SANTA’S GROTTIEST GROTTOS!

It’s become a dismal new Xmas tradition. So pity the parents forking out for...

THEY are supposed to be magical Christmas experiences full to the brim with merriment. Every year, enchanting adverts promising ice rinks, seasonal stalls and Santa’s Grottos lure thousands of families to Christmas experiences across the country. But, from an ice rink without any ice to soggy fields reminiscent of a World War I trench, these festive failures will not only put a dampener on your Christmas spirit — they could extinguish it completely . . .