Here’s a chance to pick up discounted Nickelodeon wristbands for just £12 per person if you book online, (on the gate price of £18).

Nickelodeon Deals

These wristbands are available 13-17 February 2012 but remember height restrictions on Nickelodeon Land rides are in place that may require an adult to accompany.

Only Nickelodeon rides are running during 13-17 February with the park open from 11am-4pm each day.

If you prefer the bigger rides, then check out Wow Weekend that run either side of February half term, (11, 12, 18, 19 February).  Book online for great discounts – £16.50 per adult, £13.50 per child & only £2.50 to gain entry but not par-take of the rides.

Liz

If you are thinking of visiting Drayton Manor this February half term, then take advantage of this 2 for 1 Voucher that is available from 10-20 February 2012.

Drayton Manor Deals

Simple complete your details using the online form and then use the promotional code to gain your discounted entry to this popular Staffordshire Theme Park.

This offer is valid on telephone bookings only, (you need to complete the form for the telephone booking line & promotional code to be shown) with each ticket subject to a £1 booking fee.  The 2 for 1 relates to adult tickets only.  More details available at Drayton Manor 2 for 1 Voucher for February Half Term.

Drayton Manor is open 11am to 4pm each day during February half term, (10-20 February 2012) with only Thomas Land rides & the zoo open during this time.  The park’s main season begins on Saturday 17 March 2012.

More Drayton Manor deals available too.

Here’s a fun deal for Bristol Zoo Gardens for February half term – simply take along a piece of fruit or veg & receive discounted entry for the kids!

Bristol Zoo Deals

To gain £5 entry to the zoo, each child should take along an item of fruit or veg from the following;

• Apple
• Carrot
• Pear
• Lettuce
• Broccoli

I did original wonder why Bristol Zoo were stipulating that..”the fruit or veg must be of edible quality and not beyond the best before or use by dates” until I realised that the fruit & veg would be used to feed the animals!

Discounted entry only applies to children, cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer and is valid between 11 & 19 February 2012.  Love fun deals like this!

Bristol Zoo Gardens 2 for 1 Voucher

Travel by train to Bristol Zoo Gardens and you can take advantage of a 2 for 1 voucher plus reduce your carbon footprint to boot.  Arrive by First Great Western Trains and present your train tickets with a downloaded 2 for 1 voucher for Bristol Zoo for a great deal.

Liz

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 & Clubcard Deals

Best Tesco Clubcard Deals; Blenheim Palace & Free Annual Upgrade

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!  More details available at Tesco Clubcard Deals; Blenheim Palace

Best Tesco Clubcard Deals; Merlin Passes?

A Merlin Pass gains you entry to Alton Towers, Thorpe Park, Warwick Castle and plenty more Merlin Attractions.  The standard Merlin Pass, (priced at £46.50 in clubcard vouchers),  is no longer as good value as in previous years due to the increased number of restrictions on use & the loss of the free parking perk.

However,  you can still secure Early Ride Time at Alton Tower, (great for queue busting)&  20% off food, drink & souvenirs at many of these settings!  You can also upgrade to a Premium Merlin Pass by paying an additional £30 cash per person to enhance your Merlin benefits.

Applause Annual Priority Membership – PLATINUM; If you want to a member of live TV audiences, (excludes BBC), platinum membership offers you 6 priority audience tickets per show.

Whilst TV tickets are free of charge, platinum membership guarantees entry,  (subject to availability per show), plus early entrance to the studio/venue before all normal ticket holders. This deal also gives you four times your value in clubcard vouchers, (£5 in tesco clubcard voucher is equivalent to 1 platinum membership worth £20).

Tesco Clubcard Deals; Tips to Get the Best Value

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.

Clubcard Deals & Magna

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.

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.  For those that accumulate a high number of clubcard vouchers, you can pick up a mini-break for ‘free’.

Can I Retrieve Lost Clubcard Vouchers?

