Fun In The Sun at Alton Towers

Today we had a wonderful day at Alton Towers.  I had used a year's worth of accumulated Tesco Clubcard Points to exchange for six Merlin Annual Passes that will give us access to all the Merlin attractions for 12 months.  It also gave each of us a drinks capsule that comes with unlimited refills. So we were all set to kick off our year of fun with a day out in the sun!

It was blissfully hot meaning we could go on the water rides without worrying about getting wet.  Always a bonus!  I did get my Fitflops a bit soggy which is a hideous experience.  Slipping around inside wet shoes, garroting my big toe with the leather thong is grim whatever the weather!

Although there were lots of people in the park, the queues were not too bad meaning that we all got to go on the rides we wanted to.  Freddy enjoyed the kiddies' rides which we literally walked straight onto.  The girls went off to have their first experience of The Smiler, which had a 90 minute queue time.  (It had been 3 hours earlier on in the day...in 30 degree temperatures!!) They said it was well worth the wait!

Alton Towers is my favourite theme park because it is just such a lovely place.  The big old stately home, the beautiful gardens, the open green spaces and the magnificent lake complete with a mini menagerie of feathered friends are all an attraction in their own right.  Add to that some world class roller coasters and some fun rides for little ones and you've got a place that it perfect for a family day out.

I was very pleased that Alton Towers have now got their own burger restaurant in the park, and it has a pretty decent bean burger on the menu.  As a season ticket holder we got 20% of the price making a burger, fries and 16 oz drink meal deal just £4.80.  Not bad at all for some convenient fast food on site.  Plus it was efficient and friendly too.

Ian, Freddy and I went to the Sea Life Centre and enjoyed watching the multi-coloured fish swimming around in their tanks.  Freddy loved finding out the names of the fish.  He loved the Soldier Fish, the Lion Fish and the Puffer Fish!

We all met Sid from Ice Age for a photo op!  We also saw the Ice Age 4D film, which was actually a bit scary for Freddy and very loud.  He spent the entire time sat on my lap with his ears covered!

Freddy loved the Dung Heap playground and enjoyed climbing on the rope climbing frame. 

Now we have our annual passes we fully intend on making the most out of our weekends and school holidays by visiting as many of the attractions as we can.  I love the excellent value that the Merlin Annual Pass represents, especially when bought with Tesco Clubcard Vouchers.  Just £52 buys the pass and unlimited drinks for a year.  I won't have to think about the cost of days out or the added expense of buying drinks for a while!

Spend Vouchers, Get Rewards!

I have been a huge fan of  Tesco for many years, in particular their fantastic reward card and Clubcard Deals.  I not only regularly shop at Tesco, I also have a Tesco Credit Card and get my gas and electricity through E.ON (both earning me extra points) which means that my Clubcard points mount up very quickly.  Once you've collected 150 points, they will be converted into a voucher worth £1.50 which will be sent with your Clubcard statement.  These vouchers can be spent instore or online against your purchases or they can be redeemed against a huge array of Clubcard Rewards. Did you know that Clubcard vouchers are worth up to four times their value when exchanged for rewards meaning you can treat yourself and your family to extras such as days out and meals out...without it costing you a penny!

I love nothing more than going out and about with the children, but as a mum with five children, things like days out can prove incredibly expensive.  So every year I redeem my Clubcard points to get Merlin Annual Passes for the family.   This allows us all to visit Alton Towers, Legoland, Warwick Castle, Sea Life Centres, Chessington, Thorpe Park, Blackpool Tower, Madame Tussaud's and the London Eye as often as we like for a whole year!  It only costs £46.50 in Clubcard vouchers which is amazing value.  We get a full twelve months of theme parks and much more, which I would never be able to afford otherwise.  We've spent some lovely days enjoying all the attractions without having to worry about the cost!

Tesco Clubcard Vouchers can also be exchanged for rewards tokens to use at major restaurant chains such as Pizza Express, Bella Italia or Prezzo.  £10 in Clubard Vouchers can be redeemed for £40 in rewards tokens to feed the family at your restaurant of choice.  They can be used in full or part payment against your bill, so you can enjoy a slap up meal without eating up your cash. Or how about a cinema trip to Cineworld?  Just £4 in Clubcard Vouchers for an adult and £2.50 for a child's ticket means that watching the latest blockbuster movie does not end up costing a fortune.  

I really love the fact that I earn Clubcard points every time I shop which I can collect and then use to treat the family.  Other rewards include magazine subscriptions, spa vouchers, holidays, flights plus much, much more.  To start earning points with Tesco Clubcard you just need to go in store and complete a form or register online.  Visit Tesco Clubcard website for details on ways to collect points and also how to spend them.  Start collecting them now and soon you can be enjoying one of the great rewards on offer!  What will you spend yours on??







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