UNESCO Reviews

Most underrated attraction of London- simply amazing!

Cannot say enough wonderful things- my visit was a trip highlight! I I didn t realize how much there is to see- I spent most of the day there and hardly scratched the surface. There are many exhibits -and it is easy to get engrossed in some at the expense of missing others. I would recommend going twice so that you can take your time and really enjoy the history.

Fantastic day out, lots to see! get there early to beat the ques!

The place to go to understand the royal mindset. Fascinating displays, but the tour guides (all military with 20+ years service) with their explanation of the historic events make this place worth the "trip across the pond".
Wear comfortable shoes for handle cobblestone walks & climbing stairs. Dress for walking outdoors.

one of the best tourist attractions in the good old London town situated by the river Thames in Tower hill

I liked the old towers better, the collection of the crowns was a major disappointment.

Very good, get there early to avoid the crowds 9am start suggested.

Lots to see right in the heart of London. Get an annual pass very reasonable

Yeoman Warder Lawrence was an AMAZING tour guide. One of the best tours I've ever been on, so full of information, story telling finesse and witty humour! Without a tour, a lot of the history would be lost on you so i strongly recommend it.

The armoury and crown jewels didn't take that long. Would have loved more information about the chapel, not that much signage. Exhibits were modern and kid friendly.

One if the best places to get brilliant views of river Thames

Just as good as I thought it would be. Thank you for a wonderful day xxx

Put it on your to do list. It's a great experience and a great piece of architecture.

Extremely expensive for a ticket and a tourist attraction but it was worth the visit. You get a true understanding of the full history of London and how they fortified the city over hundreds of years. I also would highly recommend waiting for the free tour from one of the queens guards once you get right past the entrance !

Used a network rail 2for1 voucher which makes this attraction much better value. Plenty to see with information everywhere. Arrived reasonably early so there was little to no waiting around or pushing for space when reading and viewing the crown jewels. Well worth the trip with the voucher.

A must for everyone who enjoy historical sites. The included tour guide very enchanting and informative.

Really boringly organised considering this site has such a fascinating past. So much interesting history so boringly presented. Better to stay home and read. Having read it would be nice to be able to visit in a similarly interesting way.
I am prompted to review my visit after reading a Daily Mail article where others found it similarly dull.
Not sure why there are queues. It's never that interesting so people gather in hotspots of desperation.

Great service and extremely knowledgeable and friendly!! I would recommend this service to anyone who needs tax resolution services!!

Very impressive tour. This ancient fort is unbelievably well preserved and it's history is amazing

Very interesting need a few hours there lot of walking up and down steps but worth it

Great experience and good history, however too busy and they keep adding crowd. Queues where ridiculous long, even 30 minutes for ladies washroom. Sad, because it takes out the experience.

Great place full of history option of tours or free flow to suit yourself. Plenty of benches if you need a rest.

Fantastic place
.. highly recommend a visit!!! This is not government funded so all the money from visitors all go on the upkeep of this wonderful historic building

Plan to spend at least 4 hours here to get a basic tour. Queen Elizabeth I, prison cell was noteworthy, as was the crown jewels. This place does carry a reputation for supernatural events that happen with frequency. The atmosphere is very gloomy (consider it was a prison), and the vibe is mostly quite dark. However, this is a huge part of history and well worth enduring the dark side for a tour.

Wonderful place. Walking on bridge was excellent experience. And most imp thing don't forget to eat icecream from food trucks parked on side walk of bridge.

Absolutely fascinating place. I went there with my daughter. Well worth the visit!

You should go to the tour which tells so many things from the history of this place

All in all it was a great visit but compared to other public institutions quite expensive.

Awesome history lesson for the kids, even if they were most impressed with the fact it once featured in GoJetters! Very interesting displays and helpful staff on hand when more info was required.

What a great day in the big smoke of London. Nice and quiet for us but not good for traders! Tower was really good to see English history and learn a bit more than I knew before!

Nice place but someone had their phone nicked by a bogus leaflet sharer and the staff weren't very helpful. Although CCTV was available. Disappointing in that respect.