Yes, you can now retrieve old Tesco Clubcard Vouchers you’d forgotten all about through Tesco.com. This relatively new service 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!  This can be a great way to check whether you have mislaid vouchers and take action to retrieve them before it’s too late!

Any new deals for Tesco clubcard vouchers?

1. A winter ticket to Disneyland Paris 2012 is available for just £28.00 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 but this ticket is only valid until 28 March 2012.

Clubcard & Railcard Deals

2. You can now purchase 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.

3. Redspottedhanky now accept Tesco clubcard vouchers with & every £10 in clubcard vouchers will gain you £20 off train travel.  You can even top up with cash so you don’t have to save amount the ful amount before redeeming your vouchers.

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!

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Liz

Emergency Service Employees of can take advantage of free entry to the Eden Project this weekend.  This free entry deal relates to employees of;

• NHS
• Police
• Fire
• Coastguard
• Ambulance
• RNLI

Simply present your ID at the ticket kiosk on 3, 4 & 5 February 2012 and enjoy a free day out.

Eden Project Local Annual Pass

Here’s a great deal from the Eden Project for residents of Devon & Cornwall that offers an annual pass for just £5 per person!  Simply visit before 10 February 2012 with proof of primary residence in Devon/Cornwall plus photo ID and you can visit all year for just £5!  There is also the option to extend this to a 2 year annual pass for an additional £5, (ie 2 years annual pass for just £10).  Worth moving for!

Liz

For a double discount, use your railcard & pick up tickets for just £9.90 an adult or £2 for children!  For more details and to download a voucher, go to London Midland February Half Term Deal.

To kick off this promotion, we’ve teamed up with London Midland to offer one lucky winner a FREE family ticket for a return journey anywhere on the London Midland network!  Family tickets are valid for up to 2 adults & 2 children and a return trip ticket is valid up to 30 April 2012.

To enter our free prize draw, just sign up to our email subscription list on the right hand side of the page.  The lucky winner will be notified from 4pm on Friday 10 February 2012.

 
ThePrizeFinder – UK Competitions

If you send an email to merlin.annualpass@merlinentertainments.biz to  explain you were planning to purchase a half price Merlin Pass before the 31 January, they will send you a confirmation email allowing you still to make the purchase. It seems you must take this confirmation email with you to the selected Merlin Attraction to take advantage of this deal.

More details available at Merlin Pass Half Price Sale.

Here’s a chance to pick up discounted Nickelodeon wristbands for just £12 per person if you book online, (on the gate price of £18).

Nickelodeon Deals

These wristbands are available 13-17 February 2012 but remember height restrictions on Nickelodeon Land are in place that may require an adult to accompany.

Only Nickelodeon rides are running during 13-17 February with the park open from 11am-4pm each day.

If you prefer the bigger rides, then check out Wow Weekend that run either side of February half term, (11, 12, 18, 19 February).  Book online for great discounts – £16.50 per adult, £13.50 per child & only £2.50 to gain entry but not par-take of the rides.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach 2 for 1 Vouchers with Iron Brew

Not currently available…If you can get your hands on a promotional Iron Brew bottle cap, then you can pick up wristbands for as low as £16 per person with this 2 for 1 deal.  Simply use the promotional code 1148 and present your bottle cap at the ticket kiosk to take advantage of this deal.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach Wristbands & Tesco Clubcard Vouchers

You can redeem your Tesco Clubcard Vouchers for 1 day wristbands at BPB.  This ‘buy in full’ deal provides you with a wristband token for every £9.50 in clubcard vouchers.

BPB Deals

New Blackpool Resort Pass

Check out the new Blackpool Resort Pass that combines entrance to BPB, (unlimited wristband), Blackpool Tower, Dungeons & Sea Life Centre.

