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How much is food at Thorpe Park?

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TheLovelinessOfDemons · 07/07/2021 20:51

DD 13 has a school trip there next week and she wants to buy lunch there with her own money. She can certainly afford it as she has £100s in savings, but how much should she take?

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TheLovelinessOfDemons · 08/07/2021 05:50

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BlodwinTheThird · 08/07/2021 06:06

Depends what she wants to buy. £20 should more than cover lunch.

Dollywilde · 08/07/2021 06:11

It’s been a while since we’ve been but yep, I’d take £20.

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Bagelsandbrie · 08/07/2021 06:13

I’d say about £20, that’s probably slightly more than she needs but she can use it for a snack and an ice cream or drink as well.

Mumdiva99 · 08/07/2021 06:18

Don't the kids eat there sandwiches in the queue for rides? (So as to maximise ride time)

Also check they are accepting cash as some theme parks weren't.

I would encourage her to take some picnic and then have enough for a snack on top.

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TheLovelinessOfDemons · 08/07/2021 06:23

@Mumdiva99

Don't the kids eat there sandwiches in the queue for rides? (So as to maximise ride time)

Also check they are accepting cash as some theme parks weren't.

I would encourage her to take some picnic and then have enough for a snack on top.

School are giving them the option to buy food there, and surely most 12/13 year olds don't have cards? I can encourage her, but she's very opinionated and I suspect she'll just take money and water (which she won't drink) anyway. I often think I've created a stubborn monster!
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cliffdiver · 08/07/2021 06:30

Download the Thorpe Park app, it has menus and prices.

TheatricalGiraffe · 08/07/2021 06:47

Thorpe park is currently cashless according to their website :)

"Please note: We are currently a cashless Resort - payment must be made on-site by contactless card."

In terms of food, the last time I went (a year or two ago maybe?) there was a KFC onsite then you have the typical merlin options such as Pizza/Pasta, the cantina and the infinity bar and kitchen so theres plenty of options for her.

£20 should easily cover it but she won't have much left over if she wants any souvenirs as they're extortionate (Even the ride photos are something stupid like £10 a photo)

JazzerMcCreary · 08/07/2021 06:47

Plenty of fast food restaurants. Probably encourage her not to take too much money as you’ll end up with all sorts of keyrings and shite.

Mumdiva99 · 08/07/2021 06:53

I've seen a few threads this year discussing cards/cash at the Merlin parks. That was why I mentioned it. (Many kids do have cards now.....my husband gives our son a prepaid card to use).

FiveGoMadInDorset · 08/07/2021 06:55

We went a couple of weeks ago, she will need a card if she wants to buy food there, some of the coffee stalls took cash but the main food outlets were card only

LizziesTwin · 08/07/2021 06:55

DCs all had debit cards without contactless option from 11-18. Their pocket money was paid into a bank account rather than given as cash when they moved to secondary school. Quite handy.

BarbaraofSeville · 08/07/2021 06:57

Many banks do debit cards from 11, so a lot of 12/13 YOs will have a card, especially given using cash over during the pandemic will have been difficult or impossible.

It's probably too short notice to open an account by next week - you might get one with Starling or Monzo in time but Starling at least could be a paid account. If you have a spare card you could put money on that for her to use but worth looking into at her age anyway:

www.moneysavingexpert.com/banking/cards-for-under-18s/#childrenbankaccounts

On the matter of food at Thorpe Park, this is probably a good time to introduce her to the life lesson that food at theme parks is almost universally very expensive, poor quality and usually after a long wait in a queue, therefore the idea of taking a sandwich etc in a small rucksack isn't such a lame idea after all.

You could send her with £20 or whatever and let her decide whether it's worth whatever they charge for the food compared with what else she could get for the money.

SpaceRaiders · 08/07/2021 07:00

We were there last weekend. Far better to take a sandwich as the queues for food were ridiculously long, it took us 45 minutes at one point! And sadly £20 won’t touch the sides, £8 for a wrap, slushies were £6, she won’t have much change left for anything else.

Sunshinedaisymeadowsxx · 08/07/2021 07:08

If you got her a go Henry card or similar now it would probably arrive in time

MrsPnut · 08/07/2021 07:20

DD2’s NatWest card is not contactless but she was able to add it to Apple Pay so she uses that when out and about. It was handy when we were at Alton Towers at the weekend as I just sent her some money for lunch to her account and she used her phone to pay.

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TheLovelinessOfDemons · 08/07/2021 07:26

As it's cashless, it looks like she'll be taking a packed lunch. Sad Shame, she'd have liked the Ben and Jerry's scoop shop.

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TheLovelinessOfDemons · 08/07/2021 07:31

She's already got a Go Henry card, apparently she'd now rather take a packed lunch. Hmm

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FelicityPike · 08/07/2021 07:31

I’d mention this to school as lots of people might not know either.

hopeishere · 08/07/2021 07:32

Are the school aware it's cashless as they might end up with lots of kids unable to get food.

Casandra4659 · 28/03/2022 20:30

My son is going on a school trip to Thorpe park he wants £50 I think that’s to much what about you

Pumpkinstace · 28/03/2022 20:34

About 8 quid for a cheeseburger meal.

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