Families have expressed their fury after a Christmas experience for young children was cancelled at last minute due to 'unforeseen circumstances'.
The North Pole Experience at Thoresby Park, in Nottinghamshire, was due to be held from November 13 to December 23 but was initially delayed due to a plague of issues, including supplier problems and the weather.
But organisers of the 'magical' experience, who charged visitors £31.99 a ticket, have now confirmed the event has been axed - leaving families fearing they may be left hundreds of pounds out of pocket.
Nursery teacher Sarah Mann, 48, who said she paid £200 for four tickets for December 19, said organisers had 'let so many children down'.
Families have expressed their anger after the North Pole Experience at Thoresby Park, in Nottinghamshire, was cancelled by organisers. Pictured: A Christmas tent put up by organisers at the park
The North Pole Experience was due to be held from November 13 to December 23 but was initially delayed due to a plague of issues. Pictured: The ground on November 30
She told the BBC: 'I had told the children we'd have this magical thing to look forward to,' she said.
'They should be ashamed of themselves, they've let so many children down. And it's a lot of money for so many families.
'It's been the nightmare before Christmas.'
Elsewhere, Katie Wass, from Creswell, Derbyshire, who spent just over £200 for her, her husband and her two children to go to the event, said she was given news of the cancellation via Thoresby Park estate.
She told Derbyshire Live: 'I started getting a few inclines this weekend because we'd heard that it had not opened up when it was supposed to, there were some rumblings on Facebook saying there was something dodgy going on but that was all hearsay.
'Then we had the bad weather and it didn't open again, they then sent an email out saying they'd had delays so they got behind with setting up but with our booking being December 18, I thought everything would be up and running by then and it would go without a hitch, but then we had a statement from Thoresby themselves.'
In a statement organisers of The North Pole Experience said: 'It is with deepest regret and sadness that we have to send this message to you, our valued customers that unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances ''The North Pole Experience'' at Thoresby Park has been
