U.K. and Ireland - London Eye/Tower Bridge/Tower of London 2 for 1 offer

This offer (http://www.daysoutguide.co.uk/attraction-types/2for1london.aspx) requires valid rail tickets. An easy way to comply with the rules is to start your day with a "rail journey" from Kensington Olympia to West Brompton or some other similarly short "rail journey". The ₤3 or so that the train tickets cost will more than be offset by the savings from the attractions that participate in the offer. I used a similar offer last year for a group of four and the savings can add up quickly.

You don't need a train ticket, the offers are equally valid if yoyu buy a London Travelcard at a National Rail booking office rather than a Tube station.

So in central London you can buy at Victoria, Waterloo, Charing Cross, London Bridge, Liverpool Street, Kings Cross, St Pancras, Euston, Marylebone and Paddington as well as smaller stations like West Brompton, Kensington Olympia, Cannon Street, Moorgate, Fenchurch Street, City, Farringdon and Old Street okus a few others that I can't think of straight away

Hmm, interesting deal, OP. And thanks for the follow-up tip on the London Travelcard.

Haven't looked at the fine print yet so I hope the offers will still be valid when we're in town in June. We've seen most of the key attractions on our list during a previous trip so we weren't going to pick up a London Pass nor were keen on paying a lot to repeat. But the 2 for 1 deals definitely makes it more palatable.

Jay71, most of the two for one offers are rolled over twice a year, with the current crop due for renewal on Thursday. All you will need is that paper Travelcard bought from a rail station ticket office - no, there isn't one at Heathrow - and the vouchers either from this website (http://www.daysoutguide.co.uk) or found in the back of leaflets about the offers you'll find at most mainline stations.

However. West Brompton, Kensington Olympia, Farringdon and Old Street won't sell the correct paper tickets as the booking office is shared with TfL, which sell tickets and Travelcards. Moorgate has a separate National Rail booking office, and both City Thameslink stations (Ludgate Hill and Cheapside) have ticket offices.

We're actually flying into Paris and are going to work our way back to London for our return flight. Unfortunately, our BritRail passes won't work so the tentative plan is to get Travelcards at Victoria station on the way in since we'll be staying nearby.

If you take Eurostar from Paris to London St Pancras you may buy the correct paper Travelcards at the First Capital Connect booking office, but if not then Victoria station it will have to be.

In the past there have been plenty of leaflets detailing the offers at Victoria, both in stands at the ticket windows and in the rack near windows 13 and 14. A few weeks ago I had a look, though, and didn't see any which was most unlike Victoria which usually has lots of them. May have been gone with no top up as the offers were to expire at the end of the month (today).

If you do see the leaflets, each has three pre-printed vouchers in a fold out page at the back, very handy.

The T & C's for the current offers say they are valid until 30 Sept, 2010.
Just using it for Tower of London, London Eye, and Hampton Court can save a bundle!

Sorry to have been so vague but we're flying from Paris to Edinburgh and then working our way back down to London. I'll have to look for these leaflets!

Might be worth checking the website (http://www.daysoutguide.co.uk/attraction-types/2for1london.aspx) - you can print out your own vouchers which may be easier

I plan to use Oyster instead of paper Travelcard when travelling around London because on arrival at Heathrow I can just top up my Oyster and go away to Central London by tube.
However, I still want to use 2for1 offer. I found that train ticket from West Hampsted Thameslink where I intend to stay to Kentish Town would cost just 1,70 GBP. Can I buy such a ticket and use it with my 2for1 voucher to get discount? Another question is the date. Can I buy the train ticket at the first day of my stay and go to the attraction few days later?

Can I buy such a ticket and use it with my 2for1 voucher to get discount? Another question is the date. Can I buy the train ticket at the first day of my stay and go to the attraction few days later?
Yes, no

Yes, no
Thank you! That sounds bad that I have to choose exact date.
Maybe the National Rail weekly Travelcard actually would be better because it is valid all week?
Where can I find fares for such a travelcards. I looked over their website and couldn't get fares. And can I bought this card at West Hampstead Thameslink.

The rail ticket to London or Travelcard must be valid for travel on the day you plan to use the two for one offers.

If you wish to buy a seven day Travelcard at any rail station ticket office, the price will be the same as the cards sold by Transport for London. Seven day cards for zones 1 and 2 cost £25.80, with West Hampstead in zone 2. Seven day cards have no time constraints on them, so you can use them at any time, no need to wait until after 0930 on a weekday.

Seven day cards for zones 1 and 2 cost £25.80, with West Hampstead in zone 2.
Thank you, Trav+!
The only question remaining is: has West Hampstead Thameslink a separate National Rail booking office or not? People wrote on this thread that not every station has one.
I have two options on arrival. First option: ride tube to West Hampstead (2,40 GBP by Oyster), then two stops by bus (1,20 GBP by Oyster), and buy weekly Travelcard next morning from West Hampstead Thameslink (because its ticket office is closed at evenings, as National Rail website says). Second option: ride Heathrow Connect (7,90 GBP) to Paddington, buy Travelcard there (as of National Rail website, ticket offices work 24h), and proceed to West Hampstead using Travelcard. It is bit expensive but faster, however I wonder if there are queues at Paddington ticket offices late in the evening?

You're welcome.

If you have an Oyster card already - and it sounds like you do - then just take the Underground to King's Cross and buy the correct paper Travelcard there. An off peak single from LHR to KX costs just £2.40, there is an escalator then lift up from train platform to street level - and the ticket office is open from about 0500 - 0130 on weekdays.

You can take the Underground from KX to Baker Street for the Jubilee line to West Hampstead. If memory serves, the walk from the westbound Circle line platform at Baker Street - platform 6 - to the northbound Jubilee platform is a long'un (trudge, trudge, trudge) with the walk from the Metropolitan line platform - platform 3 I think - less of a hike.

But if you want to go to Kentish Town, you can take either the 46 or 214 from KX; this link (http://www.tfl.gov.uk/gettingaround/maps/buses/pdf/kingscross-2150.pdf) shows the bus stops.

Thank you, Trav+, for your suggestion of Kings Cross - it seems to be good choice because of no changes required on the way from Heathrow. Concerning further way to West Hampstead I even found better options - the first is to take tube and change at Finchley Road instead of Baker St., the second is to walk to St. Pancras and take Thameslink train to West Hampstead Thameslink which is even closer to my hotel. The pro is the price, but the con is the time - journey via Kings Cross would take 75 minutes while journey via Paddington using Heathrow Connect would take just 45 (time for buying Travelcard not included). So, I will make a final decision on arrival, because I wish to reach the hotel until midnight.

Sorry for my question if it is too obvious as I did tried looking at the FAQ for clarification. I am planning to visit LHR in June and have Eurostar tickets from LHR to CDG in the latter part of my vacation. Will such Eurostar tickets be valid for this promotion? I looked at my Eurostar tickets and so not see the Double-Arrow (or 'crows-foot') National Rail logo.

Thanks in advance!

Sorry for my question if it is too obvious as I did tried looking at the FAQ for clarification. I am planning to visit LHR in June and have Eurostar tickets from LHR to CDG in the latter part of my vacation. Will such Eurostar tickets be valid for this promotion? I looked at my Eurostar tickets and so not see the Double-Arrow (or 'crows-foot') National Rail logo.

Thanks in advance!

Apart from everything else, the train ticket does need to be for same day you use the offer!

[Also, note you will have eurostar tickets from 'London St Pancras' station to a station in Paris I assume. 'LHR' is Heathrow Airport - just one London airport and the eurostar doesn't call at it.]