What Visitors Say
Fantastic (and terrifying!) bird’s eye views of the bridge and the Victorian engineering that once powered the bridge lifts. Lots of fun facts and history about the bridge scattered throughout the tour. The engine rooms were the highlight of my trip. The spotlight exhibit was beautifully maintained, moving Victorian machinery with all the intricate colours and elegant shapes that you’d expect of Victorian era craftsmanship. This tour is an absolute must if you make the journey to Tower Bridge. Be warned there are a lot of steps going up the tower. I believe there is an elevator, but I’m not sure what the policy is on its usage. I’d also highly recommend booking tickets in advance as entry is time-allocated.
I had heard that the museum was dog friendly. The only attraction I'm London that allows Man's Best Friend. I learned a lot about the building of the bridge, very illuminating. I recommend visiting especially with children as well as dogs. Four enthusiastic paws up!
Your ticket to the Tower Bridge allows you to enter the engine room. There is a gift shop inside. You can see and learn about the engine room. Highly recommend.
It shows internal mechanisms of how the bridge used to open allowing bigger ships to sail through. Tales of the time past but good to see the history.
Hidden Gem: This was definitely one of my highlights in london. Its a super informative, well designed and neatly intertwined museum where you can learn many cool facts. I personally loved seeing the original design concepts of the Tower Bridge, interesting to think about how it could have changed Londons landscape. The glass floor section is a really nice photo spot! And the engine rooms at the end are definitely worth the short walk. Really clever idea: you just have to follow a blue line on the ground and not have to worry about incomplete and bad directions / maps. Would 10/10 recommend this museum to friends & family visiting the city!
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Fun Facts
The high-level walkways were built so pedestrians could cross during bridge lifts, but they shut in 1910 because most people preferred to wait at road level rather than climb the stairs; they reopened in 1982 as a visitor attraction.
Each glass floor panel is part of a structure strong enough to bear the weight of one elephant or two London Black Cabs.
On 30 December 1952, Number 78 bus driver Albert Gunter accelerated across a rising bascule and landed safely on the other side with all 20 passengers aboard.
Until the early 1980s, cats lived in and around the Engine Rooms, and a Cat Manager was employed to look after them; the last pair were called Bridget and Gladys.
Tower Bridge’s original steam engines raised the bascules more than 400,000 times before they were replaced in the 1970s.
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