London for tourists with kids

[trashpony]

Please explain it to me properly

she means please explain it to me like you're speaking to your smallest child

 

[sheothebudworths]

Ok then.


'Miaaaaowwwww!'

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

she means please explain it to me like you're speaking to your smallest child

You obviously know me well


So £24 gets you into places as long as the undiscounted price of all those places together doesn't exceed £40?

Is that correct?

 

[sheothebudworths]

and so you don't go over £40?

If you pay £24 for the childs all day entry ticket, then you're actually saving from the point that the entrance fees for the attractions you decide to visit, reach £24.01, see?

Forget about the £40 .....the £40 is (I assume, without looking ) just the maximum you would pay for the child entrance fees in one day WITHOUT the pass.

So, so long as the attractions you want to visit would cost £24.01 - £40, you will save by buying the pass.

If they cost less, then don't bother.

 

[sheothebudworths]

You obviously know me well


So £24 gets you into places as long as the undiscounted price of all those places together doesn't exceed £40?

Is that correct?

I would say that 'Yes' is probably the answer to that.

 

[sheothebudworths]

You actually explained it to yourself in a much more sensible and far less complicated way than I did.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

(I assume, without looking ) just the maximum you would pay for the child entrance fees in one day WITHOUT the pass.

So, so long as the attractions you want to visit would cost £24.01 - £40, you will save by buying the pass.

Well what if they were like Japanese/American tourists and doing 6 attractions in one day? That could end up as £60 without the pass couldn't it

 

[sheothebudworths]

Then I assume that they would have to pay the excess.






And are they like Japanese/American tourists Minnie?




Will they be wanting to see 6 attractions each day?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

You actually explained it to yourself in a much more sensible and far less complicated way than I did.

and probably better than the sodding website does


Personally, without the inclusion of the London Eye, Aquarium and Duck Tours, I think it's a bit of a swizz

 

[brix]

Take 'em for ice creams at Marine Ices in Chalk Farm

http://www.indielondon.co.uk/food/marine_ices_rev.html

and then walk it all off (well walk some of it off) on Primrose Hill just round the corner. Lovely views of London from the top of the hill.

eta I've been with a friend who's in a chair and iirc there was a small step to get over on the way in but we managed without too much hassle.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Then I assume that they would have to pay the excess.

That's not explained on the website

And are they like Japanese/American tourists Minnie?

They're redheads, but I suppose there are SOME redheaded Japanese in the world somewhere

Will they be wanting to see 6 attractions each day?

Well if London Eye, Aquarium, Duck Tours were all included, it would be very simple. They could easily do all of that in a few hours


Next question?

 

[sheothebudworths]

Although if they were and they were wanting to see 6 attractions on more than a single day, I would in fact advise them to take longer and split it up into batches of £40, as they'd save more that way over time.



For example 2 days seeing £60 worth of attractions (£120 worth in total) = (2 x £24) + (2 x £20) = £88

Three days seeing the same £120 worth of attractions (£40 a day) = 3 x £24 = £72 at a far more leisurely pace.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Take 'em for ice creams at Marine Ices in Chalk Farm

http://www.indielondon.co.uk/food/marine_ices_rev.html

and then walk it all off (well walk some of it off) on Primrose Hill just round the corner. Lovely views of London from the top of the hill.

eta I've been with a friend who's in a chair and iirc there was a small step to get over on the way in but we managed without too much hassle.

But that's NORTH London

My b/f WON'T be in a chair although if I can borrow one at museums then that's handy

 

[sheothebudworths]

I'm going for a lie down.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Although if they were and they were wanting to see 6 attractions on more than a single day, I would in fact advise them to take longer and split it up into batches of £40, as they'd save more that way over time.



For example 2 days seeing £60 worth of attractions (£120 worth in total) = (2 x £24) + (2 x £20) = £88

Three days seeing the same £120 worth of attractions (£40 a day) = 3 x £24 = £72 at a far more leisurely pace.

Bollocks to all that. We'll dump them in museums and take them to the Namco Station for a ride of the bumper cars while we have a drink

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I'm going for a lie down.

I don't blame you. I could do with one myself. I'm hard work sometimes

 

[cesare]

ARGH

The London Pass is a ‘smart card’ - like a credit card with a computer chip inside - which allows you completely cash free entry to 56 London tourist attractions.

