lapland uk

[roundthebend4]

has anyone been here

www.laplanduk.co.uk/index.php

know its around £40 each but does look good

[CaptainNancy]

Sadly I fear it does not live up to its promises.

[ladybirdladybirdflyawayhome]

Oh dear, we went there 2 years ago & it was a complete rip off.
Although father christmas & the childrens present were very good - we got a book & a wooden puzzle.

The "ride" to lapland was a joke & even DD1 sussed we were not flying through the sky with the snowman but we were still standing in a field.

The real snow effect was sussed straight away due to large snow machines dotted around & there was only 2 snowdogs & 2 raindeer.

The area is very small so when busy we all felt a bit squashed in.

Really would spend my money on a panto instead!!!

[roundthebend4]

ok ty guess will cross of the list figured someone might have been before and could tell me before spent the money

[cherrymonster]

see, on the website, and from the photo's and customer reviews it looks brilliant. would be tempted but its way to far to take my 4 dc's

[AnyFuleKno]

oh my god, can there really be people who didn't hear about this in the news?

[onadietcokebreak]

Quick google search needed.....its a rip off.

[RandomMusings]

hah or a search on here

(any one else kinda missing dear Dot Fox ?)

[AnyFuleKno]

didn't someone start a thread just like this about a month ago...hmm

[bethjeff]

We went to ACTUAL Lapland... on the only freak year that they didn't have any snow. I would have been just as well going here probably.

But no, I remember all the newspaper scandal, don't bother.

[spacedog]

It was Lapland Newforest that had all the scandal, not Lapland UK. There are lots of posts from last Xmas from people who went to both if you do a search.

[ohforfoxsake]

Do a search and you'll find a merry host of threads.

I went the first year of Lapland UK, it subsequently went bust and was re-opened by the same person.

The price has since gone up and they include ice-skating and a hot meal.

I wouldn't go again.

The reviews are good because on Media Day they pull out all the stops so the journos and their kids have a fantastic time.

The year we went there was a 'fantasy ride' in a special air craft. You got checked in by air stewards (people wearing white jumpsuits). You sat in a white inflatable dome with a mud floor and not enough inflatable seats, watching the snowman projected onto the side. It was completely rubbish. I complained. I took pictures, it was appalling, I should've sent them to Trading Standards.

You left by another exit to be pelted by a snow machine.

It looked pretty. The thimblefull of free mulled wine was nice. There are students pretending to be elves. The food looked nice, but wasn't included in the price (we took a picnic, noone minded too much).

The toy-making was putting together a wooden puzzle (not great for the older ones who were 5 & 6).

Mother Christmas was good. Grumpy, but I liked that. They decorated gingerbread wearing chefs hats and aprons.

The toilet facilities were excellent.

The huskies were nice. The reindeer were too far away.

The teepee holding area for Santa was crappy.

Santa, thank God for Santa, was amazing. The best Santa, and it saved the day. Wasn't worth it just for a good Santa though.

Customer service was utterly, utterly shite, shocking, appalling. This alone would put me off.

There are far, far better events to be had, I'm sure, for a fraction of the price. The Christmas School fair for one.

HTH