Top Tips for Christmas on a Budget

Annual Memberships for Christmas

Why not help someone else save money by investing in an annual pass this Christmas.  These passes not only offer unlimited access to top visitor attractions, (t & c’s apply), but can also offer substantial savings on secondary spend such as parking, food & souvenirs too.

Some of our favourite annual passes include;

English Heritage Membership:from just £41 & includes FREE entry for up to 6 accompanying children.

Ironbridge Gorge Museums Pass; includes unlimited children within a family unit, (plus the grandchildren).

National Trust Membership; 1 or 2 adult, (family) membership includes all your children & grandchildren.

Promo Codes for Gulliver’s Christmas Packages

If you can move fast, check out the promo code running on pantomime tickets at Gulliver’s World, Warrington.  Just click on the ‘special offers’ tab once you have selected Gulliver’s World before 13 December to take advantage of this offer, (subject to availability).

More details available at Gulliver’s Theme Park Deals.

Annual Membership Offers from The Telegraph

The Telegraph newspaper has teamed up with a number of membership organisations to offer discounts off annual & gift subscriptions such as Historic Royal Palaces & English Heritage.  Offers & discounts vary but worth taking this into consideration if you are considering membership this Christmas.

More information available at Annual Membership Offers.

Christmas Spend with Discount Cards

It’s always worth remembering the annual membership cards you already possess with many offering substantial discounts off gift shop purchases.  This gives you a chance to enjoy a day out with the family during the festive season whilst you stock up on cheaper Christmas gifts too!

Home Made is Best

Don’t feel obliged to spend money you don’t have on Christmas gifts. Thoughtful hand made gifts can be greatly appreciated by recipients especially those made by the younger members of the household.

Slippers come & go but my Super Mum pencil holder will be cherished forever!

Gulliver’s Christmas

Loyalty Cards = Christmas Gifts

Use your loyalty cards to make Christmas purchases on the cheap.

You can often redeem loyalty points in store, (Boots, Nectar), or exchange loyalty vouchers for rewards. Tesco clubcard vouchers can be redeemed for discounted magazine subscriptions, Merlin Passes or even discounted iTunes gift cards.

 Keep Up With Santa

Track Santa for free on Christmas Eve to see how he is getting on delivering all those presents.

More details available at NoradSanta.

Last Posting Dates

Keep an eye on last posting dates with the Royal Mail to ensure your cards & parcels arrive in good time.

More details available at Royal Mail; Last Posting Dates.

Now Expired

Write to Santa for Free

The date has now passed for letters to Santa for 2015.

Lovely to see the Royal Mail continues to offer this special postal service to Santa each year. Children who would like to write to Santa, can send him a letter to the following address;

Santa/Father Christmas,
Santa’s Grotto,
Reindeerland,
XM4 5HQ

To give Santa time to reply, please send all letters by no later than Sunday 6 December 2015 and remember to include a stamped address envelope.

By Liz Walsh;

By Liz Walsh