About Christmas at Chatsworth

7 November - 3 January

Christmas is one of the most popular times of year at Chatsworth. As a Friend, you receive complimentary tickets to our Christmas at Chatsworth experience and can also purchase guest tickets at 10% off. 

As the event is so popular, we highly recommend that you pre-book your Friends tickets online as soon as possible to secure the preferred date and time for your visit.

Please note that you must have a valid Friends membership at the time of your visit.

Pre-booking is essential at Christmas for every visit.

Chatsworth at Christmas tickets include:

• entry to the decorated house

• entry to the garden, including the garden light trail

• entry to the farmyard and adventure playground

• free parking for one car or motorcycle per transaction

Our 2026 Christmas theme will be the 12 Days of Christmas. Learn more about this year's theme here. 

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Booking Christmas

All visits over Christmas must be booked in advance. 

To book a Friends Christmas at Chatsworth ticket, or Friends Christmas in the Garden ticket, please use the general book Christmas tickets link below. You should also use this link if you want to book guest tickets. Members must visit with any guests they purchase tickets for.

BOOK CHRISTMAS

BOOK CHRISTMAS IN THE GARDEN

You are able to book multiple visits, but please only book Christmas tickets if you intend to use them. If your plans change, and you can no longer attend on the date or time you have booked, simply email us at [email protected], and we'll release the tickets for other Friends to use. 

To avoid busy periods, we recommend visiting during the first week of the Christmas market (7-15 November). Timeslots on the hour and half past usually sell out first, we recommend booking time slots at quarter past and quarter to. You also have the option of visiting the house on a different day to the garden.

Car Parking over the Christmas Season (including Market)

Friends also benefit from complimentary 'car park only' tickets throughout the Christmas period. You may use these tickets to visit our restaurants and shops, walk in the parkland and woodland, or to visit the Christmas market, or the garden during the day (simply show your membership card at the garden entry). Any guest ticket can also be booked on the day. If you are bringing guests and need two car park spaces, simply make two bookings.

Note, if you would like to visit the market, please select a date between 7 November and 13 December when booking your Friends car parking tickets.

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Friends-only Christmas house entry times

For 2026, we are offering several house entry times for our Christmas at Chatsworth experience that are exclusive to Friends.

You are still welcome to book a visit on any date or time where there is availability; however, these dedicated Friends sessions have a lower capacity and so will be quieter than some other timeslots. They are among the most popular times of day to visit and are available on a first come, first served basis, so we expect them to be booked up quickly. 

The Friends-only sessions will be at 4.45pm and 5.00pm on the following dates:

11 November
12 November
18 November
19 November
25 November
26 November
2 December
3 December
9 December
10 December
16 December*
17 December*

*Please note that the Christmas market will not be running on 16 & 17 December; the market ends on 13 December.

Booking a Friends-Only Christmas Entry Time

The Friends-only Christmas at Chatsworth slots cannot be booked using the usual Book Christmas tickets link. Due to the exclusive nature of these sessions, guest tickets are not available. 

If you wish to visit with guests, please book using the normal process (this can be done via the 'Book Christmas' button).

Please use the link below to book Friends-only time slots:

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Tickets include entry to the house, garden, farmyard and adventure playground, and parking for one vehicle.

Christmas in the Farmyard

To visit the farmyard during Christmas (7 November - 3 January) pre-book your Friends car parking and present your Friends membership at the Farmyard kiosk for free entry.

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