Must-SeeOxford and the Cotswolds
England
About 53 miles away
Dreaming spires and old colleges, with honey-stone villages close by, and Blenheim Palace.
Guide Coming Soon
Tower of London
William the Conqueror's fortress by the Thames, nearly a thousand years old, with the Crown Jewels and the Yeoman Warders.
- Open
- Every day; check the website for hours
- Price
- Paid; cheaper online
- Time Needed
- 3 hours
- Address
- Tower Hill, London EC3N 4ABDirections
- Getting There
- Tower Hill station (District and Circle lines).
Why Go
Begun in the 1070s, the Tower has been a royal palace, a prison and a place of execution, where Anne Boleyn was beheaded. The Crown Jewels, still used at coronations, are kept in the Jewel House, and the White Tower holds royal armor.
Yeoman Warders, the Beefeaters, lead tours full of grisly stories, and the ravens are said to keep the kingdom from falling.
Tips
- Go straight to the Crown Jewels at opening time, before the queues build.
Nearby in London
Go Next
1–3 of 6
Must-See
Must-SeeStonehenge
England
About 79 miles away
The great prehistoric stone circle on Salisbury Plain, with the far larger Avebury ring nearby.
1 Sight
Must-SeeThe Cotswolds
England
About 86 miles away
Honey-stone villages, like Bibury and Bourton-on-the-Water, in rolling countryside.
Guide Coming Soon
Something wrong or out of date?
Traveler Reviews
Sign in and mark Tower of London as visited to write a review.