LONDON: Family days out in Britain are a “rip-off” and the country as a whole is “not family-friendly”, according to a survey of parents.
Parents with young children in London pay the most for days out and trips to restaurants, spending more than £3.500 a year on average, compared with £3,200 nationwide.
Of the 3,000 parents with children younger than five who were surveyed by Mother and Baby magazine and parenting website Mothercare, 96 per cent said days out were a “rip-off”, with nine out of 10 parents saying they were charged too much for children's food portions.
Two-thirds said Britain was “not family-friendly” and nearly half of those questioned felt the country was “anti-child”.
“A family day out at an attraction in Britain costs a small fortune, and parents feel they are being taken for a ride,” said Mother and Baby editor Sarah Hart.
“The price of entry to family attractions is becoming exorbitant, and family dining out is often an expensive disappointment.”
Eighty-five per cent of parents thought British restaurants viewed children as a nuisance, and 97 per cent thought the food served for children was “unimaginative and unhealthy”, the survey showed.
