Santa's got a busy schedule in the Christmas season, but he's taking time out to meet children at grottos near you – if you're going to visit him, make sure you've been nice this year!
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Bocketts Farm
Hop on the Santa Express to Father Christmas’ hay barn workshop at Bockett’s Farm, where children will receive a wrapped gift. Look forward to an avalanche of other Christmas fun at the farm, from newborn lambs and a heated indoor play barn to Christmas workshops and trails.
Nov 23 – Dec 24, book online
Farm entry plus a visit to santa is £19.75 per child
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Crockford Bridge Farm Shop and PYO
Walk alongside Santa's elves through a Secret Forest at Crockford Bridge Farm, where you can pick up a non-drop Christmas tree, enjoy Christmas food, select Christmas gifts, and explore an enchanted winter forest to find Father Christmas.
£14 per child. Must book online
Tickets available from early November
Nov 26 – Dec 25, weekends only
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Denbies Wine Estate
Enjoy Christmas crafts in Santa’s Cellar Grotto at Denbie’s Wine Estate. Includes an outdoor train ride with Santa's elves, a Christmas gift, and a Santa sticker book.
November 26, December 2-3, 9-10, 16-24, book online
£8.00 per child, £2.50 for accompanying adults
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Brooklands Museum
Santa will borrow the VC10 at Brooklands Museum – visit him in his aircraft as he gives his reindeer a rest! You'll get a present, but not by airdrop.
See the darker side of the museum with a torchlit tour on December 13.
December 2-17 weekends, book online or by phone
Museum entry £6 kids, £11 adults, under 5s enter free
Santa visit is £5
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Battersea Park Children's Zoo
Explore Santa's animal lair at Battersea Park Zoo, where you can tell him what you want for Christmas, have your picture taken, and receive a small gift and Christmas treat.
December 2-10 weekends, 15-24. Book online
£9.50 adult's zoo entry, £7.50 children. £6 to meet Santa
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Godstone Farm
Make magic reindeer food with Mrs Christmas at Godstone Farm, where you can also meet Father Christmas and choose a present from the elves' toy workshop! Adults can enjoy the countdown to Christmas with discounts on children's gifts (like classic storybooks, soft toys and fairy doors) at the Godstone Gift Shop.
December 2-24, book online
£12.50- 20 including farm entry, £7.90 adults
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Painshill Park
Painshill Park, Portsmouth Road, Cobham, KT11 1JE
Find Santa’s beautiful Crystal Grotto at Painshill Park. Pick up an activity pack at the Christmas Wishing Tent, and then follow the elves to share your wish and receive a gift from Santa surrounded by shining stalactites.
December 2-24. Book online or by telephone
£12 per child, £8 for adults. Carers and members free
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Alexandra Gardens
Riverway, Barry Avenue, Windsor, SL4 5JA
Skate over to Santa at Alexandra Gardens’ ice rink, where you'll be able to take a photo on his sleigh or giant chair.
Dec 16-24, (santa is only on the ice rink on weekends), book online
Ice skating £12.50 adults, £10.50 kids, £42 family
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Eddie Catz - Wimbledon
Santa's made his base in a playcentre at Eddie Catz in Wimbledon. Write a letter to Santa with his elves, make a bag of reindeer food for Rudolph, receive a luxury plush toy from Father Christmas in person plus a framed photo of your child's visit to old saint Nick.
Dec 16-23. Book online
£20 for kids (includes 2 hours of playtime in Eddie Catz after santa visit), adults are free.
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Hobbledown Children's Farm
Hobbledown's traditional Christmas Grotto returns for another year of festive fun and general merriment with Santa. The price includes a gift, personalised souvenir photo keyring and candy cane, plus as many photos as you'd like to take with Santa.
Between Dec 5-14, Hobbledown are also putting on a number of 'Lunch or Brunch with Santa' events aimed at toddlers. These events include free play, a craft activity, lunch (children only), visit from Santa and a small present. See the Hobbledown website for details.
Nov 25 – Dec 24. To book call 01708 385096
Child grotto entry is £12.95, accompanying adults free with admission to Hobbledown separate. £14.95 for grotto only.
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Lee Beel
RHS Garden Wisley
You can come and meet Santa at Wisley this festive season for a classic Christmas tale, a sing-along and a story with the man himself, children also receive a small gift. On selected dates you can even decorate delicious gingerbread to take home.
Nov 29 - Dec 1, December 6-8, 13-15. Book online
Child: £10, Accompanying Adult: Free (These are just the prices for attending the santa sing a long, you'll still need to pay the standard garden entrance fee as well)
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Prince's Mead Shopping Centre
Princes Mead Shopping Centre , Farnborough, GU14 6YA
You can combine a trip to santa with some Christmas shopping at Prince's Mead Shopping Centre throughout December. There's also a performance from the Salvation Army Band December 10, carol singing from Fernhill Primary School on December 12 and a free gift wrapping service by St Peter's Church on December 17.
December 3-24 (on weekends)
Free
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Squire's Garden Centre Milford
Enjoy the Enchanted Grotto at Milford, where elves and enchanted snowmen will lead you and your kids through an interactive adventure to meet the guardian of the forest: Chris Moose who will tell a tale of how the forest came to be enchanted and the magical creatures that live there. Having learned the story of the forest, listeners then get to meet its jolliest resident and will receive an early Christmas present. £1 from every ticket is donated to the Samson Centre for MS.
November 18 – December 24. Tickets are available on the day.
Child: £5
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Briony Campbell
Kew Gardens
Kew Gardens Kew, Richmond, TW9 3AB
Kew offers a variety of different festive delights for all ages over Christmas including a stunning winter trail lit up with tens of thousands of lights. Kids can get involved with a number of rides at White Peaks including a Victorian Carousel and Helter Skelter, and the whole family can grab a picture with Santa and his elves at the North Pole Village.
December 22 - January 1
Child £10-12, Adult £16-18.50
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Birdworld
You can meet Santa’s reindeer and some of the other friendly farm animals at Birdworld this year. Enter a magical world full of animated characters in winter wonderland settings. As you walk through the different scenes, you can enjoy the friendly banter with the impish elves before the children meet Santa to receive their present. For those of you who are too old for a present, a mince pie and a hot fruit punch awaits.
Why not make a day of it and add entry to Birdworld with a gold pass where you can watch a barn owl display or see the penguins being fed?
Nov 26 - Dec 10 weekends only, December 10-24. Book online
Child £8- £13
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Chessington World of Adventures Resort
Visit Chessington's Winter Tail and enjoy a festive day out with the animals, Santa and the Gruffalo. For a days ticket you can do special Gruffalo activities and go on selected rides, entry to Santa's grotto, receive an early gift, entry to the zoo and the SEA LIFE centre.
December 2-3, 9-10, 18-24. Book online.
£25 non members, under 12months go free.
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Haslemere Educational Museum
Join Santa in a charming Victorian parlour as he takes time to relax and hand out small gifts before Christmas at Haslemere Museum.
December 3, 21-23. No need to book
Child £3, non-members £5
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Squire's Garden Centre Twickenham
Sixth Cross Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, Surrey, TW2 5PACome and meet Santa in his grotto at Squire's Garden Centre Twickenham before he sets off to deliver his presents.
December 18 - 24. Tickets are available to purchase on the day
Child £5, with £1 from every ticket being donated to 'The Richmond Carers Centre'
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