Name: Visit Santa in his Woodland Wonderland!
Start: 2024-11-30T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2024-11-30T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Manor Farm Park & Woodlands

What's included?

Visit Santa in his grotto and choose a toy from his woodland toy shop (Santa visit must be pre-booked online in advance).
Say hello to Santa's reindeer and feed them a tasty treat (reindeer food available at £2.50 per bag).
Enjoy our festive scavenger hunt as you explore the Elves' Village.
Watch our Christmas pantomime (choose from between five and seven show times each day on a 'first come, first served' basis - specific shows cannot be pre-booked).
Decorate a gingerbread biscuit in Mrs Claus' house.
Write a letter to Santa and post it in our special postbox.
Make magical reindeer food to take home and sprinkle on your lawn.
Enjoy a slice of toast from the Christmas campfire.
Spend a full day on the farm, meeting all the animals and exploring our outdoor play areas.
Follow The World of Dinosaur Roar! Discovery Trail in our woodlands.
Experience falconry displays at 11.30am and 1pm, weather permitting.
Enjoy owl holding from 11am to midday and from 1.15pm to 3pm (additional charge £1).
Head down to our The World of Dinosaur Roar! Discovery Trail.
Stay warm and dry whatever the weather in our heated Indoor Playbarn.

We will be open from 10am. When you book tickets, you will be asked to select a time-slot - this is your estimated time to see Santa. Tickets are sold in fifteen-minute blocks, meaning the time you see Santa could be fifteen minutes later than the time shown on your ticket. You are welcome to join us for the whole day, with the exception of Christmas Eve when we will be closing at 2pm.

The Woodland Wonderland will be closed for lunch from 1.30-2.15pm daily but the rest of the farm will remain open as normal.

The woodlands and Santa's Grotto are suitable for wheelchairs. Regular-sized mobility scooters can be used in the woodlands but unfortunately cannot be taken into Santa's Grotto. Wherever possible, we ask that pushchairs are not taken into Santa's Grotto.

Ticket prices

	25 & 26 November	2 to 22 December	23 & 24 December
Child aged 2-17	£23.50	£25.50	£27.50
Child under two	£10.50	£12.50	£14.50
Siblings under two, not visiting Santa	£0	£0	£0
Child member	£10.50	£12.50	£14.50

Adult	£14.50	£16.50	£18.50
Adult member	£0	£0	£0
Carer	£2	£2	£2

Reindeer food	£2.50	£2.50	£2.50
Booking fee per order	£2.50	£2.50	£2.50

Tickets must be booked online in advance.
Entry to the Woodland Wonderland is included in the cost of admission to the farm park and woodlands.
Visits to Santa's Woodland Grotto are included in the cost of a child's ticket.
The free ticket for children under two years old not visiting Santa is only available when booked with a child's ticket to see Santa.
Tickets are limited to ten people in each transaction. To book more than ten tickets, please make multiple bookings. For group bookings of over 20 people and/or coach parking, please call us on 01509 852525.

Memberships

On the 13 dates we're hosting our Christmas event:

Adults with Membership continue to visit free of charge.
For children with Membership, a £12.50 charge applies per child per visit to the farm.

Visits must be booked online in advance. More information can be found in our Terms & Conditions of Membership, available by clicking here. Christmas dates are shown at the bottom of this page.

Once purchased, unfortunately orders cannot be changed and tickets are neither refundable, nor transferrable to a different date or time.

Opening times

Visiting the farm

The farm will be open daily from 10am.
You are welcome to join us for the whole day, with the exception of Christmas Eve when the farm will close at 2pm.

Visiting Santa

When you book tickets, you will be asked to select a time-slot - this is to see Santa.
Visits to see Santa are sold in blocks of fifteen minutes so your visit may be fifteen minutes later than the time of your booking.
Please don't join the queue to visit Santa until the time on your ticket.
Please allow at least 30 minutes to get from the entrance to Santa's Woodland Grotto. Ordinarily this event is sold out and late arrivals cannot usually be accommodated.

Visiting the Woodland Wonderland

On arrival, you will receive a Christmas Passport, which enables your child to do each activity once. This includes decorating gingerbread with Mrs Claus, making reindeer food, completing the scavenger hunt, writing a letter to Santa and eating Christmas toast.
When the woodland closes for lunch from 1.30-2.15pm daily (with the exception of Christmas Eve), the rest of the farm will remain open as normal.

Watching the pantomime

Our Christmas pantomime will be running in the Indoor Playbarn between five and seven times each day.
Places will be allocated on a 'first come, first served' basis.
Specific show times cannot be pre-booked.

This is an outdoor event in the woods and we recommend wellies, waterproofs, hats and gloves etc.

Location

You'll find us in East Leake (LE12 6LU) and parking is free of charge.

We're centrally located between Loughborough, Nottingham, Derby and Leicester, ten minutes from the M1 motorway.

If you have trouble locating us, please have a look at the map on our contact us page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to book a ticket in advance? Yes, our Christmas event requires pre-booking.
When can I visit? The farm is open from 10am daily. You are welcome to be on the farm all day, with the exception of Christmas Eve when we will be closing at 2pm.
What does the time on my ticket mean? The time on your ticket is for your visit to Santa. Grotto tickets are sold in fifteen minute blocks, meaning your visit to see Santa may be 15 minutes later than the time on the ticket.
Do we need to arrive early to see Santa? Please don't join the queue to visit Santa until the time on your ticket. Please allow at least 30 minutes to get from the entrance to Santa's Woodland Grotto. There is a play area and animals to see on the way, so do take your time and enjoy our facilities.
Do I need to pay for parking? Parking is free of charge and does NOT need to booked in advance.
Are dogs allowed on the farm? Registered guide dogs are welcome. Unfortunately we do not allow other dogs on the farm, nor in Antlers Bistro.
Can I change the date and/or time of my booking? No, unfortunately orders cannot be amended once made and tickets are neither refundable, nor transferrable to a different date or time.
Can I visit the farm during the Christmas event without booking to see Santa? At the moment, it is not possible to book tickets for our Christmas dates without a Santa visit.
What can I do whilst the Woodland Wonderland is closed for lunch? Whilst Santa and his elves have something to eat and warm up their cold toes between 1.30pm and 2.15pm (with the exception of Christmas Eve), it's a good opportunity to explore the outdoor and indoor play areas, as well as the World of Dinosaur Roar! Discovery Trail.
What time are you closing on Christmas Eve? The farm will be closing at 2pm on Saturday 24th December 2022.
My child has a Membership, do they need to pay to visit? Yes. Our Christmas event dates are one of the few times when Membership does not offer free admission to the farm park and woodlands, even if you do not wish to visit Santa or the Woodland Wonderland.
Will you be open between Christmas and New Year? No, we will reopen on Tuesday 2nd January 2024.

A full day of family fun

When you book for Santa's Woodland Wonderland, you will have access to the whole farm park all day, which includes animals to see, play areas to enjoy, woodland to explore and entry to the World of Dinosaur Roar trail.

The woodlands and Santa's Grotto are suitable for wheelchairs. Regular-sized mobility scooters can be used in the woodlands but unfortunately cannot be taken into Santa's Grotto. Wherever possible, we ask that pushchairs are not taken into Santa's Grotto.