TOWER OF LONDON TOUR - London 2015 - page 451

the clock inside the gate. If you just missed the start of a tour, you can join it in pro-
gress (just catch up to the group a bit ahead). You won't need the £ 4 audioguide.
Length of This Tour: Allow two hours. If you have less time, see the crown jewels, and
try to squeeze in a Beefeater tour to get an overview. If time allows, also tour the
White Tower Museum.
Photography: Photos allowed, except of the jewels and in chapels.
Eating: The New Armouries Café, inside the Tower, is a big, efficient, inviting cafeteria
(large, splittable meals for £ 8-10). Outside the Tower, there's an Apostrophe food shop
along the river; the big, modern Eat, uphill from the ticket lines; a row of familiar fast-
food joints just behind the Welcome Centre; and various take-out stands all around.
Picnicking is allowed on Tower grounds but not inside the buildings.
Nearby: Adjacent to the Tower is Tower Hill, with two memorials (WWI and WWII).
Looming above this area, with a gigantic decorative tower, is the building called Ten
Trinity Square, which was designed to house the London Port Authority.
The Tower is also close to three of my self-guided walks: You could walk from Tra-
falgar Square to the Tower following The City Walk. Across the river is the start
of the Bankside Walk (begins at London Bridge, upstream). And just to the north,
near Liverpool Street Station, is the start of the East End Walk (see here ) .
Starring: The crown jewels, Beefeaters, William the Conqueror, and Henry VIII.
The Tour Begins
(See “Tower of London” map, here .)