Overview
- Videos shared by visitor Alex Dodman and others on Wednesday showed sparsely scattered and some smashed pumpkins and questioned the event’s décor, with Dodman saying he paid £19.52 for his family of five.
- Organisers replied on social media that daily deliberate damage to pumpkins and displays has driven extra costs and justified the paid pumpkin-patch entrance.
- The site remains open and features a 44-metre observation wheel plus fairground rides with owner-set prices capped by organisers at roughly £3–£6 for small children’s attractions.
- Visitors reported safety and upkeep issues such as nails in a children's mini-golf area and a fenced site beside a busy motorway, but other attendees described the outing as a good, reasonably priced family day out.
- The row highlights reputational and operational pressures on small seasonal events and could prompt organisers to tighten site security, increase maintenance or change pricing and refund policies to address public concern.