Developed in collaboration with teachers and students, our dedicated SEND Tour and Workshop take students on a multi-sensory exploration of the Bridge and its history, through the use of objects, costume and stories.
Take a look at our SEND Tour and Workshop below to see which would be best for your class.
Date: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
Duration: 30-90 mins tailored to your class. Delivered between 10:00-14:00, as best suits you.
Meeting point: Tower Bridge Engine Rooms
Price: £12.80 per adult | £6.40 per child
Join our Learning team as we explore Tower Bridge through costume, objects and materials on a tailor-made, multi-sensory guided tour.
Pupils will discover the history and mechanics of Tower Bridge and have fun exploring the impressive high-level Walkways and the Victorian Engine Rooms.
We design our SEND tours in collaboration with teachers and students to create a visit everyone will enjoy and benefit from the most, choosing the stories, spaces and stimuli that will best engage all learners.
Our educators work together with you to ensure every student is able to participate, on their terms. Our educators are also trained in the use of Makaton.
The Victorian Thames
Date: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
Duration: 30-90 mins tailored to your class. Delivered between 10:00-14:00, as best suits you.
Meeting point: Session is delivered as outreach to you in school
Price: £12.80 per adult | £6.40 per child
Victorian London was a city bustling with trade from all over the world. Explore stories of the Victorian docks through costume, objects and multi-sensory based activities.
Pupils will discover the relationship between the Thames, Tower Bridge and the evolution of this area in Victorian London.
We design our SEND workshops in collaboration with teachers and students to create a visit everyone will enjoy and benefit from the most, choosing the stories, spaces and stimuli that will best engage all learners.
Our educators work together with you to ensure every student is able to participate, on their terms. Our educators are also trained in the use of Makaton.
Cost of session includes an optional facilitated or self-guided tour of Tower Bridge for your group.
No, the nearest changing place toilets are located inside the Tower of London attraction and inside London Bridge Train Station.
Use the Changing Places Toilets map
Accessible toilets are located in both the Towers and the Engine Rooms, during your visit.
Please meet us outside the Engine Rooms on the south-west side of the Bridge at river level, where a member of Learning Team will meet you.
See the map below for the exact location:
Find out more information about getting to Tower Bridge:
Limited on-street parking is available in the areas around the Bridge. Please see individual bays for timings and charges.
Note: Tower Bridge is a Red Route and there can be no stopping at any time.
There isn’t a café onsite, so please bring a packed lunch and drinks with you should you require refreshments on your visit.
SEND groups taking part in a booked tour are provided with a lunchroom at Tower Bridge.
We have designed the workshop to ensure that arrival and departure times are flexible and work best to accommodate your students.
The Learning Team can be contacted on 020 7940 8397 if you need to let us know that your journey has been delayed or if you arrive early.
Tower Bridge also welcomes classes with SEND pupils.
Learn more about our schools offer:
No, we do not charge for any additional staff who are providing 1-1 support.
Yes, just let the session leader know beforehand.
Please get in touch with any questions or if there are any issues with your booking.
Learning and Community Engagement Team, Tower Bridge:
020 7940 8397 | learning@towerbridge.org.uk
