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Explore Destinations by Interest To book more than 9 rooms for one stay or request a quote, please use our Easy Meetings tool or call 1-800-MEETING (in The United States, Mexico and Canada).Castle Hotel Windsor - MGallery by Sofitel 3.69 k.m from the point of interest Immerse yourself in history in a unique location. Castle Hotel Windsor is an elegant Georgian building with a rich past and an enviable address: direc... Mercure London Staines upon Thames Hotel 10.36 k.m from the point of interest The Mercure London Staines-upon-Thames Hotel is a 3-star hotel with parking just a short drive from central London and within close proximity to Heath... Hotel Sofitel London Heathrow 11.18 k.m from the point of interest The Sofitel London Heathrow Airport is the only Heathrow Airport hotel with direct access to Terminal 5 within the airport and easy access to the othe...Calling all aspiring child authors: Legoland Windsor Resort is running a competition to find a Lego fan to write a magical short story which will be featured in their new Castle Hotel, which is set to open this summer.
The competition follows another contest which sought to find children to help design a new Lego character model at the new hotel. The winning story will be printed as a book and placed in each of the bedrooms at the Castle Hotel. The crowning author will also have creative input into the illustrations that will accompany the story, plus they, along with their family, will be invited to stay at the hotel for the opening. • The best family-friendly hotels in England The competition is open to children aged five to 12 years old. The story should be no longer than 500 words; should begin with ‘Once upon a time in the Legoland Castle Hotel…,’ and should be set in a world of ‘fire breathing dragons and whimsical wizards.’ The Legoland Castle Hotel’s lead creative, Lily-Ann Bedder, said of the competition: ‘Creating a magical bedtime experience for our guests was central to our plans for the Legoland Castle Hotel. We put ourselves in the shoes of children and dreamt big to come up with the designs!’
Legoland conceived the idea after asking 2,000 parents, with children up to the age of 12, about their storytelling habits. The findings revealed that more than half of parents (55 per cent) ban tech before bedtime in favour of reading, while 67 per cent said it was one of the most important parts of the day. • The best family-friendly hotels in London The Castle Hotel, which is set to open in July, is themed around knights, princesses, wizards, dragons and magic, with an impressive lobby adorned with a magic wand, plus dedicated knight and wizard-themed rooms. Features of the hotel include character breakfasts, evening entertainment and the Tournament Tavern, a grill restaurant. Guests of the Castle Hotel will also have access to the pirate-themed splash pool throughout their stay. Family rooms – which can sleep up to five people – are from £572, including breakfast, park tickets for two days plus special exclusive benefits, such as an in-room treasure hunt which leads to a special Lego gift.
For more information about the bedtime story competition please visit legoland.co.uk. Reservations for July 2017 are now available. • The world's best character-themed suitesWindsor B&B & Hotel Deals Book Today - Pay When You Stay! Search Your Dates Now! Oscar Lodge (Bed and Breakfast) View 12 Value Deals View 413 Value Deals View 5 Value Deals Holiday Inn Express Windsor View 58 Value Deals The Royal Adelaide Hotel View 42 Value Deals Dee & Steves B&B View 4 Value Deals Charles House (Bed & Breakfast) Bluebell House (Bed & Breakfast) The Harte & Garter Hotel & Spa View 98 Value Deals View 3 Value Deals View 141 Value Deals View 9 Value Deals View 382 Value Deals Manor Cottage Bed And Breakfast View 2 Value DealsNever make a vague promise to your Lego-obsessed child that you will take him to Legoland unless you have firm plans to do so. Four years ago I airily promised my son that I would bring him to the land of multicoloured bricks when he was bigger.
Cian (8) spends every waking moment constructing complicated worlds made of Lego, occasionally dropping a piece which is usually found by a bare foot at 2am. Once I raised the possibility of Legoland, the badgering began. “When are we going? Like a woodpecker he tapped on my ear until I finally caved in. While there are Legolands in Denmark and Germany, the park in Windsor, just outside London is probably the most convenient. It’s 12 miles from Heathrow Airport and two miles from Windsor town centre. Thanks to a spot of online research, we discovered that you could get a Windsor taxi company to pick you up from Heathrow for £20 (€24) – significantly cheaper than getting a black cab at the airport. A Legoland shuttle bus runs from Windsor to the Legoland resort and costs £7.20 (€8.70) return for an adult and a child. Of course, if you hire a car, you can reduce costs by staying in one of the many budget hotels within an hour of the resort. Or you could blow your budget by staying in the Legoland hotel at the resort.
