London is one of my favorite cities! My husband and I love that it is filled with rich history, beautiful palaces, and relaxing gardens. Our family (including our 1 year old daughter) recently spent a few days in London as part of our two week trip to the United Kingdom, and we were absolutely thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Keetoo while we were there!
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Keeto is an app (for both iPhones and Androids) that gives you incredible discounts on major London attractions. With Keetoo, you can save quite a bit of money by simply downloading their app. After downloading the app, you can purchase a Day Tripper pass for an adult for £35 (or £20 for a child). A Day Tripper will get you into 2 major attractions and give you a free starter or dessert at a restaurant. I go into more detail about how great of a deal this is below.
I’m excited to share about how we explored London with Keetoo. Keep reading for details of our time in London and for more information on the app!
Exploring London with Keetoo
Hampton Court Palace & Gardens
My husband and I had planned to visit Hampton Court Palace and Gardens on this trip to London (it’s one palace that we hadn’t visited in London yet, and we really wanted to take our toddler to Magic Garden!), so we were thrilled to find that it was available on the Keetoo app.
Hampton Court Palace is truly beautiful, and it is a lovely escape from the busy city. After checking in and receiving our admission tickets, we headed to the Rose Garden and the Tiltyard Cafe for lunch while our daughter napped. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and the whole experience was peaceful.
After lunch, our daughter was still sleeping, so we decided to head into the actual palace. The palace is technically wheelchair accessible (which means it is also stroller accessible), but we have found that it’s much easier to skip the stroller in palaces and stick to baby carriers. It is nice to have the freedom to go up and down the stairs as needed and avoid having to travel out of our way for the lifts. We are so excited to learn that Hampton Court offers a “Buggy Park and Family Room”! This room is filled with large lockers to store your stuff (it costs £1 to lock it). We were even able to store our ZOE XLC stroller inside!
We loved our time inside the palace, learning about King Henry VIII and his family (we love history), but it was the outdoor courtyards and the gardens that really caught our attention! We first visited the peaceful Great Fountain Garden.
After our daughter woke up, we headed to the Magic Garden, which a play area for kids. It really felt magical, and I highly recommend that families check it out when visiting London.
We ended our day at the Maze, which is the oldest hedge maze in Great Britain (over 300 years old). We let our daughter guide us through it and had a blast!
The Original Tour (Hop On/Hop Off Bus)
To be perfectly honest, I’ve never done a hop on/hop off bus tour, and I never really had plans to check one out. But when I saw it on the list of options with Keetoo, I decided that we should give it a try, because I knew our daughter would love it.
The Original Bus Tour operates open-top double-decker buses in London. We chose to board at Coventry Street (Piccadilly Circus) and to hop on and off at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Tower Bridge, and Westminster Bridge. Our daughter was very excited to ride a bus for the first time, and we enjoyed learning a lot of fun (and humorous) facts from London from our sight-seeing guide as we rode through some of London’s busiest streets.
Bonus: The Thames River Cruise!
We were surprised and excited to find out that we were eligible to receive free Thames River Cruises passes with our Original Tour tickets that we received through the Keetoo app. We boarded our cruise near Tower Bridge at Tower Millennium Pier and enjoyed a leisurely, fascinating ride down the Thames River to Westminster Bridge. It was a lot of fun, we learned more fun facts about London, and it wound up being a highlight of our day!
Dinner at Ned’s Noodle Bar
When I looked through Keetoo’s restaurant options, I was excited to find that Ned’s Noodle Bar offers several gluten-free options. I was able to build my own box, make several adjustments to accommodate my food allergies, and fully enjoy my delicious Thai green curry! My husband loved his Chinese BBQ noodle box and our free starters – through the Keetoo app (vegetarian spring rolls and chicken gyoza). We highly recommend eating here if you love Asian cuisine!
More About the Keetoo App (& Why I Recommend It!)
The Discounts are Incredible
Let me break down how great of a deal this is! We chose to visit Hampton Court Palace and Gardens and take the Original Bus Tour with our Day Tripper passes. Hampton Court Palace costs £21.30 per adult (that is £42.60 for a couple!). The Original Bus Tour costs £34 per adult (that is £68 for a couple!). We also enjoyed dinner at Ned’s Noodle Bar and received £7.80 worth of free starters. That comes to £118.40 for the two of us at the cost of £70 for two Day Tripper passes (£35 each). That is a savings of £48.40! For my friends traveling from the USA, that currently translates to $61.55. That is a huge discount, and it makes my heart so happy to share this with you! Why pay more when you don’t have to?
They Work with Several Major Attractions (& the List is Growing!)
Keetoo works with several major attractions in London- places that you likely already want to visit! Before partnering with Keetoo, we had already planned to spend a day at Hampton Court Palace and Gardens and pay the full admission fee for two adults (imagine our delight when we found out that we wouldn’t have to!). Last time we were in London, Kensington Palace and the Tower of London were two of our highlights, and both are available through Keetoo! You can also visit Wembley Stadium, Jack the Ripper Museum, and Chelsea Physic Garden. We chose to try out the Original Tour, but they offer other tour options too. Keeto is actively working to add more attractions to their list – so keep an eye out for more possibilities.
The App is Easy-to-Use & Flexible
The app is very easy to use. Simply download it for free (on your iPhone or Android), purchase your Day Tripper pass(es), and then select the attractions and restaurant of your choice. You’ll activate it on the app and then show your phone when you arrive in lieu of payment. I was pleased to find that each destination we visited seemed to know about the app and scanned us in right away with ease. Once you visit your first attraction, you have 48 hours to visit your second attraction.
