Ceremony of the Keys

The ceremony of the keys at the Tower of London has been a nightly event for the last 700 years. Every night the Tower is locked up by the Chief Yeoman Warder. Dressed in a scarlet coat, tudor bonnet, carrying a lantern and with foot guard escort, he makes his way to the gates from the Byward Tower at exactly 21:53.

SYF got tickets to see the Ceremony on an atmospheric winter night. We had a fabulous Yeoman Warder to guide us through the evening and then went to the pub to warm up!