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4WHERE'S SANTA?<br />
ONGOING EVENTS<br />
Until 24th December<br />
where's<br />
santa?<br />
SANTA’S TOY MINE<br />
Rhondda Heritage Park, CF37 2NP<br />
Meet Santa in his underground grotto.<br />
Each child will receive a gift from Santa.<br />
Adults receive a hot drink and mince pie.<br />
Pre-booking strongly recommended.<br />
Children £8.95; adults £5.45; under 3s £7.45.<br />
Christmas week - children £9.95; adults<br />
£6.45; under 3s £8.45.<br />
Tel: 01443 682036<br />
www.rhonddaheritagepark.com<br />
3rd - 23rd December<br />
SANTA CLAUS’ NORTH POLE<br />
IKEA, Cardiff, CF11 0JR<br />
Visit Santa at Ikea with all proceeds going<br />
to Noah’s Ark charity Tiny Lives Appeal -<br />
supporting the life-saving care of premature<br />
and critically ill babies. £8 - visit and gift;<br />
£10- visit, gift and photograph. Open<br />
Mon - Fri 1 - 5pm; Sat 11am - 5pm; Sun<br />
11am - 3pm.<br />
4th, 11th, 18th and 21st December<br />
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST PANTO AT<br />
VILLAGE HOTEL CARDIFF<br />
29 Pendwyallt Rd, Coryton, Cardiff, CF14 7EF<br />
Enjoy an afternoon of fun and laughter<br />
including a 2 course meal with a visit from<br />
the man himself! Book your tickets online –<br />
www.village-hotels.co.uk/Christmas<br />
VISIT FATHER CHRISTMAS - DYFFRYN GARDENS<br />
3rd - 23rd December<br />
FATHER CHRISTMAS’ GROTTO<br />
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay.<br />
CF10 5AL. Glanfa Foyer. Free - open to all.<br />
10.30am - 2.30pm & 4.30 – 5.30pm. Father<br />
Christmas is bringing his lovely grotto to the<br />
Centre this year and he’d love to invite you<br />
and your family to visit. Tel: 029 2063 6464.<br />
www.wmc.org.uk<br />
Selected days 26th - 24th December<br />
VISIT FATHER CHRISTMAS IN HIS GROTTO<br />
Pugh’s Garden Centre, Wenvoe, CF5 6AD<br />
Walk through the Wardrobe at<br />
Pugh’s Garden Village, Wenvoe. Selected<br />
days from 26th Nov – 24th Dec, children £8,<br />
Adults £2. Price includes 3 activity rooms<br />
plus meeting Father Christmas and a toy.<br />
Please go online to book<br />
www.pughsgardencentre.co.uk/wenvoe<br />
or call – Tel: 01315 139989<br />
3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 17th, 18th &<br />
19th December<br />
A CHRISTMAS CAROL<br />
Tredegar House, Nr Newport, NP10 8YW<br />
10:30am - 4pm. Normal admission<br />
applies. See the House decked out with<br />
lavish Victorian decorations for a special<br />
celebration of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas<br />
Carol'. Take a wintry walk through the<br />
gardens to the house where there will be<br />
music and merriment throughout, with<br />
traditional activities for the whole family.<br />
Visit Father Christmas (additional £2.50) and<br />
meet the ghosts of Christmas past, present<br />
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and yet to come...but beware! Scrooge<br />
might be just around the corner. There will<br />
also be food and craft stalls so pop down to<br />
pick up a festive treat. Tel: 01633 815880<br />
www.nationaltrust.org.uk<br />
1st - 24th December<br />
SANTA TOURS<br />
Principality Stadium, Cardiff CF10 1NS<br />
A fun filled visit to the stadium which ends in<br />
a visit to see Santa Claus in his secret grotto<br />
deep in the heart of the stadium.<br />
Adults £6; children U16 £11.50.<br />
www.principalitystadium.wales<br />
10-11 and 17-18 December<br />
VISIT FATHER CHRISTMAS<br />
Dyffryn Gardens. Nr St Nicholas, CF5 6SU,<br />
Tel: 029 2059 0813. Join Dyffryn Gardens<br />
this Christmas and visit a special man in<br />
red who will be making a stop at the grand<br />
and traditionally decorated house to hand<br />
out gifts to the children. Visits to Father<br />
