Fusiliers Museum
What Visitors Say
It was really awesome. First of all, I never expected to find a museum about a military unit in the Tower of London. There is everything from the sabers and muskets they used in the old days to modern riot gear. They also have all the medals they earned on display. The part that I liked was the souvenir coin machine. I think I got four coins.
The Fusilier museum it was very informative from when they have started, through all the wars that they have fought in, and there were a lot of exhibits which i haven't seen before. Is worth the visit if you are visiting the Tower of London.
A lovely little museum inside the Tower of London. It’s not huge, but it’s well presented and gives a clear look into the regiment’s history. Worth stopping by if you’re already exploring the Tower.
This small museum if full of interesting information about the Royal Fusiliers, the medal room is fascinating, especially with the amount of Victoria Cross's on display, theres plenty of history old and more modern, so was an interesting visit, the only criticism is of the security lady that asked me what I was doing, which was a little odd as it was obvious that I was looking through a glass door that had a silver/trophy cabinet on the other side and when I said I was looking at said cabinet she said I couldn't and it was a little bit weird that I wanted to, a very strange statement, if you don't want people to look at this section then surely you'd put up a curtain or not have "GLASS" doors, it was a very odd situation and a very unnecessary one at that, it did put a slight dampener on the overall visit.
Highlights
Medal & Gallantry Gallery
A concentrated record of service and sacrifice, including multiple Victoria Crosses awarded to the regiment.Each group tells a precise story—rank, theatre, date—etched in metal and ribbon.
Upper display rooms
From Fusils to Modern Arms
The ‘Fusilier’ name comes from the fusil (a light flintlock) issued to artillery guards; later displays show percussion, bolt-action and automatic transitions.Trigger, ignition and rate of fire shift with technology—and so do battlefield tactics.
Arms cases, main gallery
Colours, Drums & Silver
Regimental identity objects—embroidered colours, presentation drums and mess silver—carry battle honours and civic ties to the City of London.Ceremonial objects double as archives: battle names are literally stitched and engraved into them.
Central cases and wall hangs
City Battalions in World War I
Displays trace ‘City’ battalions raised from London trades and professions serving on the Western Front, Gallipoli and beyond.Badges, trench maps and personal kit illuminate daily reality behind unit titles.
20th-century section
Opening Hours
Fun Facts
The Royal Fusiliers were raised at the Tower of London in 1685 to guard the Board of Ordnance—hence the light ‘fusils’ suited to protecting artillery.
Under the 1881 Childers Reforms the unit became the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), formalising its civic identity with the Square Mile.
The museum occupies the regiment’s historic quarters inside the Tower precinct, linking the collection to its original garrison site.
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