How to Visit Legoland Windsor on a Budget

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Legoland Windsor is one of the most popular family theme parks in England. I’ve visited with my family at least once a year for several years.

However, like many things, the cost of a trip to Legoland has increased significantly in recent years. Thankfully, there are still ways to make this a somewhat affordable family day out.

We spent £225 on our most recent visit to Legoland Windsor (September 2024) as a family of four. That’s the cost for two adults, one toddler (almost three) and one baby and includes:

Transport
Hotel
Park Tickets
Food & Drink
Souvenirs
Extras

The amount you spend on a trip to Legoland Windsor will depend on:

Where you’re visiting from
Who you’re visiting with
The type of year you’re visiting

Despite these factors, there are still several ways you can save money on a trip to Legoland Windsor.

Legoland Windsor Tickets

One of the most significant expenses on a trip to Legoland Windsor is the theme park tickets. Thankfully, there are several ways you can save:

Third-party promotional offers
Exchange Tesco Clubcard vouchers
Book theme park tickets in advance
Change the time of your visit
Review your child’s height
Look at an annual pass

Several third parties work together with Legoland to run offers on park tickets. These include:

2-for-1 voucher with Kellogs cereal
Visit Britain & The National Lottery campaign
2-for-1 voucher with National Rail

Discounts and promotions for Legoland Windsor change throughout the year. However, in my experience, I’ve found the easiest way to find active deals is to:

Go to Google
Search ‘Legoland Windsor Discount Tickets’
Scroll through the results

Alternatively, you can exchange Tesco Clubcard vouchers for Legoland tickets. £0.50 of Clubcard Vouchers is worth £1.00.

If you can’t get discounts online, you can still save money on theme park tickets by buying them in advance.

You only need to book your Legoland Windsor tickets online one day in advance to get a discount. So, even if you decide to visit last minute, I recommend buying online to save up to 45% on the gate price.

Legoland Windsor theme park tickets are sold using a dynamic pricing model. This means the cost of theme park tickets varies on the anticipated level of interest.

As such, weekends and school holidays are often more expensive than mid-week and term time. Therefore, if you can visit during term time or midweek, it’s a great way to save. Plus, the theme park will likely be much quieter.

However, some children may not need to buy a ticket to Legoland, as children under 90cm visit Legoland Windsor for free. While Legoland Windsor is filled with kid-friendly rides, there are many rides that children under 90cm can’t go on.

If you enjoy visiting Legoland Windsor or other theme parks in the UK, look at an annual pass. There are two different annual passes available:

Legoland Windsor Annual Pass
Merlin Annual Pass

The Legoland Windsor annual pass gives you access to Legoland Windsor for the year. Meanwhile, the Merlin annual pass gives you access to all Merlin attractions for the year. These attractions include:

Legoland Windsor
Alton Towers
Thorpe Park
Sealife Center

Transport & Parking

The cost of travelling to Legoland Windsor is going to be different for everyone and depends on:

Where you’re travelling from
How you are travelling
Who is travelling

We live in Leeds and drove to Legoland Windsor, spending about £88 on transport costs. This is broken down as follows:

Tank of petrol: £70
Parking at the hotel: £10
Parking at Legoland: £8

If you are driving and parking at Legoland, one small way to save money is to book your parking in advance. Parking at Legoland Windsor currently costs £10 at the gate or £8 when booked in advance.

You can buy a parking pass at the same time as you buy your theme park tickets online. Alternatively, you can buy your parking pass on the day using your mobile phone at the QR codes.

You only pay for your parking when you exit the theme park car park in your vehicle. So, as long as you’ve bought your parking pass before, you’ll pay £10 instead of £12.

Legoland Windsor Hotels

Depending on how far you must travel to visit Legoland, you may want to stay overnight.

We drive from Leeds to Legoland Windsor, which is about three hours each way, so we often book a hotel. However, staying overnight will significantly increase the cost of your trip.

