Half Price Merlin Pass from Birmingham Sea Life

February 11th, 2011

For up to date deals go to Current Deals for Alton Towers or Current Deals for Thorpe Park.  Check out the Half Price Merlin Pass Sale on Boxing Day 2011.

Half Price Merlin Passes, (April 2011 – this deal has now expired). are currently available from Birmingham Sea Life Centre.  This deal is running until 28 February 2011 with an individual half price Merlin Pass setting you back £72.

Worth noting that this standard Merlin Pass has lost some of it’s benefits as set out below;

  • there is no free parking with this pass
  • no entry to London Eye, Madame Tussauds, London Dungeon, Sea Life London during August
  • no entry to Legoland, Windsor before 2pm in August
  • additional fee for Fright Nights at Thorpe Park


However with access to wide range of Merlin attractions, such as Alton Towers, Thorpe Park, Chessington World of Adventure, Legoland, Sea Life Centre & plenty more, this is still a pretty good deal for the year!

Liz

Best Tesco Clubcard Deals; hints and tips

February 7th, 2011

Tesco clubcard vouchers are arriving in the post at the moment.  If you are looking for the best Tesco Clubcard deals, check our top hints and tips:

Tips for a budget day out

Should I use my Tesco Clubcard Vouchers in store?

If you spend clubcard vouchers in store, you only manage to save the value of the voucher.  Even when Tesco run their clubcard voucher exchange, (allowing you to double the value of your clubcard vouchers), it’s still financially beneficial to exchange for partner benefits, (where you receive up to three or four times their value) rather than in store.

How Can I Find the Most Cost Effective Tesco Clubcard Deal?

Whilst reward vouchers can be redeemed for either three or four  times their value, some deals effectively offer you less than this.

Annual memberships from Tesco Clubcard deals can potentially offer the best value for money in days out.  Not only do annual memberships give you access to your favourite top attractions throughout the year, they often come with plenty of additional benefits to maximize your savings.

Alton Towers Deals

Alton Towers Deals

Retrieve lost or forgotten tesco clubcard vouchers

Here’s a great tip  to retrieve old tesco clubcard vouchers you’d forgotten all about. This relatively new service from Tesco allows you to  check out your current voucher balance and highlights any issued clubcard vouchers that have yet to be redeemed.

Simply click on ‘Your Vouchers’ on the clubcard site to see a table listing your unspent clubcard vouchers.  You can then redeem any remaining vouchers instantly using the online code given..I’ve done this and gained £40 in vouchers in the past!

Annual Memberships from Tesco Clubcard deals can potentially offer the best value for money in days out.

Not only do annual memberships give you unlimited access to your favourite top attractions, they often come with plenty of additional benefits to maximize your savings.

Thorpe Park deals

Saw, the Ride at Thorpe Park

Merlin Annual Pass & Tesco Clubcard Vouchers: this gains you entry to Alton Towers, Thorpe Park, Warwick Castle and plenty more.  In addition you can secure Early Ride Time at Alton Tower, (great for queue busting),  20% off food, drink & souvenirs at many of these settings!  The standard Merlin Pass is priced at £42.50 in clubcard vouchers.  You can also upgrade to a Premium Merlin Pass by paying an additional £30 cash per person to enhance your Merlin benefits.

English Heritage Membership & Tesco Clubcard Vouchers; The advantage with this deal is that adult membership gives you free entry for up to six  accompanying children (under 19) within your family group!  So for every £10 in clubcard vouchers, you will receive £30 towards an English Heritage Annual Pass, (membership priced at £44 an adult or joint adult£77)….bargain!!

Blenheim Palace & Tesco Clubcard Vouchers; As with plenty of other days out deals, every £5 in Tesco clubcard vouchers will gain you £20 towards entrance charges.  The great deal with this one is that if you purchase a day ticket at Blenheim Palace you can then exchange this for a full annual pass for this visitor attraction!

Blenheim Palace & Tesco Clubcard

What about hotel vouchers & Tesco clubcard deals?

Redeeming your tesco vouchers for hotel rewards is another good way of making that mini-break affordable.  Currently every £10 in clubcard vouchers will secure you £30 worth of hotel vouchers.

Any new deals for Tesco clubcard vouchers?

Yes, Disnyeland Paris 2011 is on offer for just £29.50 per person in Tesco vouchers.  This is a pay in full deal and offers 1 child or 1 adult a ticket for Disneyland Paris, offering access to both Disneyland Parks during the one day.  This is particularly good as it’s very difficult to secure Disneyland ticket deals without booking up for a stay at the resort.

Another great option you can now purchase is a Family & Friends Railcard, (also available for the Young Person & Senior Railcards too), with your clubcard vouchers.  For £14 in vouchers you can pick up your discount railcard and take advantage of discounted rail travel all year long.

Additional clubcard points promotions.

Clearly this is what Tesco want you to do, but it is worth keeping an eye out for additional points promotions to build your rewards as long as you are buying necessary household items!

Tesco 2 for 1 voucher for Alton Towers, Thorpe park, Chessington & more

February 7th, 2011

March 2011; looking for a 2 for 1 voucher for Alton Towers, go to Alton Towers Deals & Discounts.

Tesco 2 for 1 vouchers for Alton Towers, Thorpe Park, Chessington are popping through your post boxes at the moment with your Tesco clubcard statements.  Enclosed within the statement is a 1 free entry voucher, (with accompanying full paying adult) valid at:

  • Alton Towers
  • Legoland, Windsor
  • Thorpe Park
  • Chessington World of Adventures
  • Legoland Discovery Centre
  • Sealife Centres
  • Warwick Castle
  • London Eye..and more!


