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Tickets for London attractions

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Bangbangchittychitty · 14/02/2024 04:51

Going to London over Easter with husband and two children. This will be a real treat for us as a family and I would like to do the touristy things. Can anyone help me find cheap tickets to visit attractions such as London Eye, Sea Life, Madam Tussauds? Thanks

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WavingCatsandDogs · 14/02/2024 05:08

Do you have a railcard, they have offers for discounted tickets.

Buying online beforehand usually comes with a discount.

I'll have a think.....!

judgementfail · 14/02/2024 05:08

You can get a ticket that covers all 3 which apparently saves 40% off individual tickets. It's in the London eye website.

Even so I'd sack off Tussaud's. It's dreadful.

SunflowerSeeds123 · 14/02/2024 05:46

Sealife centre also didn't sit well with me when I visited. Got the ick on how the animals were housed.

If you want a view, go to the Sky Garden which is free, or the cafe at the top of the Tate Modern.

Get on the 9, 11 or 15 bus for touristy sights.

I've lived in London for 27 years. Tourists get ripped off, in general. There's a much cheaper and better way to experience the capital.

judgementfail · 14/02/2024 09:35

Agree with @SunflowerSeeds123. Those three locations are rip off tourist traps.
I also lived in London for over 20 years and never visited any of them bar London Eye which was a free trip with a client.
So may better things to do in London. Let's face it with two of them you may as well not be in London.

Rocknrollstar · 14/02/2024 09:42

Madam Tussauds is awful. Go instead to the Twist Museum at Oxford Circus which is both fun and educational. Take a boat from Westminster Pier down the Thames to Greenwich - you can even get one that takes you to see the Thames Barrier. Visit the Maritime Museum, Cutty Sark and the Observatory. The children can stand on the Greenwich Meridian. You have to book the Sky Garden but it is free and you get a good view. The Bank of England Museum is fun for children too.

WibblyWobblyWeeble · 14/02/2024 09:47

I really enjoyed Madame Tussaudes but it is very expensive, I'd take them to The Natural History Museum instead, the dinosaur bit with the giant Trex is great.
Depending on their ages climbing the O2 is fab, I also loved the glass floor at Tower Bridge.

Butfirstcoffee3 · 14/02/2024 09:47

When mine were little we done Shrek Adventure, which they enjoyed. Now they’re teens so last time we went to London we went to the Dungeon and we all really enjoyed that too. I got free adult tickets on a Kellogg box so saved some money that way. Rather than lots of paid attractions, depending on how long you’re there for, I would mix it up with some of the free museums or visit the Tate and include some of the street stuff along the Southbank or Covent Garden. Although we visit often and that can be a bit samey, but a novelty if they haven’t seen it before.

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