to object when a family is always classed as 2 adults and 2 kids.

[doorbell]

Family make-ups are changing. Why is it the family prize in competitions is always for a family of four - what about the many, many families of five plus? It's discrimination that we can't enter!

And entry to theme parks, attractions, pools, soft play etc - the family tickets are nearly always for a family of four. Again, many families are bigger than that. It's starting to get on my nerves!

[BaroqueAroundTheClock]

or you can just skip the hotels and go for B&B. Often cheaper and usually much more accommodating - have never had one ever that hasn't agreed to 2 of mine topping and tailing, or having them sharing with us......one even offered to put a mattress down on the floor (there really REALLY wasn't space for a bed).

[mmsmum]

You think you've got it hard! At least you can buy the 2+2 and then top it up with what you need but try being a single parent with an only child. Everything is full price, and as others have pointed out no child prices for holidays, it's 2 adults for everything.

[OliveMalay]

YANBU. How many people are part of one of these exact units? Single people, those with a different number of children than 2, childless couples, people whose children have left home but are not yet retired.... not sure why a "family of 4" should get priority or special discounts over everyone else really.

[mumbar]

It is not specifically 'family'. I have 1 dc and my friend 2dc. We often get a family of 5 ticket or family + 1ch and its always cheaper. There are places that do combination 1ad, 3ch etc. Often these tickets charge the equivelent of 4 ch entry so is cheaper.

I can understand what you saying though.

And the poster who said LP can't do this.

[pointydog]

Off the top of my head, the Dewa Roman museum in chester was 2+3 family ticket. There is a Traquair Festival in teh Borders that is 2+3 for a family ticket.

[aurynne]

Being a "family of 2" (DP and I), we get to invite our nephews or our friends' kids with us when we get one of these vouchers. No one really asks for marriage or paternity proof, and it's a great way of getting to be the cool uncle/auntie .

As many posters mentioned, they have to set the limit at something. With birth rates at their lowest, 2 parents and 2 children should be pretty standard, IMHO.

[BaroqueAroundTheClock]

Alton Towers also do

Family of 3 (2+1 or 1+2)
Family of 4 (2+2 or 1+3)
Family of 5 (2+3 or 1+4)
Family of 6 (2+4 or 1+5)

[BaroqueAroundTheClock]

\link{http://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/visiting/admission\ Edinburgh zoo}

Do

2+2
2+3
1+2
1+3

I know Edinburgh bus tours do a "2 and up to 3 children" family ticket as well

Obviously I know they're both Edinburgh (but they were ones I happened up last summer). I've seen others around too

[pointydog]

Room, tickets into tourist attractions. Is everyone talking about accommodation here? I was thinking of tourist attractions and local festivals.

[smokingnuns]

Try being a newly single parent family. After dp died i took my 2 on holiday and they charged the eldest adult price.

Sorry to hear that Mavis - I found that too. Hopeless getting a sensibly priced holiday if you're a SP with kids. Don't want to lay it on, but we're usually the ones who need the discount the most

[pointydog]

ah right. I've never done an overseas hotel/s-c hol with kids.

[hissymissy]

I get a bit frustrated that single parent families are always excluded from discounts.

[Ismene]

Was that aimed at my comment MayorQuimby? I didn't say we were being discriminated against, just that the OP could still take advantage of a discount with a larger family whereas there are other family sizes that can't. That is just a fact.

[xstitch]

I was refused a booking at a caravan park because they don't take bookings from single sex groups. I thought it was just to prevent hen and stag parties not to prevent a single mum of a young dd going on holiday. I was very annoyed at the time but its a moot point now as I can no longer afford a holiday.

[Rhian82]

I remember going to the Eden Project with DH and DS, plus DH's dad and stepmum. They were convinced we'd be able to buy a family ticket to get us all in, despite the fact that we were four adults and one child!

Unsurprisingly, it didn't work out like that.