hi guys welcome to another episode of ultimate bucket list and on today's show
i'm here at the tower of london one of the country's
most famous attractions and home to some of the most valuable pieces of jewelry
in the world
standing on the banks of the river thames right next to famous tower bridge
you'll find the tower of london the tradition
the pageantry the superstition and it's also home to the crown jewels
this is the most visited attraction here in the city of london
and it's a fantastic family day out but what's the castle actually like to go
around well from the outside it looks just as
fairy tale as it does in the pictures and videos
now due to new restrictions you'll need to book way in advance
once you've had your tickets checked and had a quick back search
you enter the castle via bywoods tower and yes this is one of the main ways
that you would access the tower back in the day what an entrance huh
whilst you're here take a look around you because
this place is as imposing as it looks on the pictures
whilst you're walking around the tower you might find people dressed like this
these are yeoman waters also known as beefeaters
their traditional role here at the tower of london is to look after the prisoners
and to guard the crown jewels nowadays they're more seen as ceremonial tour
guides and helpers rather than people who actually guard
anything they're a friendly bunch of people and
you can ask them various questions and take pictures of them
but don't annoy them these are members of the armed forces and have served 22
years in the military including this lady here moira cameron
the first ever female yeoman warder
it is pretty stunning to walk around if you're a history buff or you like old
things you'll be absolutely amazed at the
detail of this place and to think this has been around since
the 11th century you can view lots of things such as
saint thomas's tower and the traitors gates
where prisoners would usually arrive by water to be executed etc
and there's plenty of interesting things to see such as how
guards would originally guard the tower of london and the wars themselves you
can actually walk along but each individual tower has a very
educational aspect to it so as soon as you walk into one it will
actually show you what life was like back in the day
and some of them have some amazing views over the city of london
they even have recreated various things such as the king's chamber
the king's chapel and also the king's throne
it's not hard to imagine what life was like back in the medieval era
as with all ancient castles the stairwells can be a little bit
thin so if you're at all claustrophobic these are a bad idea to climb
but if you don't climb them you'll actually miss a lot of stuff
the walls are pretty cool to walk around and like i said you get some amazing
views of london itself and each different
tower has a different aspect to it such as the landform tower which houses
some interesting relics there's the salt tower which for some
reason wasn't open today and the bloody tower no that's actually
not a swear word they actually call it the bloody tower
this is where prisoners would usually be kept and or tortured
and or executed so yeah fun place to be now you might have heard that the most
famous residents here at the tower of london
are the ravens ravens are incredibly clever birds
and there's a superstition that states that if the ravens were to ever leave
the tower of london the tower will come crumbling down as a
result of that at least six ravens are kept locked up
here at the tower of london you know just in case there's a specific
yeoman water called the raven master whose job it is
to feed and look after these ravens it's time to go into this massive thing
in the middle this giant tower is known as the white
tower and traditionally this is where the king
would actually live and is the innermost part of the tower
of london nowadays it's home to the armory so as
soon as you go in you'll notice that there's lots and lots
and lots of armor and weapons some of these
belong to very famous monarchs such as king henry viii's armor
and they have several of these especially this one i mean
jesus look at the size of the cod piece on that how big was this guy's penis
wow it's cool to see various bits of armor but it's also nice to see various
weaponry that famous royals and famous knights would
have used back in the day the white tower also houses the chapel
and this is where monarchs would go traditionally to pray and take mass
admittedly you don't get to see much more of the white tower apart from that
so it's basically time to move on to the reason why you came here in the first
place the crown jewels which is in this
building the waterloo section of the castle
guarding the waterloo building are these guys the queen's guard
contrary to popular belief they are allowed to move and if you do
do something they will retaliate it's their job to
guard the castle after all and a lot of tourists bother these
guards i highly recommend that you don't do that because
a they could retaliate and b you don't want to cost these guys their wages
huge props to these particular soldiers who are marching around
in 35 degree heat and in those costumes it's pretty damn difficult
but anyway walk into the waterloo chamber and you'll be immediately met
by some of the most exquisite jewelry you'll ever come across
in your life there's a conveyor belt that will take you through some of the
most expensive and famous pieces of jewelry
in the country such as the orb and the scepter and
various crowns of monarchs past
now technically you're not allowed to film or photograph any of this
but as you can imagine guys i'm a sneaky bastard i managed to do it anyway
some of these crowns orbs and scepters are some of the most famous pieces of
jewelry the world has seen right at the end of this conveyor belt
is the queen mother's crown but the most famous piece of all is kept
in a cabinet all by itself it's none other than queen
elizabeth ii's imperial state crown
this is the most important piece of jewelry in the country
and the one the queen wears on her actual head
but after that it's time to vamoose and admittedly
not much else is open after you see the crown jewels
now's a good time to explore the outside of the castle and speak to some of the
friendly urban waters and take one last look at the queen's
god who are sweating profusely trying to guard the place
before exiting at the side of the castle and that concludes your visit
to the tower of london once you exit the tower
you're met with the majestic view of famous tower bridge
possibly the best angle of tower bridge that you're going to get
before you leave for good however i highly recommend that you check out the
tower shop and take a look at the pictures on the
outside of the tower and oh it's our favorite lady again the one
from the beginning of the video
overall guys i think you'll have an amazing time here
at the tower of london it's the number one attraction in london for a reason
and i think it's totally worth the money okay
i'm sold what do i need to do well you need to come here
to the tower of london it's situated right next to iconic tower bridge and
the nearest tube station is literally across the street tower
hill so it's dead easy to find if you're here in
london the cost to do the tour well it cost me
25 pounds it's a bit less for kids and it allows
you access to pretty much everything that you've seen in this video there is
no extra to pay is there anything else i need to know
yes there's various parts of the tower of
london that you can't film or photograph i know i know you saw footage of me
doing it i'm sneaky what can i say but if they do
catch you they either tell you to stop recording or
they politely ask you to leave don't be a fool and try and scare the
guards or anything like that they're just trying to do a job
the beef users are very approachable so be sure to walk up to them and ask them
questions because that's basically what they're there to
do and finally i highly recommend that you
book in advance because of kovid they're only letting a
certain number of people at a time so if are you i'd go to their website and
book way way way in advance and turn up
roughly at that time if you follow these steps
i'm pretty sure that you'll have an amazing time here at the tower of london
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thank you very much for watching and we'll see you in the next episode
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Ninh Ly - www.ninh.co.uk - @NinhLyUK