Currency in GB?

Question

Is it possible to use euro while going through the UK at all??? Can you use it in Oakwood as well???

Answer 1

A lot of places accept Euros, but you get a poor exchange rate.

Answer 2

you can convert the euro to the pound there  and they will give you change in pounds

Answer 3

some of the larger stores in the main tourist areas may accept them

but for the most part, we only use the Pound Sterling

Answer 4

Nope, Pounds

Answer 5

You will be able to use the Euro in some places but it is not popular over here  and most places will refuse to use it , What is wrong with the good old pound?

Answer 6

The UK is England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland altogether,

I am not sure of Northern Ireland, but we have the £ only in the rest of the UK.

Answer 7

not in uk,some large stores in london take them but not many

Answer 8

INot everywhere, but heres a list i found of places and i'll put links in the sources section I think it would be easier to just bring Pounds but anyway:

BHS

Body Shop

Books etc

Burtons

Currys

Debenhams

Dixons

Dorothy Perkins

HMV

John Lewis

Marks & Spencer

New Look

Niketown

PC World

Safeway

Selfridges

The Link

Tie Rack

Virgin

Waterstones

WH Smith

Restaurants, Hotels, Pubs and Tourist Attractions where you can spend euros include:

Althorp

Chester Zoo

Drayton Manor Park

Hampton Court

Hilton Hotels

J D Wetherspoons

Kensington Palace

Lanmark Hotel

Laurel Pub Company (2500 pubs)

Leeds Castle

London Planetarium

Madame Tussauds

Sheraton Hotels

Tate Britain

Tate Modern

Tower of London

Answer 9

Pounds/Pence but you can (in some places) use Euros, but you will need to convert it to pounds/pence.

Answer 10

British Pounds is what thou need

Answer 11

The currency is the Pound.  You can use it, but they will convert (or give your change) in Pounds.

Answer 12

Nope no way no how its the pound £, just convert it into pounds when you get here or vise versa x*x

Answer 13

yes u can use european everywhere in the local european countries

Answer 14

Yes you can use Euros here.

Answer 15

BooBoo is getting lots of thumbs down for saying that you can use euro in the UK.

She's right - you can and by law the shops should take it but they don't.

The euro is used in all border areas of Northern Ireland - which is in the UK.

The currency of the UK is, however, the pound sterling.

Answer 16

Its GBP here.

Answer 17

Well I never knew that Euros could be used in the UK and in so many places.  I've never even seen one, and don't really want to either.

Answer 18

No. I am from the UK and the only currency used here is Sterling(Pounds)

Answer 19

You CAN in some places.

And I'm also English.  Lucy made some exellent suggestions.  I hope she gets the points.

Addenda:

Not that I like the Euro.  However, we may get lumbered wiyh it.

Answer 20

U cant use euros

convert2 pounds :P

Do not use euros :P

Answer 21

yes you can

Answer 22

I accept Euros. My exchange rate is 500€ = £2.30

It's a very fair rate, really.

If you're interested, give me a bell. Not literally a bell- as in a call.

Or a bell. I like bells.

Answer 23

You can use them in Ireland, which is still technically part of the UK. Some places will take euros but don't hedge your bets on it, be safe and take some pounds with you just incase they don't accept euros.