Tower of London Private Tour with Blue Badge Guide

Badge of Excellence

London, England

3 hours (approx.)
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Discover one of London’s most famous attractions at your own pace on a private tour of the Tower of London with a Blue Badge guide. You’ll discover 900 years worth of history as you explore highlights such as the White Tower, the Medieval Tower, the Bloody Tower, the Royal Mint, all the while receiving undivided attention and enjoying ample time to stop and ask questions.

Delve into 900 years of history on a private Tower of London tour
Explore at your own pace with a private guide
Skip the lines on the day with pre-booked admission tickets
Get a more in-depth history of the tower than you would in the guidebook

What's Included

Pre-Booked tickets
Private Guide
Blue Badge guide
Professional guide

Food and drinks
Hotel pick up and drop off
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Tower of London Welcome Centre
Tower Place West, 5 Great Tower St, London EC3R 5BT, UK
The meeting point is at the Tower of Londo, right outside the "Learning and Community Groups Meeting Point” (right next to Pret-a-mager) on the slope. The guide will be holding a sign with the customer's name.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Tower of London

3 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level

The Tower of London features difficult stairs, a number of low doorways, and passageways where wheelchair access is restricted.
In the winter can get very cold, please wear warm clothing
We suggest wearing comfortable shoes
Parts of the Tower are not pushchair friendly due to the cobbled ground. Buggy parks are located in few areas.
Please be aware that the queue for the Crown Jewels can be long in the high season
You will skip the tickets line but security checks are Inevitable
You will see the Crown Jewels but guiding in the jewel house is not allowed
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.7

based on 24 reviews

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Private Tower of London

Carrie_D, Oct 2025

Very informative and customized to what we wanted to hear. It incorporated lineages historical critical factors and fun interesting facts along with some things that are pure conjecture.

Great private tour.

Liz_A, Jan 2025

Our guide was amazing and tailored the tour to our tastes. The history and knowledge of our guide was impressive. Definitely worth it.

Lovely guide, but not worth the high cost

michelle_o, Oct 2024

I don't usually do touristy things while traveling; however, I decided to splurge on this Tower of London tour. Given the high price point, I expected a very high-touch, exclusive, or VIP-level tour (like the one I did at Versaille). While our tour guide was lovely, at over $800, this tour was really nothing more than an audio tour with someone walking with us. I wouldn't recommend paying the extra cost for this tour.

Worth it!

Frank_M, Jun 2024

Having an expert private tour guide made the experience so much more meaningful. Lucy was able to get us inside quickly and easily and recommended the Crown Jewels first to avoid a big crowd. She was a great storyteller and wonderful with all of our questions.

Excellent tour at the Tower

Catherine_W, Apr 2024

Our guide was called Lucy. She is brilliant. So great that I specifically asked for her as she was my tour guide last September for other family visiting from the USA. She’s friendly, fun, knowledgeable and was great with the 6 year old in our party. You can’t go wrong booking this tour. Well worth the money.

Family friendly tower

Anar_C, Dec 2023

Dan was incredibly knowledgeable and patient. He had stories and history that kept all four of us including children engaged and fascinated during our entire time. We would highly recommend.

Dan is a brilliant guide !:)

Aine_S, Sep 2023

Dan was a brilliant tour guide !:) The whole family really enjoyed the tour .Dan was very knowledgable and kept us entertained throughout the tour .

Too fast

Steven_E, Nov 2022

Tour very felt rushed. We were running to keep up. Very short seemed the guide had prior arrangements

Lucy is the crown jewel of Tower guides.

Alex_M, Oct 2022

My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed Lucy’s presentation of stories that brought history to life. It was like spending the morning with a very informed and entertaining friend.

The best tour of London!!

JoAnn_G, Aug 2022

This is a must for anyone trying to see the city on your own. By far our favorite tour and Anthony our tour guide was fabulous! He took us to see so much, we had requested to visit Abby Road which he immediately said “let’s go” we even got to visit the gift shop. Informative and easy, honestly do it, you won’t regret it!

Not worth it

Lyn_M, Jul 2022

We had so looked forward to this tour. The Tower of London and all its history. Our guide was really very nice and informative as to the very basic history, however nothing terribly unique or any insider stories. The guide said he was not allowed to go inside (The Crown Jewels, Armoury, etc.) to explain what we were seeing, which left us hanging, so to speak. It only lasted about an hour and a half, which was very disappointing. We had a comparable tour of Hampton Court with a tour guide that went everywhere with us and explained everything at a quarter of the cost. For the price we paid for the Tower tour, we expected so much more! Definitely NOT worth it. Don't waste your money!

See, understand and appreciate the Tower of London and the Crown Jewels like no other!

Guy_K, Jul 2022

My guide Ainura met me near the Tower of London. I was running late but she was super courteous and stayed in communication via text as to my progress. She gave me such great background information that I believe I enjoyed seeing the Crown Jewels in a way few others have. I knew what to expect in each item, its incredible historical and modern significance as well as appreciating their values. Her explanation of the Culinan diamonds was very special and something I will remember forever. I actually went through the jewels four times because I was recalling all the things she explained to me about each item. She enabled me to understand and appreciate the history and structures of the royal fortress and London landmark on a level I could not have imagined. As we toured the ancient fortress, she explained its founding in the Norman Conquest and then how it was used through the Henry the 8th period and up through WWII. I knew that Anne Boleyn held a special place in British history and was a very sympathetic figure but I really did not understand why until Ainura explained it to me. I am so grateful to her for the experience she provided me.

Great Tower of London tour guide

Carlos_Q, Jun 2022

Her knowledge of history and her ability to make the tour enjoyable was that more pleasant. She was on time and was very professional.

Our guide was thorough,...

Lisa_F, Jun 2022

Our guide was thorough, knowledgeable & professional. We saw everything the Tower of Lindon had to offer & learned a great deal from our guide

Tower of London Private tour

Aime_N, May 2022

Worth the cost. Added depth and personality to an already amazing historical site. Appreciated the knowledge and excitement our tour guide provided to the day.

Educational and Entertaining!

Dorothy_G, Mar 2022

We’ll worth seeing the Tower of London, including Crown Jewels, with a knowledgeable tour guide. Denisa, our guide, had an engaging way to tell us the stories of English monarchies over the centuries. Highly recommend!

Informative and Engaging

Taras_S, Feb 2020

Our guide, Denisa, was spectacular. She was knowledgeable, personable, and most importantly, she worked to engage our (somewhat disengaged) 11 year old. Like most good guides, she put history into the context of stories, and tied them together into a nice fabric. It’s not inexpensive, but if you really want to take a deep dive into the Tower, it’s the way to go. By the way, February is definitely the time to visit — no crowds!