CultureMissed Bayeux tapestry tickets? A £1,000 hotel stay can get you in

Tickets for the Bayeux tapestry exhibition at the British Museum sold out within a day after lengthy online queues. Five-star hotel One Aldwych, a corporate partner, has reserved a small quota for guests, prompting MP Helena Dollimore to call the arrangement outrageous because hotel customers can secure access while others struggle for tickets.

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