Long pieces on the decisions this fortress actually forces — which departure, which hour, where to buy, whether a private guide is worth it, and which month. Shorter answers live in the blog.
Sixteen ways in, four of them selling almost the same early morning at $87 to $206, and two selling a guide of your own above $350. What separates them is not the fortress. It is how much of it you see with somebody talking, and when.
Read the guide →Three hours covers the Jewel House, the keep and Tower Green without hurrying. The order matters more than the hour you arrive, and one of the three has to come first.
Read the guide →The Yeoman Warder tour is included with admission and leaves the moat every half hour. Knowing that changes what a paid departure has to be worth, so here is what each one actually adds.
Read the guide →Two listings carry the platform's own private flag and both sit above $350 a head at two travellers. The figure moves as the group grows, and there is a point where it stops looking steep.
Read the guide →Time of day beats time of year here, and both beat the weather — the Jewel House, the keep and the Medieval Palace are all indoors. What actually changes month to month is the queue and the length of the afternoon.
Read the guide →Every tour these guides weigh up is compared side by side, with prices and group caps, on Tower of London Tours.
Every guided way through the gate, from $51 with entry included. Each one refunds in full up to 24 hours before it starts, and you pay the operator’s own price.
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