A Northumberland farm has said a "heartbreaking" goodbye to customers as it announced its sudden closure.
Daniel Farm in Wylam has permanently closed its entire site including its tea room, fun farm, gift shop and garden centre, with "immediate effect."
The farm, which had been a popular attraction for families, confirmed the news in a statement on its Facebook page on Friday night (January 20). The announcement did not reveal the reason for the closure but the owners said they had "done absolutely everything in [their] power to avoid this."
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The farm said it had attempted to make contact with those who had bookings and apologised to those affected, saying they were "devastated" to make the "heartbreaking" decision.
"We are absolutely devastated to announce that with immediate effect, Daniel Farm is now closed," the statement said.
"This is the entire site; tea room, fun farm, gift shop and garden centre. This has been an extremely heartbreaking decision for us to make, we are all genuinely broken as we poured so much of our heart and soul into Daniel Farm.
"We please ask that people are kind and respectful during this extremely difficult time. We are so grateful for everyone that has supported us through this journey.
"We have been so lucky to be blessed with some amazingly hardworking staff, kind and loyal customers and suppliers, we really have made some invaluable friends along the way.
"We have attempted to make contact with all party bookings today. We are so desperately sorry to all families that we have had to let down - please know that we have done absolutely everything in our power to avoid this.
"For anybody that has purchased a monetary voucher, please get in touch with us asap via email: danielfarmwylam@aol.com - we will respond to all queries as quickly as possible but please bear with us during this time.
"Thank you so much for all of your support over the years. We sincerely wish all of our beloved staff, customers and suppliers health and happiness in the difficult times that are ahead."
Visitors reacted with sadness at the news on social media, with announcement racking up hundreds of comments on the Daniel Farm Facebook page. One visitor said: "It is a great shame to lose a valuable part of the community." While another added: "This is devastating. It was such a fab place to go and a brilliant draw to Wylam."
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