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50 facts about the Tower of London
How many of these essential highlights do you know?
The Tower of London and the Second World War
Life at the Tower of London during the Second World War
Tower of London Prison
The Tower is known as an infamous prison, but it wasn't built to be one
Thomas Cromwell
The life and death of Henry VIII’s 'most faithful servant'
The story of the Tower of London
Iconic fortress, royal palace and infamous prison.
The Ceremony of the Keys
Centuries-old traditions of the Tower of London including the Ceremony of the Keys and Beating the Bounds.
Sir Walter Raleigh
This wild spirit found himself caged at the Tower of London
Lady Jane Grey
Known as the ‘Nine Day Queen’, Lady Jane had the shortest reign in British history
Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot
Who was the real Guy Fawkes, the man behind the mask?
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Ghost tours
Dare you visit the Tower at night and take one of our Ghost Tours? Discover secrets of the Tower's ghosts with after-hours access.
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Dates:
24 October to 01 November: Daily. From 08 November, every Sunday.
- Times: 19:00
- Location: Tower of London
- Ticket type: Separate ticket (advance booking required)
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- Tours and talks
Tower of London Opening Ceremony experience
Experience a unique and exclusive opportunity to enter the Tower of London before it opens and watch the Opening Ceremony.
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Dates:
Daily until 01 November 2026
- Times: Sunday and Monday: 09:45, Tuesday to Saturday 08:45.
- Location: Tower of London
- Ticket type: Special Opening Ceremony experience ticket (includes Tower admission, advanced booking only)
- Things to see
Tower Green and Scaffold site
Walk in the footsteps of those condemned to execution at the Tower of London on Tower Green and the Scaffold Site.
- Dates: Open
- Location: Tower of London
- Ticket type: Included in palace admission (Members go free)
- Things to see
Torture at the Tower exhibition
Discover stories of the unfortunate prisoners who were tortured within the walls of the Tower of London.
- Dates: Open
- Location: Tower of London
- Ticket type: Included in palace admission (Members go free)
- Things to see
Imprisonment at the Tower exhibition
Learn why people ended up as prisoners in the Tower of London, in the very rooms where some of them were held.
- Dates: Open
- Location: Tower of London
- Ticket type: Included in palace admission (Members go free)
- Things to see
Charles I’s execution site
Walk in the footsteps of the condemned King and stand on the spot of Charles I's execution, just outside Banqueting House.
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- Location: Banqueting House
- Ticket type: Included in palace admission (Members go free)
- Things to see
Bloody Tower
Explore the stories of the Princes in the Tower and Sir Walter Raleigh in the infamous Bloody Tower.
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Dates:
Open
- Location: Tower of London
- Ticket type: Included in palace admission (Members go free)
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The rise and fall of Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset
Historian Gareth Russell picks up the tale of a scandal that no one had foreseen when the inoffensive Robert Carr arrived at James VI's court.