London Pass
Jan 29th, 2015, 11:21 AM
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London Pass
Is it worthwhile to purchase a London Pass with transportation to sightsee? We arrive in London on Thursday but after going through customs and such and getting to our hotel the day is pretty much shot. So we have 2 full days to sightsee before leaving for our cruise. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Jan 29th, 2015, 11:39 AM
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No. Most museums are free.
The Tower offers two admissions for the price of one if you have a voucher from www.daysoutguide.co.uk and a single-day Travelcard from a rail station (Victoria, London Bridge, Waterloo, etc.).
Next question.
The Tower offers two admissions for the price of one if you have a voucher from www.daysoutguide.co.uk and a single-day Travelcard from a rail station (Victoria, London Bridge, Waterloo, etc.).
Next question.
Jan 29th, 2015, 11:42 AM
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>>Is it worthwhile to purchase a London Pass <<
No!
>> . . . with transportation to sightsee?<<
Definitely NO!
Just get a guidebook or two and decide which sites in London interest you. Don't buy a London Pass. IF some of you 'wish list' include the Tower of London, etc, then a MUCH better deal are the Days Out 2for1 discounts. they require paper transport/train tickets - but we can explain that and where to get the paper tickets if you tell use where you are arriving and staying.
http://www.daysoutguide.co.uk/2for1-london
And remember - most museums in London are free.
No!
>> . . . with transportation to sightsee?<<
Definitely NO!
Just get a guidebook or two and decide which sites in London interest you. Don't buy a London Pass. IF some of you 'wish list' include the Tower of London, etc, then a MUCH better deal are the Days Out 2for1 discounts. they require paper transport/train tickets - but we can explain that and where to get the paper tickets if you tell use where you are arriving and staying.
http://www.daysoutguide.co.uk/2for1-london
And remember - most museums in London are free.
Jan 29th, 2015, 11:44 AM
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The general opinion here seems to be that it isn't worth the money. Many of the major museums and galleries are free anyway, and you would most likely only be using public transport within zones 1 and 2.
There are many threads about the different ticket options for public transport, but if any of the attractions at www.daysoutguide.co.uk appeal, you could get a better deal by getting one-day travelcards from a National Rail station for each day (remember to print out the vouchers for anything and everything you might be interested in).
If not, then just get the ordinary Oystercards from any tube station (or plenty of corner shops) and put £15 of pay-as-you-go money on each.
Don't try to pay in cash per ride. They won't accept cash on buses and set a deliberately prohibitive fare for doing it on the tube.
There are many threads about the different ticket options for public transport, but if any of the attractions at www.daysoutguide.co.uk appeal, you could get a better deal by getting one-day travelcards from a National Rail station for each day (remember to print out the vouchers for anything and everything you might be interested in).
If not, then just get the ordinary Oystercards from any tube station (or plenty of corner shops) and put £15 of pay-as-you-go money on each.
Don't try to pay in cash per ride. They won't accept cash on buses and set a deliberately prohibitive fare for doing it on the tube.
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