In my opinion, using the Keetoo app for exploring London is an absolute must. It’s easy to use and a fantastic value. Whether you’re a local looking to spend time exploring your city or a traveler from afar (like us!), you are sure to enjoy its perks!
Keetoo provided our family with two adult day tripper passes. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I would love to hear from you! Have you been to London? Or do you hope to visit soon? What attractions are must-sees for you?
You might also be interested in these posts: London: A Perfect 4 Day Itinerary and Visiting London for the Second Time and 10 Places to Eat Gluten-Free in London.
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36 Comments
Jamie
Ok this is such a great recommendation! I’ve never heard of the app before, but I will definitely have to look into it, we are always looking for ways to save money when we travel!
Leah
Definitely- it is a must for saving money on major attractions in London!
Karen
That Keetoo app sounds amazing, always great to save a bit of money, especially in London! I’ll have to download it for our next visit to the big city. Thanks for the tip!
Leah
Yes! It was impressive!
Liona
London attractions can be so expensive, Keetoo looks like a great way to save some cash. I’ll definitely download it when we next visit. Hopefully that will be this summer sometime, we only live 1 1/5 hours away.
Leah
Yes! I was shocked at how much savings you can get through the app!
Margie
Looks like Keetoo is a great option for a hop/on hop off option. We have done a few of these with the kids in Seattle and Savannah. They are great ways to see the city. Thanks for the recommendation!
Leah
Definitely! I highly recommend it!
Amanda
Wow the Keetoo app seems like the way to go!! Some great savings!! London looked amazing 😉
Leah
Definitely! And yes, London is one of our favorite cities! We are always happy to go back for a few days when we have the chance. 🙂
Annick
What a great app for London visitors! I do love a Hop On, Hop Off bus and the other attractions are a bonus. Good to know that it has to be used within 48 hours from the first use.
Leah
Yes, it is definitely a great way to see the city! And they have several attraction options!
umiko
I know nothing about London tour prices but I imagined it’s pricey. From your description, Keetoo is a great choice because it helped you saved a lot. Not just that, it gave you free Thames River Cruises. Something to keep in mind when I get a chance to visit London.
Leah
I definitely recommend it! Yes, London can be pricey. This app is truly an incredible deal- and easy to use too!
Daniel
As crazy as it sounds, I’ve been to the UK many times but never to London. However, I’m planning to visit next month and I was just searching for some useful tips. This article gave me plenty of those. Thank you for sharing
Leah
Enjoy your first trip to London! It’s a fun city, filled with amazing things to see and do!
Shreya Saha
I am definitely installing the Keetoo app when in London. It seems to save money for sure while exploring different sites of the city. London is expensive, and Keetoo is surely going to be helpful.
Leah
Definitely- I’m sure you’ll love the savings on your next trip to London! 🙂
Vaisakhi Mishra
Woah Keetoo app seems like such a life saver. I didn’t know tourist locations in London are so expensive. So glad to know about Keetoo now. Lucky you, you guys got free Thames River Cruises passes 😀 Lovely pictures btw 🙂
Leah
We loved out Thames River cruise! It was so fun and such a great bonus!
Cat Lin
I checked out Keetoo app upon reading your post and in seems a really good key to saving money in touring the city of London. It seems very easy to use Indeed. I’d be sure to use this app when visiting London. I’d recommend this to my friends too.
Leah
Yes, it is a great deal AND easy to use! 🙂
Heena
I have never been to UK. But I know that visiting or traveling there is bit pricey. This app which helps to save some bucks and covers major attractions definitely sounds good to have and use. London is on my travel bucket list and I will bookmark this so that I can use this app and enjoy some discounts during my trip. Nice photos. Thank you for sharing.
Heena.
Leah
Yes- it is such a money saver!
Briana
London is seriously beautiful!
Briana
Leah
I agree! It’s a lovely city!
Yukti
Keeto App looks like a money savior app when going for major tourist attractions tour in London. Good to know with this app we get a free dessert or starter in dining choices. Receiving free Thames river cruise ticket is really a very big bonus.
Leah
I agree- the Thames River Cruise was amazingly fun and an awesome perk!
Mick
I’m glad to know this app exists – so useful considering London is super expensive city! I also like how Keetoo provides restaurants with gluten free options considering it’s super rare to find it in menus. I’m going to check this app out – I’m sure I can use it for other destinations besides London! Thanks for the reco!
Leah
It really is a neat app! Keetoo is currently an app for London only. I was actually very surprised to find that London is very gluten-free-friendly, and I was so happy to find Ned’s Noodle Bar through the app. It was delicious!
Blair villanueva
It is really a good experience of you. This is the first time I heard about keeto app and if is very helping.
It is cool that it saves you a lot of $$$
Leah
Yes, it is a great way to save money in London!
Claire
I absolutely love London and in the sunshine it is one of my favourite places.
These seems like a great deal and I must go to Hampton court palace if not just for the play area!
Leah
I agree! Yes, I highly recommend Hampton Court Palace. It was a highlight for us!
Aparna verma
We always want to save money while we are traveling because this can help us to plan our next trip asap… lol, great suggestion of the app there in your post. Thanks for such informative blog. Keep up the good work. Cheers!!
Leah
So glad you found this helpful! I highly recommend the app! 🙂