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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Yeoman Warder tours
Tour the Tower of London with a famous Yeoman Warder during your visit. Be entertained by tales of intrigue, imprisonment, execution, torture and much more...
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Daily
- Tours begin every 45 minutes
- Tower of London
- Included in palace admission (Members go free)
- Events
- Families
Relaxed Events, Children and Families
Aimed at neurodivergent and learning disabled children and their families, experience two hours free from crowds, including free entry to the Tower, Crown Jewels and access to relaxed and SEN programming.
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Sunday 22 March 2026 & Sunday 27 September 2026
- 09:00 - 11:00
- Tower of London
- Separate ticket (advance booking required)
- For members
- Tours and talks
- Events
Members' Murder at the Tower Book Talk
Exclusive evening talk with author N. R. Daws as he shares hidden details behind his upcoming book, 'Murder at the Tower', a witty murder mystery set within the walls of the Tower.
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16 March 2026
- 18:00-19:30
- Tower of London
- Separate ticket (advance booking required)
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Tower of London remembers
First World War centenary commemorations at the Tower of London
John Blanke
A Black musician at the Tudor court
The Princes in the Tower
Murdered or survived – what happened to Edward and his younger brother Richard?
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