Booking Father Christmas/ Grotto 2023

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Lapland (Ascot, Berkshire) sold out in minutes! A thread to discuss and flag as soon as other Father Christmas visits open.
I know Fortnum and Masons' Father Christmas storytelling event usually opens around August. It's got rave reviews.
Longleat was a great experience.
Lapland (Ascot) was my favourite to date.
Where else (in UK) is worth booking? (If you're into it - please save all the sarcasm - this is the Christmas Board after all)

Great idea!
Polar express was great last Christmas booking opens for that soon too

If your up north Fenwicks is good, but sells out in minutes. We did john lewis last year, had early notification through the jl rewards for priority booking, again did sell out in a couple of hours but was a food experience and dgd received a pretty decent Lego gift from the big man. Just reminded me to start looking at Panto, always leave that to late and the good seats go

good not food experience. 😒

@wildflowersdontcarewheretheygrow cheers for the polar express tip

@Mrsfussypants1 good point completely overlooked panto!
Prepared to travel across country for a great "experience". The window of belief is suspended for a few years ago so want to make the most of the "Santa believing years". The wide eyed surprise is magical to watch.

When you say Polar express, is there one original/ main one? As googling seems to bring up a few different ones. Last few years we went on East Lancs Railway Santa train which DC loved (and adults!) But we've moved to Essex and I'm not sure if and when we'll be back up north.

The lanterns at Chester zoo is good

Last year I put a post on the Christmas Topic about the dates for apland UK going on sale (IIRC it was one day) thread got ignored .

I put it on Chat : and got my arse royally handed to me on a platter as you can imagine .

IIRC there was a second wave of ticket releases and there might be cancelled tickets so worth keeping an eye out .

Never been to Lapland/Lapland UK , but we went to some of those Santa Trains . DS was a huge Thomas the Tank Engine fan so a ride on a Steam Train will all the excitement and seeing Father Christmas . What's not to like

Thursford (norfolk) is on sale 1st June. Thats the Christmas spectacular, father christmas and the light trail. This year you can book the father Christmas and light trail together I think.

Its my favourite. Shame we live in Berkshire.