Seniors Discounts to watch for...

Just to attractions as far as I know. The concessions age could vary from place to place.

FYI for US Seniors traveling in UK ask for Concession admissions. I started to do this at age 65.

Check out the Days Out 2 for 1 if its still offered.

And remember museums are free.

Many concessions actually start at age 60 in the UK, but this may vary by location. Always look on the website or ask.

Grocery stores and shops there are no discounts. In supermarkets look for the yellow labeled foods stuffs, as that is consumble products discounted to clear the shelves before they go out date. Those are available to anyone.

Resturants and eateries, maybe, maybe not - pensioner deals and discounts tend be at off peak times predominatley midweek (Monday through to Wednesday are when you are likley to find them) lunchtimes or early evenings. These will be a lot less prevalent in busy tourist areas with high footfall, where they they will far and few between.

For paying attractions, some instances places will require prebooking to get the discount, also the qualifying age may vary from attraction to attractions, some will be 60 or for others 65. As already mentioned, publically owned musuems are free, other than if there special/touring exhibition which there maybe be a modest charge for.

There is one Grocery store where you get an over 60 discount of 10% on Tuesday only.
Iceland- as their name suggests they are mainly frozen food, but do also do general groceries.
Just present your Senior Railcard or drivers licence, though in my area you don't even have to do that - you just mention it to the Cashier.

You could get the Senior Railcard (£30) which gets a third off fares & is valid at anytime. Anyone can get the 2 Together Railcard (£30) but that can't be used before 9.30am on weekdays. https://www.railcard.co.uk

By the way Scotrail have their Club 50 railcard for anyone over 50. You get 20% off tickets purchased on line, 10% at the station. Also several times a year a £17 anywhere in Scotland fare- single or return.
I've done Glasgow to Inverness for £4 on an advance fare, with the further 20% off a number of times.
Thr £17 flat fare can be fantastic value and worth the cost of the card alone. They are ' open' tickets valid on any train and breaks of journey.
As far as I know anyone can buy that. Apply on line before you come or at any staffed Scottish station.
From time to time Transport for Wales and Transpennine Expresss do flat fare offers for the over 55's for a limited period. The TPE ones are very good value.
Worth subscribing to updates on their websites for notifications.

The other often overlooked Seniors discount is the National Express coachcard.
Over 60s get 1/3 off all fares, except from airports, every day with it.
On Tuesday to Thursday there is a £15 flat fare single or return.
So I have done Carlisle to Penzance for £15 each way, and Carlisle to London for £15 day return, as examples. The former is a 20 hour journey, so is an extreme example!
It has to be bought on line and mailed to you.

You could get the Senior Railcard (£30) which gets a third off fares & is valid at anytime.

well not absolutely anytime. For journeys entirely within the old Network Southeast area (basically greater London defined very very broadly) not valid on weekdays until Off-Peak fares are valid.

https://www.senior-railcard.co.uk/using-your-railcard/travel-times-tickets/

There is a map available from the Network Railcard website but it needs to be downloaded https://www.senior-railcard.co.uk/using-your-railcard/travel-times-tickets/ The boundaries are not all what would be expected so checking the map can be helpful...

There are some exceptions for the need to use after the morning peak period ( mostly 9.30?) in the south east for the Senior Railcard discount to apply
Interestingly one of these is the Gatwick Express. So contrary to advise on here the Gatwick Express could be cheaper than other services if travelling in the morning peak period with Rail Card Discount applying

Every time you go to buy tickets, just start out by saying Two Seniors, please (or whatever). You'll soon find out if they are offered or not.

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An update to my posting about the discount at Iceland- the food store.

You now have to complete an extra step and get an Iceland Bonus Card (a store loyalty card) on an app first, then register the card on their website before you qualify for the discount.

Then show both Bonus Card and proof of age to the Cashier.

Interestingly the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway - a preserved railway in Yorkshire (and the setting for the movies (original and recent remake) and the book 'The Railway Children') gives a good discount to holders of Senior Railcards.
This, of course, is also Bronte Country.
This may be the only preserved railway to offer a National Railcard discount.

London Walks offers a Concession price of £10, a nice discount from the regular price of £15.

https://www.walks.com/

Are there any deals on Restaurants or Grocery stores. i think the best deal on Rail tickets are going to be the 2 together discounts. That's what I'm planning on getting right now. Thank you all for the interesting ideas. :)

We’ve spent a lot of time in London, most recently nine days in 2022. I’ve never noticed a discount at grocery stores. I’ve seen the Iceland chain mentioned above but haven’t shopped there. We have signed up for a loyalty card at other grocery stores when offered if there are exclusive discounts. Most of the time we look for yellow discount labels and plan from there. We are typically staying in a house so we grocery shop for one meal a day. During our recent nine night stay we were in two different hotels so no need of a grocery store.

Last summer I did something for the first time at a chain restaurant. I don’t like to eat a big meal in the evening. Usually an appetizer and drink are all that I want. However I asked if I could order a smaller meal from the children’s menu and they said yes. This was at Wagamama and I also see that Nando’s has a children’s menu that offers the same food from the regular menu in smaller portions for children. I wouldn’t do this in most, non chain, restaurants and I was prepared to order an appetizer or side dish. I don’t know of any specific restaurants that offer a lighter fare or senior menu except to look for interesting appetizers, sides or small salads.