Need advise please with things to do with DLA/Blue Badge

misspoppygirl

Hi, myself and my teenage son are going to be in Great Ormond Street hospital for the month of January and are in need of entertainment in afternoon/evenings. He will spend the day having treatment but allowed out to have fun from 3pm onwards! we have high rate DLA and looking for free carers etc as it is going to be an expensive month. So could I please ask for advise on good places to go that are fun and offer good discounts.......thanks everyone xx

LimeLight

I've found pretty much anywhere you have to pay for in London do free carer tickets.

Tower of London
London Dungeons
London Eye

To name a few...

SandraScarlett

Most of the theatres offer either free carer tickets, or discounted, and often discount the paying person's ticket too. :j Monday to Thursday are quieter nights, and the mid-week matinees aren't going to be full this month, so you should be able to get tickets at the Box Office.

Make sure you take a letter from DWP stating that you/your son is entitled to DLA. Some places ask to see it, others don't, but best to be prepared. A good freebie is to go to Cheapside (St Pauls Station on the Central Line), and you can go up the lift at One New Change (a shopping centre in Cheapside) to the 6th floor, which is on a level with the dome of St Pauls.

You can walk outside, and the views are amazing. Also, at St Pauls, there is a lift for those that can't manage the stairs, and they do not charge for a carer, and sometimes wave the other person through as well.

Also, why not sign up for a free one month trial of Tastecard and you can find all the places where you can get 2 for 1 on food. A month seems a long time to be having hospital treatment at GOSH, so I sincerely hope everything goes well for you and your son.

Best wishes to you both. :beer:

xx

kazzah60

SandraScarlett wrote: »

Most of the theatres offer either free carer tickets, or discounted, and often discount the paying person's ticket too. :j Monday to Thursday are quieter nights, and the mid-week matinees aren't going to be full this month, so you should be able to get tickets at the Box Office.

Make sure you take a letter from DWP stating that you/your son is entitled to DLA. Some places ask to see it, others don't, but best to be prepared. A good freebie is to go to Cheapside (St Pauls Station on the Central Line), and you can go up the lift at One New Change (a shopping centre in Cheapside) to the 6th floor, which is on a level with the dome of St Pauls.

You can walk outside, and the views are amazing. Also, at St Pauls, there is a lift for those that can't manage the stairs, and they do not charge for a carer, and sometimes wave the other person through as well.

Also, why not sign up for a free one month trial of Tastecard and you can find all the places where you can get 2 for 1 on food. A month seems a long time to be having hospital treatment at GOSH, so I sincerely hope everything goes well for you and your son.

Best wishes to you both. :beer:

xx

sadly can't offer any advice- but just wanted to say what a lovely post from Sandra Scarlet
OP- I too hope the time passes quickly and your son enjoys good health following his treatment

SandraScarlett

kazzah60 wrote: »

sadly can't offer any advice- but just wanted to say what a lovely post from Sandra Scarlet
OP- I too hope the time passes quickly and your son enjoys good health following his treatment

Oh what a lovely thing to say - thank you.

xx

dottygirl

Hi it may be worth asking GOS I know a few years ago when I went there with my daughter they got free tickets to certain things in London. I wish you and your son well. x

nlj1520

On the South Bank just along from Hungerford Bridge there is a bar with jazz bands playing in the evenings. It's free obviously and they don't mind people just coming in to listen without buying drinks. I think it's the bar at the National Theatre.
Also covent Garden has street theatre, but I'm not sure how late into the day they continue.
Chinese New Year in chinatown is great too.....February 10th this year I think, but you can check online.
All the very best for a successful treatment.

misspoppygirl

thanks everyone for such great replies, all a wonderful help. Love the taste card and all the events - brilliant thank you x

SandraScarlett

misspoppygirl wrote: »

thanks everyone for such great replies, all a wonderful help. Love the taste card and all the events - brilliant thank you x

Happy New Year to you and your son, and I hope all his treatment is successful. Providing you are well-wrapped against the weather (though it's been quite tropical lately ) London is a great place to visit during January/February. :j

The tourist season is at its lowest, and most people are belt-tightening after Christmas. Consequently, there aren't the usual queues, and plenty of bargains around for everybody.

The museums and galleries are free, and you can sample the High Life at the top hotels very cheaply. For instance, why not go to The Ritz for morning coffee? If you get a pot of coffee and a pot of hot water, you can easily get 3 cups each for about a tenner. :T:T Obviously you'll need to visit the cloakrooms - which are an experience in themselves, with the luxurious surroundings and linen towels. One of my friends says "I have wee-ed in the best hotels in London, thanks to you"!!

Incidentally, if you ever go to the National History Museum, with anyone who is disabled, and the queue to see T Rex is never-ending, ask a member of staff and they will take you through a side door, down a corridor, which by-passes the rest of the dinosaur display, and then you only have a few yards to walk, and no stairs.

And both here and at the Science Museum, disabled folk can always go, with their carer, to the top of the queue and that can save a very long wait.

All London Theatres have an entrance for wheelchair users, or those who can't manage the stairs, so when booking your tickets let them know if you need disabled access, as well as cheap tickets. Some of the theatres have the Stalls underground, and the Dress Circle at street level, so best to check first.

Incidentally, if anyone ever needs advice about visiting London, please PM me, and I can give you links to find stations with lifts, escalators etc. :beer:

xx

misspoppygirl

Fab thanks, my son is now thinking this is a holiday rather than treatment so that is great for him! all looking postive thank you, your help is great

SandraScarlett

misspoppygirl wrote: »

Fab thanks, my son is now thinking this is a holiday rather than treatment so that is great for him! all looking postive thank you, your help is great

Do you know, that is the very best news I've heard. :j :T:)

xx