Below is some pictures from the Lego Discovery Centre at The Trafford Centre Manchester. Prices start at £6.75 per adult for a fixed time ticket and £11.75 for a flexi ticket. You can buy tickets with Tesco Club card Vouchers too.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Britannia Country House Didsbury
We booked our night away at the Britannia Country House Hotel via Travelzoo from one of their top 20 deals that they send out every week.
We paid £60 for three of us in the room, being myself, hubby and my little man who is 2. The deal was £50 for dinner, bed and breakfast and a bottle of wine in the room and it was just an extra £10 to take my little boy with us.
When the top 20 email comes into my inbox every Wednesday, I scan to see what I can book next, with most deals, you can book online or by telephone.
The Hotel is about twenty minutes from Manchester city centre, and is very close and handy for Manchester Airport. There is a Britannia Hotel a little nearer to the airport which is the South Manchester Britannia Hotel and is 3 miles from the airport.
The Britannia Country House Hotel is a lovely hotel in a nice setting with a long driveway. There are quite a few different car parks within the grounds. There were 2 weddings going on when we were there so it was quite busy. We had prepaid for the Hotel when we booked, so we were checked in very quickly. Our room was on the third floor and was quite big with a double bed and a single bed in it. It was clean and had a fabulous bathroom with a large jacuzzi bath in it.
The Health Centre is called Spindles Health and Leisure Club and even residents have to pay (although it is a discounted rate) but entry was included with the deal we had booked. There is the main pool and a toddler pool, jacuzzi, steam room and sauna as well as a fully equipped gym. We spent the afternoon in the pool and took it in turns to go in the sauna and steam room while the other played with our little boy.
We had our evening meal booked for 7pm and we were seated very quickly. It was a carvery, the waiters came and served starters and for the main meal and dessert, you could help yourselves. We had gammon which I have to say was delicious and for dessert, there was a choice of gateaux, ice cream or fruit salad.
There is a residents bar which is open until late, we chose to sit outside so that our little man could have a run around. I do think it bit of a shame, that there is so much land around the Hotel (which is mainly car parks) but no play areas.
We had our breakfast the next morning before checking out which was lovely and had loads of choice. There was a choice of full English, croissants, choice of cereals, fruit and/or yoghurts. I suppose if you are really hungry, you could have all of it.
Our checkout was very quick as we had already pre paid for everything, so we decided to head over to the Lowry Outlet Mall for a bit of retail therapy. They are always advertising on the television so thought we could go and grab a bargain. It took about 15 minutes to drive there at Salford Quays, there is plenty of parking and you get up to 4 hours free parking if you make a purchase at one of the shops. You just go and get your card stamped from the information desk.
There are more shops than I thought there would be, as we live quite near to Freeport outlet Mall which is a little smaller. We got a few bargains in Gap and Nike store, there is also Trespass, Whistles, Marks and Spencer's, Home and Craft world, Cadbury and many more. There is a food court, Vue Cinema and Lowry Theatre which always has lots of shows on. The Trafford Centre is not too far away or if you fancy a bit of skiing or snowboarding there is the Chill Factore close by. For the kids there is the Lego Discovery centre which is located within the Trafford Centre and is well worth a visit.
All in all, we had a great weekend and can't wait for the next Travel zoo deal that we can book.
Sunday, August 7, 2011
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