Thinking ahead to the summer holidays, entertaining a 4yo and 6yo (and newborn) in London, and everything is so expensive… I appreciate we can do some free activities, park/picnic etc, but I’d like to take them to some more attractions eg. the Aquarium, London Eye etc. The reviews of the Merlin passes are very poor, so not inclined to purchase one.
Aibu to think prices are crazy, and to ask for tips and tricks to get cheaper entry?
AIBU?
To blanch at the cost of UK attractions
Monket · 27/03/2024 11:19
Am I being unreasonable?
117 votes. Final results.
POLLtheusualwednesday · 27/03/2024 11:20
They are insane, we have just paid £150 for entry to two linked historical ones, not even ‘major’ obvious ones like Tower of London or anything.
taxguru · 27/03/2024 11:34
You really have to watch out for offers. The main attractions are constantly doing offers of some kind. Even Tesco Clubcard points are a massive help. But there are also often 2 for 1 entry offers, etc. Merlin are well known for it.
They're just doing the usual "mug" pricing, i.e. charging a ridiculous amount for people who can afford it and don't care about the cost, but always having some kind of reduction/offers for those who can't. Just the same way that lots of chain restaurants are ridiculously expensive if you don't have coupons/vouchers, but can easily google for a money off voucher that are nearly always available online.
We've done loads of attractions over the years, including Blackpool Tower, Alton Towers, various Sea Life centres, Madam Tussauds, London Dungeon, etc., and never paid full price.
At the moment there are various 2 for 1 offers in the national rail website if you travel by train.
https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/days-out-guide/days-out-in-great-britain/
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