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Ceremony of the Keys

The Tower has been locked this way every night for around 700 years.

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The way in, on the night of the ceremony.

In Tower of London.

At half past nine each night the Chief Yeoman Warder locks the Tower's gates, is challenged by the sentry, and hands over the keys — unchanged for centuries and never once missed. The ceremony runs 21:30 to 22:05.

It is no longer free. Tickets must be pre-booked online, at a suggested £30 with the option to pay anywhere from £10 to £50, and they are released in batches months ahead and go almost at once. Roughly half an hour, outdoors, in whatever the weather is doing.

Where
Tower of London, EC3N 4AB
Nearest station
Tower Hill · 2 min walk

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