A vision...

...and lo, in the sky over the castle the face of an angel appeared unto them. 

And she spake unto the children with clear words, like song. 

And the children did hear her as she cried out 'enjoy it more children, enjoy it more! The family ticket did cost us £25 and I could have had three bottles of half-decent plonk for that'

And because we'd secured appropriate financing, next she did go with the eldest unto the skating rink whilst I took the youngest for a gold plated descent of the helter skelter.

And joy did spread throughout the land for thirty or forty minutes until we retired unto the top deck of the number 10 when overtiredness did break out over all the family.