Winter wonderland fails: from smoking elves to a 'dead Santa'

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Christmas attraction at Belfry Golf Club closes down after kids left in tears

A young girl is taken to visit Santa Claus at Lapland UK
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Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's winter "wonderland" has been forced to shut down after just one day, following hundreds of complaints from angry parents.

Children promised a "spectacular" Christmas experience were left in tears after hour-long queues to meet Father Christmas, who handed out cheap plastic toys that weren't even wrapped, reports the Daily Telegraph. Meanwhile, Santa's Little Helpers sat around smoking and one mum said Santa had asked her daughter if she wanted "the ripped present or squashed one".

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