Family fly from Edinburgh to Danish Legoland for £200 less than trip to Windsor

A family who flew out of Edinburgh Airport have revealed that they were able to bag a holiday to Legoland in Denmark for less than a trip to Windsor Castle.

Nicola, 46, and her husband Alan Sutcliffe, 57, took their son Matthew, eight, to Billund after finding £30 return flights each to the Danish destination from Scotland's capital.

They flew out of Edinburgh on April 7 2024 as they found it was cheaper than heading to Legoland in Windsor, Bristol Live reports.

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After spending £90 on flights, the family spent the night at Legoland in a private room costing £165, they spent the next day there exploring the attraction before grabbing a bite to eat and flying back at 9.55pm on April 8.

Despite splashing out on an overnight, Nicola and Alan, a primary teacher and stay-at-home dad, still estimate they saved around £184. They loved it so much they are already thinking of doing it again.

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Nicola, from Glasgow, said: “We were going to go to Windsor, but we realised the original is in Denmark and it's home of Lego. It is also where the original Lego factory is – so a lot of things were ticking boxes for us to go. For all three of us it was under £100 [the flights] - we were laughing!"

Nicola had planned to go to Legoland Windsor but was shocked when they realised a return train would cost £195 each. The family thought it was a no-brainer to go to Denmark instead after bagging cheap return flights.

Nicola said: “We literally went because of the cheap flights – it had to be a 24-hour trip to get the deal. We just brought a small rucksack bag. We didn’t need to bring jackets as it wasn’t raining.

"The airport is also five minutes away from Legoland. Whereas if we went to Windsor, we would have had to get the train down to London and get different connection trains and buses.

“It was amazing – we got a deal from Super.com - for a private room in the Legoland hotel for £165. We had a view of the park and got a fabulous breakfast with pastries, pancakes and gorgeous coffee."

The family landed at 10pm on April 7, 2024, and went straight to bed. The following day they explored Legoland, the Lego house and grabbed a pizza at a local restaurant before getting their flight back at 9.55pm and landing back in Edinburgh for 10.30pm.

Nicola said: “The hotel was fab – Denmark is amazing, everyone is so friendly and it’s not so commercial like in the UK. The park is a five-minute walk to Lego House. It was incredible, and it has the best Lego structure in the world.

“I just can’t imagine how much it would have been if we went to London – it was an amazing 24 hours. It was 16C and the sun was shining so we just brought a few pairs of underwear and water bottles.

“That’s the beauty of carrying light – you're not worrying about what you're taking. We are trying to plan to do it again already.”

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Breakdown of Nicola and Alan's costs:

Return flights for all of the family - £93
LegoLand and Lego House - £230
Hotel - £165
Total- £488

Rough cost of trip to Windsor from Edinburgh

Return trains - £585
Legoland entry - £29 each (online), £68 (on the day)
Total - £672
Approx saving - £184