Many thanks to Jane and Julie who alerted us to the GroupOn offer which Briarlands Farm are offering today.  I contacted Briarlands to see if we could book our trip through GroupOn as it would, on the face of it, have saved us money.

The lady at Briarlands told me that not enough family tickets were issued to GroupOn to accomodate a group of our size, and that as a Nursery group we got special discounts and inclusive tractor ride as part of our package.  The promotion was designed to encourage more families to try the farm for a family outing.

As we have not booked our buses yet, or firmed up numbers with Briarlands – it would be possible for individuals to book family tickets and travel there themselves, meeting us at the park.  This might be an attractive option for those with younger children who also wish to come.  The responsiblity for booking and organising this would have to be with those choosing to do this – the offer is only available for a day.

Thanks for letting us know – we unfortunately can’t organise our whole trip using the offer, but it might be of interest to some of our parents!