England’s most famous fortress, on the Thames next to Tower Bridge and home to the Crown Jewels. Here you’ll find which Tower of London tickets to buy, the weather during opening hours, opening times and tips for your visit.
Queues and crowds → · London, England, United Kingdom
Weather at 4:00 PM. The castle opens at 09:00.
One ticket covers everything: the Crown Jewels, the White Tower, the wall walks and the exhibitions. You don’t need a separate ticket for the jewels.
Our pick: if your dates are fixed, the official ticket is slightly cheaper. If you’d like the freedom to cancel up to the day before, or prefer to pay in euros, go for the Tiqets ticket.
Yeoman Warder tours (the “Beefeaters”) are included in the ticket, subject to availability; the last one leaves at 2:30 pm.
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before · 4.7 from over 4,500 reviews
A little more than the official ticket (£38), with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
Indicative prices, checked onOctober 26, 2026: they may change: the final price is the one shown by the seller.
Perfect day
Perfect day: clear, 12 to 13 degrees, no rain.
Perfect day
Perfect day: clear, 10 to 14 degrees, no rain.
| Time | Sky | Temperature | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Fair | 10° | – | 9 km/h |
| 10:00 | Partly cloudy | 11° | – | 10 km/h |
| 11:00 | Partly cloudy | 12° | – | 10 km/h |
| 12:00 | Fair | 13° | – | 9 km/h |
| 13:00 | Clear | 14° | – | 8 km/h |
| 14:00 | Clear | 14° | – | 9 km/h |
| 15:00 | Clear | 13° | – | 9 km/h |
| 16:00 | Clear | 12° | – | 7 km/h |
| 17:00 | Fair | 11° | – | 6 km/h |
The best days are Friday, October 30, Saturday, October 31 and Monday, November 2. The rating only looks at opening hours: rain at night doesn’t spoil the visit.
Today and tomorrow the forecast is accurate hour by hour; up to day seven it is reliable on the trend; the last days give a rough idea. Updated every hour.
Opening hours change during the year: check the day’s hours on the official website before you go.
Opening times change through the year. In the week from 26 October 2026 the Tower is open daily from 9 am to 4:30 pm, with last entry listed at 3 pm; at other times the buildings close at 5:30 pm. Check the times for your week on the official website.
Best time to visit: May, June and September. Highs are between 18 and 22°C, ideal for the wall walks.
| Month | Average high | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8° | 12 |
| Feb | 9° | 10 |
| Mar | 12° | 9 |
| Apr | 15° | 9 |
| MayRecommended | 18° | 8 |
| JunRecommended | 22° | 8 |
| Jul | 24° | 8 |
| Aug | 23° | 8 |
| SepRecommended | 20° | 8 |
| Oct | 16° | 11 |
| Nov | 12° | 11 |
| Dec | 9° | 11 |
1991–2020 normals for the Met Office station at London Heathrow: average high and days with at least 1 mm of rain. Source: Met Office, table published on Wikipedia (article “London”).
About half the visit is indoors: the Crown Jewels, the White Tower and the exhibitions in the towers.
An hour-by-hour crowd estimate is coming later, always marked as an estimate and with its source.
Allow at least two to three hours.
By Tube: Tower Hill station (District and Circle lines) is about a 5-minute walk. Tower Gateway on the DLR is another option.
By car: there’s no visitor parking at the Tower; public transport is the way to go.
Luggage: suitcases and large bags aren’t allowed and there’s no left-luggage facility. Drop them at your hotel first.
Perfect day: clear, 12 to 13 degrees, no rain.
Saturday, October 31: Perfect day: clear, 10 to 14 degrees, no rain. Sunday, November 1: Good: cloudy, 8 to 11 degrees, no rain.
The official adult ticket costs £38 (£41.80 with donation), £19 for ages 5–17 and £30.30 for over-65s, students and disabled visitors; under-5s go free. On Tiqets it’s from €45.31, with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
Yes: the Tower of London entry ticket includes the Crown Jewels exhibition, the White Tower, the wall walks and the other exhibitions.
They change through the year. In the week from 26 October 2026 it’s open daily from 9 am to 4:30 pm; at other times the buildings close at 5:30 pm. Check the official website for your date.
At least two to three hours, more if you want to join a Yeoman Warder tour and see all the exhibitions.
Tower Hill (District and Circle lines), about a 5-minute walk. Tower Gateway on the DLR is also close. There’s no visitor parking.
No: suitcases and large bags aren’t allowed and there’s no left-luggage facility.
Reliable forecasts reach about 10 days: here you get the next 10, hour by hour for today and tomorrow and as a trend after that. To pick a month, check the climate month by month.
Forecasts come from MET Norway, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, calculated for the castle’s coordinates and updated every hour during the day and every 3 hours at night. Crowd figures are labelled as estimates, with their source.
Entry ticket with the Crown Jewels · from €45.31
Forecast by MET Norway, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, calculated for the castle’s coordinates. Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated every hour. Updated: October 26, 2026.