SOME of London’s top tourist attractions are giving millions of Brits half price entry this spring.
Attractions like Madame Tussauds London, the London Dungeon, Shrek’s Adventure! London, lastminute.com London Eye and SEA LIFE London are offering half-price entry to Brits – although there’s a catch.
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Brits will need to have a postcode within one of the 32 London Boroughs to be able to use the offer.
Dubbed the London Resident Offer by Merlin Entertainments (who own the London attractions), the discounted tickets have been on sale since April 24, 2024.
Despite being on sale for nearly a week, the offer will run until May 19, 2024 – giving Brit holidaymakers plenty of time to book tickets.
To bag the half-price tickets, London residents will need to purchase their tickets online, where they’ll need to declare their postcodes during the booking process.
Postcodes must be located within the areas listed in the terms and conditions on the website.
Under the half-price offer, tickets to the London Dungeon will cost £17.50 per adult and £14.50 per child.
This means tickets to the London Dungeon will cost a family of four £64 – a saving of £44 compared to standard ticket pricing.
London residents will also be able to save on entry to Madame Tussauds too, with adult tickets costing £21 per person and tickets for children coming in at £19 per child.
This means entry to Madame Tussauds would cost a family of four £80, making a saving of £60, when compared with standard ticket pricing.
Meanwhile, tickets to SEA LIFE London can cost as little as £20 per person under the offer – a saving of £30 compared to an anytime ticket.
London Eye tickets can be purchased for as little as £21, which makes for a minimum saving of £12 per person.
Sunny Jouhal, Divisional Director at Merlin Entertainments, said: “London is an incredible place to live, rich with history, vibrancy, it is easy to get caught up in the metropolis of city.
“We’re excited for those living within the 32 boroughs of London to visit the lastminute.com London Eye, SEA LIFE London, Madame Tussauds London, the London Dungeon and Shrek’s Adventure! London, the perfect opportunity to step away from the city chaos, make magical memories and truly experience some of the best attractions London has to offer.”
Nearly one in every four visitors to London went to a Merlin attraction last year, showing how popular they are in the capital.
But there are plenty of other Merlin attractions across the country, including Alton Towers, Chessington, Legoland, Thorpe Park, Blackpool, Cadbury World as well as many others.
Other attractions to visit
Several of the Merlin Entertainment theme parks and tourist attractions have been expanding their offering to visitors.
One of those is Cadbury Chocolate Quest – the first new ride at Cadbury World in 27 years.
Earlier this year, I was one of the first to give the new ride a go.
On the slow-moving interactive ride, users will be asked to climb into a purple car where they’ll need to shoot laser guns at ingredients on interactive screens.
Each laser gun responds to a different colour, meaning each family member is tasked with collecting their own ingredients and contributes to an overall team score.
I thoroughly enjoyed the interactive elements – especially because the scores are counted at the end of the game, so it’s given a competitive edge.
Earlier this month, Sun Online Travel tried Legoland’s brand-new duelling coaster.
The Minifigure Speedway reaches speeds of almost 35 miles per hour, and its design was inspired by the world’s great Speedway circuits.
Riders are divided into Team Legends and Team Allstars and each team’s cars race on two separate but intertwined tracks.
Meanwhile, a new Peppa Pig attraction set to open at the world’s oldest Legoland park.
Legoland Billund first opened in 1968, making it the oldest Legoland park in the world.
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Legoland Windsor Factbox
Here’s everything you need to know about visiting Legoland Windsor in 2024:
- Legoland Windsor will be officially open from March 15, 2024, to September 25, 2024
- Located in Windsor, just west of London, the theme park’s full address is Winkfield Road, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 4AY
- Trains take half an hour from London Paddington to Windsor via Slough
- Trains from London Waterloo take around an hour and go directly to Windsor
- Tickets should be booked in advance online
- An online saver ticket costs £35 per adult, saving you £33 if you purchased the same ticket at the gate
- Parking is not included in the ticket, and you’ll need to pay £8 for a ticket, although booking in advance will save you £1
The Danish theme park is set to get a brand-new attraction after a three-way deal was reached between Hasbro, Merlin Entertainments and the Lego Group.
All three companies have teamed up to create the world’s first Peppa Pig-themed Duplo attraction, which is set to open at Legoland Billund.
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