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Manchester’s LEGOLAND Discovery Centre launches half-price kids tickets over summer holidays

A whopping 50,000 discounted tickets are currently available across the UK.

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant - 18th July 2024

Little Mancs can get themselves 50% off the price of a ticket to one of the region’s best-loved attractions while schools are out this summer.

With the final school term nearing an end now, and six weeks of freedom edging closer and closer for millions of children nationwide, Manchester‘s very-own LEGOLAND Discovery Centre has launched a half-price ticket offer to help parents, carers, and guardians entertain their little ones while keeping pennies in their pockets.

As the rising cost of living crisis unfortunately continues to make its impact felt across the UK, the Greater Manchester-based attraction wants to help local families “say yes to real fun”.

In a bid to make “money go further” and “memories last longer”, the family-friendly attraction – which is based inside Trafford Palazzo – has slashed the price of a children’s general admission ticket from the usual £21.50 right down to just £10.75.

Manchester’s LEGOLAND Discovery Centre has launched half-price kids tickets over the summer holidays / Credit: LEGOLAND

Believing that the Greater Manchester public “could do with some fun right now”, the half-price offer is available to take advantage of now for a limited time only.

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The ‘LEGO Ninjago Adventure City’, ‘Space Mission’, and ‘Kingdom Quest’ are just a couple of the events currently open inside the attraction.

A whopping 50,000 discounted tickets will be available across the UK-wide promotion throughout the summer, with the number of tickets available varying per attraction, and the impressive offer now live and running right up to 3 September.

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A whopping 50,000 discounted tickets will be available across the UK / Credit: LEGOLAND

The 50% off kids offer is only available on one-day tickets that are bought online for LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Manchester, alongside the purchase of an adult ticket, and there’s a maximum of three discounted child tickets per transaction, with no minimum spend.

All children under two go free.

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Find out more and book your tickets this summer on the LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Manchester website here.

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Kids & Family

Thousands of FREE tickets to The Big Night of Musicals at AO Arena have been released

Thomas Melia Thomas Melia

There are thousands of free tickets up for grabs to attend ‘The Big Night of Musicals’ in Manchester next year which features a variety of theatre classics.

The curtain has risen once again as returning favourite, The Big Night of Musicals, is coming to AO Arena for a fourth year.

Hosted once again by the one and only Jason Manford, this event contains segments from some of the world’s greatest theatre productions.

Fronted by The National Lottery, this showcase is a thank you to all players whose money has supported more than 20,000 theatre-related projects totalling £1.3 billion.

These funds have been used on many performing arts resources including restoring theatres and enabling hundreds of musical-related projects to commence.

This isn’t something to be missed out on as the bill is shaping up to be one of the event’s biggest to date featuring stars from the West End and some of the most notorious shows.

Attendees can expect to hear some familiar favourites in the likes of Bat Out of Hell, Here & Now: The Steps Musical, Mean Girls and more.

There’s even an exclusive preview of the upcoming theatre adaptation of a Disney superhero as snippets from ‘Hercules’ will be performed live.

Guests even have a chance to be in the same room as musical theatre legend Carrie Hope Fletcher as she takes on the role of Calamity Jane in the theatre show of the same name.

Dear Evan Hansen is also on the bill and if you aren’t free for the musical ensemble, it’s running at Palace Theatre Manchester from 18-22 February next year and tickets are available right now.

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This event has a super varied lineup too, from throwback pop bangers to Wild West heroines, this night really caters to everyone.

In true musical style, there will be big, bold performances and, of course, lots of excellent surprises all set to make a fantastic night of live music at the AO Arena.

All National Lottery players have the chance to reserve up to four tickets, the only cost is proof they’ve purchased a product from the National Lottery and a £2 booking fee per ticket.

Tickets for the ‘Big Night of Musicals’ on 25 January are already on sale you can try your luck at grabbing some free seats HERE.

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Kids & Family

An adorable new Jellycat store has just opened in Manchester

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson Inside the Jellycat General Store in Manchester

The world’s most adorable brand has launched a big new opening in Manchester just in time for Christmas – welcome to the Jellycat General Store. 

The viral stuffed toy brand has created a charming traditional corner shop experience, where every shelf is stocked with all your essentials in cuddly toy form.

From squishy toilet rolls to smiling eggs to bunches of flowers, and ranging from pint-sized keyrings to giant plushies, there’s a Jellycat for everyone here.

They’re even arranged much like a supermarket would be, with an aisle full of fruit and vegetable-shaped toys and another of sports equipment and games.

Though first famed for its soft bunny toys and its signature black cats, Jellycat has hugely diversified its range in recent years and now you can get plushies in every shape and size imaginable.

It’s created something of a cult following for the toys, which appeal to all ages.

With this new Manchester store within Selfridges, Jellycat has taking inspiration from nostalgic shopping experiences, down to building window displays of retro tins and adding a striped awning over the entrance.

There’s even a blue bench outside where you can take photos with a giant Jellycat character.

The new shop within Selfridges at the Trafford Centre follows successful openings in Birmingham and others across Europe.

Vicki Cain, store director at Selfridges Manchester Trafford, said: “We’re delighted to welcome the new Jellycat General Store to Selfridges Trafford.

“It’s a fun destination for customers to explore the Jellycat collection, with so many fabulous creations to choose from. Who could resist cuddling up to one of the giant Jellies?

“Our customers are huge fans of Jellycat, so this new opening is perfectly timed for those starting their Christmas shopping.”

The Jellycat General Store is open now at Selfridges at the Trafford Centre in Manchester.

Inside the Jellycat General Store in Manchester

The viral toilet roll Jellycat toy
The viral toilet roll Jellycat toy
Aisles at the Jellycat General Store are arranged by theme
Aisles at the Jellycat General Store are arranged by theme
Seasonal Jellycat toys at the new Manchester shop
Seasonal Jellycat toys at the new Manchester shop
Jellycat's signature black cats
Jellycat’s signature black cats
The Jellycat toys at the new Manchester shop come in all shapes and sizes
The Jellycat toys at the new Manchester shop come in all shapes and sizes
An adorable gherkin
An adorable gherkin
Jellycat flowers
Jellycat flowers
The nostalgic Jellycat General Store in Manchester
The nostalgic Jellycat General Store in Manchester
Credit: The Manc Group

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