Great day out definitely worth visiting and the Yeoman Warder tour was very interesting.

I always discover something new on every visit! Would recommend getting here early morning to watch the opening ceremony / guards and to then get in front of the queues for the Crown Jewels :) at peak times, the queues can be super long for the Crown Jewels, though it is worth the wait to see it all!

Yeoman Warders ( Beefeaters ) are excellent too! Hop on one of the tours at the start of your visit; they re so animated and set the scene for your experience. HM Tower of London really is a great trip and one of the most iconic of the London skyline.. 5/5!!

Fantastic experience, real feeling of history relived

Bomb sauce. Loved it. Totally cool to see the history of London's kings and military base. You need at least 2 hours to walk through everything. During the winter they even have a little ice skating rink just outside. Close to the Underground, coffee shops, it's very easy to get to. There's a discount for students, seniors, and kids.

I have visited this place during a summer and was slightly dissapointed. I mean, there is definitely better castles to visit on this planet, especially when we compare prices. It is not very hige and a lot of stuff has to be paid separately. To me it is also shame to see modern shops around this historical site which does not fit there at all. I took decent pic of Tower Bridge from the castle tho

Nice place. Be sure to visit the side where the Dickens Inn is. Lovely marina

This is a very large castle with lots to see. If you want to see the crown jewels, get there early. Line is long in the afternoon. Great tower with kings armor exhibition. Beefeater museum on site. Beautiful views of the Thames and tower bridge. Convenient underground nearby. Lots of fish and chips stands.

Good experience. However 2 hour long queue for crown jewels.

Lovely place not too busy on the Monday dinner time

Good to enjoy with friends and family. Looking the road through the glass is eally amazing. Enjoy the feel and plan to reach by 4 pm to view the bridge opening.

Amazing experience. The Beefeaters delivered a wonderful and entertaining tour.

Great history, love the tour and definite place to visit. Highly recommended

So much history, fun and the crown jewels. Book online for discount on entry tickets.

This is one of my favourite places in London, from the tickets sellers to the Beefeaters and all in between. You need to do a tour with a guide as they are so knowledgeable and entertaining. You also need to spend a minimum of 90 minutes there as there is a lot to see, so make sure you take at least the morning or the afternoon to visit. There will be crowds any day you go so be patient, especially seeing the Crown Jewels as there can be a wait, but it s expected.

I really enjoyed visiting the Tower of London and its surrounding buildings. Spent a good three hours on the premises and the Beef Eaters added the extra touch. Highly recommended.

Wow. The crown jewels, the views the history. Loved this place

A beautiful and also scary piece of history. It's a must see, but perhaps only from the outside for the introvert. A very busy place and remember to buy tickets in advance to avoid queuing... Nice shop outside with books, mugs, clothing, jewellery + bits and bobs... definitely worth to visit!

Great place. Took the beefeater tour which was very informative . You can also get an audio guide. Plenty to see but beware there are an awful lot of steps.

Absolutely fantastic. My children loved it. The staff are very helpful. The crown jewels are amazing. Well worth a visit. The beefeaters are knowledgeable and make the experience fun. We will definitely be going back

An awe-inspiring journey back to the past through the lanes & dungeons of history. The crowning glory of this priceless experience is the witnessing of the "Crown Jewels". As you walk across the precincts of the Tower, you feel thrilled that to walk along the same places down which heroes & warriors had walked centuries ago. The cafe inside the campus provides a variety of delicacies, ranging from salads to fish & chips to desserts. Overall, a memorable experience.

Beautiful architecture, while you are there you must go to see the Crown Jewels

This is a great place and should be on your list of "must see" attractions in London. Fun for the adults and the kids.

The guided tour was a super awesome way to learn about the castle. The crown jewel line was really long so we went in the weapons museum and when we came out it was near closing and there was no line for the jewels. It would not have been worth it to stand in line but they were cool

I had an amazing time at the tower of London and there are lots of gruesome story in both the adult and child book of course I have to say is the crown jewels but you can not tack picturs of the crown jewels but there is pictures of the jewels in both of the books and there is so much more there I really loved the bloody tower or the garden tower and as you go round you see animals mad out of chicken wire there is a poler bear, lines, baboons and an elephant . Tamara age 9.

