What cheeses me off

[OZDUCK]

Yesterday we met up in York with some German friends who had also been at a family reunion in Cambridge. They had a hire car and invited us along to see a couple of the local sights. One of these was Rievaulx Abbey.

This is an English Heritage operated site and they charge very high fees - £14 per adult and £4 for parking in the middle of nowhere. When our friend went to pay he was told the fee was £60 including a donation. Being a no nonsense German he asked what this donation fee was and then had it removed. I assume the principle is that they include a donation fee in the hopes that the visitor is too embarrassed/unsure to ask for it to be removed. Seems very sharp practice to me.

 

[VPS]

Yesterday we met up in York with some German friends who had also been at a family reunion in Cambridge. They had a hire car and invited us along to see a couple of the local sights. One of these was Rievaulx Abbey.

This is an English Heritage operated site and they charge very high fees - £14 per adult and £4 for parking in the middle of nowhere. When our friend went to pay he was told the fee was £60 including a donation. Being a no nonsense German he asked what this donation fee was and then had it removed. I assume the principle is that they include a donation fee in the hopes that the visitor is too embarrassed/unsure to ask for it to be removed. Seems very sharp practice to me.

and as a senior you can join for about £70 and you get free parking

 

[TheRealTMA]

and as a senior you can join for about £70 and you get free parking

And for National Trust in England, it’s cheaper to join the NT Scotland. Reciprocal.

 

[OZDUCK]

I understand that it is also cheaper to join the Australian National Trust and get reciprocal rights.