THE annual Christmas event at Eastnor Castle has been cancelled.

Simon Foster, general manager of the 19th century castle near Ledbury, said: “Following exceptionally wet weather this year, we have regrettably taken the decision to cancel as our car parking areas are completely saturated.

“In addition, many of our regular customers have indicated that they are disappointed that we were not planning to repeat the format of previous years. After much deliberation we have therefore decided that the operational and commercial risks are too great and we must unfortunately cancel.”

While Eastnor Castle is closed through December, a list of 2009 events will be published in the new year.

For details go to eastnorcastle.com.