So officially the first 2 for 1 voucher for Merlin Attractions for 2011 although it is not valid at Alton Towers until 26 March 2011. This voucher cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer including pre-purchased tickets.  Whilst Tesco have issued each clubcard holder with two vouchers, only one coupon can be used per person/per transaction so remember to queue up into smaller numbers at the ticket kiosks!

Liz

Kids Go Free Voucher; Legoland, Alton Towers & Chessington World of Adventures

January 27th, 2011

Here’s a Kids Go Free Voucher for February half term for Legoland, Chessington World of Adventures and Alton Towers in conjunction with the Sun newspaper.

Kobra at Chessington World of Adventures

Pick up your copy of the paper and check out the kids go free voucher that is valid at the theme parks over February half term with extended dates for Legoland, Windsor.

To take advantage of this deal, you need to purchase a full paying adult ticket, (not valid with discounted online purchases), on the day of your visit and present the kids go free voucher to redeem your free child entrance.  Please note that a child is classed as 11 or under at Alton Towers & Chessington World of Adventure.  Only one voucher per transaction so remember to split into smaller groups at the kiosk!

Liz

Annual Pass Deals; Merlin Pass, Legoland Full Pass, Alton Towers Annual Pass

January 24th, 2011

Check out the Merlin Pass Sale starting Boxing Day 2011.  More details available at Half Price Merlin Pass Sale on Boxing Day.

If you frequently visit Alton Towers, Thorpe Park, Legoland or Chessington World of Adventures, it could be worth investing an annual pass.  Check out these latest deals for theme park annual passes:

Alton Towers

Remnants of the Corkscrew at Alton Towers

Half Price Merlin Pass; see above for more details.

Discounted Alton Towers Annual Pass; this annual pass will give you free parking into the park as well as Early Ride Time and discounts upon purchases.

30% off a Full Legoland Annual Pass; this deal has now expired.

Liz

Vouchers & deals about to expire; Merlin Pass, Thinktank, Cadbury World

January 22nd, 2011

Half Price Merlin Pass: we’re hearing there is going to be a Half Price Merlin Pass Sale Starting Boxing Day 2011.

Rollercoasters galore

Thinktank 2 kids free voucher: Now expired…..Thinktank science museum in  Birmingham has a great deal running until 31 January.  Simply download a voucher that offers up to 2 children free entry with one full paying admission.  Just type ‘thinktank 2 kids go free voucher’ into google and pick up this useful voucher!

Cadbury World kids go free voucher or £6 entry: now expired…Cadbury World has two deals going until 31 January.  Choose between a kids go free voucher or £6 discounted entrance for up to 6 people, take your pick!

Chill Factore deals: now expired...this popular ski centre has a number of deals running this January.  Choose from two hours off peak on the slopes for just £15 or 4 hours peak or off peak for just £25.

Merlin Passholder Days; Thorpe Park & Chessington

January 10th, 2011

Merlin Pass holders can now take advantage of two exclusive passholder days that have just been announced.  These days offer you a great way to beat the queues and catch a preview of the park for 2011 before it opens to the general public.  However whilst these passholder days historically opened for the day, they now seem limited to three hour sessions!

Thorpe Park passholder day is Sunday 13 March 2011, (10am-1pm tbc)

Chessington World of Adventure passholder day is Sunday 20 March, (10am-1pm)

Passholder days are only open to Merlin Passholders,  although historically passholders have been able to take guests this has yet to confirmed for 2011.

It is also worth noting that many previous passholder events have also run some great deals on Merlin Passes so worth keeping an eye out for these!

Looking for a deal on a Merlin Pass, check out the Captial FM Merlin Pass Offer

Liz

Legoland Full Annual Pass half price

January 7th, 2011

Legoland, Windsor have just announced half price Legoland Full Annual Passes for sale online.  With the 50% discount, this means an adult annual pass would put you back £49.50 & child annual pass £37.50.

This make the full pass cheaper than the standard Legoland pass and comes with the following additional extras:

  • 20% off in Legoland restaurants
  • 10% off in Legoland shops
  • preferred parking season pass for £14
  • passholder Thursday special offers
  • collector brick series
  • Q-bot discounts


The Full Annual Pass also gives unrestricted access to Legoland, (when open to the public), rather than the off peak access available to standard Legoland passholders.

Why not check out our Insider Guide to Legoland, Windsor packed with tips to beat the queues and more deals & offers for this theme park.

More details on this deal available at half price Legoland Full Annual Pass deal.

Prefer a deal on the Merlin Passes, check out this deal from Captial FM for £80 Merlin Pass deal.

Liz

Merlin Pass Deal with Capital FM

January 4th, 2011

Looking for a half price Merlin Pass?  The Merlin Pass sale starts on Boxing Day – more details available at Merlin Pass Half Price Sale starting Boxing Day 2011.

There has been plenty of furore over the last month about the loss of the free parking perk with the Merlin Pass, so check out your Merlin Pass Parking Options here.

Liz

Merlin Pass & Free Parking

December 28th, 2010

Merlin passholders are to loose their free parking perk shortly.  If you are looking to hang on to your free parking for as long as possible, check out these handy hints;

Merlin passholders and Tesco clubcard vouchers

If you already have a Tesco Merlin voucher, then if you redeem your voucher before 3 January, you’ll keep your free parking for the year.

Merlin passholders & Capital FM voucher

If you have a capital FM voucher for a discounted Merlin Pass, then remember to redeem it before the 3 January so you too can keep you’re free parking.

Current Merlin Passholders

Current Merlin Passholders continue to retain their free parking perk for the duration of their current pass

Alton Towers Waterpark Annual Pass

Worth noting that the Alton Towers Waterpark annual pass is to retain it’s free parking perk whilst the Alton Towers theme park annual pass will not.

For more information, go to Merlin Passholders & free parking; your queries answered.

Liz




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