Great day out but but disgusting food and prices
Great day out but a few downsides.
The tour is fantastic and the way it begins is brilliant. Gringots bank was the best bit for me, it was amazing. The kids absolutely loved it all and said it was the best day ever.
The downsides, and WB should be ashamed on some of these points, were;
For 2 adults and 2 kids the day cost £450 not including travel. £169 for the tickets, fair enough, but the food, photograph and gift shop prices are disgusting. You're pretty much captured if you want food and left with no options if you haven't brought you're own. £57 for some pretty disgusting burgers, hotdogs and chicken burgers and drinks for 4. £9.50 for a pretty nasty burger and chips.
Photos are extortionate. I spent £60 and all I got was some pictures and a video to download and 2 poorly printed wanted posters, not even on any special paper. If I'd gone for everything the cost would've been £120. They should be ashamed of this.
The gift shop is daylight robbery. £75 for a cloak, £22 for a notepad, £15 for a keyring. I had 2 kids mesmerised by it all and wanted everything. They ended up with a t shirt each and a plastic wand that was £32.....and it doesn't even work!
Now I know most places do this, cinemas charge a fortune for snacks, theme parks have ridiculous prices and they all take advantage of their captive audiences but that doesn't make it right. It's as if they sit in the boardroom and purposely decide to fleece us.
I saved a little bit though by paying an extra £9.95 on the ticket price when I booked to get the souvenir guide book, which was lucky coz I the gift shop they were £9.95...........Hang on a minute!
One slightly irritating point was a load of adults who need to grow up and remember there are kids there. They barge around like loonies and block views for the shorties.
All in all we're a bit skint now but had a great day. Next time I'll just take a picnic and remortgage ready for the gift shop.
26 June 2022
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