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How to get cheap / FREE Alton Towers and Thorpe Park tickets with Tesco Clubcard

Tickets for Alton Towers, Thorpe Park, Chessington World of Adventures, Legoland, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Drayton Manor and Oakwood can be expensive. There are a few ways to get cheap theme park tickets, but using your Tesco Clubcard points to buy them is by far the cheapest way. Here’s how you can get your cheap Alton…

Vintage train from Sóller to Palma – Riding the Orange Express in Mallorca

The Sóller to Palma train ride on the Orange Express is a great day out, and offers one of the more different things to do in Mallorca. There are a few different train rides in Mallorca – this historic electric trains run between the little town of Sóller, through trees, mountains and tunnels, right down…

How to get cheap Thorpe Park & Alton Towers tickets in 2021

Full ‘gate’ price tickets at Thorpe Park are £50 for adults, and at Alton Towers it’s an eye-watering £53 on the day. It’s expensive! But there are plenty of ways to save.

20 Thorpe Park Hidden Secrets and Easter Eggs

Home to some of the UK’s most popular and arguably best coasters, Thorpe Park is one of the UK’s top theme parks. Despite its reputation for being Alton Towers’ little brother, Thorpe Park became a leisure attraction in 1979, a year earlier than Alton Towers which became a theme park in 1980. Thorpe Park may…

15 Alton Towers Hidden Secrets and Easter Eggs

Alton Towers has a lot of history, and with that comes a huge number of hidden secrets and easter eggs. Here are a few that you can try to spot on your next visit! The Smiler Hidden Secrets 1. World’s 1st As you go through the entrance to the Smiler’s queue, have a look up…

5 COVID-19 changes I hope are here to stay

In an attempt to stay positive during our 3rd lockdown, I’ve recently been thinking of a few good things that have come about during the coronavirus pandemic. Here are a few things that have changed thanks to Covid that I actually like, and I hope we can hold on to! Hygiene One big thing I’ve…

Online shopping – Not such a great thing after all?

“The internet isn’t killing the high street, poor customer experience is.”Right?Well I used to think that way, at least until Covid took away our easy access to the shops. Now I’m not sure which experience is better, in-store or online. I’ve always been a fan of shopping online. What could be better than ordering something…

Climbing the St Dominus Bell Tower in Split, Croatia. The best views of Split

While we were in Split last Summer, I had the chance to climb up the Cathedral of Saint Dominus Bell Tower for a great view of Split! Climbing this bell tower gives you the best views of the city and bay, and is one of the best things to do in Split. With some very…

London Sky Garden, one of the best FREE things to do in London

The Sky Garden is one of the best kept secrets in London, and best of all it’s completely free. Located on the 35th floor of the “Walkie Talkie” building (or 20 Fenchurch Street to give it it’s actual name), the Sky Garden offers incredible 360 degree views from the floor-to-ceiling glass-walled public garden – “The…

My top 5 Thorpe Park Fright Nights scare mazes from the past

I look back at Thorpe Park Fright Nights over the years and pick my top 5 scare mazes from the past!

A quick trip to Bourton on the Water – “Venice of the Cotswolds”

We decided to make the most of (what seems to be) the last few days of Summer by taking a trip to Bourton on the Water for a change of scenery and a wander in the sun. We only live about 40 minutes away, but I’d never been, so we thought why not go for…

I found a huge Covid-19 Aircraft Graveyard in the UK!

What happened to all the retired aircraft when COVID-19 hit? The other day we were driving past the Cotswold Airport in Kemble, and unexpectedly came face-to-face with a long line of retired planes! It looks like Kemble airfield is being used to store a lot of aircraft at the moment since they aren’t flying passengers…

Review – Clayton Hotel Cardiff | ★★★★

With our trip to Paris in September in tatters, we thought we’d take advantage of the cheap hotel rates available at the moment and book a night away. Brighton was our first choice, but with the weather looking a bit dodgy, we chose Cardiff for a bit of shopping and a change of scenery. We…

Review – Nespresso Essenza Mini | ★★★★★

This review is not sponsored or endorsed in any way. A couple of weeks ago, while we were wandering around Cribbs Causeway in Bristol, we decided to treat ourselves to a bit of an impulse buy.We bought ourselves a new Nespresso coffee machine!And woah, was it a bargain! We ended up buying one of the…

How to get cheap Thorpe Park & Alton Towers tickets in 2020

Full ‘gate’ price tickets at Thorpe Park are £55 for adults, and at Alton Towers it’s an eye-watering £58 on the day. It’s expensive! But there are plenty of ways to save.