London - Tower of London GOLD

The Tower Of London

Home to the Beefeaters, famous ravens and magnificent Crown Jewels

 

Our luxury GOLD Coach has unrestricted panoramic views, reading lights, toilet facilities along with just 36 fully reclining soft leather seats with over 50% more legroom than a standard coach. Stretch out and relax!

 

Poppies - don't miss your chance to see this unique installation. Open from 06 May, to coincide with the 80th anniversary of VE Day on 08 May, you can visit the installation throughout the summer including VJ Day on 15 August, until 11 November, culminating in a moment of remembrance for Armistice Day.

 

Discover its 900 - year history as a royal palace and fortress, prison and place of execution, mint, arsenal, menagerie and jewel house. Founded nearly a millennium ago and expanded upon over the centuries since, the Tower of London has protected, housed, imprisoned and been for many the last sight they saw on Earth. It has been the seat of British government and the living quarters of monarchs ... the site of renown political intrigue, and the repository of the Crown Jewels ... It has housed lions, bears, and (to this day) flightless ravens ... not to mention notorious traitors and framed members of court, lords and ministers, clergymen and knights.

 

The new special commemorative display of ceramic poppies will be installed at the heart of the Tower of London to mark the 80^th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. The display will see nearly 30,000 of the original poppies, made for the 2014 installation, ‘Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red’, return to the Tower, marking the sacrifices made by so many during the Second World War. Open for 6th May to 11th November.

The specially commissioned installation will resemble a ‘wound’ at the heart of the Tower, which was itself bombed during the Blitz. Poppies will pour across the lawn overlooked by the ancient White Tower, where the blood-red flowers will form a crater, with ripples flowing outwards. 

On display within the Tower’s walls, the installation will create striking images, reminding us of loss through war, and of the long-lasting impact of conflict. It will create a shared space for visitors to remember and reflect on the collective sacrifice of so many in this important anniversary year.

The poppies are on loan from Imperial War Museums and were designed and made by the artist, Paul Cummins. The new display has been created by the designer, Tom Piper.

 

Things to see and do at The Tower:

* join one of the famous Yeoman Warder tours and hear exciting tales from the Tower’s past

* visit the Crown Jewels, one of the unmissable highlights of a visit to the Tower of London

* visit the White Tower built by William the Conqueror, which today houses displays from the Royal Armouries’ collection

* experience the history of the Tower through live costumed re-enactments (timings vary)

* see the famous ravens next to the White Tower; explore the story of how the Tower was attacked and defended in our interactive Fortress displays

* walk through the surprisingly rich colours and comfortable furnishings of the Medieval Palace

* decide who murdered the Little Princes in the Bloody Tower

* see instruments of torture in the Lower Wakefield Tower

* discover the extraordinary prisoner graffiti in the Beauchamp Tower

* visit Traitors' Gate where prisoners accused of treason are supposed to have passed through, including Queen Elizabeth I

 

On site facilities include the New Armouries Restaurant. Audio guides available to hire.

 

Prices shown on Screen Include Entry Tickets - Child Fare: Under 16

Depart for home approx. 17.00/17.30

 

Tower of London The Tower Remembers - poppies