UK Tourist & Leisure Attractions

The White Tower was our next visit at the Tower of London.  It was like a museum inside with lots of exhibits.
 

On the way to the White Tower we saw these two characters fighting with swords, they certainly made it look realistic!  While they were fighting it out they explained all the moves and counter moves, something warriors of old would need to know!  Quite an audience gathered to observe.

Inside the White Tower now, which would have been alright if it wasn't for all the other tourists!  The White Tower marks the start of the Tower of London's history, which it's got quite a lot of!
 

There were plenty of exhibits, this one showed a model of the Tower of London as it was in 1547 and no, Mike doesn't remember that far back!  Tower of London websites are on our tourist links page.

A mounted suit of armour on an armoured horse!  It's amazing they ever managed to move let alone gallop!  Hope it didn't rain or neither would be able to move, it'll all rust up!  How on earth did they ever manage to fight?

It looks like someone's pointing a gun at  Mike's head here, while Belinda looks on in amusement.  All the olden guns, armour and stuff was amazingly interesting and we spent ages in the White Tower studying it all.
 

In a rare moment where no one else was around we managed to read the exhibits on the wall.  In actual fact it was all rather popular and busy.

The armoury and a large collection of guns hanging up on the wall.  The White Tower was begun during William the Conqueror's reign.
 

Now we're in the torture room, hmmm, that rack looks like there's no one's using it, fancy a nice stretch Belinda?!

We still haven't managed to get you locked up Mike!  Here we are on the wall walk, our visit to the Tower of London almost over.
 

Yes, that looks suspiciously like Tower Bridge again over there.  For website links to the Tower of London and other London attractions, see our UK tourist links page.  We enjoyed a great day out at the Tower and can highly recommend it for a visit.

Just as we were leaving the Tower we saw this luxury yacht moored up alongside HMS Belfast.  How the other half live, eh!  We visited HMS Belfast a few years back on another of our London trips, have a look if you fancy a nose.