For those of you who purchased this, did you find it worth the $$$? Also, of the sights covered, which would you recommend/not recommend based on the time spent and "opportunity" or other costs (transportation, etc)?

We buy the Pass every time we go to England. It is worth the money depending on how many long you are staying and how many places you visit. We go to at least one place a day, many times two a day. We normally pay for the Pass in the first three or four days. Where in England will you be? Are you driving? Do you really enjoy seeing estates, gardens, etc.? What other things are you doing? If you give me some of this info. I can tell you what are some of the best sites and whether it will save you money.

It is a must if you're a rabid castle-hopper like me. A week pass will usually pay for itself in 3-4 days, but seems to be most useful outside of London. If you look at the listings of properties and dig up the admission rates of the places you plan to see its worth becomes evident pretty quickly - the more you use it the more you save.

As for what to see - this is a temendous YMMV-type situation but I've found that you generally get what you pay for with most of these sites. Two examples from Kent: Leeds Castle is a pretty good-sized place with lots to do and charges £11/head, while there's not much to see or do at Rochester Castle and they charge £2-3.

p.s. - for the benefit of other readers not familiar with the GBHP, see http://www.visitbritain.com/world/heritagepass/

I found that thru 3 weeks of driving thru-out England I broke even, yet I saw many castles, gardens, etc. The advantage was not standing in lines to buy tickets altho' sometimes we didn't just zip in. I bought the pass in London but didn't use it until we left London and, it wasn't actually date stamped until our second stop. I recall that I sent away thru the Internet for their brochure so I could check out all the places included. However, they're probably all listed on the Internet. But, I like to have the list in hand (maybe you can print it out from the Internet). I would not recommend it for just London as most museums are free. Nothing to do with transportation.

I think it's well worth the investment if you're travelling mostly outside of London and have identified more than a couple of 'must see" GBH pass sites on your list. There are hundreds of them so that can't be too much of a stretch. ricmav asked the right questions to help others focus on your interests. I wouldn't invest in the pass if I were travelling in the late fall or winter as lots of the places are closed or have restricted hours during these months.

For most people it is a huge bargain. but to "recommend/not recommend based on the time spent and "opportunity" or other costs" is practically impossible w/o knowing EXACTLY where and when you are traveling. The Great British Heritage Pass covers over 600 sites in the UK so the lists would be enormous.