Bayeux Tapestry tickets: the next batch goes on sale on 21 October

If you missed out on the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum, your next chance is Wednesday 21 October. That’s when tickets for January to March 2027 go on sale.

Every date from September to December 2026 has gone. When the first tickets were released on 1 July, the online queue passed 80,000 people and those four months sold out within two days.

Ticket prices

• Adults: £25 super off-peak, £27 off-peak, £33 standard
• Students, 16 to 18s and jobseekers: £25
• Disabled visitors: £25, with a free ticket for an assistant
• National Art Pass: from £12.50
• Under 16s: free, booked with an adult (up to four per adult)

Super off-peak means the last slots on term-time weekdays, between 3.30pm and 4.20pm.

Tips for 21 October

• You can book up to 10 tickets at a time. Several bookings from the same email address get cancelled.
• Tickets arrive by email four days before your visit and are in the booker’s name, so bring ID.
• British Museum members get two visits included, which is worth knowing if you plan to go more than once.
• April to July 2027 tickets are due to go on sale early next year.

What you’ll see

The 70-metre tapestry is shown flat, at a height of 80cm, in Room 30, with an animation running behind it. Visits are timed and take about 40 minutes. Photos and drawing aren’t allowed, and you can’t take buggies or large bags in.

The exhibition runs until 11 July 2027. It’s open from 10am to 6pm Sunday to Wednesday and until 9pm Thursday to Saturday. Holborn and Tottenham Court Road are the nearest stations.

Sources

• British Museum: The Bayeux Tapestry
• Travel Extra: Bayeux Tapestry exhibition drives record British Museum ticket sales
• Maxwell Museums: Bayeux Tapestry tickets cost £33

Last checked: 10 October 2026. Release dates and prices can change, so check the British Museum page before booking. Image: Bayeux Tapestry, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.