Behind-the-Scenes Tours with British Sign Language Interpretation

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Dates: 24 January and 22 February 2026

Duration: The tour begins at 10:00, please allow for around 2 hours

Price (includes entry):

• Adults (16 years +): £80.00
• Concessions*: £75.00
• Child (14-15 years): £72.50
• Disabled child (14-15 years): £70.00
• Companion: Free (one per disabled visitor)

^{* Includes seniors aged 60+ with ID, students aged 16+ with ID and disabled adults.}

Attendees are required to sign a waiver before the Tour. Please read the important information and waiver below before you book.

Get a first look of the tour and see what Liam O'Dell and Sam (Deaf Chef) says about the Behind-the-Scenes Tour with BSL in their Instagram posts.

This fascinating tour will take you on a rare and extended look around Tower Bridge: from its iconic Towers, high-level Walkways and Victorian Engine Rooms down to its hidden depths, normally out of bounds to the public.

Led by one of our expert guides, a member of our Technical team and accompanied by a BSL interpreter, you will discover the fascinating history of the Bridge’s design and construction, take in the unparalleled views from the spectacular Glass Floors and high-level Walkways, then get up close to the original steam engines, accumulators and boilers in the Victorian Engine Rooms.

This tour also goes behind-the-scenes to the Bridge’s operational areas including the Control Cabin, Machinery Room and the immense Bascule Chambers, which house the enormous 420-ton counterweights that form the unseen part of the iconic Bridge Lifts.

This is a thrilling experience not to be missed.

Tower Bridge’s Behind-the-Scenes Tour is an unique experience with access to operational areas not normally open to the public.

All visitors need to:

• Wear comfortable footwear and practical, warm clothing.
• Be of sound health in the event of an emergency evacuation from these areas.
• Climb 115 steep steps (of which 35 are a spiral staircase) to access the Bascule Chambers.

Operational areas include:

• Both indoor and outdoor areas which are naturally dirty as part of everyday Bridge operations.
• There are uneven floors and some of the spaces are damp and cold, especially those located underneath the Bridge and below river level.
• Some of these areas are considered confined spaces and have no windows and no natural light.

Talk to a BSL Interpreter
Tower Bridge has partnered with SignVideo to facilitate the visit of deaf and hard of hearing people who use British Sign Language (BSL). Connect to BSL Interpreter by clicking the button below.

Visual story
This document is a visual guide through Tower Bridge, including the Bridge itself and the Victorian Engine Rooms. It does not include operational areas including the Control Cabin, Machinery Room and the Bascule Chambers.
Visitors can use this document to plan their visit in more detail prior to arrival.

View the visual story

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