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Tower of London Tour: Explore Royal History and Crown Jewels with River Cruise
4.6
65 Ratings
Greater London
Step inside the Tower of London, explore royal history, and marvel at the Crown Jewels. Discover the secrets of the Bloody Tower and Traitor’s Gate, and enjoy a river cruise for the perfect end to your tour.
Step inside the Tower of London, explore royal history, and marvel at the Crown Jewels. Discover the secrets of the Bloody Tower and Traitor’s Gate, and enjoy a river cruise for the perfect end to your tour.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Jewel House - Meet your guide and head into the tower. You’ll head straight to the Jewel House, which means you’ll be able to grab a prime spot to view the Crown Jewels. These monumental pieces of British history have stories that span centuries. You’ll hear about their fascinating past from your Blue Badge guide, an expert in national history.
- Jewel House - Meet your guide and head into the tower. You’ll head straight to the Jewel House, which means you’ll be able to grab a prime spot to view the Crown Jewels. These monumental pieces of British history have stories that span centuries. You’ll hear about their fascinating past from your Blue Badge guide, an expert in national history.
What's Included
- Entrance to Tower of London
- Small group of 20 guests maximum
- Expertly guided walking tour
- Certified Blue Badge guide
- Entrance to Tower of London
- Small group of 20 guests maximum
- Expertly guided walking tour
- Certified Blue Badge guide
What's Not Included
- Hotel Pick-up/Drop-off
- Gratuities
- Hotel Pick-up/Drop-off
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Visit a palace from the past and immerse yourself in history with a comprehensive tour around the Tower of London, conducted by a knowledgeable Blue Badge guide. You’ll be promptly taken to the invaluable Crown Jewels for a close look, followed by an entire exploration of the compound. Learn the stories behind the Bloody Tower, Traitor’s Gate, and the…
Visit a palace from the past and immerse yourself in history with a comprehensive tour around the Tower of London, conducted by a knowledgeable Blue Badge guide. You’ll be promptly taken to the invaluable Crown Jewels for a close look, followed by an entire exploration of the compound. Learn the stories behind the Bloody Tower, Traitor’s Gate, and the ravens residing in the Tower—as well as the numerous spirits reputed to ghost these corridors. In conclusion, you’ll be given a adaptable one-way ticket for the finest sightseeing river cruise in London.
- Unfortunately due to the nature of this tour it is not suitable for guests with mobility impairments or with wheelchairs, or strollers.
- Sites on this tour are subject to occasional closures. If modifications are needed and time permits, we will reach out to you prior to your tour. For last-minute closures, modifications may be communicated at the tour start time.
- This tour is in English.
- This is a walking tour. Guests should be able to walk at a moderate pace without difficulty.
Location
Starbucks Coffee
Tower Place
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of your tour, your guide will be holding a green Walks sign. This tour meets at 3 Tower Place, London EC3R 5BT. Meet your coordinator for check-in at the West Gate entrance, which is opposite the Starbucks and in front of the Tower of London giftshop.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(65 Ratings)
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Glenys_t
Oct 15, 2024
A Worthwhile and Informative Trip into English History - There is a lot to see and experience at the Tower. Our excellent tour guide was engaging and informative, recommending the highlights which we found useful as our time there was unfortunately limited to the tour timeframe. On the River Cruise, a crew member delivered a humorous commentary. The main criticism regards the information given for initial meeting - the time was wrong and the meeting place very vague, causing angst.
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Gary_s
Oct 13, 2024
A pleasant historical adventure! - Our guide was top notch.
Kind and very knowledgeable.
He really explained things well with facts and behind the scenes stories.
This is quite a tour in quite a historic place.
It is great how they have preserved the Tower in the heart of London.
Kudos to our guide.
I highly recommend this tour for everyone when in London.
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Melissa_f
Oct 11, 2024
Best Tour in London - Mary was an incredible tour guide and I would recommend to anyone interested in touring the Tower of London. For the Cruise, we were given a ticket that we were able to redeem later that day.
Even though we started early there was already a little bit of a line to get in. However, it moved fast and Mary used the time to talk about the architecture of the buildings and how they have changed over time.
Once inside the Tower, we visited several of the exhibits and were able to clearly hear Mary even in the most crowded areas though a headset. Even though we saw a lot of the Tower, the tour did not feel rushed. The tour also ended inside the fortress so we were able to visit some of the areas we were not able to get to during the tour.
The cruise was also lovely. The boat was clean and there was plenty of seating for everyone. One of the deckhands bravely shared interesting history and cultural facts along the way, all while making it personal.
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Elizabeth_m
Oct 10, 2024
Time Well Spent - Great way to learn the history and see firsthand this intriguing site. Pace of the tour was spot on. At times the guide was unable to escort through sections, so he took the time to explain what we were about to see and its historical importance.
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Amanda_l
Oct 1, 2024
Wonderful tour! - The tour guide was fabulous, giving us excellent information throughout the tour really brought the history alive!
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Anne_w
Sep 28, 2024
Really enjoyed the history - Crown Jewels were amazing, the stories were interesting. Everything about this tour was fantastic. We recommend it
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Spring_j
Sep 27, 2024
Incredible - Our tour guide was amazing unfortunately I don't remember his name, but he was very knowledgeable and engaging. I would definitely do this tour again and recommend to everyone.
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Occasionaltraveler22
Sep 24, 2024
Excellent in Every Way - Dominick is a first-rate tour guide: informative but not pedantic, kept us moving but didn’t rush us or walk too slowly. We were running late to this tour (London traffic!), so I called the company to see what our chances were to still be able to attend. A super-nice lady named Princess did everything she could to let the tour know our situation and to explain our options should we not make it. Thanks to her persistence and kindness, we did make it, and we were so grateful. I most definitely recommend this tour company.
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Jennifer_t
Sep 28, 2024
Had a great tour - Geoff did a wonderful job leading us and was very knowledgeable.
He explained things with a very good demeanor
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Scott_h
Sep 27, 2024
Not what we were hoping - Aaron was very knowledgeable and entertaining. But this was not the tour we wanted. After seeing the crown jewels we stood in the courtyard for 40 minutes for a great history lesson with buildings being pointed out. We got a tour of one building and shown pictures of what to look for in other building when we had time. We thought we would get a tour of all the buildings. We did not plan for more than the 2 1/2 hours of the tour so we saw none of the buildings inside
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