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Station guide

Tower Hill station

  • Zone1
  • Step-freeStep-free (TfL guide)
  • ToiletsNone listed
  • Nearby places25

Tower Hill is a Zone 1 station on the Circle and District lines. Places within a short walk include Crown Jewels, Waterloo Block and White Tower.

Tower Bridge seen front-on from the riverside, its two stone towers joined by high walkways
Tower Bridge. Photo: still from a video by George Morina, on Pexels.

What's near Tower Hill

25 places within about 650 m, nearest first. Distances are straight-line from the station's centre point (to the nearest edge for parks). est. Walking times are estimates: the straight-line distance plus 30% for real streets, at 80 m a minute. Your route may be shorter or longer.

Sights and landmarks

  • Crown Jewels160 m · est. 3 min walk · route
  • White Tower210 m · est. 3 min walk · route
  • Tower of London210 m · est. 3 min walk · route
  • Coldharbour Gate220 m · est. 4 min walk · route
  • Traitor's Gate290 m · est. 5 min walk · route
  • All Hallows Staining310 m · est. 5 min walk · route
  • St Dunstan in the East410 m · est. 7 min walk · route
  • Tower Bridge500 m · est. 8 min walk · route

Museums and galleries

  • Waterloo Block160 m · est. 3 min walk · route
  • Fusiliers Museum210 m · est. 3 min walk · route
  • Tower Bridge Exhibition460 m · est. 7 min walk · route
  • Royal Pharmaceutical Society Museum580 m · est. 9 min walk · route
  • Jack the Ripper Museum600 m · est. 10 min walk · route

Parks, gardens and squares

  • The Garden at 120 free entry*edge 360 m · est. 6 min walk · route
  • Fen Courtedge 420 m · est. 7 min walk · route
  • Potters Fields Parkedge 570 m · est. 9 min walk · route

Markets

  • Leadenhall Market570 m · est. 9 min walk · route

Theatres and arts venues

  • The Scoop580 m · est. 9 min walk · route

Memorials and monuments

  • The Falklands War Memorial50 m · est. 1 min walk · route
  • Tower Hill Memorial80 m · est. 1 min walk · route
  • Second World War Memorial80 m · est. 1 min walk · route
  • Malta Siege Memorial230 m · est. 4 min walk · route
  • St Mary Axe550 m · est. 9 min walk · route

Viewpoints

  • Sky Garden free entry*500 m · est. 8 min walk · route
  • Terrace (One Leadenhall)590 m · est. 10 min walk · route

*Marked as free entry in OpenStreetMap; check opening times before you go. Place data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Report or fix a place.

Map

Small squares show 2 entrance points from TfL's open data. Positions are approximate and the data doesn't name the exits, so follow the signs in the station. Street map © OpenStreetMap contributors; this is not the Tube map.

Step-free access

Step-free access. Step-free with a staff ramp. The station runs a one-way system; changing between eastbound and westbound trains means a short walk of about 25 m via the street.

Summarised from TfL's Step-free Tube guide (October 2026 edition).

Getting on and off the train

PlatformBoarding (TfL station data)
Circle and District line · Westbound Platform 1 (towards Earl's Court and Edgware Road)Boarding ramp (ask staff)
Circle and District line · Westbound Platform 2 (towards Earl's Court and Edgware Road)Boarding ramp (ask staff)
Circle and District line · Eastbound Platform 3 (towards Hammersmith and Upminster)Boarding ramp (ask staff)

Live lift status on TfL

Lifts can be out of service, so check TfL's live page before you set off. See also TfL's Step-free Tube guide and our step-free travel page. TfL station data dated 20 October 2026.

Changing trains here

  • Services here, from TfL's data: Circle line and District line.

From TfL's open data, Step-free Tube guide and walking maps. See all interchange tips.

Toilets

TfL's station data (dated 20 October 2026) lists no toilets at this station.

Lines and next stops

Facilities listed by TfL

Ticket Halls2
Lifts2
Escalators0
Car parkno
WiFiyes

From TfL's Unified API facility listing, which can lag behind changes at the station.

Walking to nearby stations

Nearest other Tube stations

Straight-line distances between station centre points. est. = our estimate (straight line + 30%, at 80 m a minute). See also TfL walking times.

Official information

For live arrivals, lift status, opening hours and the full list of facilities, see TfL's page for Tower Hill. Plan journeys with TfL's journey planner.

Last checked 24 October 2026. TfL station data dated 20 October 2026. Places from OpenStreetMap, fetched October 2026. Sources and method.