Event Details
£23 per child | £19 per adult
Multiple sessions available on:
Friday 18 December
Saturday 19 December
Sunday 20 December
Monday 21 December
Tuesday 22 December
Wednesday 23 December
For session times and availability, see below.
Father Christmas and his elves have taken time out of their busy Christmas schedule to drop into the farmyard at Chatsworth. You can meet them in the Oak Barn, where Father Christmas will share one of his favourite seasonal stories with you and other visiting families.
You'll also have the opportunity to meet him (remember to charge your cameras/phones).
Afterwards, you can make some reindeer food with the elves, ready to leave out on Christmas Eve, and will receive a small gift to take home.
Tickets include:
the storytime session with Father Christmas at the farmyard
reindeer food making with the elves
a small gift for each child (suitable for ages up to 11)
access to the farmyard and adventure playground*
a hot drink voucher for adult ticketholders, redeemable from any Chatsworth catering outlet
parking for one vehicle per transaction
Also available:
Relaxed sessions are available for children with autism or special educational needs, and their families. Learn more.
Storytime with Father Christmas is also available with Christmas at Chatsworth tickets and market access. Learn more.
Relaxed sessions with Christmas at Chatsworth tickets are also now available. Learn more.
Important information
All children ages 1 to 16 years must book tickets for this event and must be accompanied by an adult ticket holder.
* You may access the farmyard and playground at any point on the day of your visit. Please check opening and last entry times here and make sure you leave enough time for your visit.
Christmas is the busiest time of the year at Chatsworth, and our parking arrangements will be different to those you are used to.
On arrival, you may be directed to park on the trackway in the parkland where our tractor and trailer shuttle bus can take you to and from the main house car park. Please, therefore, leave plenty of time to travel to your destination, dress appropriately for the weather, and have access to a torch.
Meeting point
Please meet at the farmyard entrance 10 minutes before your session time. Latecomers may not be admitted, and no refunds will be given.
Accessibility
This event will take place in the Oak Barn at the farmyard. The Oak Barn is located on the upper level, which is accessible by lift. There are accessible toilets at the farmyard.
If you have any questions about accessibility or require a carer ticket, please email [email protected]
Availability
Storytime with Father Christmas will run at the following dates/times
Friday 18 December
10.15am
11.00am
11.45am
12.30pm
2.00pm
2.45pm
3.30pm
4.15pm
Saturday 19 December
10.15am
11.00am
11.45am
12.30pm
2.00pm
2.45pm
3.30pm
4.15pm
Sunday 20 December
10.15am
11.00am
11.45am
12.30pm
2.00pm
2.45pm
3.30pm
4.15pm
Monday 21 December
11.00am
11.45am
12.30pm
2.00pm
2.45pm
3.30pm
4.15pm
Tuesday 22 December
10.15am
11.00am
11.45am
12.30pm
2.45pm
3.30pm
4.15pm
Wednesday 23 December
10.15am
11.00am
11.45am
12.30pm
2.00pm
2.45pm
3.30pm
4.15pm
Autism Friendly Sessions
On 21 and 22 December (10.15am and 2pm), we will be offering quieter sessions of our Storytime with Father Christmas event, which will deliver the same magical experience in a more relaxed environment. Fewer tickets are available so we're able to offer more support to individual children, and background music and lighting levels will be reduced.
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