Here is your indispensable guide to planning the perfect group day out at Alton Towers!

Practical Group Trips Advice

• Promote your group trip! To get as many people interested as possible, it's a good idea to send out invites - by post or email or text! You could use a social networking site such as Facebook or Twitter, too.
• You'll need to pre-book your group tickets in advance to qualify for the discounted groups trips rate, so ask people to pay you their money upfront - this also makes sure people who say they want to come are actually committed!
• You'll need to arrange transport for everyone. Depending on the size of your group, you may decide to drive in your own cars, hire a minibus or coach, or travel by train.
• Why not buy a Fastrack ticket. Although they cost a bit extra, it could help reduce the amount of time you spend queuing.
• Plan when you're going to eat -especially if you're planning a visit to the theme park! There's plenty of places to choose from whether you fancy pizza, fresh fish and chips, something from the BBQ or chicken and ribs, there's a wide range of food outlets to choose from. Alternatively, why not arrange a group picnic in the gardens?
• Please click here for some useful information for coach drivers.

Helpful Group Trips Tips

• Make sure you plan your group trip so that everyone gets to do something they'd like to. Alton Towers offers everything in one place - including the theme park, tropical indoor waterpark, a luxurious, fully equipped spa, plenty of places to eat, historic grounds complete with a lake, beautiful gardens and 19th century Gothic Towers, plus two fantastically-themed, on-site hotels if you fancy staying over as well as enjoying a round of Extraordinary Golf.
• Download our park map and plan out the details of your day on the theme park.
• Enjoy a get together! Even if you split up into smaller groups on the theme park, why not plan an activity that the whole group will enjoy together? Like a picnic in the gardens or a tour of the Towers.
• Avoid going on 'wet' rides just before you've got to get back in your car or on public transport!
• Ask to have your park souvenirs or gifts sent to Towers Trading! Pick them up at the end of the day - rather than carrying them around with you.