kyoto49
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Used to work at Shugborough approx 10 years ago and remember selling tickets to each part of the site independently, so if you wanted to go to just the Mansion House or just the farm you just bought the required ticket. There was also an all site ticket available for those with plenty of time who wanted to see everything.
My 2 year old nephew was up from London this weekend so we thought we'd take him to Shugborough Farm to see the animals and have a spot of lunch in the cafe. Paid the £3 parking, went to the ticket office only to be told that the only ticket available is an all-site ticket at £15 each adult. FIFTEEN POUNDS !!!! No longer can one buy a ticket just to the farm or museum or house. What the hell? Who thought that was a good idea? Obviously no 2 year old wants to look at a mansion house or a museum, and we certainly weren't paying £15 each adult to pop in to the farm for a couple of hours.
Disgusted with Shugborough we went to Amerton. Free parking, free to see a few animals, and only £2.20 per adult for a ride on the train which was quite perfect for the short attention span of any 2 year old.
Sorry for the rant but it's no wonder Shugborough has made staff redundant recently and is staffed mainly by volunteers. Be interested what others think?
My 2 year old nephew was up from London this weekend so we thought we'd take him to Shugborough Farm to see the animals and have a spot of lunch in the cafe. Paid the £3 parking, went to the ticket office only to be told that the only ticket available is an all-site ticket at £15 each adult. FIFTEEN POUNDS !!!! No longer can one buy a ticket just to the farm or museum or house. What the hell? Who thought that was a good idea? Obviously no 2 year old wants to look at a mansion house or a museum, and we certainly weren't paying £15 each adult to pop in to the farm for a couple of hours.
Disgusted with Shugborough we went to Amerton. Free parking, free to see a few animals, and only £2.20 per adult for a ride on the train which was quite perfect for the short attention span of any 2 year old.
Sorry for the rant but it's no wonder Shugborough has made staff redundant recently and is staffed mainly by volunteers. Be interested what others think?