The Blackpool Resort Pass is only available online at any of the participating attractions, priced around £49 per person.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach 2 for 1 Deals on Wristbands

BPB often runs special deals at short notice, offering reduce price wristbands with specific promotional codes so keep checking back for all the latest Blackpool Pleasure Beach 2 for 1 deals.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach 3 for 2 Wristband Deals

Here’s a 3 for 2 on BPB wristbands from moneysupermarket that is valid until 6 November 2011.  Simply buy online by  midnight on the day before you visit, print off your  e-ticket and proof of address to pick up your wristband deal.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach Pass for just £5

If you are not one for the rides, then this BPB pass gains you entry to the park for just £5. This pass is particularly effective for those who want to accompany children but don’t want to use the rides themselves.   If you change your mind, you can always pay for an individual ride or upgrade to an unlimited ride ticket at the park.

Nickelodeon Land Reduced Price Wristbands

EXPIRED END OF JUNE 2011…but we’ll let you know if BPB resume this discounted Nickelodeon Land only wristband in the future.   These wristbands were specifically for the 12 rides located within Nickelodeon Land and priced at £18 per person.

We have plenty more deals available at Alton Towers Deals, Drayton Manor Deals & Legoland Deals.

Liz

Whilst the Merlin Pass sale has officially ended early, there is still a way to pick up a half price pass before the 31 January!  More details available at Half Price Merlin Passes Still Available.

Half Price Merlin Pass Sale

Alternatively, if you can make it to Alton Towers Hotel this weekend, ( 28 &29 January between 2 & 8pm) you can pick up a half price Merlin Pass without requiring the confirmation email.

Alton Towers Waterpark Deals

If you are making your way up to Alton Towers for a half price Merlin Pass, then they may want to know that the waterpark is now back open after it’s annual clean.  There are plenty of Alton Waterpark Deals too.

Gulliver’s Theme Park Splash Zone 2 for 1 Voucher

If you want to get away from the bad weather, check out this 2 for 1 voucher only available this weekend at the Splash Zones at Gulliver’s Theme Parks at Milton Keynes & Warrington.  More details available at Splash Zone 2 for 1 Voucher.

Splash Zone Deals

Cadbury World 20% off Voucher

Another indoor attraction set in the Heart of England is Cadbury World and here’s a 20% off voucher that you can use…remember to pre-book with this one as it does get busy.  More details available at Cadbury World Vouchers.

Try Somewhere New; Stockport Air Raid Shelters

Why not try something new this weekend that again keeps you away from the elements.  Check out our review of Stockport Air Raid Shelters, located just 7 miles from Manchester City Centre.

London Midland Vouchers

London Midland vouchers are now available for discounted travel from 4 – 19 February including February half term.  Worth downloading your vouchers now as can be very popular especially during the school holidays.  More details available at London Midland Great Escape.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach Season Pass Deals

If you can make to a registration event at Blackpool Pleasure Beach on Saturday 28 January between 10 & 12 noon, then you can pick up a Diamond Pass for £20, (unlimited ENTRY to the park) or a Platinum pass, (unlimted use of the rides during the season) for £99.

Have a good one whatever you do,

Liz

Cadbury World Deal

A good way to save money on a day out at this Birmingham attraction is to get Cadbury World Vouchers, which offer 20 per cent discounts for every entry (valid for up to six people, so they’re great for families).  Simply by visiting Smartsave, chocolate lovers can find discount codes which are redeemable when you purchase your tickets at the counter or online.

Visitors begin the tour at a full-size replica of Bull Street, where John Cadbury opened his shop in 1824, and from there find out about Spanish galleons bringing cocoa beans to Europe, and travel 1000 years further back in time to the source in Aztec Mexico.

Kids will enjoy hopping on one of Cadbury’s Beanmobiles and puttering through colourful “Cadabra” where fun-filled characters live in a world filled with chocolate, while certainly one of the biggest highlights is when visitors learn how to combine ingredients to create the mouth-watering Cadbury taste, and get the opportunity to write their names in liquid chocolate in the demonstration area.

Offering school and group bookings, Cadbury World is a chocoholic’s dream; just remember to apply for your discount codes before you go.