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Missed out on tickets to see the Bayeux tapestry in London? A £1,000 hotel stay will get you in
British Museum’s £33 tickets sold out in a day but some slots have been reserved for guests at five-star One Aldwych
TL;DR
- General tickets for the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition at the British Museum sold out within a day, with queues up to nine hours long.
- Guests at the luxury One Aldwych hotel in Covent Garden receive preferential access to tickets through a corporate partnership.
- MP Helena Dollimore called the arrangement 'outrageous,' stating it's unfair that hotel guests can 'pay their way in' while others struggle for tickets.
- The exhibition is a historic loan from France, on display in Britain until July 2027.
- The British Museum stated that the majority of tickets are for the public, the exhibition is not sold out for its entire run, and further ticket releases are planned.
- Free tickets are available for under-16s when accompanied by an adult, and special viewing times are assigned for schools.