Christmas Events in York and Yorkshire.
Lightwater Valley at Christmas 2019 – Discover a fantastical new seasonal adventure at Lightwater Valley this Christmas with the enchanting Alice in Winterland (Selected dates from Friday 22nd November – Monday 30th December). Click here for other Christmas activities in Yorkshire. Families can delight in the festive lights as they embark on a journey of discovery to … Read more
Santa’s Sweet Adventure at the York Chocolate Story – At the weekend we visited the York Chocolate Story to see Santa. We had a really lovely time, and the kids really enjoyed it. I shall tell you all about it so you can decide whether you would like to go, just don’t show the kids … Read more
There’s no better Christmassy feel than dwelling in a grotto! While it used to be that we’d all have to take a trip to our local shopping centres to visit Santa’s grotto, today, we can temporarily transform our homes to the same affect. Now, the Christmas grotto can come to us all instead! Of course, … Read more
We love visiting Williams Den, near North Cave in East Yorkshire in the summer but this is the first time we have been at Christmas. I was really impressed by the Christmas decorations from the start, both inside and outside looked beautifully festive. Here is a video of our day. We arrived quite late … Read more
Last week we visited London to review the fabulous New Road Hotel and while we were there we visited Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park for the first time ever. London is a great place to visit at Christmas with kids. For those of you who don’t know, Winter Wonderland is a huge Christmas themed funfair, … Read more
7 Fabulous Festive Christmas Cookie Recipes – I love Christmas and I love cookies, so this round up of Christmas Cookie Recipes could not be more perfect for me. Have a look at these great Christmas cookie recipes taken from some fantastic food bloggers. Christmas Sugar Cookies with Buttercream Icing Now just how pretty do … Read more
The Snowman Beverley Minster – We were lucky enough to be invited to Carrot Productions afternoon performance of the Snowman, with a live orchestra at Beverley Minster. We really didn’t know what to expect, when we arrived we were met on the pavement by a very jolly man in a Christmas jumper who was making … Read more
Now, I have to confess, before this week I had never been to Thor’s Tipi Bar on Parliament Street in York. It’s only there during York’s Christmas Festival and really is a fabulous place to relax and look through the shopping haul you have just purchased at York Christmas Market! It’s surprisingly large inside. I … Read more
This Christmas, Leeds Grand Theatre is set to ‘sparkle and shine’ as Nativity! The Musical runs from Wednesday 20 December to Saturday 6 January 2018. Based on the smash-hit films, written by Bafta Award-winner, Debbie Isitt, NATIVITY! THE MUSICAL tells the tale of Mr Maddens and his crazy assistant Mr Poppy as they struggle with … Read more
We were very excited to visit and review Christmas at the Museum Gardens in York. You approach the attraction from Exhibition Square, next to the Art Gallery and opposite the York Theatre Royal. After walking through a narrow walkway filled with Christmas trees you enter a courtyard where you will find a fairground ride and … Read more