Reaching your sixties used to mean the mortgage was paid off, children were grown, and retirement was just around the corner, leaving you plenty of time to enjoy the things you love. While today’s reality may differ and include some financial challenges, there’s still plenty of good news too!
Hitting sixty unlocks a treasure trove of discounts and savings. Beyond the standard free bus pass, there are countless opportunities to help you live your best life. Here are our top discount for the over sixties:
Food & Drink
- Hungry Horse: Offers a Golden Years menu with discounted prices for seniors over 60 at over 250 locations.
- Greene King Pubs: All locations offer a discounted senior menu for those over 60.
- Toby Carvery: Over 60s can enjoy unlimited tea or coffee with a breakfast bap purchase.
- Iceland and Food Warehouse: On Tuesdays, get 10% off your shopping if you’re 60 or over.
Health
- Boots Advantage Card: Over 60s earn eight points per £1 spent – double the usual four points.
- Specsavers: 20% off any pair of glasses over £69 for people over 60.
- Gyms: Many gyms like Total Fitness, Everyone Active, and Better Health offer discounted pricing for over 65s. Check with individual gyms for specifics.
Cinema
- Empire’s Seniors Programme and Odeon’s Silver Cinema: Exclusive screenings with free tea or coffee beforehand.
- Picturehouse Cinemas: Discounted membership for those over 60.
- Showcase Cinemas: Silver Screenings on Mondays for £4.99, plus 15% off a Costa hot drink and snack.
- Everyman Cinemas: Silver Screen for ages 55 and over. This includes a free hot drink and a slice of cake with tickets.
- Cineworld: exclusively for over 60s, you can enjoy a ticket for just £4.50 with Cineworld’s CineSeniors.
Theatre
- National Theatre: Senior discounts on performances across the UK, including £20 off at Lyttelton and Olivier theatres, and £36 off midweek matinees at Dorfman Theatre.
- Royal Shakespeare Company: A 20% discount is available on all seats for Monday and Tuesday evening performances and all midweek matinees.
Museums
- Imperial War Museums, National Maritime Museum, Tate Modern, and Royal Observatory: Exclusive pricing for senior citizens over 60.
Football
- Arsenal Football Club: 25% discount on general admission tickets for supporters aged over 66.
- Newcastle United: Up to 20% discount for supporters over 65.
Outdoors
- National Trust: 25% discount on membership for those aged 60 and up, provided you’ve held a National Trust membership for the last three consecutive years.
- Ramblers Association: Discounted membership for those receiving only a state pension. This include access to thousands of hiking trails, group-guided walks, and more.
- English Heritage: Senior membership for people over 65, granting access to over 400 historic sites at a discounted price.
- Royal Horticultural Society: Discounted lifetime membership for those over 60. Includes unlimited free entry to RHS gardens and over 200 partner gardens, special access and discounts on RHS shows, monthly magazines, personal gardening advice, and more.
- Kew Gardens: £1 entry for those receiving pension credit.
Discounts on Travel
- National Rail Senior Railcard: Enjoy a third off train travel as well as discounts on days out, holiday and even theatre tickets.
- Free Travel Bus Pass: Available at the state pension age (66) in England, at 60 in Wales, and for anyone over 60 in Scotland with the National Entitlement Card – read more about unlocking travel freedom with our guide to to free bus passes.
- Nation Express Senior Coach Card: Older adults can save a third on coach fairs to hundreds of town, cities and airports in the UK.
- Free London Travel – 60+ Oyster Card: Free rides on London’s public transport for over 60s living in the 32 London Boroughs with a Freedom pass.
- Interrail pass: offering a 10% discount on rail fares for those over 60. This pass allows you to explore 33 countries by train, making it an excellent way to travel Europe and see the
Vehicles and MOTs
- ATS Euromaster: Discounts for those over 60 on MOTs, air-con recharges, alignments, and 15% off servicing, brakes, steering and suspension, exhausts, and batteries.
Home and Energy
- Free TV License: Available for over 75s receiving pension credit.
- Dog Trust: 50% off membership for those over 60.
- Warm Home Discount Scheme: Reduced rate on winter electricity bills for those receiving pension credit.