Sue Radford family force Centre Parcs into major Santa’s Grotto change amid backlash to lavish getaways
Britain’s largest family recently had staff at Centre Parcs rallying around them in order to cater for the massive brood when there proved to be too many of them to enjoy one of the festive features.
The Radfords, stars of Channel 5’s 22 Kids and Counting, enjoy sharing their latest adventures with fans on social media, and matriarch Sue admitted the holiday company’s Santa’s Grotto wasn’t equipped to handle all of her children.
The Radfords have intrigued and fascinated fans since they made their television debut in 2012, showcasing their unique lifestyle.
Back then, parents Sue and Noel boasted 15 children but have gone on to expand their family by seven since, cementing their title as Britain’s biggest family.
While some of the children are grown up with children of their own, there are plenty of young Radfords, and the brood recently enjoyed a wholesome Christmas treat when they met Father Christmas together to celebrate the festive season.
The most recent holiday the family embarked on was to Centre Parcs, where they were eager to visit the festive staple, Santa’s Grotto, but unsurprisingly the cosy space was too small for all the youngsters to meet Santa at once.
However, the holiday company were quick to implement some changes to fit them in so they could all feature in the all-important photo to capture the occasion.
Sue, 49, shared some sweet snaps of the family enjoying the holiday, where she confessed extra space had been needed to accommodate her youngsters.
She captioned the post: “The most amazing weekend @centerparcsuk. This is definitely going to become a Christmas tradition for us, it’s just such a magical place to be.”
Along with a laughing emoji, she added: “You know you have a big family when they have to reorganise Santa’s grotto to fit you all in.”
The photos showed the family looking snug as they huddled together around Father Christmas, smiling for the camera.
Other snaps showed them enjoying the company’s Winter Wonderland and a festive stroll through the woods.
While the Radfords have come under fire for sharing peeks into lavish getaways before, the reaction to the Instagram stayed relatively harmonious with several followers wishing the vast family a Merry Christmas.
The group had stayed at the Whinfell Forest branch of the Europe-wide resort, which sits on the edge of the Lake District.
It comes as the family have been forced to defend themselves in the past for treating their children to several holidays throughout the year.
Many often question the parents about how they afford lavish trips to Disney Land as well as the several other breaks they enjoy in a 12-month period.
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Sue recently hit back at trolls who claimed the Radfords were exploiting public money, despite the family earning their income through their own business and activities.
After sharing some holiday snaps in May, one person’s comment proved too much for Sue and she soon explained she “won’t tolerate it anymore”.
The mother-of-22 decided to share a screenshot of the exchange which took place, which was started by an account belonging to a user named Adam, who had penned: “You are disease…[It’s] paid for by the taxpayer.”
The nasty remark came in response to a photo of the family enjoying a holiday barbecue, which prompted Radford to hit back: “I wonder if Adam is a high-rate taxpayer or if Adam pays tax at all?
“Maybe he’s a bit p****d he doesn’t own a motorhome. I would be too as we b****y love it, paid for with our hard-earned, high-rate, taxpayer’s money.”