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Primary Times Oxfordshire<br />
WHAT’S ON WHERE<br />
VISITTHE<br />
UK’S ONLY<br />
CROCODILE ZOO<br />
Cartoons and Christmas<br />
St Nicholas Church OX14 3JL<br />
www.abingdon.gov.uk<br />
4pm Cartoons for children and<br />
refreshments for parents whilst awaiting<br />
the town’s festive firework display.<br />
Christmas Extravaganza<br />
Abingdon Town Centre OX14 3HG<br />
www.abingdon.gov.uk<br />
12pm Enjoy a day of entertainment with a<br />
Christmas Market in Bath Street, Christmas<br />
Parade, children’s activities and afestive<br />
firework display.<br />
Christmas at Chastleton<br />
Chastleton House GL56 0SU<br />
www.nationaltrust.org.uk<br />
11am The house will be magically<br />
transformed for aVictorian Christmas. Free<br />
with admission. T: 01608 674355<br />
WISHING YOUAVERY SNAPPY<br />
CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR<br />
ONLY CLOSED<br />
CHRISTMAS DAY<br />
Open daily 10am - 5pm<br />
TALKS, FEEDS, ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS AND MUCH MORE...<br />
Keeper Experiences - School Trips - Birthday Parties<br />
www.crocodilesoftheworld.co.uk<br />
Telephone: 01993 846353<br />
Burford Road, Brize Norton, Oxfordshire OX18 3NX<br />
Christmas Lights Switch On<br />
Bicester Market Square OX26<br />
www.bicester.gov.uk<br />
9am There will be aChristmas market as<br />
well as activities taking place in Market<br />
Square throughout the day with the official<br />
switch on at 6pm.<br />
Ramsden Christmas Market<br />
Shucklett’s Paddock OX7 3AU<br />
www.ramsdenvillage.co.uk<br />
1pm Over 50 stalls, musical entertainment<br />
and Santa Claus. Cost £2 adults, children<br />
free.<br />
Wheatley Christmas Fair<br />
Wheatley High Street OX33 1LT<br />
www.facebook.com<br />
4pm The Christmas Fair returns for a<br />
second year, packed with lots of stalls<br />
selling crafts, food, activities and gifts.<br />
1 Dec - 2 Dec<br />
Day Out With Thomas and Meet<br />
Father Christmas<br />
Didcot Railway Centre OX11 7NJ<br />
www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk<br />
10.30am At Christmas Thomas likes to<br />
take all his young friends to visit Father<br />
Christmas in his grotto. T: 01235 817200<br />
1 Dec - 3 Dec<br />
Upton Makes the House Desirable<br />
this Christmas<br />
Upton House and Gardens OX15 6HT<br />
www.nationaltrust.org.uk<br />
12pm Visit Lord and Lady Bearsted’s new<br />
country house decorated for a jazz-time<br />
twenties Christmas. Free with admission. T:<br />
01295 670266<br />
1 Dec - 2 4 Dec<br />
Santa’s Grotto<br />
Notcutts Garden Centre OX44 9PY<br />
www.notcutts.co.uk<br />
Various Times Enjoy a truly special<br />
Christmas experience this year at Santa’s<br />
Grotto where amagical Winter Wonderland<br />
awaits. Meet Santa and receive apersonal<br />
gift. Booking essential.<br />
Henley Living Advent Calendar<br />
Henley RG9<br />
www.livingadventcalendar.co.uk<br />
6.15pm Like achildren’s Advent Calendar,<br />
a different window or door is opened at<br />
6:15pm promptly each evening and a<br />
30 minute performance is given to the<br />
audience assembled.<br />
Santa Steam Specials<br />
Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway<br />
OX39 4ER<br />
www.chinnorrailway.co.uk<br />
10.15am Santa and his Elves will visit every<br />
family during the journey and Santa will<br />
provide quality presents for all fare-paying<br />
children. Booking essential. T: 07979<br />
055366<br />
Christmas Fair<br />
Botanic Garden OX1 4AZ<br />
www.obga.ox.ac.uk<br />
10am Discover awonderland of<br />
handpicked gifts, artisan food and family<br />
entertainment. Free entry for children with<br />
a paying adult. T: 01865 286690<br />
Christmas Fairytale<br />
Fairytale Farm OX7 5QH<br />
www.fairytalefarm.co.uk<br />
10am Meet Santa in his indoor fairytale<br />
grotto and receive apresent, join in with<br />
various Christmas activities, enjoy all the<br />
usual Fairytale Farm attractions and<br />
see the enchanting Christmas<br />
lights. Booking essential. T:<br />
01608 238014<br />
Illuminated Evenings<br />
Fairytale Farm OX7 5QH<br />
www.fairytalefarm.co.uk<br />
From 4pm The entire<br />
Enchanted Walk will<br />
become amagical<br />
wonderland of fairy lights,<br />
the Mermaid Garden, Giant’s<br />
Camera, The Extinct Band, Giant<br />
Party Poppers, and Light Fountains will be<br />
a blaze of colour and the Dancing Water<br />
Fountains will be illuminated. T: 01608<br />
238014<br />
1 Dec - 6 Jan<br />
The Big Batsford Elf Hunt!<br />
Batsford Arboretum &Garden Centre<br />
GL56 9QB<br />
www.batsarb.co.uk<br />
9am Santa’s helpers have gone missing<br />
and they are all hiding in the Arboretum;<br />
find them to win aprize. Cost £2.50. T:<br />
01386 701441<br />
1 Dec - 8 Feb<br />
Winter Family Trail<br />
Museum of Oxford OX1 1BX<br />
www.oxford.gov.uk<br />
10am Follow the winter themed trail around<br />
the new Micro-Museum and discover new<br />
things. T: 01865 252334<br />
2 Dec<br />
Ashventure Hanukkah: Jewish<br />
Festival of Lights<br />
Ashmolean Museum OX1 2PH<br />
www.ashmolean.org<br />
2pm &3.15pm Stories, gallery<br />
hunts, games and crafts.<br />
Suitable for ages 4+ years. T:<br />
01865 278000<br />
Christmas Fair<br />
Clifton Hampden Village<br />
Hall OX14 3EE<br />
www.clifton-hampden.<br />
oxon.sch.uk<br />
12pm Handcrafted gifts,<br />
stocking fillers, tasty treats, fun<br />
children’s activities, mulled wine, mince<br />
pies and araffle. All profit goes to Clifton<br />
Hampden Primary School PTA.<br />
8<br />
WINTER 2018<br />
| www.primarytimes.co.uk/oxfordshire
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