This is Lego-heaven for children. A green fire-breathing dragon guards the entrance. Naturally it’s made of Lego. The reception area has a large pit of Lego under a pillar which is just begging to be covered in the bricks. There are Lego busts of royal family members, including William and Kate. And apparently even the chips are shaped like Lego pieces. We opted for the Harte and Garter hotel overlooking Windsor Castle and were the first people at the bus stop the next morning. From the moment the Legoland sign loomed into view we were entranced. Those little bricks were everywhere. At one stage I thought I saw ostriches in the distance. They were made from Lego. So were the giraffes, and the crocodile attacking a Lego fisherman. Even the yield signs looked like they were hewn from Lego. Legoland is a 150-acre resort with lots of Lego-themed rides, Lego-building workshops and live shows. As it’s aimed at three- to 12-year-olds, the rides aren’t too scary, although the Jolly Rocker swing boat did send my heart shooting into my mouth and back down to my stomach a few times.
You can meander around a little stream at boat school or put out pretend fires at the fire academy. The fire fighting ends with a very slow race of fire trucks at which we were humiliatingly beaten into last place by a woman with a baby in her arms. Over at the driving school, children tootled around in little electric cars made by Fiat. They negotiated a roundabout, observed traffic lights and frequently crashed into each other, but at a very gentle pace. Then they paid £10 (€11.82) for a Legoland driving licence which included their photograph. On the shuttle bus we overheard a father telling his wide-eyed son that a teenager had been stopped by police in Yorkshire and handed them his Legoland driving licence before fleeing and sparking a high-speed car chase. I don’t know, but it’s a good story. Miniland is a reconstruction of cities and landmarks from around the world, complete with marching soldiers, and trains, boats and buses gliding around the site. Nearly 40 million pieces of Lego have been used to build these scenes.
It took three model makers 850 hours to complete the Canary Wharf Tower, using 200,000 Lego bricks in the process. Each pigeon on Trafalgar Square is made from five bricks. If you feel like a bit of a sit-down after all that excitement, you can watch a selection of short 4D movies. Our movie snowed on us, blew wind around our ears and startled us with a small fire which rose from in front of the screen during a car crash. Visiting Legoland at the end of September meant that we didn’t face any major queues but it does get very busy during school holidays. Our first day, a Sunday, was busy but the longest queue, for the submarine ride, still only took about 30 minutes. On the following day we had the run of the resort, often going back on a ride twice if there was no one waiting. At the height of summer you can buy Q-Bots which tells you when to return to the ride and allows you to bypass the long queues. Cian’s highlights were the dragon rollercoaster and the dynamite drench ride.
You can pay £2 (€2.36) to stand into a giant dryer after wet rides but we dried off pretty quickly just by walking around. It is a pleasure to walk around the park. There’s no thumping music, there are toilets at every juncture and staff are very helpful. They even have a machine dispensing headache tablets at the entrance but they were not needed in our case. It is expensive to eat there, however, and many people sensibly bring packed lunches and picnic baskets. When you’ve had enough, you can head to the UK’s largest Lego shop beside the exit. There was frenzied shopping going on when we dropped in on Sunday evening so imagine what it’s like in mid-July. There’s no recession in the land of Lego. I spotted a box containing Lego Mindstorms for £299.99 (€355.22) while Star Wars Death Star was a cool £274.99 (€325.66). Happily our spending was confined to one modest box of bricks because nothing more would fit in our carry-on luggage. The whole experience left me walking around with a goofy smile like a very happy Lego mini-figure.
But more importantly, what was the youngster’s verdict? “The best two days of my whole life, ever,” he declared. Now our two-year-old has started to talk about Peppa Pig World. Yes, there is such a thing. I’m making no promises. The Legoland Windsor resort is 12 miles from London Heathrow Airport. Our flights, for one adult and one child, in late September cost €245.96 return, with only carry-on luggage. Gatwick Airport is also close, just 47 miles from the resort. Check your dates in winter because Legoland closes but selected areas of the park open for Christmas. The resort hotel is open all year round except for Christmas Day. A day pass for an adult is £46.80 (€56.60) and kids £41.40 (€50), although advance booking online brings prices down. Some hotels include entrance in their all-in family packages. The Legoland Windsor Resort Hotel is priced from £247 (€291.88) low season and from £337 (€398.24) high season for one night in a themed family room (two adults and up to 3 children), including breakfast and park tickets for two days.