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It's like that everywhere now though. Last time I went to Alton towers it was;

£6 for parking, £10 for parking a bit closer
£7 for a ride photo
Something like £20 for a fast pass for 4 designated rides (Queue jumping for the well off!)
ABout £90 for all day queue jumping (For the rich)
About £48 just to get in (If you are uninitiated enough to not have got a 2for1 voucher before visiting)
All other items such as food, drinks and merchandise ££££

They really try to wring every last penny out of you! That was a while ago and i hear it now costs you an arm and a leg..............maybe just a leg!

Bah!
 
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We paid for a hour bowling. As soon as the hour was up, our game closed down. We have 1 more bowl each to finish a game, and it could have gone either way. So frustrating. Things like Pool and Air Hock should have been free, with the amount we paid for that place. We even got a couple of bottles of water from a machine in the sports plaza, and it swallowed one lot of coins and didn't release the drink. So had to pay for 3 bottles and got 2. Unbelievable.
 
My experience of Holidays in UK is much the same.
Very expensive and not much for your money.

I have been taking regular trips abroad,and with
a little browsing on the Internet can normally pick
up a bargain.

Me and er indoors are off to Corfu on 6 May
from Norwich all inclusive for £329 each.
We even got an upgrade be e-mailing the
Hotel to tell them of our impending Wedding
Anniversary.<bubbly><bubbly>
 
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yarco canary said:
My experience of Holidays in UK is much the same.
Very expensive and not much for your money.

I have been taking regular trips abroad,and with
a little browsing on the Internet can normally pick
up a bargain.

Me and er indoors are off to Corfu on 6 May
from Norwich all inclusive for £329 each.
We even got an upgrade be e-mailing the
Hotel to tell them of our impending Wedding
Anniversary.<bubbly><bubbly>
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That's good work.

Don't know a lot about Corfu. Hope you have a nice time.
 
Crikey you couldn't have a weekend amongst some damp trees in Elveden Stalag for that.
 
yarco canary said:
Been twice before.
Nice temp about 23c this time of year,
Good food,cheap wine, nice people.
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Fantastic island. Have you done the boat cruise to Paxos & Antipaxos?
It's well worth it, or at least it was when I was there years ago.
I believe day trips to Albania are possible now, too whereas when I was there it was barbed wire and land mines on the beaches to keep everyone away <yikes>

I'm off to Slovenia in 3 weeks for ten days. Based in the vibrant green capital, Ljubljana but with loads of day-trip options by bus and train. £23 a night private room right in the (pedestrianised) city centre close to the river, fruit and fish markets, bars galore...... <cheers>
Never been, heard so much good stuff and really looking forward to it <ok>
 
Come and visit me here. Rooms from £10 a night, ***s 60p a pack, beer around the same per bottle and rum/gin about £1.20 per bottle. Only problem is the air fare. And we do have a rainy season, but it is still decently hot.
 
David Attenborough is 90 today and the BBC has a programme about him at 7pm this evening - I'll be out, but will certainly be recording it!!!
 
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Santon Downham was the warmest place in UK yesterday - when did it move to SE England (it's not far from Watton)???
 
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