Buying a ticket in advance was excellent! We jumped out of a cab, got right into a short line and started out tour. You don’t need to worry too much about being exact on timing. We were about 15 minutes late and there was no issue. Get Your Guide is so exceptional and we will use for every trip moving forward!

Get there early and go see the Crown Jewels first. Our booking was for 11:00 am. We walked right in to the exhibit and by the time we finished with the Crown Jewels portion, they had visitors weaving around the poles in a line and the line to go through the poles was past the White Tower!

The building is a definite must see but do you really have to visit the inside of it? I am not so sure about that. If you are super into British history and the crown then maybe. Or if you have not visited a gothic church or cathedral before then you could start with this one but I doubt if that is the case for most people. The truth is London doesn’t have an incredibly interesting place to visit and what you visit will never feel as a novel thing so if you keep that in mind perhaps you could give it a go. But I believe this site is quite overrated and would in all honesty skip to visit it.