Safety and security

Our trained security and welcome hosts are on site to assist you and will happily talk to you during your visit. They are here to keep visitors safe and sound in order to enhance the experience.

Please cooperate fully with all security checks and support these vital members of our team as they carry out important work to keep us all safe. The safety and security of our visitors to Tower Bridge is paramount.

We currently operate a 100% searching policy meaning all bags, prams, pushchairs and wheelchairs are subject to search by our trained security staff.

Visitors are advised to allow additional time for security checks. Your items are subject to a second search on entry to the Engine Rooms.

Allowed in Tower Bridge

✅ Shoulder bags and backpacks no bigger than 45x35x20 cm.

Not allowed in Tower Bridge

🚫 Suitcases, wheeled bags and oversize items.

⚠️ Any item posing a possible threat, harm, or risk to visitors, staff or the attraction is subject to seizure by our staff.

The answer is lots.

There are the security measures you can see and of course the ones you can’t. We monitor the Bridge each and every day and all our staff are trained to ensure all our visitors have a safe, secure and enjoyable experience.

We work very closely in partnership with the City of London Police, the Metropolitan Police Service and members of the security services to ensure our security procedures are up to date and following best practice.

We also engage with the City of London Police on Project Servator and continuously focus on delivering a safe and secure environment.

For the safety and security of visitors and staff, all CCTV cameras are monitored 24/7 by the Security Control Room. Our CCTV system consists of cameras internally and externally on Tower Bridge. A number of cameras are fixed, whilst others are PTZ’s (pan-tilt zoom). All images are live monitored in our CCTV Control Room.

By using CCTV we aim to:

• To assist in the prevention and detection of crime
• To facilitate the identification, apprehension and prosecution of offenders in relation to crime and public order
• To aid public safety
• To assist with the management of public highway

Code of practice

We adhere to the Government guidelines on CCTV usage.

Further information 

More information on our CCTV can be found in the following documents

CCTV Signage Examples 

All visitors have an important role to play by reporting anything that doesn't feel right, for example, an unattended item or someone acting suspiciously. You’ll never get into trouble for reporting a genuine concern and we’ll always take your report seriously.

If you see something suspicious, please tell a member of our staff who are positioned at various locations outside and throughout the visitor attraction.  Get more information on what to look out for and how to report it at ACT.