ENJOYING some festive outings with the kids can end up costing a small fortune.
But with a bit of careful planning, you don’t need to feel like a Scrooge. Here, we see how you can save on days out.
GET YOUR SKATES ON: Save on ice skating by booking off-peak. At London Hyde Park’s Winter Wonderland, pay £30 rather than £42 for a family ticket.
Visit hydeparkwinterwonderland.com.
SAVE: £12.
BUY IN ADVANCE: Purchase tickets ahead of your trip — enjoy the Christmas “bricktacular” events at the Birmingham and Manchester LEGOLAND Discovery centres for just £17.50 per adult ticket, compared to £21.95 on the day.
Pay £13.50 for a child, down from £16.95.
SAVE: £4.45 per adult and £3.45 per child.
GRAB A BUNDLE: Rather than shelling out for lots of different festive activities, head to Chessington World of Adventures where highlights include a Wild Christmas panto and the chance to meet reindeers.
Tickets start from £20 per person online. Pre-booking essential.
SAVE: around £100 compared to buying separate tickets for events.
PACKAGE DEAL: Save money visiting Drayton Manor’s Magical Christmas with the Stay and Play package.
It includes an overnight stay in the four-star hotel, theme park tickets and entry to Magical Christmas plus Grotto Experience.
Prices start from £130 for a family of four.
SAVE: Given day park tickets usually cost £32 per adult it is great value.
JOIN THE CLUB: Tesco Clubcard members can get three times the value of vouchers when booking days out, so take advantage over Christmas.
With £10 worth of vouchers, you could save £30 at Cineworld, for example.
SAVE: £30.
LIGHT ON YOUR WALLET: Check out Winterfest, the free winter lights trail in Wembley Park, north west London, including a 25ft Christmas tree with 100,000 lights.
SAVE: around £10-£20 each.
PRICES correct at time of going to press. Deals and offers subject to availability.
DEAL OF THE DAY
BAG a bargain at Cath Kidston with 60 per cent off goods for Black Friday, including this holiday bag for just £33, down from £55.
SAVE: £22.
Top tips
SHOW your car some love this Black Friday with 15 per cent off four tyres, 30 per cent off batteries and 40 per cent off wiper blades at Kwik Fit.
Make a purchase between now and November 29 and you’ll also be in with a chance of winning one of fifty 50in TVs to mark the firm’s 50th anniversary year.
Visit kwik-fit.com/offers.
CHEAP TREAT
SNACK on a bar from Prodigy, the plant-based chocolate brand. Priced at £4 for a multi-pack at Ocado, reduced from £5.
SAVE: £1.
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TOP SWAP
WRAP up for winter in this lightweight teal quilted coat from Esprit for £99, above, or get cosy in this metallic teal maxi padded version, below, for just £50 at Studio.co.uk.
SAVE: £49 (or £34 on Black Friday when both are reduced by 30 per cent).
SHOP & SAVE
TAKE a break from the booze and sip on a glass of non-alcoholic sparkling juice drink, Shloer.
Reduced from £2.20 to just £1.10 for a 750ml bottle of red grape, white grape or rosé at Sainsbury’s and Tesco.
SAVE: £1.10.
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ROBERT Dyas has halved prices on a range of kitchen goods for Black Friday.
A five-piece cast iron pan set is just £99.99, down from £199.99.
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