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Two 'free' Legoland Windsor Resort tickets

Collect nine codes from The Sun

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You can get two 'free' tickets to Legoland Windsor Resort (normally up to £124) when you join Sun Savers for free and collect nine codes from The Sun newspaper between Sat 23 Apr and Tue 10 May. You'll need to have collected nine codes and booked your Legoland tickets by 11.59pm on Mon 23 May. We've calculated that you'll need to spend at least £8.30 – the minimum cost of the newspapers, plus a £2 booking fee.

After signing up to Sun Savers (The Sun's free-to-join rewards club), buy nine papers on different days and collect the eight-digit Sun Savers codes on the dedicated Sun Savers page within. Enter all nine online via the website or free Sun Savers app (Android/iOS) to unlock the booking page.

As you need to collect nine different codes from different papers, the last day you can start collecting is Mon 2 May.

The newspaper costs 70p on weekdays, £1 on Saturday and £1.30 on Sunday. That means the least you'll need to spend on papers is £6.30 (nine weekday editions). There's also a £2 booking fee.

You'll need to be 18 or over to take part.

When are the Legoland tickets valid?

The Legoland Windsor Resort tickets are available between Thu 5 May to Mon 31 Oct 2022 (see a list of excluded dates). There are a total of 186,500 tickets available – 6,200 tickets during school/bank holidays, 21,750 during weekends and the rest during weekdays. It's first come, first served, so book as early as possible if you're interested, especially for weekend and school holiday dates which are likely to be snapped up first.

Do I have to sign up to Sun Savers to get this offer?

The Sun has confirmed you can no longer apply via post which means you do need to sign up for a free Sun Savers account via the app or online to get this offer.

See The Sun's full terms and conditions for more details.

Can I book extra full-price tickets on top of the free tickets?

The Sun has confirmed you can add multiple full-price tickets to your order when booking your free ones.

For more theme park savings, see how to swap Tesco points for days out vouchers.
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Alton Towers 'free' grown-ups' ticket via £3ish cereal and snacks

Look for 'Free Adult Ticket' voucher on selected Kellogg's cereals and snacks

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Look for promotional packs of Kellogg's cereal and snacks including Corn Flakes, Coco Pops, Crunchy Nut and Rice Krispie Squares (£2ish-£3ish at most supermarkets), to get a 'Free Adult Ticket' voucher for 29 UK Merlin theme parks and attractions. To get the free ticket, you'll need to purchase a full-price 'on-the-gate' child or adult ticket (normally up to £60ish).

Kellogg's also says single Nutrigrain and Squares bars are included in the promotion, so the cheapest option would be to buy one of these (less than 70p at most supermarkets).

The vouchers can be exchanged for entry at Alton Towers, Legoland, Chessington, Sea Life Centres, Madame Tussauds and more – see the full list of Merlin attractions.

This deal can be particularly strong if going with a child, and is valid till June 2023

Effectively this is a 2for1, as you'll need to buy a full-price adult or child ticket to get the free adult entry. However, this can actually work out better than a 2for1 if you’re going with a child as children's tickets are generally cheaper than adult ones at many attractions, which is the case at Sea Life, Chessington and Madame Tussauds.

What also makes this deal particularly 'grrreat!' is the voucher's valid until 30 June 2023, so get it now and you've plenty of time to use it. There are some date exclusions per attraction though.

Of course, if you aren’t going in a pair, it’s worth checking to see what other deals are available. See our round-up of current theme park deals to check which is best for you.

Pre-booking is essential

You'll need to pre-book your tickets in advance via this special Merlin link. Note you'll still need to pay the on-the-gate price for the paid-for ticket. You can do this using the unique 10-digit code printed inside the cereal box. Kellogg's says you must show your original on-pack voucher when you visit.

If there's no code (eg, on snack packs such as Rice Krispie Squares, Nutrigrain Bars and Fruit Winders) you'll need to select the 'snack pack' option when booking. Kellogg's says you must show your original on-pack voucher when you visit.

MSE Jules says:

If your party is an odd number, you'd be better off choosing the 'Carex half-price entry to attractions' promotion instead.

For example, an adult on-the-gate ticket to Alton Towers costs £62. If there are three of you visiting Alton Towers with the Kellogg's promo, it would cost £42.33 each (£127ish in total including cost of cereal) or £32 each (£96 in total including the cost of the three Carex bottles).

Remember, if you're using the Carex promotion, each member of your party will need to show their own individual bottle at the gate.

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The 'Free Adult Ticket' offer can be found on promotional packs of Kellogg’s cereal including: Crunchy Nut, Corn Flakes, Coco Pops, Crunchy Nut Clusters, Crunchy Nut Chocolate Clusters, Rice Krispies, Krave, White Chocolate Coco Pops, WK Kids, Rice Krispies Multi Grain cereal packs.

It can also be found on snack pack products including: Fruit Winders Multi Packs, Rice Krispie Squares Multi Packs, Coco Pops Bars, Frosties Bars and Rice Krispies Bars Multipacks and Nutigrain Multipacks.

Kellogg's also says you can find the 'Free Adult Ticket' offer on single Nutrigrain and single Squares Bars.

The 29 participating Merlin attractions

The offer can be used at: Alton Towers, Chessington World of Adventures, Thorpe Park, Legoland Windsor, Warwick Castle, The Bear Grylls Adventure (valid for High Ropes, Indoor Climb and Archery activities only), Shrek’s Adventure! London, Madame Tussauds (London or Blackpool), The Dungeons (London, York, Edinburgh or Blackpool Tower), The Blackpool Tower Eye Circus, The Blackpool Tower Eye, The Lastminute.com London Eye, Legoland Discovery Centres (Manchester or Birmingham), and Sea Life (Birmingham, Great Yarmouth, Loch Lomond, Blackpool, London, Brighton, Manchester, Scarborough, Hunstanton, Bray and Weymouth Sea Life Adventure Park).

The deal can only be used for standard single day entrance tickets, not for two-day or short break tickets. The age classification for an adult ticket varies between attractions (eg, at Alton Towers an adult is 12 and over, at Legoland Discovery Centres an adult is 18 and over) so make sure you check before you book online or visit.

Exclusions

The below 2022 dates are excluded from the offer (excluded dates for 2023 will be available from 1 Jan 2023). Also check attractions' individual opening dates as some are closed at certain times of the year.

Attraction	Excluded dates
All Merlin attractions	15-18 Apr, 2-5 Jun, 13-21 Aug, 25 Dec
Sea Life (all centres)	27 Jul-13 Aug, 24-31 Oct
Madame Tussauds (London & Blackpool)	27 Jul-13 Aug, 24-31 Oct
The Dungeons (London, York, Edinburgh & Blackpool)	27 Jul-13 Aug, 24-31 Oct
The London Eye	27 Jul-13 Aug, 24-31 Oct, 31 Dec
The Blackpool Tower Eye & Circus	27 Jul-13 Aug, 21-31 Aug
Thorpe Park	15-18 Apr, 2-5 Jun, 13-21 Aug, 15-16 Oct, 22-31 Oct, 25 Dec
Legoland (Windsor)	15-18 Apr, 2-5 Jun, 13-21 Aug, 4-6 Nov, 25 Dec
Alton Towers	15-18 Apr, 2-5 Jun, 13-21 Aug, 28-31 Oct, 4-6 Nov, 25 Dec

This offer can't be used at secondary attractions and events such as special Christmas events. It also can't be used with any other promotion, reward/loyalty scheme, direct attraction booking, group bookings and concession rate tickets including senior citizens, veterans, family tickets, students, merlin annual pass or season pass holders.

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