Tower of London
A Norman fortress on the north bank of the Thames, founded in 1066 after the Conquest. Its White Tower was raised by William the Conqueror in 1078, and the walls around it have served as royal palace, prison and treasury, and still keep the Crown Jewels.
- Where
- London, England, United Kingdom
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 51.5082, -0.0762
Get the Tower of London stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Tower of London. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your England volume with your photos and a note.
Near Tower of London
Tower Bridge 0.3 km
A Victorian bridge over the Thames, built between 1886 and 1894 to a design by Horace Jones, with two Gothic towers and a road deck that still lifts in halves to let tall ships through. It stands beside the Tower of London, from which it takes its name.
HMS Belfast 0.4 km
A Royal Navy light cruiser launched on Saint Patrick's Day 1938 and commissioned just before the Second World War, now moored for good on the Thames near Tower Bridge. Run by the Imperial War Museum, it can be explored from the bridge down to the engine rooms.
The Shard 0.8 km
A 95-storey glass pyramid by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, standing 309.6 metres over London Bridge station in Southwark. It is the tallest building in the United Kingdom, and its upper floors look out across the whole city.
Borough Market 1.1 km
One of London's largest and oldest food markets, by London Bridge in Southwark, with a market on the site since at least the 12th century. Under its 1850s iron roof the stalls sell cheese, bread, produce and street food from around the world.
Shakespeare's Globe 1.5 km
A reconstruction of the Elizabethan playhouse of 1599 for which Shakespeare wrote his plays, built near the original site on the South Bank and completed in 1997. Like the first, it is round, timber framed and open to the sky, with a yard where the audience stands.
Tate Modern 1.6 km
Britain's national gallery of international modern and contemporary art, set in the former Bankside Power Station on the South Bank. The old Turbine Hall makes a vast entrance and a space for giant installations, and the Millennium Bridge links it across the river to St Paul's.
St Paul's Cathedral 1.7 km
Christopher Wren's English Baroque cathedral on Ludgate Hill, the highest point of the City of London, completed in 1710 on a site that has held a church since AD 604. Its great dome dominated the skyline for centuries, and a whisper carries round the gallery inside it.
Imperial War Museum London 2.6 km
The London home of a national museum founded in 1917 to record the British and imperial effort of the First World War. Its remit has since grown to cover every conflict involving British or Commonwealth forces since 1914, and a pair of naval guns stands outside its domed building.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in England
Questions
Where is Tower of London?
Tower of London is in London, England, United Kingdom. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Tower Bridge (0.3 km), HMS Belfast (0.4 km), The Shard (0.8 km).
How do I get the Tower of London stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Tower of London and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your England volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Tower of London before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your England volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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