British Heritage pass
 

We are interested in purchasing a British Heritage Pass. Are these sold at attractions such as the Tower of London? Thank you.

To the best of my knowledge, you have to purchase them BEFORE you get to the UK.

From the BTA website:<BR><BR>The Great British Heritage Pass <BR><BR>Validity In UK In USA <BR>7 days &pound;35.00 $54.00 <BR>15 days &pound;46.00 $75.00 <BR>1 month &pound;60.00 $102.00 <BR><BR>TICKETS: In Britain the ticket is available to overseas visitors on production of a passport, from <BR><BR>The British Visitor Centre<BR>Lower Regent St, London W1 <BR><BR>And from Tourist Information Centres at airports, ports and major cities throughout England, Scotland and Wales. <BR><BR><BR>

The Heritage Pass does not need to be purchased prior to arriving in the UK. I purchased mine at the visitor's center in Canterbury, but I believe you can purchase them at most sites that the Pass is accepted. I don't have the Heritage website handy, but I'm sure it will tell you where you can purchase the Pass. You do need to show your passport when you buy the Pass. <BR>Tammy

Yes, we too bought ours in Britain when we got there. Seems to me we had to show our passports, to prove we were elgible foreigners.<BR> The Regent Street place is the travel info office, I assume just a block or two west of Trafalgar Square. That's where we got our passes.<BR> Be warned most of the stuff in London is NOT covered by the pass. It's mostly good for the attractions like castles and old houses outside of London. It's great for that - just walk in... They give you a map or booklet with the card, listing the attractions. Even some private properties will give a discount to card-holders, so by all means ask , even if the place isn't on the Heritage map.<BR>We didn't buy until we were leaving London, and I think there was only one place (Windsor, Hampton?) that we visited and we should have bought the cards first.<BR>Search on Google.com or something, I think they have the list on a web site.<BR><BR>Enjoy.

You can buy them in the US or in Canada<BR>Sites for information are:<BR>www.visitbritain.com...go to Britain for Less..then discount passes. You will find all the information you need.<BR>ALSO available online from www.raileurope.com...go to British Products

You can buy them in the UK - but an advantage to buying them ahead of time is the 35 page catalog you get with the GBHP. These are not always available at the places you can purchase them in the UK.<BR><BR>The catalog describes all 600 covered sites including opening times and a short description. Since some have restricted hours, and many are great places most tourists have never heard of - having the catalog ahead of time is a real help in planning your trip. Deciding, routes, detours, days to visit specific areas, etc.