With 70 interactive water features, an array of water slides including the Master Blaster, rapids and a seperate area for young children, the Alton Towers Waterpark has something for everyone. For the low down on all the discounts, deals and top tips to make the most of your day at the Waterpark, use this insider guide.
Deals
Day Tickets: Many people don’t know that you can access the Waterpark without staying at the Alton Towers Resort. Adult prices start at £14, child tickets from £10 and a range of family tickets are available. For further details, visit Alton Towers Waterpark ticket prices.
Annual Passholders Discount: book in advance and your annual pass will entitle you to a 20% discount on day ticket prices. This is valid with your Merlin or Alton Towers Annual Pass. To book, contact Alton Towers on 0871 222 9903.
Vouchers & Discounts: just starting to see some deals coming through for the Waterpark, generally tending to be discounts on admission prices. To keep abreast of these offers, why not sign up to topdogdays . We will then do the the hard work for you and let you know where all the current deals are.
Toddler Sessions: priced at a discounted £5 for the session, these are for parent/carers and children up to and including the age of 6. These are ideal if you have pre-school children or for children under 7 on teacher training days/school holidays.
Sessions are running Monday-Friday 11am-1.30pm, (term time) or Wednesday & Fridays 11am-1.30pm, (school holidays)
After 4pm Discounts: discounted tickets are available from 4pm, term time only. Tickets are priced at £7.50 per person and are available Monday to Thursday 4pm-6pm or Fridays 5pm-8pm.
Waterpark Annual Passes: you can purchase a separate Waterpark Annual Pass, commonly know as WAP. This is value for money if you intend to visit the Waterpark more than 3 times in a twelve month period, (or for children more than 4 times during the year). Individual passes start from £55 up to a family of 6 for £264. They also have discounted prices for over 60′s and Disabled Passes that includes a free carer pass.
Top Tip Use your Alton Towers/Merlin pass discounts to secure a 10% discount off the price of a WAP.
Come Back Deals: if you are going to the theme park first, check out the ‘Towers2 Tomorrow ticket’ offer that allows you to pick up a Waterpark ticket for the next day for only £9 adults or £5 for children.
Group Deals: for small groups, make use of the family ticket packages available – just take note of the stipulated numbers of children & adults for each family ticket offered. For groups of 40 or more, discounted tickets of £10 per person are available although pre-booking is essential.
Waterpark map
When to go to beat the queues
Remember to pre-book your visit as the pool has capacity limitations and can get very busy at peak times.
Teacher training days are ideal for a less crowded experience,
Whilst the Waterpark is open throughout the year, the pool tends to be quieter out of the Theme Park season.
If you are going at a busy time, you’ll find it’s the queues for the slides that take up your time. If you can, it’s worth getting there early and heading straight for the slides and in particular Master Blaster.
If it’s raining, half the resort maybe in the pool with you, so worth checking the weather before you go!
Have a break
Your own food and drink is not allowed into the pool area. There is a snack bar by the pool side although this gets very busy and the queues can be long!
Treat yourself to a Themed Room at the Alton Tower’s Resort which includes use of the Waterpark. My favourite has to be the Chocolate Room that comes complete with an endless supply of hidden chocolate throughout your stay!
It wasn’t long ago that the Waterpark banned excessively tight trunks and thong bikini briefs. If you were unlucky enough to bring the incorrect attire, then a full range of appropriate swimwear is available for purchase in the pool shop next to the Waterpark entrance.
Brought the kids but not interested yourself?
Pay the spectator charge of £4.50 and make use of the seating around the pool edge if the children are old enough to be left to their own devises. It can get very warm inside the pool area, so be worth thinking about your attire even if it’s freezing outside!
There is a separate pool specifically designated for little ones. The toddler sessions are lovely for young children as it tends to be quiet and they provide a fantastic range of floats and inflatables around the pool area for addition fun.
Free parking for Waterpark customers.
Of course, there is the option of staying at the Alton Tower’s Resort which has the benefit of convenience of an on-site Water Park and Spa.
There are also many bed and breakfasts available within and around the village of Alton.
Alternatively, why not bring your tent and make use of the local camp sites. Or make use of the local YHA youth hostel located about 1.5miles from the theme park.
Be aware of the Waterpark’s strict adult to child ratios;
- 1 person over the age of 16: 1 child (4 years and under)
- 1 person over the age of 16: 2 children (ages 5-9)
- Under 10′s to be accompanied by a responsible adult
