Tower of London
- Address: Tower Hill, London, England
- Hours: Open daily 9am - 5:30pm (Sun & Mon from 10am)
- Admission: £18.70 (adults)
ATTRACTION Keywords:
Cultural Experience,
Good for Kids,
Palace,
Tower
Tower of London Reviews
We've found 104 Tower of London reviews from Viator.com travelers and members: what they loved, what they liked and what they think could be improved. It's all here to help you make the most of your next trip.
Review by Kathleen W, USA, November 2007
Doing what: London Full-Day Sightseeing Tour
The guide and the driver were excellent representatives of their country and of their company. I think all of us tourists enjoyed the historical information the guide imparted, and the joviality of both men. Also, the Tower of London Beefeater was particularly funny. A real actor! I was disapointed that we didn't see the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace. I think traffic caused us to be late. Maybe the tour operator should allow more time to get there.
Review by Wilma C, April 2007
Doing what: London Full-Day Sightseeing Tour
This trip is a MUST for first time visitors to London. The early morning privately guided tour of the Tower of London was the only way to see it. No lines and no waiting. What a pleasure. Everything went like clockwork. Our guide for the day was fabulous and fun! To top it all off, high tea and scones at Harrod's. This is a fabulous, fabulous trip!!!
Review by Zach M, USA, April 2013
Doing what: Skip the Line: Tower of London Tickets
You get to skip the line to purchase tickets, but there is still a second line to enter the Tower of London that you will have to wait in. A very key point is make sure you join a Beef Eater tour group. While it may seem faster to bypass them talking and explore on your own, you will learn a lot more by listening to them talk. They speak at four locations in the Tower of London and provide fascinating history. Then you can explore on your own.
Review by Janet C, October 2012
Doing what: London Full-Day Sightseeing Tour
The London full day sightseeing tour was very good and well organised. I would have liked to have spent more time at the Tower of London site though. Fully recommend it
Review by Lori M, October 2012
Doing what: The Original London Sightseeing Tour: Hop-on Hop-off
The tour guide was interesting and informative and it wasn't his fault we got stuck in terrible mid-morning traffic. Hadn't planned to take the boat ride from Tower of London but after the traffic experience we decided to hop on the boat to Westminster and it was most enjoyable. Was easy booking our reservation online. We happened upon the agent near Piccadilly by accident as the small street to catch the yellow tour wasn't shown on the map. It was great having a live guide instead of a scratchy recorded tour on earplugs.
Review by debra o, September 2012
Doing what: London Full-Day Sightseeing Tour
Had a great tour! We wanted to see and experience the best of London and we got it! The Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's Cathedral were all great! Worth the money and time.
Review by Susan U, Australia, August 2012
Doing what: The Original London Sightseeing Tour: Hop-on Hop-off
Loved this tour. The weather was perfect. Hopped off just in time to see the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace then hopped back on for Big Ben, Westminster, Tower Bridgem, etc. The cruise down the Thames was very enjoyable and we decided to continue on past the Tower of London and see Greenwich instead. The acres of 18th Centrury buildings at the Old Royal Naval College was jaw dropping and in particular the Great Painted Hall. We only had one day in London this was the perfect tour.
Review by Gemma D, August 2012
Doing what: Skip the Line: Tower of London Tickets
The Tower of London was amazing! I would highly suggest joining up for the free Yeoman (Beefeater) tour as it was very informative and hysterical at the same time!
Review by Frances E, Canada, August 2012
Doing what: Thames River Cruise, Tower of London and City of London Tour
A good tour for a quick overview of St. Paul's Cathedral and easy access to the Tower of London. Plenty of time on your own to spend at the tower and then a nice cruise to Westminster Pier by river boat.
Review by Andrea M, July 2012
Doing what: London Full-Day Sightseeing Tour
A great tour if you have a short amount of time in London. The tour was well put together timewise, we never felt overly rushed. It was nice getting our own warder at the Tower of London, and seeing the Crown Jewels. The tour of St. Pauls Cathedral was excellent. A couple of improvements, I really think a visit to Westminster Abbey and Big Ben is needed. There is a drive by of the exterior, and a brief stop at Westminster, but these are two of the must see stops in London. The viewing of the changing of the guard was good, but was no where near Buckingham Palace. It would make sense to add Big Ben and Westminster as longer stops and advise people to see the guard change on their own. Additionally, the boat cruise is a ferry ride with some brief commentary from our guide. As another note, the Victoria Coach station wait can be confusing, with several buses leaving at the same time. Our start time was listed as 8:00am, but the bus was slated for 8:30 and then didn't leave until 8:45. The extra 45 minutes of sleep would have been nice. My mom and I did choose to eat lunch at the pub recommended. Service was good and quick and the vegetable pie was excellent. Finally, we added the Harrod's Tea option. Tea time was very close to lunch time, so we were not terribly hungry at Harrod's. It is an impressive spread of goodies (sandwiches and pastries), but we were stuffed from lunch so plan accordingly and have a light lunch. Overall, a good tour and a good guide. I would do this again.
Review by Sally-Jane S, July 2012
Doing what: London Full-Day Sightseeing Tour
A great way to see London-highly reccommended-our guide was great and so knowledgeable-definately worth doing-specially the Tower of London with our own Beefeater-Loved it-highly reccommend this tour
Review by Brian B, June 2012
Doing what: Skip the Line: Tower of London Tickets
Tour guide was fantastic, with an amazing sense of humor. Tower of London was cool (especially the guide's stories of Tower-related antics), but the highlight was definitely seeing the crown jewels.
Review by Hel, May 2012
Doing what: London Full-Day Sightseeing Tour
It was raining the day we went on this tour so it made it rather uncomfortable. The bus driver and tour guide did their very best to get us close to the sites to prevent long wet walks. Cheers to them both. Got to see the main attractions so overall happy with this tour. Line up to get into the Tower of London was huge and took people two hours of standing in the rain to get in so it was a bonus to have skip the line passes. Our Beef Eater was only with us for a few minutes due to the rain so that was a bit of a let down. We also had people from outside our group barging in to listen to what he was saying. Maybe headsets would alleviate this issue for the paying customer.
Review by kalyn6, October 2011
Doing what: Skip the Line: Tower of London Tickets
This was exactly what it said - a ticket into the Tower of London that let you skip straight to the entrance. No waiting in the giant line to buy tickets. After that, it's your choice to take the Yeoman Warder tour or explore the Tower on your own.
I loved being able to walk right past the long ticket line into a must-see place.
Review by jk.jimmy, September 2011
Doing what: Thames River Cruise, Tower of London and City of London Tour
Coach tour of London landmarks followed by a guided tour of St Paul's Cathedral. Didn't have time to walk up the steps to the whispering wall, but would love to do next time. Tower of London was great and saw the crown jewels. The jewels are mostly crowns and swords and very beautiful. River cruise was good except it rained and forced everyone downstairs and inside. Overall, quite enjoyed it all.
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