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Experience the Magic of Christmas 🎄🎅🏻 |
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Dear
Christmas is a very special time of the year bringing a whole host of festive magic to South East England.
Below you'll find a wealth of wonderful experiences to get you in the festive spirit throughout December. From glittering lantern parades and Christmas markets, full to bursting with gift ideas, family-friendly pantomimes that will get everyone laughing - 'oh yes they will', plus chances to meet the big man himself. Discover award-winning light trails twinkling in the night sky, the chance to enjoy music from your favourite Christmas films and to dive into 500 years of maritime history - all with a festive twist.
Take a look and find everything you need for a jam-packed festive day or evening out with family and friends over this festive season.
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Santa’s busier than ever this year so book soon on board the Santa Special or at Drusillas and Bewl Water. Visit his grotto at Christmas events in Rye and Hastings Old Town.
Adults can ride the Yuletide Special or enjoy an uproarious time with Rye’s very own Timberlina and Auntie Maureen’s Bingo + Dancing (most definitely for adults only).
All the family loves a pantomime…oh yes we do! Beauty and the Beast will dazzle you this Christmas at Hastings White Rock Theatre.
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Christmas highlights in Reading include Small Business Christmas on 3/4 December; don’t miss Santa’s Grotto at Broad Street Mall or the Reading Lantern Parade - Dance of the Fireflies procession on 10 December; blockbuster Christmas shows Jack & The Beanstalk starring Justin Fletcher and A Christmas Carol transported back to Victorian Reading. Have fun with friends with Christmas Crazy Golf at the Oracle. There’s so much choice for Christmas lunches and of course Reading has some of the best Christmas shopping for miles around. |
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Haywards Heath, West Sussex |
Glow Wild, the award-winning lantern trail is on now at Wakehurst, Kew’s wild botanic garden - and under 4’s go free!
Explore a never-before-seen route with eleven dazzling installations which can’t be seen anywhere else. As twilight falls, glowing lanterns, mesmerising projections, immersive soundscapes and glistening torches of fire bring the gardens to life...
Hurry, last few tickets remaining. Bring the whole family for an unmissable evening of winter wonder under the UK’s tallest living Christmas tree.
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Discover festive activities and unique gifts at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard!
Explore over 500 years of maritime history at the dockyard this winter, including unmissable festive family events. Enjoy an inspirational day out by stepping aboard Nelson’s flagship, HMS Victory, or learn about the Tudors at the iconic Mary Rose Museum. When you want a break from exploring Portsmouth Historic Dockyard’s 11 attractions why not visit one of their cosy shops for truly unique distinctive gift ideas.
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Toast the Christmas spirit with Charles Dickens at the Royal Festival Hall on 10th December at 8pm and celebrate the very best of Victorian carols, classics and a selection of readings from Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, presented by the acclaimed Stephen Mangan.
Including carols such as Ding Dong Merrily on High, Silent Night, Deck the Hall, The Holly and the Ivy, I Saw Three Ships and many more.
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Don’t stay Home Alone this Christmas! Join the Philharmonia at the Royal Festival Hall on 4th December at 2:30pm for a magical afternoon of Christmas treats at this concert of timeless classics stuffed full of great music from your favourite festive films.
Including music from Elf, E.T., Home Alone, White Christmas, It's a Wonderful Life, The Polar Express, Miracle on 34th Street, The Nightmare Before Christmas and many more.
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Now in its 16th season, and proud winners of the Experience & Event of the Year category 2021/22.
Discover the enchantment of Christmas at Hever Castle with beautifully lit gardens from 4pm, a ‘Festive Forest’ Christmas trail to follow, traditionally decorated castle rooms with welcoming log fires and twinkling Christmas trees.
Tickets are available for daytime or twilight visits from now until 2 January 2023, subject to availability.
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