A View Of The Tower Of London's SuperBloom

We went to London last weekend and stayed at the Hyatt Place London City East Hotel. The Tower of London is only a short walk away.

We had been to The Tower of London before, but when we learned that the historic moat had been filled with field flowers to honour Her Majesty the Queen’s birthday, we had to go back.

We chose right then to buy tickets to see it. You can either just go to Superbloom or get a ticket that lets you see both Superbloom and the castle. If you know you want to go, you should buy your tickets a few days ahead of time because it gets very busy, especially during the day.

The flowers can be seen from a public place that is free of charge, but you have to be pretty high up to fully enjoy the show.

You could also buy a photographic ticket, which would let government photographers take pictures of you while you look around.

I forgot to bring my big camera with me because we were in town to see Ed Sheeran. But the new naturalistic scenery is a photographer’s dream because the colors change as you walk along the winding path.

To ride, there is a big slide at the start of the road. The queue was pretty long, but it moved along pretty fast. When going with young children, be careful. Most of them changed their minds when they got to the top, and the adults had more fun. We definitely gave it a try.

A worker is passing out information about all the flowers that have been planted next to the slide. The flowers were chosen to bring pollinators to the urban area and create a new biodiverse habitat for wildlife.

As you walk along the path, the sounds of the city start to fade away. Along the way, speakers play soothing music.

From the height of summer until the end of the season in September, the flowers will change colours, showing off white, blue, pink, purple, red, and orange blooms.

Through the north moat and the east moat, you get to the west moat. Each area has its own microclimate, and the plants in each one create a different mood and set of colours. In the background, you can see some of London’s ancient buildings.

The paths are edged with woven willow, and some of it has lights hiding inside to make a beautiful show at night.

While we were flying through the flowers, we saw a lot of bees and butterflies.

The East Moat is the showpiece ending. You can walk through willow arches that are covered in sweet peas and surrounded by sunflowers and poppies, and you can see Tower Bridge from there.

As you leave the moat, there are lovely carvings of dragonflies, bees, and butterflies that move in the wind above you as you walk below.

Children can get in for as little as £6 and seniors can get in for as little as £9.60 to Superbloom at the Tower of London. There are also family tickets and tickets that let you enter both the Tower of London and another attraction.