siberian_wolf Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 The website for Lapland New Forest at Matchams Leisure Park near Ringwood on the Hampshire-Dorset border, showed pictures of snowy scenes and promised real log cabins, husky dogs and other animals, as well as a "bustling" Christmas market. But some visitors claimed they experienced "disorganised chaos" and complained that once they paid 25 to get inside the park, it was "tacky" with "real log cabins" actually garden sheds and the nativity scene a billboard poster that could only been seen across an expanse of mud. An ice rink was also closed for repairs while the "magical tunnel of light" turned out to be a few lights hung up on a line of trees. Organiser Henry Mears said: "We don't believe we ripped anyone off." He blamed "a few groups of professional troublemakers" for the allegations over the attraction which opened on Friday, adding: "Like all people they like to get into queues and just generate a bit of aggravation. What is not here that we haven't advertised?" Dorset County Council's trading standards team said it planned to investigate after receiving more than 50 complaints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siberian_wolf Posted December 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 Pictures From BBC - The 'so-called' nativity scene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siberian_wolf Posted December 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 This was supposed to be a Tunnel of Light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siberian_wolf Posted December 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 This is horrible! I spoke to a lady who saw this and she said she has never seen such skinny Huskies in all her life (apparently mine would look fat next to one of them)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siberian_wolf Posted December 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 This was the Market which looks more like a glorified Car Boot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siberian_wolf Posted December 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 So much for a fun fair! and people had to pay more for this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siberian_wolf Posted December 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 This was one of the "snowy" scenes????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siberian_wolf Posted December 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 Supposed to be reindeer in there somewhere, I think they are in the shed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siberian_wolf Posted December 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 again, another sad photo of the Huskies! When I heard the advert I thought they was going to be racing one sleds with the dogs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunc Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 Not good then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PawPrints Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 hear about that on news load of bull false advertisement if you ask me they took loads of money from sales and gave nothing back grrr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siberian_wolf Posted December 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 We were going to go the week after it was on the news, until we saw it! We know the guy who owns the land as we was going to have a CBT site there and apparently he has been abroad for a while and left it in someone else's hands to make sure it all gets set up and run smoothly - That didn't happen and the guy who own the land is not very happy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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