A Lego Version of Vue Cinemas
Vue cinemas could hold the answer to a treat on a budget before the kids return to school. Each weekday morning, Vue cinemas offer tickets for both children and adults for just 95p a ticket!
This weekend’s selection is Where the Wild Things Are, PG. Movies generally start around 10am but check your local Vue Cinema for listing times.
For more cinema deals and discounted tickets, check out our Insider Guide to the Cinema.
Liz
Bag 20% off the Manchester United Museum & Tour if you travel by bus around Manchester. Stagecoach buses have teamed up with Manchester United to offer discounted entry to this popular visitor attraction.
To qualify for this deal, you will need to purchase a Stagecoach Group Dayrider or Dayrider Plus One ticket that you will find have also been discounted for the summer…deals galore!
For more information about this and other deals around Manchester, go to Manchester United Museum & Tour deal with Stagecoach Buses.
Liz
Fourteen at Alton Towers
Competition entries are now closed for our limited edition Alton Towers Fourteen mugs. Many thanks for all the entries, the response has been overwhelming over the past week – there’s certainly been an interest in Alton Towers decision to re-name Thirteen for the day.
Congratulations to R Hood & K Grieve who have been randomly selected; your mugs are on their way to you!
Liz
Fright Nights at Thorpe Park are back from 8 October. Ride remain open until 10pm plus many additional fright experiences including four live action horror mazes:
Check out the Thorpe Park online deal currently running offering 2 for 1 on Fright Night tickets – 2 adult tickets for £40! This offer is running until 1 October. More information available at Thorpe Park deals.
Liz
Barclays Cycle Hire has just taken off in London and if you are aged over 14, this is a cheap way to get around town!
The Barclays Cycle Hire scheme is open to tourists, visitors and residents alike. Before you can access the cycle hire scheme, you will need to sign up and pay the access fee – you can do this by phone, online or at a docking station. The access fee will only put you back £1 a day with discounts on week/annual prices.
The first half hour of every journey is free of charge with the next 30 minutes charged at only £1. As this is a scheme for short journeys by bike, the charges become progressively more expensive the longer you have the bike. So it’s best to return your bike to a docking station as soon as you have completed your journey – you can always pick up another one later!
For further details, go to Barclays Cycle Hire in London. Let me know if you’ve tried these out yet?
Liz
Nothing to do with parking but Pink was at Alton Towers recently!
Alton Towers parking fee seems to annoy more people than any other issue at this popular theme park. Parking this season at Alton Towers will put you back £5 in the standard car park.
Parking at Alton Towers is free of charge for:
If you do have to pay for parking, you are best off picking up a car parking token as your arrive to avoid queues at the end of the day, (car parking tokens can be purchased at the mono-rail entrance as well as the main exit/entrance into the park by the turnstiles.)
Your only other option is to pay more money for Express Parking that bypasses the need for the mono-rail & offers you a swifter exit out of the park at the end of your day. Priced at £15 for the day for those willing to pay this extra charge.
Liz
Planning a trip to Go Ape and looking for a deal, then check these out:
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.
Here are some regional offers for Go Ape, but worth checking out you can use these in August before you set off:
Let me know please if you hear of any others?
Liz
Ready for Terror of the Towers?
Scarefest at Alton Towers kicks off on 16 October for two week. Last year, Scarefest was the busiest two weeks in the Alton Towers season, so here’s a preview of events for 2010.
Rides in the dark; with late opening at Alton Towers until 9pm, you can experience your favourite rides in the dark!
Terror of the Towers; opens again offering you a spine chilling tour of the tower ruins brought alive with live actors and eerie events. This experience is recommended for those over 14 years with a fastrack ticket available if you want to miss the queues for this popular attraction.
Live action horror maze & boiler house; located close to the Alton Towers hotels, these scare experiences are available at an additional charge. Again not recommended for younger customers, (over 14’s only), but for those who don’t mind surprises in the dark!
Early Ride Time; unfortunately not available at Scarefest but it’s certainly worth getting there early even if it’s just to get ahead of the traffic queues!
More information coming!
Liz
Looking for Blue Planet Aquarium vouchers this summer, then check out these deals:
Blue Planet Aquarium is offering a free child voucher that is valid until 29 August. Just print off and complete the necessary details! For further details and to download a voucher, go to Blue Planet Aquarium free child voucher.
Alternatively, make use of this £1 off per ticket for Blue Planet Aquarium that can be used for up to 6 people. For further details from Favourite Days out in Cheshire , go to offers for Blue Planet Aquarium.
Enjoy.
Liz
Planning a trip away but not looking forward to the ‘are we there yet’ mantra from the kids, then check out this free children’s travel book from kidstravel2.
Packed with ideas for games as well as tips for travel sickness and ideas for mess free snacks for the car, this guide could ease the journey for all the family! To this check out, go to free travel guide for families.
Whilst you are away, remember our very own Insider Guides to help you beat the queues at top attractions and keep the costs down whilst you are away.
Happy holidays!
Liz
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