Family Railcard

For just £25 you can buy a Family & Friends Railcard (formerly known as Family Railcard) and save a third on most adult rail fares and 60% on child fares. Not only that, but it gives you a Days Out UK membership for only £4.95 (usually £14.99), great offers on food and hotels and many more discounts.

To use your Family and Friends Railcard on thetrainline.com, just select it from the ‘Railcards and other discounts’ drop down menu when you make your booking.

To buy a Family and Friends Railcard, find out about all the savings you can make with it, or to read the terms & conditions, please visit the Family and Friends website.

Groupsave Ticket

The GroupSave ticket allows 3 or 4 people to travel together during off-peak times for the price of only 2 adults to hundreds of destinations in London and the South East. Even better, up to four additional 5-15 year olds can each travel for only £1, single or return!

If you’d like to make great savings on your group travel, just select the ‘GroupSave 3’ or ‘GroupSave 4’ option from the ‘Railcards and other discounts’ drop down menu when you book with the trainline.com.

For more information on GroupSave tickets, including terms & conditions, exclusions and example prices, please visit the Days Out Guide website.

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• Chelsea Physic Garden
• London Bridge Experience & The London Tombs
• HMS Belfast
• Shakespeare's Globe Theatre Tour & Exhibition
• ZSL London Zoo
• British Music Experience

• Shri Swaminarayan Mandir
• Kew Gardens
• London Wetland Centre
• Wimbledon Lawn tennis Museum
• Chislehurst Caves

Our Top Pick:

The London Zoo – Find your inner monkey!

Zoos are always a hit with the kids, and this one really tops the bill. Over 750 species of animals are on display, including the popular Blackfooted penguins and Moon jellyfish, amongst the more classic lions and giraffes. Kids can get up really close to creepy crawlies with the Megabugs presentation, or watch the penguins gulp down whole fish during feeding time, with many more daily events taking place. The brilliant 'Meet the Monkeys' enclosure allows visitors to walk through a recreation of a Bolivian rainforest, with no barriers between them and the animals! A specially designed play area encourages visitors to imitate the movement of monkeys and teaches them about some of the tools they use to get around. These are just some of the highlights of a truly magical day for all the family.

Info: www.londonpass.com/LondonZoo

• Apsley House
• The Banqueting House
• Benjamin Franklin House
• Jewel Tower
• Kensington Palace & The Orangery
• The Monument
• Royal Albert Hall
• Royal Mews
• All Hallows by the Tower
• The Tower of London

• St Paul’s Cathedral
• Southwark Cathedral
• Tower Bridge Exhibition
• Wellington Arch
• Eton College
• Hampton Court Palace
• Windsor Castle
• Eltham Palace
• The Wernher Collection at Rangers House

Our Top Pick:

The Tower of London

The Tower of London is one of the world's most famous fortresses and has seen service as royal palace, prison, armoury and even a zoo. The ancient stones reverberate with dark secrets, priceless jewels glint in fortified vaults and pampered ravens strut the grounds.

The Tower is still home to her majesty's Crown Jewels, on display for visitors to see, and the infamous Beefeaters tasked with the job of guarding them as well as showing visitors some of the attractions highlights.

Situated in central London just a stones throw from the River Thames, the Tower of London is the one of the city's premier attractions. With so much on offer it's no wonder it's popular with visitors.

Info: www.londonpass.com/TowerOfLondon

And whilst you are there, you may want to visit The Tower Bridge Exhibition which is only a few minutes walk away.

Info: www.londonpass.com/TowerBridgeExhibition

• Cartoon Museum
• Churchill War Rooms
• Design Museum
• The Foundling Museum
• Guards Museum
• Handel House Museum
• Household Cavalry Museum
• Imperial War Museum London
• London Canal Museum
• London Transport Museum

• Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising
• Old Operating Theatre, Museum and Herb Garret
• Pollock's Toy Museum
• Winston Churchill's Britain at War Experience
• London Motor Museum
• Royal Air Force Museum
• Twickenham World Rugby Museum & Stadium Tours
• Fan Museum
• Firepower Royal Artillery Museum
• National Maritime Museum

Our Top Pick:

London Transport Museum

Although we are little biased, we don't think that a trip to London would be complete without a visit to The London Transport Museum!

