Free fun for your little one; It can cost nothing to get your kids into some top attractions - as long as they're young enough. So make the most of the freebies while you can.Byline: Tanith Carey Under two See your favourite Disney characters This is a currently incomplete list of Disney characters:
For the Australian version of the show, see . Dancing on Ice is a British television show, in which celebrities and their professional partners dance on ice in front of a panel of judges. for the Princess Wishes show, on tour nationwide until November 29. Children under two go free, other tickets start at pounds 11.50. www.disneyonice.co.uk Under three Discover the story of the world's oceans and feel like you're swimming with 40 sharks at The Deep aquarium in Hull. This half-term, children will also be treated to a 3-D pirate film - and see a pirate walk the plank over Verb 1. plank over - cover with planks; "The streets were planked" plank cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" their heads. Kids under the age of three go free, but after that their tickets cost pounds 6.95. www.thedeep.co.uk Under four Christmas is almost here at Cadbury World's Winter Wonderland setting in Bourneville, Birmingham, where kids can meet Santa from November 21 to December 20. Santa will be giving out chocolate goodies, and there will be brass bands and choirs performing festive songs. It's free for kids up to the age of four. Older children's tickets cost pounds 10.10. www.cadburyworld.co.uk Under five Kids are invited to take part in a spooky Halloween challenge to hunt for pumpkins with terrifying faces among the different themed gardens at Compton Acres Compton Acres, West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire is a prosperous housing development located to the South West of West Bridgford's main urban area, on the Rural-Urban fringe. Compton Acres also borders with the nearby village of Ruddington. in Poole, Dorset, from October 24 to November 1. Kids under four get in free, after that, entrance for children is pounds 3.95. www.comptonacres.co.uk Kids can dress up as medieval knights and queens at Beeston Castle Beeston Castle is a castle in Beeston, Cheshire, England (grid reference SJ537593). The castle, which perches on a rocky sandstone crag 150 m above the Cheshire plain, was built in 1225 by Ranulph de Blondeville, 4th Earl of Chester, (1170-1232), on his return from the Crusades. , Cheshire, on Saturday, October 24 and Sunday November 1. They'll also get a map to have their very own quest and look for eight missing knights. It's free for kids under five, after that children's tickets cost pounds 2.50. www.english-heritage.org.uk Visit the haunted Tudor Kitchens at Pendennis Castle Pendennis Castle is a castle in Cornwall, England, UK, built between 1540 and 1545 for King Henry VIII to guard the entrance to the River Fal on its west bank, near Falmouth. St Mawes Castle is its opposite number on the east bank. , Cornwall, where the spirit of head cook "Maude" is said to wait. Walk the underground tunnels guarded by ghostly soldiers and listen for the sound of hooves belonging to the ill-fated horses eaten by their desperate owners during a siege. There are three tours on October 24 and 31. It's free for kids below the age of five. Older children's tickets cost pounds 2.90. www.english-heritage.org.uk Under seven Disneyland Paris will be transformed into Halloween Land from October 3 to November 1. Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse Famous character of Walt Disney's animated cartoons. He was introduced in Steamboat Willie (1928), the first animated cartoon with sound. Mickey was created by Disney, who also provided his high-pitched voice, and was usually drawn by the studio's head animator, will welcome Disney villains Below is a list of the villains featured in Disney media. Ever since Walt Disney created Steamboat Willie and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, there have always been villains raining on a hero's parade. Cruella de Vil, Captain Hook
See Queen Victoria's stockings and how they were made at The Derwent Valley Visitor Centre in Belper, Derbyshire. Set on the site of an impressive old cotton mill, original machinery helps children learn about the history of clothing manufacturing. There's also a mouse trail to keep younger kids busy. Children up to the age of seven get free entry and it's pounds 2 after that. On Halloween night between 7pm and 9.30pm all children get in free if they turn up in costume to listen to some spooky story-telling. www.belpernorthmill.org Under 11 If you're visiting sights in London with the kids this autumn and Christmas, don't forget that any child can travel free of charge anywhere on the buses and tube if they are under 11 . Under 15s can also travel free on the network if they get an Oyster photocard to prove their age. www.tfl.gov.uk Under 12 Alton Towers is as close as it gets to Disneyland in the UK - and there's a good variety of thrill rides from Oblivion for older kids to the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ride for little ones. To get free entry to the Staffordshire theme park for kids under 12 before November 1 - when it closes except for Christmas hotel deals, print off the voucher on vouchercodes.co.uk. Normal ticket prices for kids over that age are pounds 28/pounds 22.50 online. Go to www.vouchercodes.co.uk/printable-vouchers.html Under 16 Spend Halloween night watching car-crushing monster trucks in action against the background of firework displays at the Santa Pod Raceway, near Wellingborough, Northants. During the all-day Flame and Thunder Event on October 31, a giant eight-foot interactive robot will walk among the crowd. There will be jet-powered race cars which cover the quarter mile in just over five seconds at 300mph. Other spectacles will include a parachute display, fun fair, Michael Jackson impersonator and kids' entertainers. Under 16s get in for free. Otherwise advance tickets start at pounds 17. www.santapod.com Explore Scotland's most beautiful cities and see the real Winter Wonderland of the Highlands with free kids' rail tickets. Up to two children under 16 can travel free, off peak, every day with a paying adult all year round on Scotrail. Journeys include Glasgow to Edinburgh and Glasgow to Aberdeen as well as trains to the West and North Highlands. Find out more at www.scotrail.co.uk |
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