Object handling sessions are free and run by our volunteers. This activity is therefore subject to volunteer availability. Please check the What's On board at West Gate for details on the activity.

The history of the Tower of London is as a royal palace and prison. There are areas of the site which may be distressing for some visitors. Clear signage will be placed to inform ...

On 11 November 1920, the Unknown Warrior was laid to rest in Westminster Abbey. Buried anonymously in remembrance of the missing dead, the Warrior’s coffin is said to have been made of ‘English oak’ ...

Enjoy two hours at the Tower of London free from crowds, with our Relaxed Hour at the Tower. This event has been designed for Neurodivergent and Learning Disabled children (aged five to 16) and their ...

Learn why people ended up as prisoners in the Tower of London, in the very rooms where some of them were held. The Tower of London's history as a state prison has captured the public's imagination for ...

Book a ticket in advance online or purchase tickets on the day at the ticket office. Historic Royal Palaces members only need to pre-book for palace events, exhibitions or member events. Ticket prices ...

Admire the epic Rubens' ceiling and discover the site of Charles I’s execution at Banqueting House, Whitehall. Banqueting House is now closed for a period of essential re-servicing, conservation, and ...

Tower of London ticket prices. Pre-book a ticket and time slot online before you visit or purchase tickets on the day from the ticket office on Tower Hill. Audio guide tours in a choice of languages ...

Discover the world-famous collection of treasures including more than 100 objects and over 23,000 gemstones. At the heart of the Crown Jewels collection are English Coronation Regalia – the sacred ...

Head to the Lower Wakefield Tower to find a exhibition about the methods of torture used at the Tower of London, complete with replicas of the instruments which inflicted such appalling pain. In the ...

Henry VIII's Kitchens at Hampton Court Palace were the largest of Tudor England. 200 cooks, sergeants, grooms and pages worked to produce over 800 meals a day for the hungry household of Henry VIII.