Tower of London and Crown Jewels tickets

The Tower of London is a royal fortress on the north bank of the Thames, beside Tower Bridge. William the Conqueror began the White Tower, the stone keep that gives the castle its name, around 1078, and it has served since as palace, prison, armoury, mint and treasury. UNESCO listed it as a World Heritage Site in 1988. Historic Royal Palaces, the charity that runs it, recommends at least 2 to 3 hours for a visit.

This ticket is entry for one day, and it covers what the listing names: the grounds, the White Tower with the Line of Kings, the Medieval Palace and the Crown Jewels. The Yeoman Warders, the Tower's Beefeaters, lead guided tours that are included in the ticket price, start near the entrance and last about 45 minutes, by the Tower's own access guide. The warders are former soldiers with at least 22 years of service, and at least six ravens are kept at the Tower, the subject of the Tower's most famous legend.

The Crown Jewels fill the ground floor of the Waterloo Barracks, in the Jewel House. They are working regalia, not museum pieces: St Edward's Crown, made in 1661, was placed on the head of Charles III at his coronation in May 2023. The collection of more than 100 objects holds around 23,578 gemstones, among them Cullinan I, the largest clear cut diamond in the world, set in the Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross. A moving walkway carries visitors past the crowns, and a raised platform at the end lets you stay and look for longer. Photography is not allowed inside.

The ticket has no time slot: you go any time the Tower is open on your date. In winter, from 1 November to 28 February, the access guide gives 09:00 to 16:30 from Tuesday to Saturday and 10:00 to 16:30 on Sunday and Monday, with last admission at 16:00; from 1 March to 31 October the Tower closes at 17:30, with last admission at 17:00. It is closed on 24, 25 and 26 December and 1 January. The entrance is a few minutes' walk from Tower Hill station, on the Circle and District lines.

It is the Tower ticket most people book on GetYourGuide by a long way: 4.6 out of 5 from about 33,500 reviews on 7 November 2026, against about 1,800 for the next most reviewed Tower product. It is the plain entry ticket, so you keep the whole day and join a Yeoman Warder tour when you like. For a guide of your own, Easy Access Tower of London and Crown Jewels Tour is rated 4.7 from about 1,700 reviews, from 106.64 euros, for 3 to 4 hours. To be first into the Jewel House, Tower of London Early Access with Beefeater and Crown Jewels is 4.5 from about 1,800 reviews, from 70.69 euros, and Tower of London Opening Ceremony and Tower Bridge Tour, which adds the morning ceremony at the gates and Tower Bridge, is 4.8 from about 950 reviews, from 178.53 euros.

Be straight on price. Historic Royal Palaces sells the same entry on its own site in pounds, before an optional donation: an adult ticket was about £37 to £38 in 2026, by Historic Royal Palaces' price list as reported (IanVisits gives £37; a copy of the official table shows £38, or £41.80 with the donation). Children under 5 go in free on both. Historic Royal Palaces members go in free, and Go City's London Pass and London Explorer Pass include Tower entry, so holders of either should not buy this. Book here if you want to pay in euros, keep everything in one GetYourGuide booking, or cancel free up to 24 hours ahead. To see the Tower from the water as well, our River Thames cruise from Westminster to Greenwich passes it; for the Abbey, Big Ben and the Palace with a guide, see Westminster on foot.