Visit the Tower of London with National Holidays

The scene of some of the nation’s bloodiest and gruesome events, The Tower of London is a remarkable building on the banks of the River Thames which remains one of London’s top tourist attractions and immensely popular coach destination.

Behind its magnificent Norman walls over 1000 years of intriguing British history full of captivity, torture and execution have been played out.

Step into the iconic White Tower, the Tower’s most iconic building, and hear the bloody tales of its most famous prisoners who were tortured or executed here, including Anne Boleyn, Catherine Howard and Lady Jane Grey. You can still see the actual execution spot of the three queens on Tower Green and see their final resting place in the Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula!

A highlight of your trip to the Tower of London is the chance to see the awe-inspiring Crown Jewels. Attempt to count the 23,578 gems in the collection and be dazzled by treasured pieces including the Koh-i-Noor, one of the largest cut diamonds in the world set in the Queen Mother’s Crown and St Edward’s Crown, which Her Majesty The Queen wore at her Coronation.