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50 facts about the Tower of London

How many of these essential highlights do you know?

Tower of London Prison

The Tower is known as an infamous prison, but it wasn't built to be one

Thomas Cromwell

The life and death of Henry VIII’s 'most faithful servant'

Sir Walter Raleigh

This wild spirit found himself caged at the Tower of London

The Tower of London and the Second World War

Life at the Tower of London during the Second World War

The story of the Tower of London

Iconic fortress, royal palace and infamous prison.

The execution of Charles I

Killing of a 'treasonous' King

The Ceremony of the Keys

Centuries-old traditions of the Tower of London including the Ceremony of the Keys and Beating the Bounds.

The story of Banqueting House

Four hundred years of history and the site of a royal execution

• Events
• Tours and talks

Tower of London Opening Ceremony experience

Experience a unique and exclusive opportunity to enter the Tower of London before it opens and watch the Opening Ceremony.

• Dates:

  Daily from 10 August to 30 September 2026

• Times: 10 August to 6 September: 08:45. 07 to 30 September: Sunday and Monday: 09:45, Tuesday to Saturday 08:45.
• Location: Tower of London
• Ticket type: Special Opening Ceremony experience ticket (includes Tower admission, advanced booking only)

• Things to see

Bloody Tower

Explore the stories of the Princes in the Tower and Sir Walter Raleigh in the infamous Bloody Tower.

• Dates:

  Open

• Location: Tower of London
• Ticket type: Included in palace admission (Members go free)

• Things to see

Charles I’s execution site

Walk in the footsteps of the condemned King and stand on the spot of Charles I's execution, just outside Banqueting House.

• Dates:

  01 August - 20 September 2026 and Members-only days

• Location: Banqueting House
• Ticket type: Included in palace admission (Members go free)

• Things to see

Torture at the Tower exhibition

Discover stories of the unfortunate prisoners who were tortured within the walls of the Tower of London.

• Dates: Open
• Location: Tower of London
• Ticket type: Included in palace admission (Members go free)

• Things to see

Imprisonment at the Tower exhibition

Learn why people ended up as prisoners in the Tower of London, in the very rooms where some of them were held.

• Dates: Open
• Location: Tower of London
• Ticket type: Included in palace admission (Members go free)

• Things to see

Tower Green and Scaffold site

Walk in the footsteps of those condemned to execution at the Tower of London on Tower Green and the Scaffold Site.

• Dates: Open
• Location: Tower of London
• Ticket type: Included in palace admission (Members go free)

The rise and fall of Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset

Historian Gareth Russell picks up the tale of a scandal that no one had foreseen when the inoffensive Robert Carr arrived at James VI's court.