Fire! Fire!
It's 1666. Fire is approaching the Tower of London's doorstep... and the Tower is filled with gunpowder. Find out how the Great Fire of London took hold and what happened next.
Key stage 1
Subject: History
Topic: Great Fire of London
Session Type: Route-based
Knights and Castles
Discover how the Tower of London was built and the clever features that make it a good fortress. See if you have what it takes to become a knight.
Key stage 1
Subject: History
Topics: Castles, Normans, Medieval
Session Type: Route-based
Gunpowder Plot (Autumn term only)
Remember, remember the 5th of November! It is 1605 and a plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament has just been uncovered. The plotters have been brought to the Tower for questioning, but they refuse to tell the guard who else is involved...
Key stage 1
Subject: History
Topic: Stuarts, Gunpowder Plot
Session Type: Route-based
Learning resources
Looking for resources to use in the classroom with your students?
Browse all of our curriculum-based learning resources covering 1000 years of history, including the Tudors, Georgians and Victorians.
You'll find resources for Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5 and SEND.
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Battlements
Walk the defensive walls and huge towers that have guarded the Tower of London for centuries.
- Open
- Tower of London
- Included in palace admission (Members go free)
- For members
- Events
Members-only Ceremony of the Keys
Members-only access to the traditional locking up of the Tower of London, the Ceremony of the Keys.
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18 January, 08 February, 22 March 2026
- 21:30
- Tower of London
- Separate ticket (advance booking required)
- Tours and talks
Ceremony of the Keys
Be part of this ancient tradition, which has taken place every night for at least 700 years in the Ceremony of the Keys at the Tower of London.
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Daily (next ticket release 05 January 2026)
- From 21:30-22:05
- Tower of London
- Separate ticket (advance booking required)
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