December events
December events
Trip the light fantastic at The Alnwick Garden Christmas Market
For a Christmas market with a difference, wrap up in your cosiest festive jumper and join in the festive fun at The Alnwick Garden in Northumberland.
Location: The Alnwick Garden, Northumberland
Enjoy Christmas magic at the Dickensian Festival
Get into the Christmas spirit with a trip to Grassington Dickensian Festival with stalls, entertainment, local food and crafts.
Location: Grassington, Yorkshire Dales National Park
Enjoy carols by candlelight at Goodrich Castle
Listen to classic carols performed by a local choir within the stunning ruins of Goodrich Castle.
Location: Goodrich, Herefordshire
Create unique Christmas gifts at Hot Pot Pottery
If you’re looking to find the perfect unique gift then a visit to the Hot Pot Pottery Christmas Fayre is a must.
Location: Coleford, Gloucestershire
Enchanted Christmas at Westonbirt Arboretum
Venture into Westonbirt’s magical, illuminated grounds this winter for acres of Christmas magic.
Location: Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Get festive this Christmas skating around Lincoln's outdoor ice rink
Break away from the Christmas shopping with a whizz around Lincoln's 25m outdoor ice rink.
Location: Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Enjoy a Salopian Christmas at Shrewsbury Winter Festival
Whether it is gift buying you are there for or just simply to take in the festive atmosphere, the Shrewsbury Winter Festival has it all on offer.
Location: Sherwsbury, Shropshire
Christmas is early at Kielder Winter Wonderland
Visit Father Christmas in his secret woodland home, help the elves prepare for the big day, meet Snowy Owl and enjoy a magical theatrical experience.
Location: Kielder Water & Forest Park, Northumberland
Christmas at Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet
Make your Christmas magical with a visit to Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet, the UK’s largest designer outlet.
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
Explore the home of Charles Dickens in Portsmouth
Get closer to Charles Dickens than ever before at a special weekend celebration inside the house where he was born.
Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire
Have a country park Christmas in Havant
Staunton Country Park will get you in the Christmas spirit with festive fun around the ornamental farm, play barn and gardens.
Location: Havant, Hampshire
Join Santa on the La'al Ratty through Eskdale
Climb aboard the family favourite 'Santa Express' which returns to the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway this winter.
Location: Ravenglass, Cumbria
Party at NewcastleGateshead’s New Year’s Eve Winter Carnival
New Year’s Eve is a time to celebrate, and the Winter Festival presents one of the biggest events across the country on New Year’s Eve.
Location: Newcastle, Tyne and Wear
Enjoy the festive season at Worcester’s Victorian Christmas Fayre
Worcester's Christmas Fayre is the West Midlands' leading Victorian-themed street market.
Location: Worcester, Worcestershire
Meet Santa Claus at Puzzlewood
Enjoy winter walks in Puzzlewood’s magical woods and meet Santa Claus himself in his grotto.
Location: Forest of Dean
Experience a quintessentially English Christmas
Visit the small market town of Much Wenlock for festive trinkets, hand-made gifts and sweet and savoury snacks at its Christmas Fayre.
Location: Much Wenlock, Shropshire
Join the biggest Christmas Day party in Britain
Take a trip to Eastbourne for Christmas events galore with live concerts, fun activities and lots of festive cheer guaranteed.
Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex
Enjoy a festive family day out at Perrygrove
Enjoy a truly magical experience with the family this Christmas at Perrygrove Railway.
Location: Coleford, Gloucestershire
Meet Santa on a steam train
Take a trip on Swanage Railway in the run up to Christmas and get the chance to meet Santa. Fun for all the family with each child getting a present.
Location: Swanage, Dorset
Enter a magical winter wonderland in Suffolk
Get into the Christmas spirit with a visit to a Christmas Fair in medieval Lavenham and a Dickensian Christmas at a Tudor manor in Long Melford.
Location: Lavenham and Long Melford, Suffolk
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