It’s a bit like an ‘all you can eat’ buffet - once you’ve bought your London Pass you don’t have to pay to get into any of the attractions covered by the pass and the more sights you see, the more money you save.

Simply show the attendant at a London Pass attraction your card, they will swipe it through a special machine and you will be allowed entry. For the full list of London attractions where you can get in free with the London Pass, click here.

http://www.londonpass.com/howItWorks.asp

Attractions where you get in Free!

Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum
Apsley House
Banqueting House
Benjamin Franklin House
Bramah Museum of Tea and Coffee
Britain at War Experience
Cartoon Museum
Chelsea Cinema
Chelsea FC Stadium Tour
Chelsea Physic Garden
Chislehurst Caves
Churchill Museum & Cabinet War Rooms
City Cruises
Courtauld Institute of Art Gallery
Curzon Mayfair Cinema
Curzon Soho Cinema
Eltham Palace
Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art
Eton College
Fan Museum
Firepower Royal Artillery Museum
Florence Nightingale Museum
Foundling Museum
Guards Museum
Hampton Court Palace
Handel House Museum
HMS Belfast
Jason's Canal Boat Trip
Jewel Tower
Kensington Palace & The Orangery
Kew Bridge Steam Museum
Kew Gardens
London Bicycle Tour Company
London Canal Museum
London Wetland Centre
London Zoo
Museum in Docklands
Museum of Rugby
National Theatre Backstage Tours
Pollocks Toy Museum
Queen's Gallery
QUEENS Ice & Bowl
Renoir Cinema
Royal Albert Hall
Royal Mews
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
Tour & Exhibition
St Paul's Cathedral
Tower Bridge Exhibition
Tower of London
Wellington Arch
Wernher Collection at Ranger's House
Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum
Wimbledon Tour Experience
Windsor Castle

http://www.londonpass.com/attractionsFullList.asp

1 Day Adult Pass with Travel £38.70

1 Day Child Pass with Travel £23.40

http://www.londonpass.com/prices.asp

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

ARGH



http://www.londonpass.com/howItWorks.asp



http://www.londonpass.com/attractionsFullList.asp



http://www.londonpass.com/prices.asp

Exactly! So what is this £40 business about?

 

[cesare]

Exactly! So what is this £40 business about?

Ring them up and ask them! 0870 242 9988

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Ring them up and ask them! 0870 242 9988

well I was hoping you or Sheothebuds would tell me


hah! It's obviously because it's confused you as well!

 

[cesare]

Make sure you point out that nowhere else on the site do they mention a maximum public entry value! Including the FAQs!

Let us know what happens

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Make sure you point out that nowhere else on the site do they mention a maximum public entry value! Including the FAQs!

Let us know what happens

Noooooooooooooo. because I'd feel silly that it's just me reading it wrong - obviously - judging by all the gnarly angry smilies that have come my way in this thread

Actually, I'm currently trying to suss out the transport situation now.

Kids in London use public transport for free. Do foreign kids? It looks like it. So why would they be offering a visitors pass with transport thrown in if it's already free?

 

[ethel]

i'd say avoid all of the big pay to get in places.

tate modern, natural history museum, v+a, science museum, imperial war museum, museum of childhood, british museum etc etc are all free!

lots of good walking plans on the internet too.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

i'd say avoid all of the big pay to get in places.

tate modern, natural history museum, v+a, science museum, imperial war museum, museum of childhood, british museum etc etc are all free!

lots of good walking plans on the internet too.

Yep, I'm thinking that myself, although I'm not sure whether and 11 and 9 year-old girl would be interested in the War Museum. I know I would have been at their age but I'm not sure about them.

You may have missed this bit of my post

However, one problem I do have is that wherever we go, it needs to be near to public transport. It would also be helpful if any of the places had a wheelchair I could maybe hire or even a restaurant where b/f could sit whilst the rest of them wandered round.

I know War Museum offers you wheelchairs or walking stick seats, but I don't know about the rest of them

 

[ethel]

the tate modern has lots of folding seats. check the websites of the others. they should have something similar!

 

[ethel]

oh and: http://london.iwm.org.uk/server/show/conEvent.381

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

oh and: http://london.iwm.org.uk/server/show/conEvent.381

Yeah, I think we'll take them there. I'm sure we haven't already (we take everyone there ) and it's only up the road on a bus and it's near the London Eye, River and Aquarium if he does want to spend some money (and near the Namco station if he wants cheap entertainment)