Marty

I have been to London several times, but it was not until I read it on this forum that I realized that the Tower of London yeomen's tour is not available when it rains. Looking at the 10 day forecast, I can see showers for the first two days that we will be there next week. I so want the children who will be with me to get that tour. If it is not sunny on the next day which will be our last, will we miss the tour altogether?

stephie

I was there this past summer, it was only a little wet, and the tour was closed. However, they do have an audio tour, which is pretty extensive and interesting. There are also some shows that little kids will like. Remember, even when it rains in London, which it often does... you can still have a good time.

Kim

We were there in May. It was only raining a little bit, and the tour was not available. Plus, all the handheld units were out, and they didn't expect to have any for hours!!

Marty

Thanks. I was afraid of that, and I really wanted them to have that experience. Maybe we will get one sunny day. We will get there early, so maybe the audio tours will be available.

Carol

Excuse my ignorance, but what is the yeomen's tour? We plan on visiting the Tower of London in February, and we're pretty much counting on rain while we're there.

xxx

<BR>Nobody knows more about the history of The Tower than the Yeoman Warders ( 'Beefeaters'). <BR>You can join one of their free tours inside the Tower.

Carol

Thanks, sounds great.

Don't

marty - Don't plan your days by the 10 day weather forecasts - they are often completely out! You will have to check the weather forecasts the night before to get a fairly accurate idea of what it's going to be like. For the past few weeks the weather has been all over the place - rain / sun / cold / mild / gloomy / bright..... it seems to change daily!<BR>

Keith

I was very impressed by the tour.<BR><BR>Having lead similar tours during the summer while in college, and taken many others, I could appreciate how fine a job the Beefeater did.<BR><BR> Keith

Beth

I think that it does not take much rain to cancel the tour. However, when we were there this past June, they did conduct the tour in a slight drizzle/mist. It seemed as though we spent extra time in the chapel there, however, when the rain picked up a bit.

dont

Get there before it opens-the only way to do it.

anonymous

When we were there in 1997, it was raining when we started our tour--just drizzling--but the guide wouldn't let anyone use their umbrellas. When the rain started more heavily, he said we would have to stop and try again later. The rain did stop about an hour later and we got to take our tour. I hope this is helpful.