Features
- Hall of Monarchs: the crests or seals of the monarchs of Britain from William the Conqueror to our present Queen
- Private view of the Queen's Crown Jewels available before or after public hours
- Treasury contains a unique display of coronation regalia, including that used at the coronation of Her Majesty The Queen in 1953
- Jewel House Wardens on hand to share their wealth of knowledge
Best for…
Receptions are available before or after opening hours and can be combined with a reception or a dinner elsewhere in the Tower.
A little history of the space…
For over six hundred years kings and queens of England have stored crowns, robes, jewels and other valuable items at the Tower of London.
Since the 17th century, the coronation regalia themselves have been kept at the Tower and this collection, known as the 'Crown Jewels', has been shown to visitors to the Tower.
Today the Crown Jewels are exhibited in a magnificent new setting within the Waterloo Barracks. The Waterloo Barracks were built in 1845 on the site of the Grand Storehouse, a huge store and museum for arms and equipment that burned down in 1841 and was intended to house nearly one thousand men.
