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My travelogue.

Dinner at Reading and Staines

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Since Legoland Windsor doesn’t open at night, we drove to Reading and Staines for dinner.

On the first evening after Legoland, we had our dinner at Reading. It is a large town on the Thames and Kennet rivers in southern England. We didn’t visit anywhere except had a quick dinner at The Oracle (about 45-minute drive) to try out Marugame Udon. Initially, we wanted to have a look at the shopping mall but it’s closing. We had to quickly get to our car because the carpark was closing too.

On the second evening after Legoland, we had a dinner appointment at Staines-upon-Thames. The town is a market town in northwest Surrey, England. It’s about 17 miles west of central London. We met at the popular Asian food court there. It’s called Staines Food Court (141-147 High St, Staines TW18 4PA, United Kingdom).

The food court has great selections of Asian food. It was so hard to decide. You want to eat everything after being deprived of food from home for a week or so haha! It’s a well-known food court here. It has an oriental grocery shop upstairs too. You can get all the Asian groceries here.

Reading and Staines are not too far from out hotel, Coppid Beech Hotel . Both were within one hour drive from Legoland Windsor. Staines were nearer.

So, next time if you are around the area, you can consider visiting these towns.

Get Legoland Windsor Tickets & Transport

By the way, If you’re a tourist with no transport and is going to Legoland Windsor while you’re in London, the 1-Day Admission Ticket + Round-trip Transfer is highly recommended. The pick-up and drop-off is at Victoria Coach Station. It can be purchased on Klook. This is suitable for those who are not driving. Getting the ticket and the transportation ready before arrival will save you all the troubles later.

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First Visit to Legoland Windsor

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When I was in the UK back in August, we went to Legoland Windsor (Winkfield Rd, Windsor SL4 4AY, United Kingdom) for 2 continuous days. We stayed at Coppid Beech Hotel instead of the accommodation in the amusement park. We drove there from our hotel every morning after breakfast.

Legoland Windsor
How to buy ticket? How to get there?

It’s best to buy LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort Ticket before you go there. Just buy it from the official website. You can drive there if you want. Google Maps is good enough.

If you’re a tourist with no transport and is going to Legoland Windsor while you’re in London, the 1-Day Admission Ticket + Round-trip Transfer is highly recommended. The pick-up and drop-off is at Victoria Coach Station. It can be purchased on Klook. This is suitable for those who are not driving. Getting the ticket and the transportation ready before arrival will save you all the troubles later.

Legoland Windsor
My First Legoland Visit

One day is definitely not enough if you want to play many rides. You’ll spend a lot of time queuing for the rides especially on weekends and holidays. You also have to plan your time properly so that you won’t miss various shows. It’s useful to download the app to check the queue time.

However, mobile signal there wasn’t good when I was there. Legoland has its own Wi-Fi if I’m not mistaken but was congested too. It was rather packed. We were there during summer holiday and coincided with Bank Holiday. Hence, do keep your entourage together if possible or you might have problem reaching each other.

Legoland Windsor

Here’s my Instagram posts sharing some experiences and also photo dumps of Legoland Windsor.

Which Legoland had you visited around the world? I guess this is my first and my last hahaha… Generally, amusement parks entry fees are expensive. It’s not worth it if you don’t get on the rides. Kind of hate the waiting time too. The food is expensive and nothing to rave about as well. Anyway, I’m not an amusement park enthusiast but don’t mind going if there’s no choice aka I’m not the one paying LOL!

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Coppid Beech Hotel Quick Review

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Had the opportunity to stay at Coppid Beech Hotel (John Nike Way, Bracknell RG12 8TF, United Kingdom) for 4 days 3 nights when I was in the UK in August.

It’s a 5-hour plus drive from our place to the hotel. While on the way there, we made a stop at a Services for lunch. We had KFC and noddles from Chopstix Noodle Bar.

After having our lunch and toilet break, we continued driving to meet our relative first before going to the hotel. By the the time we reached the hotel, it was already 8pm or so. After all of us had settled down, it’s almost 10pm-ish. We called it a night as we need to wake up early the next day to Legoland Windsor.

Hope that you find this quick review useful. It’s certainly an option to consider if you don’t want to live in Legoland and you want to keep your family in one room.

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A Visit to Northern Dales Farmer’s Markets

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On a Sunday morning, we decided to head out early to visit the Northern Dales Farmer’s Markets during our summer vacation. The market happens on the third Sunday of every month. We’re in luck as we’re there on the said day in August.

You can find them at Thirsk, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, Stokesley, and Northallerton. They don’t happen on the same days. You have to check out their FB page to get updates of the dates or any news related to the markets.

It’s a very small market but with lots of choices of products from individuals and local businesses to see and buy. It is best to go early if you want to get something as they ran out fast. Quite an interesting monthly event to support the local businesses.

We bought some cupcakes, scotch eggs, kimchi, and samosa for lunch. After that, we went to watch movie

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Watch a Musical at Darlington Hippodrome

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What to do in Darlington located in the North East of England? Why not spend an afternoon watching a musical, comedy, drama, and more. You can do that at Darlington Hippodrome (Parkgate, Darlington DL1 1RR, United Kingdom). It’s an an Edwardian theatre. At the same time, you can learn about the history of the place and theatre performances in the mini galleries located inside the building too.

I was fortunate enough to catch the Cirque – The Greatest Show on 17th August 2024 when I was in the England. It’s certainly an interesting experience. It’s my first time watching such performance.

Certainly worth it to plan a visit here if you don’t feel like exploring around. Just sit back, relax, and enjoy the show for an afternoon. The building itself is a history of its own dated back to 1907. You can check out what they are showing on the official website. One thing though… Do not expect it to be grand or big. It’s quite small and good enough to avoid big crowd if you dislike crowds.

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