VIP Tower of London and Crown Jewels Tour with Private Beefeater Meet & Greet

Overview

Available languages

English

3 hours

Mobile ticket

This is a full 3-hour guided tour of the highlights of the must-see Tower of London including a private Beefeater encounter that few get to enjoy. Ask questions, take a photo with the Beefeater and make the most of this tour.

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Please wear comfortable shoes as this tour involves a fair amount of walking, including over uneven surfaces, cobblestones, hills, inclines, declines and stairs.

Participants should be in good health - consult first with your doctor if you have any medical condition or are not used to regular exercise.

Wheelchairs, motorised scooters or any other device to assist mobility are not recommended, as we cannot guarantee: that all footpaths/sidewalks/curbs will have suitable ramps.

Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately.

Anybody under the age of 18 years must be accompanied by somebody aged 18 years or older.

Not recommended for travellers with limited mobility

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Admissions to Tower of London including the world-famous Crown Jewels

Private Audience with a Beefeater

Early Morning Timed Access Tickets - no-wait at ticket office

Option to choose a 30min guided White Tower Experience led by White Tower Warden.

Entry to White Tower & Armory and visit Tower Green - the Execution site of three English Queens

Hotel Pick Up & Drop Off / Transportation / Food and Drink / Gratitude

The White Tower option does not include private audience with the Beefeaters

What To Expect

Tower of London

Our award-winning guides will meet you to commence your once-in-a-lifetime guided tour of the main Tower of London highlights starting with a private audience with one of the Tower's elite world-famous Beefeaters to take pictures, ask questions and listen to incredible authentic stories that very few get to do. Your incredible tour will continue to some of the other major highlights including the White Tower, the Raven's Den, The Tower Battlements as well as the unmissable Crown Jewels and Tower Green - the Execution site of three English Queens.

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Included

The Crown Jewels

Experience and see up close the collection of Crown Jewels worn by Queens and Kings, past and present. At the heart of the collection is the Coronation Regalia itself, a group of precious and highly symbolic objects used since 1661 to crown sovereigns of England.

30 minutes • Admission Included

Options

Guided White Tower Experience

Early Access White Tower: Enjoy a private 30-minute tour of the famous 11th century White Tower led exclusively by a White Tower Warden.

VIP Tower of London and Crown Jewels Tour with Private Beefeater Meet & Greet

Beefeater Meet and Greet: Private Audience with a Beefeater

Reviews

4.55

828 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

662

Fascinating tour!
Pamela H,
Nov 14, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
This was a really good small group tour. Guide Miranda was exceptional. She was extremely knowledgeable about the history of the Tower of London, and shared many fascinating stories with us along the way. The private discussion with the Beefeater was very interesting as well. Highly recommend this tour!
Great tour
Jagjeet J,
Nov 9, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00
It was all good. However my understanding was that the whole tour is with a beefeater but it was with a tour guide, who was very knowledgeable and spoke about the facts. It was good.
Absolutely amazing!
Steven G,
Nov 5, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
This was an absolutely amazing experience. Warren was great and provided an extremely informative tour
Tower of London - highly recommend
lauri s,
Nov 4, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
This was a very thorough tour of the Tower of London. Just the right length. The meet and greet with the Beefeater was fun. He explained how he became a Beefeater and what his duties were. Nice small group
Great Tour
Jennifer P,
Oct 31, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
John was our guide and he was so interesting and knowledgeable. We had a wonderful time. He was friendly to our group as well as with the staff at London Tower. You could tell staff there truly liked him. He made sure to point out all the things we shouldn’t miss and never rushed us around. We appreciated everything.
Guide was amazing, very...
Adam R,
Oct 31, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Guide was amazing, very knowledgeable and funny. Definitely worth the visit. Kids absolutely loved all the history and stories along the way!
Humor and History
Suzanne R,
Oct 28, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00
Paedar Kelly was a funny and knowledgable guide. Tower has a lot of grusome stories but he made them funny.
So much rich British history in one place
S M,
Oct 24, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00
My husband and I thought our tour was the previous day, so we had already toured it on our own, but this VIP small group tour was worth the extra cost. We learned so much about British history and specific things about the Tower that we didn't find when we did a self-guided tour. Our tour guide, John, was a good story teller and the Tower of London seems to be THE place where a lot of British history happened. Everyone on our tour was from the US, so it was mostly new information for us. We met at Starbucks at 8:45am. The Tower opens to the public at 10am, but we were able to enter early (along with many other guided tours). I'd rather not have to be somewhere at 8:45am on a vacation trip, but it was worth it to visit with smaller crowds. Unfortunately, John was sick with a cold. We tried to keep our distance. John took a picture of us with my husband's cellphone. He used sanitizing gel immediately after, but that wasn't enough apparently. He caught a cold the next day and it ruined the final days of our vacation in London. Side note: Don't count on the beefeater yeoman tour if the weather is bad. The beefeater tours were cancelled on the day we visited on our own due to rain.
Our tour started early at...
Anastasia K,
Oct 23, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Our tour started early at 8:45 am which was great because we missed all the long lines to see the Crown Jewels. Our guide Ben was great and his puns were spot on lol. We had a meet and greet with a Beefeater. Nev was great, very nice, and answered all of our questions and we even took photos together. I highly recommend this tour with Ben.
Best way to hear the bloody history of the Tower
clairep412,
Oct 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Excellent tour today with Peadar, who managed to share hundreds of years of British history in a manner that kept the whole family engaged and entertained, including 3 kids aged 8 - 14. Would highly recommend as a way to hear the stories and incredible history behind the Tower.