Tower of London

This attraction cost about 17 pounds for an adult. I bought an additional audio guide for only 4 pounds. I found the audio guides to be a bit slow moving for me. I would also rather they not include "first-hand" accounts.

The tower fort is quite impressive even entering the first gate. I caught up with a Yeoman Warder tour when I first entered. It was good but did not last too long. I was told these tours usually last 60 minutes. I'm not sure if it was because of the season or something else. He really only talked about the moat, traitors gate (water lane/water gate), white tower, tower green and the Chapel Royal. It was a good informative and funny tour but shorter than I expected. That was when I decided to purchase the audio guide.

I ran out of time at the Tower. You really need 2-3 hours to discover it all.

The crowing jewel of this location was, well, the crown jewels. Thankfully, because it was January there were fewer tourists. I was able to not wait in line at all to see them. They have it set up like a disney ride. The queue is long and winding (or could be if crowded) but there are plaques for each royal in one room and 3 seperate rooms with videos that pertain to the jewels. One is Queen Elizabeth II's procession to become the queen. Another describes the jewels that are in the collection, including the names and stories of some of the famous jewels. After that, it is into the vault to see them. They truly are amazing. My favorite was the gold punch bowl. It was huge.

Definitely a must see when you visit London!

My Husband and I went to the Tower on the last day of our Honey Moon, and we loved every minute. When we first got there we took a general tour around, within a half an hour we were recuited into a rebillion to seize the Tower and took part in a recreation. It was very educational and very fun! The actors playing the rebels on our side ( locked out of the main tower grounds) Were very believeable, it was like stepping back in time! The whole experience took about a half an hour and ended in a briliant sword fight!

Afterwards we went and seen the crown Jewels which is a must see! We had some ice cream, bought some souviners, and seen the rest of this amazing peice of history