Save more than half price on Alton Towers tickets

As the weather begins to change, it's the perfect time to start planning ahead for Easter and the summer holidays. If your family are a band of thrill-seekers, there’s no better day out than a trip to Alton Towers. Located in Stoke-on-Trent, the theme park and resort complex is best known for its exhilarating rollercoasters.

In fact, when you take a trip to Alton Towers, you’ll have the chance to experience a world record-holder ride – the smiler holds the title for the rollercoaster with the most inversions, with 14 loops.

To make sure you get the best deal, booking in advance means that you’ll enjoy cheaper tickets and better availability. We understand that days out with all the family can soon become pretty expensive – especially with the costs of tickets, food and transport add up.

To help you enjoy a thrilling day out for less, our team of expert deal-hunters at The Independent have been busy tracking down the best Alton Towers discount codes and deals to help you save. Right now, you can get up to 57 per cent off tickets when booking online – so what are you waiting for?

Adrenaline lovers will enjoy riding nemesis reborn, oblivion and rita, which promise to provide serious thrills. But for those looking for something even more intense, the theme park has some exciting new developments for 2025. Alton Towers recently revealed details of the new 78ft tall toxicator ride with a 'world-first' feature as the highest topspin ride of its kind, which will open on 15 March – just in time for the Easter holidays, although the park’s oldest ride will close this year.

Returning in 2025 is the popular Alton after-dark event, which is back from mid-March, offering you a chance to soar through the night’s sky on select evenings. You’ll spot the wicker man glowing in the depth of the night, and enjoy the heart-thumping thrill of falling into darkness when you get to the vertical drop on oblivion. With current savings, you can book your Alton Towers day passes for as little as £29, with up to 57 per cent off.

While you’ll likely already know about the exhilarating rides on offer at Alton Towers, perhaps you didn’t know that it has a unique hotel, with whacky features and a flying ship at its core. If you want to make a holiday of it, consider booking a short break, with incredible prices from just £90 per family.

The resort is home to a waterpark, the UK’s first rollercoaster restaurant, two wacky nine-hole golf courses and the fantastic CBeebies Land. With so much on offer, there’s fun guaranteed for the whole family.

If you’re living on a student budget, you don’t have to miss out on the fun. When verifying your student status, you can enjoy 25 per cent off tickets and enjoy £21 student tickets. We think that beats a trip to the student’s union.

Alton Towers Resort is home to more than 40 rides and attractions, with fun on offer for the whole family – whether you’re looking for an afternoon of thrills so intense your heart feels like it’s beating out of your chest, or would rather let the day pass by while splashing around in the waterpark.

The Independent’s deal-hunters are committed to bringing you the best deals. With Alton Towers being such a hit with everyone, we’re always on the lookout for ways to help you save on your next trip. We track the prices of tickets throughout the year so that we can bring you the best possible deals.

We’ve been consumer champions at The Independent since 1986, bringing you the latest news on products, brands and retailers that we know you love so that you can shop smart. We source the best discounts during some of the biggest annual shopping events of the year – think Amazon Prime Day, Black Friday and Boxing Day sales – and day-to-day savings on tried and tested products.

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