Where better to start your Christmas shopping than at the Chatsworth Christmas market. With over 100 market stalls offering a wide range of Christmas gifts and decorations, it's a great way to start the festive season. You can also explore our own exclusive ranges in the Stables shop with a wide range of home and fashion gifts, and lots of lovely stocking fillers.
Take a break from shopping and enjoy a mulled wine or a German beer at one of our outdoor bars, or sample some delicious food, with gourmet burgers and sausages, hot pork rolls, pancakes, churros and more.
There's live music too, guaranteed to get you in the festive spirit.
The market is a popular event, although if you would like to visit when it is quieter, then we recommend coming on weekdays and/or after 3pm.
Event details
This is a free event. Car parking fees do apply, see below.
Opening times
Monday - Thursday | 10am - 5.30pm
Friday - Sunday | 10am - 6pm
Maps
Christmas market stalls 6-15 November
Christmas market stalls 16-24 November
Car park map
Dogs
Well-behaved dogs on leads are welcome at the market.
Accessibility
All visitors, including blue badge holders, must purchase either tickets for the house, or Christmas market car park tickets, if they wish to park at Chatsworth. Blue badge holders will be parked as close to the market, or one of the shuttle stops as possible. We will be operating a tractor trailer ride that is accessible to wheelchairs between car parks and the market.
The market is located on an incline, Lodge Hill, and pedestrian trackway is used for access to non-paved areas.
Visit by car
Car parking
Weekdays | £10 per car before 3pm / £5 per car after 3pm
Weekends | £20 per car before 3pm / £10 per car after 3pm
Pre-booking is recommended for car park tickets and is essential for Christmas and Garden tickets.
Visitors who have booked Christmas or Garden tickets, and those with a table booking at one of our restaurants do not need to book a car park ticket. Car parking is included with those bookings.
BOOK PRE-3PM CAR PARK TICKETS BOOK POST-3PM CAR PARK TICKETS BOOK ATTRACTION TICKETS
If you have booked Chatsworth Christmas tickets, to visit the house, garden and farmyard at any time between 6 and 24 November, you will also be able to access the Christmas market.
Car park vouchers are not valid during Christmas market.
Friends of Chatsworth
Silver Friends must book separate car park tickets, above, to access the Christmas market if they have not booked Christmas or Garden tickets with car parking on the same day.
Gold Friends must reserve car park tickets if they have not booked Christmas or Garden tickets with car parking on the same day. Gold Friends have received a booking link via email on 14 September.
Visit by bus
Learn more about bus routes to Chatsworth as well as alternative modes of transportation - how to get here.
Coach and group visits
We are now fully booked for coach and group visits during the Christmas market. For coach or group visits after the market has finished, bookings must be made through the group bookings office.
Due to site capacity, and to ensure the safety of our visitors, any coaches or minibuses that arrive at Chatsworth during Christmas and have not pre-booked will be turned away at the entrance, and will not be able to drop off or pick up. This includes any unbooked coaches who have purchased individual tickets online.
Further information
The Christmas market is one of our most popular events; this means that we are constantly working to ensure the best possible experience for our visitors, in what can sometimes be challenging weather and parking conditions. We are committed to improving the visitor experience, and minimising the impact on local residents by:
- Working with local bus companies to put on extra services during the market, in addition to those already in place, to help reduce the volume of traffic both on the estate and local roads.
- A pricing structure for entry in to the market for those travelling by car, aimed at reducing the volume of traffic at peak periods, and encouraging people to car share where possible. For those travelling on public buses, there is no charge for entry to the market.
- Improved traffic management plan, including additional vehicle entry/exit points, and new parking areas with improved access to areas of ground with better conditions for parking and better drainage if the weather becomes inclement.
- Additional lighting along the routes to and from the car parking areas across the park.
- More shuttles to ferry visitors between the carpark and market
- Improved walk ways and signed routes from the parking areas to the markets.
- Extra staff in parking areas to help the traffic flow, parking, and to help our visitors.
As always, parking is included with all advance online bookings to visit our Christmas celebration in the house. No additional charges apply for bookings made online in advance. Learn more about Christmas at Chatsworth.
Trade stands
All trade stand enquiries regarding the market should be sent to info@eventmen.co.uk.
Looking for somewhere to stay?
We have a collection of hotels, inns, cottages and restaurants on and around the Chatsworth Estate that will make your visit that little bit more comfortable and special. Visit the Devonshire Hotels & Restaurants website to find out more and to book online.
