'Inclusive' £1 tickets for Windsor Castle

Entry to Windsor Castle is usually £30 per person for advanced tickets

People on universal credit and other benefits will be able to visit Windsor Castle for £1 from next year.

Eligible visitors to the royal residence in Berkshire, which normally charges £30 per person for advanced tickets, will get the discounted entry initially from 1 January to 4 April 2025.

Up to six people per household qualify for £1 entry each as long as one of them shows supporting documents.

The Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh will also offer £1 tickets as part of the initiative next year.

Discounted entry will run from 1 January to 4 April 2025

The Royal Collection Trust said the scheme aimed to "find welcoming and inclusive ways" for people to enjoy the palaces.

It was first launched earlier this year at The King’s Galleries in London and Edinburgh, which will continue to offer £1 tickets for exhibitions in 2025.

Admission to Windsor Castle was free for Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead advantage card holders but that deal controversially came to an end in June.

At the time pensioner Ella Wenborne said the changes made her "feel sick".

Local residents have since been eligible for 50% off the price of admission.

Historic Royal Palaces currently offers similar £1 visits to some of its venues, including £1 tickets for a day visit to the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace and Kensington Palace.

Those eligible must be in receipt of the following; universal credit, working tax credit, child tax credit, pension credit, employment and support allowance, income support and jobseeker’s allowance.

Discounted tickets for Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse went on sale on Tuesday.