Our free trails are designed to help make the most of your visit. These self-led trails provide all the information needed to explore the stories of the Tower and support students on your school trip.
Remember to pick up your trails, included with the price of admission, from the Schools Desk, in the Welcome Centre, when you arrive on the day of your visit.
Key stage 1 Palace, prison, fortress trails
Explore the key sights of the Tower and discover its stories as a palace, prison and fortress.
Key stage 1
Subject: History
Topic: Castles, Normans, Medieval, Tudors
Session Type: Self-led visit
Key stage 2 Palace, prison, fortress trails
The Tower's three main roles during its 900-year history were as a palace, a prison and a fortress. This self-guided trail explores the stories, secrets and some surprises of the Tower.
Key stage 2
Subject: History
Topic: Normans, Medieval, Tudors, Crime and Punishment
Session Type: Self-led visit
Key stage 3 Gory Story trail
Covering 950 years of the Tower’s history, including stories from the Medieval and Tudor periods, this trail explores the Tower’s different roles as fortress, palace, prison and much more.
Key stage 3
Subject: History
Topic: Castles, Crime and Punishment, Medieval, Tudors
Session Type: Self-led visit
GCSE Normans Trail
Students will explore King William I’s mighty fortress, the White Tower and develop their historical argument skills by testing a contentious proposition: ‘The Norman Conquest was a good thing for the Anglo-Saxons’.
Key Stage 4
Subject: History
Topic: Normans
Session Type: Self-led visit
International schools activity trail
This activity trail gives international students a fun way to explore the key sights at the Tower of London and to discover its fascinating history, secrets and stories.
EFL/ESOL
Available languages: English as a foreign language, French, German
Topic: Normans, Medieval, Tudors, Crown Jewels, Modern Day
Session Type: Self-led visit
Onsite school sessions
Interactive and enquiry-based sessions are available for all key stages and SEND students.