3. Book in Advance If you plan ahead, there are savings to be made. If you know when you’d like to visit an attraction, you can often save money by booking online. 4. Free Look out for places that you can visit and activities you can do for free. During the holidays, you’ll find lots of free activities at your local libraries, as well as free trails and events at local museums and shopping centres like Touchwood and Resorts World. Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery is free to visit and often has family friendly activities organised. 5. Annual Passes and Free Return Visits Many of our local attractions, such as West Midlands Safari Park, Stratford Upon Avon Butterfly Farm and Hatton Adventure World, offer annual passes. Once you’ve paid for a pass, then even short visits seem worthwhile – you can pop along whenever you have last minute time to fill. West Midland Safari Park also offer a free return visit with your ticket – 2 for the price of 1! 6. P ublic Transport Did you know, if you travel with Chiltern Railways to London, Birmingham or Warwick you can save 1/3 on entry to Warwick Castle, Legoland Discovery Centre, SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham, SEA LIFE National Aquarium, Madam Tussauds and London Eye? Travelling by train can also enable you to qualify for 2 for 1 National Rail vouchers to a wide range of attractions, museums and restaurants including Thinktank. Search the full list online at www. daysoutguide.co.uk. As well as saving on the cost of entry, public transport is often cheaper than car park charges so there is a win on both fronts. Raring2go! PLACES TO GO 25
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