British Museum apologises after chaotic queues leave Bayeux Tapestry ticket holders waiting for hours

British Museum apologises after chaotic queues leave Bayeux Tapestry ticket holders waiting for hours

Visitors have reported waiting more than two hours to enter the gallery

27 Sept, 00:35

Bayeux Tapestry fans are turned away or forced to wait hours as British Museum bans photography and apologises for chaotic queues

The 1,000-year-old embroidery depicting the Norman conquest of England went on public display outside France for the first time earlier this month.

26 Sept, 14:03

Bayeux Tapestry visitors turned away after chaotic queues as British Museum forced to apologise

Bayeux Tapestry visitors have been turned away amid chaotic queues. The British Museum has now been forced to apologise as an "unprecedented demand" for the exhibition has cut some visits short. The embroidery, which tells the story of the Norman conquest, opened to the public on September 10, with tickets sold out for the rest of the calendar year. One visitor, John Wilson, told The Times he arrived for his 4.20pm…

26 Sept, 00:04