Discover the fairy tale story of The Nutcracker through sparkling displays and decorations around the atmospheric house tucked away in the Devonshire countryside. Let your imagination run wild and spot glittering nutcrackers, giant overflowing boxes of sweets and flower garlands undulating from high ceilings. Do not miss the last chance to glimpse our Nature of Fashion exhibition before the New Year and come and meet Father Christmas in his traditional Victorian green on selected days as he visits Killerton to experience the magic of Christmas.
Chudleigh’s Christmas season kicks off on Thursday 4th December with a Christmas Fayre in the town centre, organised by the Chudfest committee in partnership with Chudleigh Town Council and Chudleigh Business Guild.
The lights will be switched on during a parade by the town's children. Father Christmas will be receiving visitors in his grotto. There will be live entertainment throughout the evening and many of the shops will operate late night opening. There will be a craft fair and a Christmas market in the Town Hall, plus additional stalls on the street.
Children in Exeter and Exmouth will have the opportunity to tell Santa what is on their Christmas wish list this year as he visits the area on-board First Great Western (FGW) trains.
Santa and his helpers will use a specially decorated part of the train which will operate on normal train services running between Exeter Central and Exmouth through the scenic Avocet line.
First Great Western General Manager, West, David Crome said: “First Great Western is committed to supporting the communities we serve and when Santa came to us looking to rest his reindeer before the big day...
Free entry for everyone at our Christmas Treats weekend.
See Santa in his forest grotto (£4 per child includes Christmas gift), take part in Christmas arts and crafts at Yurt Village. Enjoy yuletide good cheer with a glass of mulled wine, mince pies and other scrumptious Christmas goodies in the Coach House Restaurant and outdoor Christmas Kitchen. See the animals receive christmas gifts and take a christmas pony ride (there will be a small charge for pony rides). Place your wish on our special Wishing Tree and join us for christmas carols and the lighting of the christmas tree....
Inspired by the run-away hit movie produced by Warner Bros. Entertainment and the award winning book by Chris Van Allsburg, this very special train ride is inspired by magic and designed to delight and inspire your family this festive season.
The Polar Express train makes a mystical round-trip journey to the North Pole. The characters of the story come to life with the conductor punching away at the children’s golden tickets, chefs dancing and delivering hot chocolate and cookies, and the doubting hobo wandering through the train. The story is read aloud and the music from the...
A number of local and national charities are looking for daredevil volunteers to jump from a perfectly good aircraft, dressed as Father Christmas.
Skydive UK, near Honiton, have launched their annual Santa Skydive this week, set to take place from 27-29 December.
Up to 120 charity fundraisers will jump 15,000ft dressed as Father Christmas to raise money for good causes.
The traditional jumpsuits will be replaced with Santa outfits, and although Father Christmas had been invited, he's apparently declined due to the “busy time of year”. His reindeer will be having a...
Local residents are being challenged to abseil 80 feet down the side of Princesshay Shopping Centre dressed as Santa for charity. Action for Children is seeking daredevils who will raise vital funds for the country’s most vulnerable children, young people and their families by taking part in its Advent Abseil on Saturday 30 November. It is hoped the event will see hordes of Santas stepping safely off the top of the local landmark, 80 feet up in the air. Action for Children fundraiser, Jamie Lee, said: “Christmas can be a very difficult time for many families. By dressing as Santa and...
Any parent who has ever been asked the question ' But how does Father Christmas deliver all the presents in one night?' needs to visit http://www.noradsanta.org/ .
This fantastic website allows its users to ' track' where Father Christmas is currently flying with his reindeer.
At 13.50 today St Nicholas had just visited Tokyo, with his next stop being Kyto.
The man in red had also managed to deliver over 841,000,000,000 presents!
The tradition of tracking Father Christmas ( or Santa) began back in 1955 after a Colorado Springs-based Sears Roebuck & Co....
