Great experience! Very knowledgeable of British and of course Scottish history.
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What's Included
Includes
- All tickets and entry reservations for the Tower of London complex
- English-speaking local expert guide
- Private guided tour of the Tower of London complex
Excludes
- Gratuities
- Food & drinks
- Hotel pickup & drop-off
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- The meeting point is at the Official Ticket Office of the Tower of London. The guide will be holding an orange Urban Saunters sign. If you are traveling by taxi, tell the driver to drop you off on Petty Wales. The nearest underground station is Tower Hill.
Return
- The tour will end inside the Tower of London
Itinerary
Keeping a watchful eye over the city and the river Thames since its founding in 1079, the Tower of London has had many faces: as a mint, an observatory, a zoo, an armoury, a royal palace, a treasury and most notoriously, as a place of execution. Home to both the Beefeaters and the Crown Jewels today, the Tower’s story is one of intrigue, scandal and ceremony, definitely best uncovered with a private guide and a morning entrance before the crowds arrive. Upon meeting your private guide, you will first discover the iconic sites on the outer walls such as Traitor’s Gate and Tower Hill before entering the complex to view Britain’s most treasured royal artefacts, walk in the footsteps of Anne Boleyn, see the armour of Henry VIII, visit William the Conqueror’s White Tower, meet the ravens and learn everything you could ever need to know about this most historic of London’s palaces.
Home to both the Beefeaters and the Crown Jewels today, the Tower’s story is one of intrigue, scandal, and ceremony, definitely best uncovered with a private guide and a morning entrance before the crowds arrive.
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Reviews
Gina was an outstanding tour guide with incredible knowledge about the Tower. She made the tour fun and interesting for a bunch of Americans with minimal knowledge about England’ history. Highly recommend the tour and especially the tour guide, Gina.
Outstanding tour and Stephen was as nice and accommodating of a tour guide as we’ve ever had. Very pleased.
Nathan was a fantastic tour guide. Narrated several stories, making sure to explain the history, while keeping it engaging over a four hour period by sharing humorous anectodes and his personal experiences.
This tour was selected by my 14 year old grandson. Steph was extremely knowledgeable and made certain to include my grandson throughout the tour. I would highly recommend the tour and Steph!
An absolutely brilliant private tour led by Andrew, an experienced Blue Badge Guide. History, anecdotes, details, and facts as we roamed throughout the Tower complex at a comfortable pace. Two Seniors, two adults, and two teens in our group and we all enjoyed Andrew’s descriptions.
Book it (8am)! Nathan is the best-so informative. Not only were we the first to see the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London, but had a perfect spot later at the Horseguard’s parade without wait. Perfect morning!
Trudy was absolutely amazing. Very knowledgeable and a great storyteller that kept the whole group (including 3 kids) entertained and interested!
The guide was personable, attuned to our knowledge and very focused. We had an excellent time going at our pace and it was fantastic.
Sean is excellent. He knows his history and lays it out very clearly about the Tower and everything that happened there. It was unfortunate that he was unable to accompany us inside the Crown jewels exhibit and the Tower itself because of the summer school break, but that was not his fault and he was very good at explaining to us what we would be seeing when we went in. I would highly recommend Sean for other tours and he is very knowledgeable about the history of the UK and especially London. He’s also a very nice man. One thing that was not on our tour, but I would recommend it is the torture chamber exhibit.
Adrien was great! His level of information was phenomenal. We had been before and we learned so much from him this time through. Totally recommend.
Sean was amazing!!! He did the best tour and knew so many interesting facts. Very insightful and a wonderful Tour guide. Would definitely do this again.
Fantastic tour and our guide Dani was great! Highly recommended and well worth the time and money. Thank you!
My family loved this tour and mostly because of our amazing tour guide!! Danny (Danielle) had us laughing from the start. She was engaging, impressive with her extensive history knowledge, and made the tour so much fun for each of us, she’s a great storyteller. We highly recommend this tour with Danny and will certainly book with her again. This was the best tour of our week in London, thank you for giving us such a wonderful experience!!
Danny P. is the best tour guide. He made our Tower of London tour wonderful. He is fun and knowledgeable. Great with all ages.
What an amazing experience this was. I’m so glad we had our guide with us. She was so knowledgeable and so wonderful. We learned so much. I’m so glad we took the time to do this. It was so worth it!!!
Danny was amazing! Very knowledgeable and engaging. Great with our 3 children. Highly recommend. This tour is a must when visiting London.
Thank you to Jo for guiding us on this tour. Within five minutes, we had already learnt more from Jo than we would have done in an entire day by ourselves. We really wanted to see the poppies currently on view and Jo showed us the best vantage points too. We will definitely look to do another Urban Saunters tour in the future.
Stephen was excellent. He was extremely knowledgeable and friendly. He let me set the pace. High recommended.
The hype about Trudy is real! She was incredible, knowledgeable, engaging and definitely THE reason for our wonderful experience with two teenage boys at the Tower of London. Don’t think a second more about booking this tour. We loved it!
Trudy was an amazing tour guide. She has so much interesting knowledge about the tower and its history. She brought this tour to life. We’ve had many private tours in many different countries and she is one of the best we’ve ever had. Great job!
Gina was fabulous and we had the best time at Tower of London! Gina was warm, kind and incredibly knowledgeable.
Linda was amazing. So knowledgeable and extremely pleasant. I would totally recommend a private tour to get a true understanding of the tower, its history and stories in a small setting. I would definitely recommend to anyone going to London. We had no issues or problems. Very easy to book and they definitely communicated. Again, thank you Linda for an awesome memory
Joe was an amazing guide. She knows how to entertain us and it has been such a great experience. We recommended it at all! 💕
Our guide was extremely knowledgeable about the Tower, and absolutely made the visit and tour worth it. My mother-in-law loved having the guide to herself, and was able to take all the time she needed to tour and ask questions. If you're interested in the Tower of London, I highly recommend a private tour to truly get context and depth that you won't get on group tours or on your own.
Urban Saunters provided the best private guided tours we have ever had. We took two tours in London, and both guides were excellent. Thank you!
The most fabulous tour on an incredible history icon! Guido was the best historian tour guide ever! Mañana 16 year old loved it! We learned, had fun and saw it all!!!!!
All was about Guy, our guide, a kind, knowledgeable and funny english national who made of our private tour un unforgettable experience. Nothing to add more
I am so glad l booked this tour of the Tower of London. Our children (ages 9 and 11) learned a lot. Our guide was excellent. His historical knowledge and real love of that history made his narratives so good. He was very friendly, and made sure we really got that special experience. I definitely recommend this tour company.
Viven is an outstanding guide who is flexible, knowledgeable, friendly and she was able to engage with the whole family. Our children loved touring the Tower of London with her. She showed us all the interesting sights and kept us interested with stories. We would highly recommend her and this tour.
We have always wanted to visit and we were not disappointed. The meet up location was easy to find and the tour started promptly. The Crown Jewel exhibit was spectacular. The tour was a perfect length for my attention span, and then it was nice to have all time we wanted after the guided tour was over to wander around and explore more and take photos. The whole experience was fantastic and our guide was amazing. Very impressed with Urban Saunters and will definitely come back in the future!
Our guide was spectacular and exceeded our high expectations. A great tour, she has great energy and a fantastic knowledge of the history of the tower. This was our first booking with Urban Saunters and we will be using them again. Thanks for making our tour a memorable experience!
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