Greenwich Park Olympic Tickets

20 January 2011
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As you may have heard, the tickets for the London 2012 Olympic Games will go on sale on 15 March for six weeks. It won't be first come first served, according to the organisers, so you can apply any time during that month and a half. I've no doubt the process of applying, which is yet to be revealed, will be rigorous and frustrating but ultimately rewarding.

And it shouldn't be too easy, should it? This is THE OLYMPIC GAMES we're talking about, not a kick-about in the local park. THE OLYMPIC GAMES. People are coming to London from all over the world so I think I can put up with a bit of rigour and frustration. Anyway, there's a wide range of prices for all the events ranging from the affordable to the astronomical but the events in Greenwich Park are, on the whole, priced pretty reasonably.

Tickets for the Modern Penthathlon events are probably the best bet for those of us on a leaner budget coming in at £20.00 and £35.00. In the Equestrian events, you can  pick up tickets to the dressage and the jumping for £20.00 for the preliminary rounds and £35.00 for the finals. There are also some higher prices ranging from £55.00 to £275.00 which, presumably, gets you a seat in the stables, a free rub-down and a bowl of hot mash. The cross country day is a straight £55.00.

You can see the full range of prices for Greenwich Park and the other Greenwich venues - North Greenwich arena (The O2 arena outside of the Games) and Woolwich Barracks, here. There are some special prices for seniors and young people which will be announced at a later date. London 2012 Paralympic tickets will go on sale on 9 September with more details and pricing also being announced some time soon.

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