Christmas are £4 per child, normal admission<br />
charges apply (National Trust members go<br />
free and under 11s go free if visiting Father<br />
Christmas). www.nationaltrust.org.uk<br />
DECEMBER<br />
Saturday 3rd December<br />
MEMO CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL<br />
Memo Arts Centre, Gladstone Road,<br />
Barry CF62 8NA. 10am – 4pm. Over 30 stalls<br />
laden with gifts, hand-made craft and food.<br />
Festive films and Santa’s Grotto & Post Office.<br />
Your Grotto ticket includes a stop-off at Santa’s<br />
Post Office, where you can discuss wish lists,<br />
stamp and post your letter in our North Pole<br />
post-box. Once in the Grotto with Santa there<br />
will be a photo opportunity and gift from the<br />
Big Man himself! Festival Market: £1, Santa’s<br />
Grotto: £6.50. Tel: 01446 738622.<br />
www.memoartscentre.co.uk<br />
CHRISTMAS EVENT<br />
Aberdare, CF44<br />
10am - 4pm. Free family day out with a visit<br />
from Santa and his reindeers plus Christmas<br />
market, Ski slope, refreshments, Birds of<br />
Prey, farm animals, funfair, face painting<br />
and more. Tel: 01443 424123.<br />
www.rctcbc.gov.uk/whatson<br />
Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th December<br />
SANTA VISITS<br />
Castle Coch, CF15 7SS<br />
10.30am - 4pm. See Santa, his grand red<br />
sleigh and a beautiful travelling grotto.<br />
cadw.gov.wales/events<br />
BLACKWOOD CHRISTMAS MARKET<br />
Blackwood High Street, NP12 1AE<br />
Sat 9am – 5pm; Sun 10am – 4pm. Stalls<br />
along the high street, funfair rides,<br />
traditional entertainment, real reindeers<br />
and a Santa’s grotto.<br />
Plus:<br />
SANTA’S GROTTO<br />
Tidal’s Store, Blackwood High Street, NP12 1AE<br />
Visit Santa in his grotto. See website for<br />
more information. Tel: 029 2088 0011.<br />
www.caerphilly.gov.uk<br />
SANTA’S GROTTO<br />
Cardiff Castle CF10 3RB<br />
Santa will be waiting in the magical Black<br />
Tower with presents for all good boys and<br />
girls. Sessions in Welsh available. Book<br />
online at www.cardiffcastle.com<br />
SANTA’S WINTER WONDERLAND<br />
Cwmcarn Forest Visitor Centre, NP11 7FA<br />
Walk through the snowy valleys to the North<br />
Pole and tell Santa your Christmas wishes<br />
and get an early gift! £6 per child. Includes<br />
gift. Tel: 01495 272001.<br />
www.cwmcarnforest.co.uk<br />
Sunday 4th December<br />
SANTA SPECIAL<br />
Miniature Railways and Tramways. King<br />
George V Drive East, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14<br />
4AW By ticket only. Children £10; adults<br />
£3.50. Miniature train rides, steam diesel<br />
& electric plus tram rides. Model railway<br />
layouts, refreshments. Open 1 – 5pm. No<br />
advanced tickets are available or required.<br />
Visit www.cardiffmes.com.<br />
CRAFTS FOR CHRISTMAS<br />
St Donats Castle, Nr Llantwit Major,<br />
CF61 1WF<br />
10:30am – 4:30pm. Over 50 stalls including<br />
jewellery, wood, glass, ceramics, textiles,<br />
craft and so much more! Enjoy festive<br />
entertainment and an outdoor birds of prey<br />
display in the beautiful castle gardens. £6<br />
per car. £2 per person on foot. Refreshments<br />
in the The Barn. There may even be a visit<br />
from Santa! Tel: 01446 799100.<br />
www.stdonats.com<br />
FAMILY SUNDAY LUNCH<br />
Vale Resort, Hensol Park, Hensol CF72 8JY<br />
Enjoy a classic Christmas carvery lunch and<br />
let the children enjoy balloon modelling,<br />
cheek and eye painting, a family quiz and<br />
a visit from Father Christmas. Family £75 (2<br />
adults & 2 children under 12 years). Adult<br />
£29, child under 12, £12. Includes 3 course<br />
meal and entertainment.<br />
Tel: 01443 665803.
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