August 10th, 2010
Our topdogdays mantra is that you don’t have to spend a fortune if you are planning a day out with the kids! Here are some of our top tips to keep the costs down during the summer holidays:
A lego family at Legoland, Windsor
Use a voucher; there are plenty of vouchers and deals around for top visitor attractions around the country. If you are planning a day out to Thorpe Park, Cadbury World or Go Ape to name but a few, check out the deals available before you go – of course topdogdays is the obvious choice!
Use a loyalty card; make use of those loyalty card points you have accumulated – Tesco in particular offers you up to four times its value when you redeem vouchers for days out. For example Legoland Discovery Centre will set you back only £3.50 in clubcard vouchers or Drayton Manor only £7.50 in vouchers.
Don’t waste money on additional spend; take a picnic rather than forking out for over priced food. For ride photography; there’s plenty of photo opportunities around a theme park that will capture the day with a regular camera! If you must buy souvenirs; agree an amount with the kids before you enter the store and stick to your budget.
The tube at Legoland, Windsor
London travel; take advantage of the new Barclays cycle hire in London for those aged 14 and over where the first 30 minutes is free. Remember that children under 11 travel for free on buses, tubes & trams in London. Kids aged between 11 & 15, travel on the tube for maximum of £1 a day with an Oyster photocard.
Take advantage of discount travel offers; invest in a family & friends railcard and take advantage of regional rail offers. London Midland trains are offering 50% discounts on off peak travel in August plus your additional discount with a railcard.
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August 7th, 2010
Cadbury World is a popular destination in the school holidays – here’s some deals & discounts to bag yourself a bargain and some crucial tips to beat the queues:
Deals & Discounts for Cadbury World
Try Discount Britain that offers 20% off admission prices for up to 6 people. For more information, go to Cadbury World; deals & discounts.
Alternatively, here is a Kids Go Free Voucher to Cadbury World that must be pre-booked in advance. Further details from Cadbury World; kids go free voucher.
Tips to beat the queues at Cadbury World
It’s of no surprise that the busiest times are school holidays where they can be catering for about 3000 people a day! To avoid the worst of the queues, follow our tips:
Pre-Book Your Tickets: tickets are not only limited to capacity but are time slot managed. Pre-booking allows you to book your time slot in advance rather than turning up and finding the next available time slot isn’t until some hours later!
Get There Early: you may have pre-booked your ticket but you still need to queue for your time slot even if you have booked the first slot of the day. With 80 time slots being allocated for every 10 minutes, the queues build quickly! At peak times, it is wise to arrive by 10am at the latest to avoid lengthy queues. The busiest times are between 11am & 3pm, so try to ensure you are ahead of the crowds.
Avoid the food queues: bring a picnic and set yourself down by the play area to allow the kids to run off all that chocolate!
For more information, go to our Insider Guide to Cadbury World.
Liz
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July 23rd, 2010
Looking for cheap tickets to Cadbury World, Birmingham Sea Life Centre & Thinktank, Birmingham, then check out these kids go free vouchers!
Visit Birmingham has clubbed together Cadbury World, Sea Life Centre & Thinktank to offer these great kids go free vouchers that are eligible during the school summer holidays.
For further details and to download these kids go free vouchers, go to Cadbury World, Thinktank & Birmingham Sea Life Centre discounted tickets.
Liz
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July 16th, 2010
Cadbury World and brmb have clubbed together to offer free child admission to Cadbury World with each full paying accompanying adult, (maximum of 3 children for each voucher used). For further details and to download the voucher, go to free child admission for Cadbury World.
Always best to pre-book at Cadbury World as entrance is time managed. For more information on deals, discounts and top tips to beat the queues go to the Insiders Guide to Cadbury World.
Liz
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June 26th, 2010
Looking for cheap tickets to Cadbury World, Birmingham Sealife Centre, Warwick Castle or many more, then check these deals out:
- Cadbury World; kids go free voucher
- Birmingham Sealife Centre; 2 for 1 voucher on entrance
- Warwick Castle; kids go free voucher
To take advantage of these deals and plenty more, go to deals and discounts on Cadbury World, Sealife Centre & Warwick Castle. Please remember to check out the small print to ensure you comply with all the requirements of use.
For more deals and tips to make the most of your day at Cadbury World, go to our Insiders Guide to Cadbury World.
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April 17th, 2010
Here’s a voucher that offers you 20% off admission prices on hundreds of top attractions around the UK. This voucher can be used by up to 6 people and attractions include;
- SeaLife Centres & Seal Sanctuaries
- Wookey Hole Caves
- Cadbury World
- Bronte Parsonage Museum
- London Dungeons…and many more!
All you need to do is print off the downloadable voucher and take it with you. For more information go to Discount Britain.
Can’t go wrong with this one!
Liz
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April 2nd, 2010
Looking for a deal for Cadbury World this Easter, then look no further:
- Visittheheart are offering 1 free child with an adult admission. For further details and a downloadable voucher, go to visittheheart.com.
- Travel by Londonmidland trains and secure 30% off admission to Cadbury World. For more information, please see Londonmidland.
Want to get ahead of the queues this Easter? First off, ensure you have pre-booked your visit as tickets are time slot managed at Cadbury World. Even if you have manged to secure an early tour, get there before it’s opens as you need to queue to collect your tickets and begin the tour! It’s going to busy I imagine!
Liz
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March 22nd, 2010
Here’s a few offer that you may wish to consider:
- The Family & Friends Railcard is currently on offer at £19.50 until 31 March. More details can be found here.
- WH Smiths will be offering 2 for 1 vouchers for Alton Towers, Thorpe Park, Chessington, Legoland & more with every purchase. This offer has currently finished and resumes 5 – 11 April.
- Cadbury World are offering 2 for 1 on Thursdays only up to 28 March. Download this voucher and present at admissions. It is always advisable to pre-book, as tickets are time slot managed at Cadbury World.
Have fun!
Liz
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March 15th, 2010
Here are some of the top 2 for 1’s around at the moment to bag yourself a bargain:
- Cadbury World are offering 2 for 1 on Thursdays only up to 28 March. Download this voucher and present at admissions. It is always advisable to pre-book, as tickets are time slot managed at Cadbury World.
- Water World, Stoke – if you live in Staffordshire, get your hands on the free publication ‘Your Staffordshire’ that has a 2 for 1 voucher for Water World on page 1!
- Subscribe to South East England and download 2 for 1 vouchers for Birdworld, Surrey & Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth.
More deals coming up.
Liz
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