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Bayeux Tapestry Tickets Sell Out in One Day

8/15/2026

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  • The Bayeux Tapestry exhibition in the United Kingdom sold out its £33 tickets within a day after nine-hour queues.
  • The museum reported the first release generated over £2.5 million in sales while most tickets remain public.
  • Aldwych hotel guests paying over £1,000 a night got a free ticket, cocktail and English breakfast, leading MP Helena Dollimore (Hastings and Rye) to call the perk “outrageous” and seek free tickets for local children.