Complete Tower of London Tour: Opening Ceremony, Early Access Crown Jewels & River Cruise
3 hours
Max 20
Why take this tour?
Highlights
- Enjoy VIP early entry to the Tower of London’s Jewel House to see the Crown Jewels without the usual crowds.
- Be among a small group to witness the Opening Ceremony, one of the oldest military ceremonies in the world, before the Tower officially opens to the public.
- Explore the infamous fortress-turned-prison (and so much more!) on a professionally guided tour of the Tower of London, including visits to the Bloody Tower, torture chamber, execution site, and a walk along the Tower walls.
- See London from the water on a sightseeing river cruise thanks to your included City Cruises flexible one-way ticket.
- Sites Visited
- Tower of London
- Jewel House (first entrance)
- Old execution site on Tower Green
- Bloody Tower
- Torture chamber
- Castle walls
- Opening ceremony
- London from the water (City Cruises sightseeing cruise)
- Tour Includes
- First entrance ticket for Jewel House
- First entrance ticket for Tower of London
- including Opening Ceremony
- Flexible one-way London river cruise pass
- Blue Badge guide
- Headset
Take an exclusive visit to Britain's most famous castle on this in-depth early access Tower of London tour.
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Verified Customer reviews
Verified ratings
4.7 /5
based on 176 Walks’ customer ratingsOverall rating
4.7 /5
176 reviewsRating summary by category
Latest reviews
Excellent
What a extraordinary experience with Aaron. Knowledgeable, engaging, amusing and very well organised, we LOVED our tour.
Although initially a little bit apprehensive due to price, this tourwas worth every cent and then some more! Highly recommended indeed
Verified · Christine · Female · May 29, 2026 Excellent
The Tower of London Early Opening tour was great! Our tour guide, Steven, was awesome! He was very knowledgeable, and did a fantastic job of keeping the tour interesting and letting us know what all we were seeing!
Verified · Amanda · USA · Female · May 27, 2026 Excellent
Steven was a fantastic guide for the Tower of London tour. He was friendly, welcoming, and made the experience feel easy and enjoyable from the start. He shared a lot of great information and brought the history to life with interesting stories throughout the tour. I really appreciated his knowledge and personality, and I would definitely recommend taking the tour with him.
Tripadvisor customer · Cliff · May 23, 2026 Excellent
Tour was very good, guide was knowledgeable and pleasant. The only recommendation I would have is to have the group move into the Crown Jewels as soon as possible after entry into the complex and have a more brief discussion of the Crown Jewels prior to entry. The other early groups went in and were able to have more time before the regular entry customers and as a result several members of our group were late coming out. The guide did do a very good job of bringing the group to the other areas when they had smaller crowds. Overall it was a very good trip and I would recommend it.
GetYourGuide customer · GetYourGuide · May 19, 2026 Excellent
Well worth it… arrive early for a less crowded visit. Got everything done by 11am.
Tripadvisor customer · Javier · May 19, 2026
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Complete Tower of London Tour: Opening Ceremony, Early Access Crown Jewels & River Cruise
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Latest reviews
Excellent
What a extraordinary experience with Aaron. Knowledgeable, engaging, amusing and very well organised, we LOVED our tour.
Although initially a little bit apprehensive due to price, this tourwas worth every cent and then some more! Highly recommended indeed
Verified · Christine · Female · 65 - 74 years · May 29, 2026 Excellent
The Tower of London Early Opening tour was great! Our tour guide, Steven, was awesome! He was very knowledgeable, and did a fantastic job of keeping the tour interesting and letting us know what all we were seeing!
Verified · Amanda · USA · Female · 45 - 54 years · May 27, 2026 Excellent
Steven was a fantastic guide for the Tower of London tour. He was friendly, welcoming, and made the experience feel easy and enjoyable from the start. He shared a lot of great information and brought the history to life with interesting stories throughout the tour. I really appreciated his knowledge and personality, and I would definitely recommend taking the tour with him.
Tripadvisor customer · Cliff · May 23, 2026 Excellent
Tour was very good, guide was knowledgeable and pleasant. The only recommendation I would have is to have the group move into the Crown Jewels as soon as possible after entry into the complex and have a more brief discussion of the Crown Jewels prior to entry. The other early groups went in and were able to have more time before the regular entry customers and as a result several members of our group were late coming out. The guide did do a very good job of bringing the group to the other areas when they had smaller crowds. Overall it was a very good trip and I would recommend it.
GetYourGuide customer · GetYourGuide · May 19, 2026 Excellent
Well worth it… arrive early for a less crowded visit. Got everything done by 11am.
Tripadvisor customer · Javier · May 19, 2026 Excellent
Becky our tour guide had amazing places picked out for our tour. She knew the establishments and their history well and told us such interesting stories throughout the tour. She was personable and made the tour fun and enjoyable. Highly recommend her as a guide for any tour She does.
Verified · Lori · USA · Female · 65 - 74 years · May 12, 2026 Excellent
Paul, our tour guide, was knowledgeable, friendly, and well-spoken. We enjoyed the history lessons!
Verified · Cynthia · USA · Female · 65 - 74 years · May 08, 2026 Excellent
I was lucky enough to have Jackie as my guide two days in a row! She is very knowledgeable, gives all the information about the history of what you’re seeing, including the current traditions that have carried back centuries. She adds little stories as well, and just makes the whole tour very interesting. For somebody who loves history such as myself I couldn’t have asked two better experiences!
Tripadvisor customer · Colleen · May 03, 2026 Excellent
Dominic was very informative and quite enjoyable! Would happily do another tour with him!
Verified · Alisa · USA · Female · 55 - 64 years · May 01, 2026 Excellent
Blue badge guide was incredible. That is a must going forward
Verified · Hampton · USA · Male · 55 - 64 years · May 01, 2026You Can Also Experience These Similar Tours
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