yk

bk123, that's assuming your 3-day travelcard is still valid on the day you plan to visit Twickenham. Say your 3-day card is for October 1-3; but you want to visit Twickenham on Oct 4, then the answer is no.

bk123

Thank, yk. That was my understanding. We need to have cards valid for the day we present the voucher. It's just not necessary that the cards cover the zone where that particular attraction is located. I really appreciate the help!

bk123

We're back from a great trip and I just wanted to thank everyone for the spot-on information about the travelcards. As I thought, once we actually got there and I could see signs, etc., it was a lot easier to figure out what to do.

We did find the National Rail station at St. Pancras and got the appropriate orange, paper cards with the double arrow symbol on them very easily. The 2-for-1 vouchers worked just fine -- we used them at the Tower of London and Twickenham, among other places.

Our trip to London was lots of fun and much too short -- we'll have to go back soon. But thanks to everyone who helped out with this -- it made a big difference and made our trip even better. Thanks!

yk

Thanks for coming back to let us know how it worked out, bk123. I'm glad you had a good time. London is a place which I can go back over and over again and never get tired of! In fact, I haven't been back for close to a year now and I have severe withdrawal!

tuscanlifeedit

bk123: can you give me any advice on finding the National Rail Station at St Pancras? I've looked at the online map of St Pancras and didn't see anything that was clearly labeled as the NR ticket office.

thanks.

janisj

the "National Rail Station" is the regular train station - in other words, at street level.

If you go down into the Underground - that is the tube station.

So for any of them that are both train and tube stations (King Cross/St Pancras, Victoria, Liverpool Street, Waterloo, Paddington, etc etc) - the mainline (rail) station is at street level.

bk123

tuscanlifeedit, we took Eurostar from Paris to London and were already inside the train station. The signage was actually pretty good -- I think they're overhead signs and it was pretty easy to navigate. They clearly stated "National Rail" station and had the double-arrow symbol on them.

We walked past several shops and cafes - I remember passing Hamleys on our left -- and the station was at the end of the concourse, where it sort of jogged off in another direction (toward more shops and restaurants.)

The ticket station had the 2-for-1 brochures right at the window, and the attendants seemed quite familiar with the promotion and what kind of travelcards were needed.

Good luck! I can't wait to go back.

tuscanlifeedit

Thanks, bk123

That is very good information; we are also taking the Eurostar.

When you left St Pancras International after buying your paper travelcard, did you then proceed to Kings Cross/St Pancras underground?

It looks like a bit of a hike, and on that day, we will have been traveling for hours. I'm not sure if I want to save money or hop in a cab. Your experience might help me decide.

Janisj: thanks.

bk123

Yes, we did then go to the Kings Cross underground station and took the tube to London Bridge. I don't remember that part specifically -- if it was a big hike, I just can't remember it. (I really don't think it was too bad.)

We had only just traveled from Paris though, and it was early in the day (probably about 1:30 p.m.) and we didn't have too much luggage to maneuver.

Hope this helps.

tuscanlifeedit

Thanks, bk.