August 31st, 2010
Miniland at Legoland, Windsor
Flash a Blue Peter badge and you can gain free entry to many top attractions including:
- Alton Towers
- Woburn Safari Park
- Legoland
- Ripley’s believe it or not
- Magna’s science centre…and plenty more!
Free entrance is strictly for Blue Peter winners aged between 6 & 15 that can show the Blue Peter badge and accompanying blue peter badge card. This is a great way to gain free entry to nearly 200 top attractions but you must be accompanied by a full paying adult.
For more information, go to Blue Peter.
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August 27th, 2010
Here’s a discount code for Go Ape that offers you 20% off rope courses that is valid until 5 September. This discount is available at 25 of the Go Ape courses, (excluding Woburn), around the UK.
When booking your course, just use the discount code SMR020. The great news is that this code is valid throughout the week including weekends & the bank holiday!
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August 11th, 2010
Tesco clubcard reward vouchers; how to make them go further?
Ensure you get 4 times your voucher’s value in reward options. If you spend it on food you only manage to get two times their value! Although Tesco are currently expanding this out to other departments for a limited period of time, this will still only get you two times their value!
Find cost effective deals in the brochure. Although reward vouchers can be redeemed for up four times their value, some deals only effectively offer you two or three times their value. For example you can opt for a free Cineworld ticket for £3 in clubcard vouchers. However it doesn’t cost you £12 for a cinema ticket! For value for money, it would be better spent on rewards such as a Merlin Annual Pass where your vouchers will give you the full 4 times it’s value.
Combine tesco deals with other offers to max out your savings. Use your tesco clubcard reward vouchers wisely to ensure best value. For example for a family of four off to Alton Towers, combine a 2 for 1 voucher with two tesco day entry rewards for a total of £20 in clubcard vouchers, (wise to split into twos at the kiosk to avoid the one offer per transaction!) This way you can bank additional Tesco clubcard reward vouchers for your next day out too!
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!
Check out these Tesco Clubcard deals that potentially offer value for money:
- English Heritage Membership; each £10 in Tesco clubcard vouchers will give you £40 off annual membership. Membership will give you free entry to over 400 historic settings in England.
- Legoland Discovery Centre; buy entrance in full for £3.50 in vouchers per person, (adult on the gate price, £13.95)
- Conkers, Derbyshire; each £5 in Tesco clubcard voucher will allow you £20 off your entrance fees.
- Crealy Adventure Parks; this new addition will secure a £20 discount for just £5 in clubcard vouchers.
Tesco clubcard vouchers can offers value for money and, if used wisely, will save you a fortune on days out!
Liz
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August 2nd, 2010
Looking for a deal for Go Ape, then check out these current offers;
Go Ape, children half price: Go Ape are offering children, 15 and under, half price tickets any day bar Saturdays until 6th August. Just enter the code BAB050.
Buy 4 Go Ape tickets, get 5th for free: if you can club together with friends & family, then this offers free entry for the 5th person in your group. Just enter the code 05GUAR AND THE FIFTH PERSON GOES FREE.
For other regional Go Ape deals, check out Go Ape; further discounts.
Liz
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July 30th, 2010
Edinburgh from a height
Edinburgh is a popular visitor destination but you don’t have to spend a fortune to check out the sights in this capital city. Here’s a few handy tips to get you started;
Sightseeing bus tours: instead of forking out for open topped sightseeing buses that will put you back £12 adult ticket, check out an all day ticket on the local buses for just £3. Lothian buses cover the city attractions and are just as convenient at a fraction of the price!
Scottish Parliment: offers free entry as well as free guided tours around the Parliment. These tours provide access to many private areas including the main debating chamber as well as offering a wealth of information around its construction. Pre-booking is required and further information is available at The Scottish Parliment; free guided tours.
Princes Street Gardens: adjacent to Princes Street are the beautifully kept gardens that allows you to get away from the hustle and bustle of a busy city. Enjoy a picnic in the park, (M & S is centrally located within Princes Street), or the play park that will keep the kids amused for an hour.
Carlisle next!
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July 29th, 2010
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle is the largest visitor attraction for this capital city with 1.2 million visitors each year. Edinburgh Castle dominates the city skyline and certainly worth a visit from a cultural and historic perspective. For cheap tickets to Edinburgh Castle, an Explorer Pass not only offers discounted entry to the castle but offers you a fastrack access that by-passes the long entrance queues.
