- Duration
- 3 hours
- Product Type
- Tour
- Venues
- Tower of London
- An experience tailored for history aficionados, combining expert insights and immersive storytelling with unforgettable experiences that deepen your understanding of history.
- Opt for a private tour, creating a personalized experience just for you and your friends, or join a small group tour with a no more than 10 fellow travelers.
Your Itinerary Details:
- Dive Deep into London's Past: Ideal for history buffs, this tour takes you on a captivating journey through time at one of the city's most iconic historical sites.
- Uncover Medieval Life and Customs: Delve into the Tower's rich history as a royal residence and prison, exploring medieval customs and tales.
- Enhance Your Historical Knowledge: Perfect for adults eager to deepen their understanding of historical events and figures associated with the Tower.
- Create Lasting Memories: Enjoy a unique and educational experience that combines fun and history, leaving you with unforgettable stories to share.
- While we can't guide you in certain areas like the White Tower, Jewel House, and Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula due to venue rules, these parts of the Tower are still open for you to explore independently.
- Your Context guide will provide all the essential information to ensure you fully appreciate these sections.
- Includes skip-the-line access tickets to the Tower of London
- Our skip-the-line tickets will get us to a special lane where our group may have to stand in line due to security and crowd control measures.
- Your tour begins near the entrance, at a location specified in your confirmation email, which includes a map for easy reference. It concludes within the Tower grounds.
- For more information on planning your tour, take a read through our Context Stories.
- If you are looking to learn more about London prior to a visit, check out our online lectures and audio guides.
- Expect a moderate amount of walking; comfortable shoes are recommended.
- There will be opportunities to rest as needed.
- Please communicate your needs with your guide throughout the tour.
- There is a lift in the White Tower that assists with access to and from the basement, though only one wheelchair user is allowed in the basement at a time for safety reasons.
- Ramps are available at the New Armouries café and near the Raven shop.
- Accessible restrooms are available at various locations within the Tower complex.
- The nearby Tower Hill (Underground), London Bridge (Overground), and Tower Gateway (DLR) stations are equipped with lifts to street level.
- Blue Badge parking bays are available nearby at Tower Hill Coach and Car Park.
- Permitted at the Tower. Please inform our team ahead of time so that we can coordinate with Tower offices.
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