Lively exhibitions explore the powerful link between transport and the growth of modern London, its culture and society since 1800. Full of light, colour and movement, the London Transport Museum explores how transport has given the City its unique identity. The collection contains a wealth of heritage vehicles, posters, artworks, photographs, film and video footage, engineering drawings, uniforms, station signs and tickets.

Highlights include the iconic red London Routemaster bus, the world's first Underground steam train and the 'padded cell' - one of the first electric locomotive Underground trains dating back to 1890.

The galleries are full of interactive exhibits for young people and adults alike, including real buses and trains to play on, and drama characters bring stories alive in an entertaining and informative way.

Info: www.londonpass.com/LondonTransportMuseum

• The Courtauld Gallery
• The National Gallery
• National Portrait Gallery
• The Queen's Gallery

• Tate Britain
• Tate Modern
• Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art

Our Top Pick:

Tate Modern

Tate Modern is the national gallery of international modern art for Britain. Based in a spectacular disused power station in the heart of London, Tate Modern was created in 2000 and has since become world renowned as a centre for modern art from around the world.

The collection at Tate Modern includes all the major modern art movements from Fauvism onwards. It features Picasso and Matisse, Dali, Ernst and Mirò. There are works by Pollock, Naum Gabo and Giacometti and the Seagram Murals of Rothko are displayed in the famous Tate Rothko Room. Pop art has its place, including works of Lichtenstein and Warhol, as does Minimal art and Conceptual art.

For contemporary art lovers the Tate Modern is must on your visit to London. Also, this modern art gallery can be found on London's Southbank, a stones throw from the Thames and the infamous millennium footbridge, an intriguing piece of modern engineering.

Great news! Tate Modern admission is free for everyone, but if you have a London Pass, you will receive the added bonus of a free audio-guide. Listening to the audio-guide as you tour the galleries will help you learn about the works at your own pace.

Info: www.londonpass.com/Tate-Modern

• Chelsea Stadium Tour
• Jason's Original Canal Boat Trip
• Thames River Cruise
• London Bicycle Tour Company
• Lord's Cricket Ground Tours

• Rock 'n' Roll Walk
• National Theatre Backstage Tours
• Wembley Stadium Tour
• Wimbledon Tour Experience

Our Top Pick:

Thames River Cruise

Whichever way you look at it, Thames River Cruise should be a must on your London sightseeing trip. This is without doubt one of the best ways to see London, weaving through the heart of the city and past so many of its most famous attractions. See and experience the sights and splendour of this great city from the relaxed comfort of a City Cruises modern, all-weather boats with open upper decks and spacious lower saloons with panoramic windows.

Highlights along river Thames include the site of the Cutty Sark, London's commercial hub, Canary Wharf, the Tower of London, Tower Bridge, the retired battle-cruiser - HMS Belfast; St Paul's Cathedral, Shakespeare’s Globe and the Tate Modern. You get a close view at Millennium Footbridge, controversially constructed for the turn of the new century; and of course Westminster Abbey and Big Ben, recognized worldwide as icons of London.

Thames River Cruise with City Cruises is included in the London Pass. Normal price is £13.50 per adult.

Info: www.londonpass.com/City-Cruises

• Chelsea Cinema
• Curzon Mayfair
• Curzon Soho
• Renoir Cinema

• London Brass Rubbing Centre
• Namco Station
• Queen's Ice & Bowl

Our Top Pick:

Queen's Ice & Bowl

Queen's Ice-skating and Bowling is London's only Ice Rink and Ten Pin Bowling venue with its own bar, café and games arcade.

Whether you want to learn to skate on real ice, try your hand at a game of bowling or play shoot 'em up in the games arcade, Queens Ice-skating and Bowling offers a great day – or night – out with London ice-skating sessions running from 10.00 – 19.00 and 19.30 to 23.00. Both children and adults are welcome.

With a London Pass you are entitled to a free session of bowling or ice-skating. Normal adult price for admission is £10.

And don't forget that there are other interesting places to visit nearby such as Kensington Palace, former home of Lady Diana, Jason's Canal Boat Trip, Alexander Fleming Museum.

Info: www.londonpass.com/QueensIceskating