Legoland :)

Helloo,

Due to my other half having time off work my birthday, we thought we would put it to good use and went to Legoland which was just honestly truly amazing and as a family we had the best experience ever :) This will be a bit of a Legoland review and a look at what we got up too. I love day trips out in general as do must, it was such an amazing part of my childhood doing bits like this with my family and of course I want to carry on that tradition as its fun!

As for ticket prices, it was exspensive at £46 for each adult and £41 per child - you have got to be kidding me?! Frankly, I was outraged when I saw these prices online. So we looked at using the Tesco Clubcard Vouchers, which worked out to be £37 out of them for all our entrance fees. I don't really class Tesco Clubcard Vouchers as money either as just points I had worked up. A bargain I would say although they do have at the moment an offer where you get a day ticket and get second day free. But you then have to stay over etc?

What felt like a long drive wasn't too long actually, just under 2 hours in a bit of traffic we arrived with the 100s of others around 10 minutes before opening. We decided to go for priority parking which cost £9 for the full day meaning we were closer to the entrance. It's like £4 for standard. On the way to the parking, you pass the Legoland Hotel - just wow! I couldn't get a picture as you couldn't stop but honestly I really wish we had of stayed, it was just every kids fantasy.

I am a sucker for mini figure land things, whatever you want to call them. If there is ever one on holiday we always make sure we visit :) It was great, the fact people take the time to build these, I would get bored! If you know me at all, you will know I love London especially this part of it with Big Ben and London Eye meaning the Sealife is close by too. Just look how amazing it looks? :)

These were some of the first bits we went onto, no queues or anything - everyone went in opposite direction to what we did for some reason but was good for us. The fire engines, you had to make them rush to the fire and then squirt water into the house and then take fire engines back to the start. Was a lot of fun and so cool :) Especially for fireman fanatics like Corey!

I know this picture isn't very good but I just HAD to speak about the submarine! Like I said there was no queues, so glad as when we got off the queues were like 45 minutes wait for this ride for the rest of the day! It was hot and smelly inside too. But it was a submarine that went through the water (obviously) with many sharks and fishes. This was the ride Corey wanted to go on most and when we got off he goes "we can go home now" haha :)

So there is two types of train rides you can go on, one that takes you from the entrance right to the bottom of the park and back again as it is VERY hilly. We walked not knowing this!! The other is this one that takes you round a little way to see around the park. A couple of pictures whilst we waited in the queue, aren't they cute? What you don't know about this train though is that when you go round it squirts water at you!! They should really have a warning of this, as some people really weren't impressed at getting wet. It was fun though :) Corey does love his train rides. A poor teeny tiny baby, cried historically being woken from sleep at getting wet. Mum calmed baby, then more water and more crying - my heart melted with sorry!

Some more bits people had built from around the park itself - just so cool! Then the little dragon, if you paid £3 you could sit and build it then take home so of course we did :)

These were so cool, little cars that go round :) I didn't know how Corey would get on, I honestly thought he would be crashing into the walls etc but he was much better than expected. May be time to get him one of those electrical cars! At times he was frustrated that it wasn't going fast enough even though he looks like a little old grandad driving. But he picked a blue one, a Panda coincidently which he loved as nanny has a Panda.

Not a particularly great picture of Corey but after driving his Panda, he got a driving license :) I am a sucker for all these things like pictures so of course I had to buy it. Something we will treasure and I can show him when he passes his real test in many years to come!

So when I went to buy the Driving License, they offered me a photo pass which is £20 and you can get four pictures from across the park rides which honestly is a really good price. They used one voucher for the drivers license, and then I could three more left which we used - could either be a photo, magnet or keyring which is good as these are priced as £10 each usually. So I really recommend you get this if you are like me and love photo bits :) They did phone cases too, £15 though!

For the first time ever, Corey got face paint. I have always been a bit wary and some family members are allergic but we went for it anyway. He sat so still and loved it! They had pictures of various things including his favourite Spiderman, but he wanted a Ninja Turtle so they done green face and blue mask. He loved it :) Although, he touched it and there was tears and sweat too from the heat so it didn't last too long. But even now he keeps wanting to look at the pictures!

Of course we stopped off in the shop which we weren't planning on doing but how could you not?! We had seen the hooks around the mini shops and knew we had to get one even though it is foam. We had been searching for a hook for ages as poor Corey has been using a hanger. Next I was looking at the key rings for myself and came across Blue Ninja, added to the basket quickly. Lego, you couldn't go to Legoland without buying Lego!! Took a while to decide, but eventually came home with Ninja Turtle, no surprise there. Was a close call between that and Jake The Pirate though!

Lunch, well we were all a bit hungry by lunch time so we stopped off just before 12 and the big rush. They had a Burger Kitchen, £7.95 for an adults burger meal which I originally thought was a lot but actually not that much difference to Burger King. It was super tasty too :)

I know I didn't really take many photos because I was too busy enjoying my day with my family :) It was a very big place but we managed to see most of it, although honestly I do think you may need 2 days (sneaky stay at their hotel too!) to see all the shows and theatre bits. They have 4D cinema you can go into, xbox gaming area and much more. Plus a Lego Duplo area which we didn't manage to get  round too. Also a Splash water play area, but we didn't know that so weren't prepared with bits!

Corey is now 3.5 and was a great age, but honestly I wouldn't recommend for much younger and there was still some bits Corey could just about get on and most had to be with an adult.

Try and get the best deal on price tickets if you can, we ended up spending near enough £100 without the ticket price included so you can imagine :( Honestly, we don't get to days out often as a family and I don't have much money. BUT sometimes you just have too!

So there you have it, our trip to Legoland :) What are your thoughts? Ever been before? Planning on going soon? :) Let me know!

Love, Gemma xo

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