Hotels in Windsor typically cost between £75 and £250 per night depending on:

The day and time of year
The hotel’s star-level
The type of room

You can use the map below to view some of the current prices available:

Alternatively, there are three on-site hotels at Legoland Windsor:

Legoland Woodland Village
Legoland Resort Hotel
Legoland Castle Hotel

These hotels can only be booked on the Legoland Windsor website. Prices typically range from £250 to £400 per night and include:

1-Day Legoland ticket
Breakfast
Free Parking
Early park admission

Sadly, there’s often more than just the cost of the hotel when staying overnight near Legoland. You’ll also want to consider the cost of an evening meal, drinks, snacks, breakfast and parking.

Some ways you can save money on a hotel near Legoland Windsor include:

Booking as far in advance as possible
Being flexible in when you visit
Booking a hotel with free parking if you’re driving
Booking a hotel with free breakfast
Use vouchers such as Nectar, Avios or Tesco Clubcard
Use a cashback site such as TopCashback or Quidco when booking
Use a comparison site to see if you can get the same hotel cheaper

Food & Drink at Legoland

It’s no secret that food at theme parks can be expensive, and Legoland Windsor is no different.

Unless you bring a packed lunch, the minimum you’ll need to budget for is lunch at Legoland Windsor. Lunch at Legoland Windsor typically costs between £12 and £20 per person.

To give you an idea of Legoland Windsor food and drink prices, a hotdog and drink from Marina Hot Dogs costs £8.75. However, I don’t think this alone is enough for lunch.

Meanwhile, a quarter-pounder burger from Burger Kitchen costs £6.85, and Lego fries cost £4.35.

Alternatively, the Pizza & Pasta – All You Can Eat is £18.50 for adults and £12 for kids.

Of course, this is just lunch. You’ll also potentially want to think about:

Breakfast
Dinner
Snacks
Drinks

You can save money on food and drink in several ways when visiting Legoland Windsor. This includes:

Having breakfast before arriving at Legoland
Investing in a refillable drinks cup
Bringing your own packed lunch
Bringing your own snacks
Bringing a water bottle for drinks
Have dinner after you’ve finished your day at Legoland

Legoland Souvenirs

Unlike theme park tickets, travel costs, and food, souvenirs are optional. You could choose not to buy souvenirs and spend absolutely nothing.

Alternatively, some Lego fans may want to spend hundreds of pounds on Lego sets at Legoland. Our kids are young, so we only budget £30 for souvenirs, £15 each; however, you may want to budget more if you’ve got older kids.

The main Lego Store at Legoland Windsor is at the theme park entrance. Here, you’ll find the largest range of Lego products, and it’s closest to the exit. As such, one of my biggest tips for visiting Legoland Windsor is to go to this store to buy all your Legoland souvenirs.

Many Lego products sold in the stores at Legoland can also be bought at a Lego Store or online at Lego.com. However, there are some Legoland Windsor exclusives that you can not purchase elsewhere.

Unfortunately, you can not spend or earn Lego VIP points on purchases at Legoland Windsor.

Some Lego products sold at Legoland may also be cheaper in supermarkets and toy stores. So, if you’re looking to buy a specific Lego set, it may be worth researching it in advance.

Legoland Windsor Extras

There are some extra items you may want to budget for when visiting Legoland Windsor. These include:

Reserve & Ride
Stroller Rental
Adventure Golf
Digital Photos

Reserve & Ride allows you to wait for rides virtually as you continue to explore Legoland.

There are four different Reserve & Ride passes, and like park tickets, these are dynamically priced. So, while the typical cost of Reserve & Ride passes is between £15 and £70 per person, this can be higher during peak season.

You may also want to budget for a stroller or pushchair rental. Legoland Windsor is a large theme park, so although your kids may no longer need a pushchair on a daily basis, they may need while at the theme park.

You can rent strollers at Legoland next to the Lego Store at the ‘The Beginning’. Single pushchairs cost £10, and doubles cost £15.

Adventure Golf is new at Legoland Windsor and currently costs £8.00 when booked in advance. This is a great way to enhance your visit to Legoland, especially if you have some extra time.

Finally, we have digital photos. For £15, you can download all the images captured during your day at Legoland. This includes all ride photos and any photos from photo locations across the theme park.