent history lessons in Central London steps away from Tower Bridge and the turbulent Thames. The Crown Jewels are housed inside. Plan the time of your visit to get a short, free, and fun guided tour by one of the Yeoman Warders. Plan way ahead to possibly get in to watch the daily closing ceremony for a minimal fee. The souvenir booklet is worth the £5 in my opinion. Prepare to spend a few hours, there is a LOT to see. Wear sturdy shoes as there are cobblestones everywhere inside and outside the walls. Food is available inside and outside. There is a water taxi/river cruise to Westminster just steps away also. Tower Hill Underground station is <5 minutes away.

After being to London so many times and always avoiding the Tower of London (as I thought it is too touristy) I gave it a go this time. How wrong I was to wait for such a long time: it is so interesting, all the history these walls and the Yeoman warders can tell, just great. I was easily spending four hours in there.... Can highly recommend it.

So much history. The Crown Jewels are kept here, so if there are many people visiting, go there first. We got an audio tour and were lucky to go into a church and one of the Beefeaters was speaking. He was amazing. We enjoy all the history he shared and what a prestigious branch of the service it is. Really interesting. The other thing we found amazing was the history of the ravens. What huge creature. I believe there are eight of them. They are kept there. So many parts to this tower, it was fascinating.From there we crossed the London Bridge and went to Burroughs Market.

Took the beefeater tour 10 years ago and loved it and did it with a friend again this time and it's still one of the most entertaining tours. We had Yeoman Warder Scott Kelly for our guide and he's great! He gave special attention to all the kids on the tour, which I'm sure made their day. Line for tickets across the way was very long and a bit confusing as there were ticket booths for other sights in the area as well. But once you have a ticket, there wasn't a line for entrance into the tower. Crown Jewels was also not super busy the day I went. All the yeomen and other people who work in here were really responsive to random questions about the place and history and were very knowledgeable with answers!

We had a fantastic day here. A must visitor attraction. Staff and service great. Lots to see. I was amazed at all the history and the displays were good. We left feeling that we had learnt a great deal.

We were really disappointed in queues. I knew it woud be busy but the ticket was misinforming. We queued up for the Beefeater tour which wasn't part of the Crown Jewel tour. My mom came specifically for this reason. It was freezing cold and the queue snaked around for over an hour.

Came here on the weekend of the queens jubilee for a walk around. The area was packed, the tower looked impressive. The grass verges round the outside could’ve done with a tidy up, didn’t go inside due to queues

We were on our way to the Tower Bridge and explored the area around the London Tower before. There is a lot to see around the London Tower and I would give yourself plenty of time. The proximity to the Thames River made it an easy location to get to as well as explore. This attraction has gone through many renovations as leadership of England has changed over time.

We got tickets using Headout and made sure to select the first time slot available that day. It was a very very busy day and this was the best thing I could have done. Highly recommend trying to catch a tour with one of the Yeoman Warders if lossible, even if it's shortened due to the rain as ours was it is still a lovely experience

Tower of London is the most important and iconic place of London. Becoz of kohinoor crown that attractes world wide tourists. Larger people wants to see first crown. Very huge tower. Takes atleast 3/4/5 hours to see all sections. Gift shops are available. All section try to see. Their security guard called yoman and yowomen. They have particular dress with gives good get up. Can click lots of pictures but inside crown room it's not allowed. Full tower made from stone building. Must visit place of London.