London neighbourhood walks
Tower Hill self-guided walking tour
A Tower Hill walking tour on Wanderwalk is a self-guided audio walk called Tower Hill: Death Outside the Walls. These are Tower Hill neighbourhood audio walks near the Tower of London, not an official Historic Royal Palaces tour. The walk links 4 sites, from St Olave Hart Street to Dead Man’s Hole, including Tower Hill Memorial.
Best for: a 17-minute walk past 4 places outside the Tower walls. Historic Royal Palaces is better for going inside the Tower.
The walk covers 1,046 metres, about 0.6 miles. Allow about 17 minutes. That is 14 minutes of walking and 3 minutes of audio.
You start at St Olave Hart Street. You end at Dead Man's Hole. After the start you pass Tower Hill Memorial, then All Hallows by the Tower Crypt Museum.
Each story usually starts within about 40 metres of the mapped place. You follow the 4 stops in the order on this page.
- Routes
- 1
- Named stops
- 4
- Combined distance
- 0.6 miles
- Access
- 3-Day Pass, 7-Day Pass or Annual. $4.99, $8.99 or $29.99 a year.
Tower of London walking tour app
The Tower Hill walk has 4 stops over 0.6 miles, outside the Tower walls.
Historic Royal Palaces is better for going inside the Tower.
Before you go
- Start
- St Olave Hart Street
- End
- Dead Man's Hole
- Length
- 1,046 metres, about 0.6 miles
- Time
- About 17 minutes. That is 14 minutes of walking and 3 minutes of audio.
Routes and stops
1 walk in Tower Hill
Every route below shows its published walking facts and complete ordered stop list.
- Stops
- 4
- Total time
- About 17 min
- Walking
- About 14 min
- Distance
- 0.6 miles
Stops in walking order
- St Olave Hart Street
- Tower Hill Memorial
- All Hallows by the Tower Crypt Museum
- Dead Man's Hole
Nearby walks
Wanderwalk also has audio walks for Eastcheap and Wapping.
Questions
Is there a Tower Hill walking tour?
Yes. Wanderwalk has one self-guided Tower Hill audio walk. It is called Tower Hill: Death Outside the Walls. It has 4 stops.
Where does the Tower Hill walk start and end?
You start at St Olave Hart Street. You end at Dead Man's Hole.
How long is the Tower Hill walk?
It covers 1,046 metres, about 0.6 miles. Allow about 17 minutes. That is 14 minutes of walking and 3 minutes of audio.
Which walks are near Tower Hill?
Wanderwalk also has audio walks for Eastcheap and Wapping. Eastcheap walks include Lost Churches and Nancy's Steps: The City's Eastern Secrets and Look Closer: The City's Overlooked Corners. The Wapping walk is Hanged at Wapping: Pirates and the Hanging Judge.
Is there an audio walk around Tower Hill and the outside of the Tower of London without a ticket?
Yes. Tower Hill: Death Outside the Walls is a self-guided Wanderwalk audio walk past 4 places outside the Tower walls. Every story plays from outside, so you do not need to go into any building or buy an entry ticket. It starts at St Olave Hart Street and passes Tower Hill Memorial and All Hallows by the Tower Crypt Museum before it ends at Dead Man's Hole. It takes about 17 minutes, and you need a Wanderwalk pass or subscription after the free trial.