I attended the Tower of London on the 02/10/18 to witness the exchange of the keys. This is only completed in the late evening and has happened every day without fail for hundreds of years.
The Tower of London is an amazing venue to visit with so much history.
Inside the walls is of course the Tower of London but also the chapel, the queens house, traitors gate and much much more.
In my opinion one of the top historic British places to visit. Amazing.

Was absolutely heaving but it is half term so to be expected. Must for tourists.

Worth a look around if into historical buildings, nice cafe for a quick bit. Crown jewels worth viewing.

This is a wonderful Historical Palace full of riches & Intrigue, with Towers & tombs, amazing details & stories. The very home of the incredible Crown jewels & so.much royal Finery, Armour, weapons & Historical Treasures & memorabilia from our bygone era...& the Fabulous Tower Bridge. There is so much to see & discover. We visited during the medieval Week shows & the kids loved all the activities & performances recreating an old lost London of so long ago. A gem from our regal past & present.

Outside view only for free plus a history book will get you some great pics. Many excellent photo spots around. Saw torchlight commemoration of WW1 free. Choose the spot on the path that gets you the Tower and Tower Bridge together. Looks beautiful night and day. Pay attention to the traffic crossings so you stay alive >look left, <look right painted on floor to help . Live transport artery of a major city so take care and use underpass. Not a museum outdoors, you pay to go in for that to see the Crown Jewels etc.

Excellent place to visit, everyone very helpful, great for people who love there history.

The architecture alone is worth the trip.
How did they construct such a marvel in the 11th Century?
Go and find out

It's a very good place.
Lot of canons are kept which is fascinating for kids.
Some games are also kept to cheer them up.
Museum sounds good if the q is small

I had a great day out with my Aunt & her partner. A lot of interesting history is within those walls. It was something that I wanted to do before I left the UK to return home, & I'm glad that I did. I wouldn't mind going back again, but that may take awhile.

Very impressive and well preserved. You can visit with a guide or by yourself. The place is huge so you'll need few hours in front of you to enjoy the whole place.

Loved the sights here and all the stories behind how London came to be, if your visiting our even living in London you have to visit!

This waa a Brilliant trip - we went ourselves and wandered around with a Helpful Audio tour - Pity we couldnt see everything - I most wanted to see the Crown Jewel's but we would probably needed to wait at least 1- 2hours just to get to the door of the building - the writings of the Prisoner on the walls were "sad" - Remember one statement that I think read "I am here in this one meagre room - and I do 'everything' in it - the mind Bogles
Wehadcome off a hop on hop off bus - had a light lunch then went to the Tower
We should have given Much more time
But what we saw was good
I don't know how I feek about the suoer imposing of modern people - 'scouts and Military men' onto old pictures from 1914 - some meant that the original faces were taken out - lost - didn't like this!

The Tower is absolutely legendary - literally, in many ways. Its role in history has been central to London, to England, to Britain, and, in many ways to the world.

The exhibits and displays have been upgraded massively since my first visit in 1983. Huge improvements, especially in the displays of the Crown Jewels.

You should plan on an entire day here. There's just too much to see, a shorter visit just won't do.

Yes, the admission price is a bit steep ... but i think it was worth every bit of it. Bring extra for the souvenir shops.

Plenty of information and assistance from the Yeomen Warders and other personnel. And say hello to the ravens!

It's a great place to visit with the family. But if it's summer you need to take your water, they sell there but they are not cold. Beautiful building, wonderful experience getting to know more about England and their history. I recurved it.

I came for the crowns, honestly, and they were stunning. Unbelieveable. First time ever in my life to see these crowns so near with my bare eyes. Worth the queue.

If you go to London you must visit it and spend at least a morning inside it!!!.
Very well conserved and interesting to visit!!

Must see! Expensive entry but SO WORTH IT! Old prison with Beefeater guided tours. Crown jewels on display Henry VIII's armor, among other Royals' armor, in another building (Henry was a portly man).