The Explorer Pass combines flexibility with a discounted price on the vast majority of Scotland’s historic visitor attractions. The Explorer Pass offers ‘free’ entry to over 78 historic/heritage visitor attractions within Scotland over a 5 or 14 day period, (for which your pass is valid on 3 or 7 days respectively.). So if you wish to combine Edinburgh Castle with Stirling Castle, Glasgow Cathedral or Urquhart Castle, it’s worth checking out the Explorer Pass.
One top tip for Edinburgh Castle to pass on – do the dungeons last as the exit takes you away from the castle grounds. Keep an eye out for the dog’s cemetary and 1000 year old throne too.
Liz
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July 29th, 2010
The CairnGorm Mountain is the sixth highest mountain in the UK and we felt it was time for a climb whatever the weather! The CairGorm was an obvious choice with a funicular railway to start you on your way combined with the recently introduced walk to the top guided tours.
We were lucky enough to be one of the first to experience this guided tour to the top of the CairGorms and one that I can thoroughly recommend. Previously, the trip in the CairnGorm funicular railway meant you were unable to the leave the indoor holding station. These guided tours offer you the opportunity to explore the mountain to its summit with an experienced guider to assist and inform on your ascent/descent. The tours, @the top, are running as part of a pilot scheme over the summer months but must be booked in advance either online or on the day if space is available.
For a deal on CairnGorm funicular railway, pick up the visitscotland discount brochure called ‘ A Perfect Day from tourist offices.’ Within you will find deals and offers for visitor attractions around Scotland including a Buy One Funicular Railway one day ticket and get the second half price.
Off to Edinburgh next!
Liz
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July 26th, 2010
Urquhart Castle on Loch Ness
Loch Ness for day two of our tour from John O’Groats to Lands End in search of the Loch Ness Monster! So off we headed to Drumnadrochit to locate Nessie in the deep waters of Loch Ness. To our disappointment the five star Loch Ness Centre exhibition does its utmost to dissuade you of the legend that brings folks to the area, (although the gift shop you exit through is jammed packed of Nessie souvenirs much to our annoyance.)
However back on the Nessie search, a boat tour organised by the adjoining hotel, was well worth taking. Combining breathtaking scenery, with information about the Loch whilst remaining vigilant for that elusive monster..there is something for everyone on this tour.
In terms of deals for Scotland, it’s well worth investing in an Explorer Pass that combines flexibility with a discounted price on the vast majority of Scotland’s historic visitor attractions. The Explorer Pass offers ‘free’ entry to over 78 historic/heritage visitor attractions within Scotland over a 5 or 14 day period, (for which your pass is valid on 3 or 7 days respectively.) So if you are considering Edinburgh Castle, Stirling Castle or Glasgow Cathedral to name but few, it’s worth checking out the Explorer Pass to bag a bargain on the way.
We opted for Urquhart Castle today that stands on Loch Ness and offers spectacular views and fun for all the family rolled into one. With areas to explore, hidden walkways and narrow spiral staircases into dungeons and ascending to aerial platforms, it’s not dissimilar to a Go Ape course within castle grounds!
Off to the Cairngorms next!
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July 26th, 2010
Off to John O’Groats we went in recognition that more people than ever are opting for a domestic break away. Filling up at both Tesco & BP on route, even the journey helped us to build up those cruical clubcard & Nectar points!
It’s always worth stopping off at services stations along the way – not just to top up on coffee but to check out the tourist offices for promotional leaflets that often include those valuable discount vouchers! The staff at the Carlisle tourist office were very helpful and, once aware of our itenerary, were able to produce offers and discounts vouchers that will prove very useful along the way.
So after a twelve hours of travelling we arrived at John O’Groats – too late for the official photograph by the classic signpost, (which incidentally the photographer kindly takes with him at the end of his day), we made use of the many free John O’Groats signs and sent a couple of postcodes that will pick up the world famous postmark. After cheering on the guys undertaking the charity John O’Groats to Lands End cycle ride, off to Wick we went.
Liz
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July 21st, 2010
Sea Life Centres are currently offering discounted annual passes that can prove useful with the summer holidays approaching!
Pop into to your local Sea Life Centre and check out the ‘Manager’s Special’ offering Sea Life Centre annual passes for just £20, (usually price £30 an adult). These discounted annual passes can be used at all Sea Life Centres, (excepting London Sea Life Aquarium and Weymouth Sea Life), plus discounts on souvenirs, refreshments and money off other top attractions, (York & Edinburgh Dungeons).
Remember your Merlin Annual Pass covers Sea Life Centres already!
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