Glasgow family jet off for Legoland Denmark mini-break as it's cheaper than trip to Windsor

A family had an incredible mini-break at the home of Lego, after discovering it was cheaper to fly to Denmark than travel to the UK's resort in Windsor. Nicola, 46, and Alan Sutcliffe, 57, were able to enjoy a short holiday to Billund with their eight-year-old boy Matthew during the Easter holidays.

The family, from Glasgow, were able to bag return flights for just £30 each and flew from Edinburgh Airport on Sunday, April 7, at 7.20pm before staying the night in a private room at Legoland for £165.

They spent the next day exploring Legoland and grabbing dinner before flying back at 9.55pm. Despite splashing out on a overnight stay, Nicola and Alan still estimate they saved around £184 compared to heading down south to Legoland Windsor.

Nicola, primary school teacher, 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 is 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 UK resort but were 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 bargain 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 view of the park and got a fabulous breakfast with pastries, pancakes and gorgeous coffee."

The family landed at 10pm and went straight to bed. The following day they explored the resort and grabbed a pizza at a local restaurant before getting their flight back and landing in Edinburgh at 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."

The family even enjoyed a spot of sunshine, with temperatures in Scandanavia noticeably higher than Glasgow. Nicola added: "It was 16 degrees, 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."

Breakdown of Nicola and Aaron'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

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