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Primary Times Oxfordshire<br />
Castle Quay Festive Fun<br />
Castle Quay OX1<br />
www.castlequay.co.uk<br />
11am Come and have festive fun in the<br />
giant snow globe.<br />
4 Dec - 8 Dec<br />
Christmas Tree Festival<br />
Abingdon Community FreeSpace<br />
OX14 3QT<br />
www.abingdon.gov.uk<br />
10am Come and see the trees decorated<br />
for the inaugural Christmas tree festival and<br />
support local charities.<br />
Maker Club Juniors: Present Rescue<br />
Oxford Centre for Innovation OX1 1BY<br />
www.scienceoxford.com<br />
10am &12.30pm Find away to deactivate<br />
the Toy Factory’s security system by<br />
completing aseries of physical and<br />
computing challenges to rescue Christmas.<br />
Suitable for ages 9-12 years. Cost £8. Online<br />
booking essential.<br />
WHAT’S ON WHERE<br />
5 Dec<br />
Paint Your Own Christmas Tree<br />
Decoration<br />
Cornerstone Arts Centre OX11 7NE<br />
www.cornerstone-arts.org<br />
4pm Have agoat painting your own<br />
Christmas themed pottery. Suitable for<br />
ages 7-14 years. T: 01235 515144<br />
6 Dec<br />
Make aReindeer<br />
The Earth Trust OX14 4QZ<br />
www.earthtrust.org.uk<br />
4.30pm Come and have agoat making<br />
your own wooden reindeer to take home.<br />
Cost applies per family. T: 01865 407792<br />
Tours by Candlelight<br />
Greys Court RG9 4PG<br />
www.nationaltrust.org.uk<br />
5.30pm Take atour led by our resident<br />
experts in the candlelight this Christmas<br />
and learn about the Christmas traditions<br />
of the Brunner family. Booking essential. T:<br />
0344 249 1895<br />
Castle Quay Festive Fun<br />
Castle Quay OX1<br />
www.castlequay.co.uk<br />
4pm Come and meet our magical snow lion<br />
this Christmas.<br />
7 Dec<br />
Wantage Dickensian Evening<br />
Wantage OX12<br />
www.lovewantage.uk<br />
6pm Dress up in period costume, enjoy<br />
Christmas attractions and start your holiday<br />
shopping.<br />
7 Dec - 10 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 />
Christmas Made-To-Measure Trail<br />
for Children<br />
Upton House and Gardens OX15 6HT<br />
www.nationaltrust.org.uk<br />
12pm Join in with our family trail, for all the<br />
girls and boys who’ve been good this year.<br />
Visit Upton’s own 1920s department store<br />
room and pick out presents then join in the<br />
arts and crafts in the old kitchen. T: 01295<br />
670266<br />
8 Dec<br />
Christmas Family Craft<br />
Botanic Garden OX1 4AZ<br />
www.obga.ox.ac.uk<br />
11am &2pm Spend afestive morning<br />
making Christmas decorations from natural<br />
materials. T: 01865 286690<br />
Christmas Creations<br />
River and Rowing Museum RG9 1BF<br />
www.visit-henley.com<br />
2pm Have fun making sparkly Christmas<br />
decorations to take home! Suitable for ages<br />
4-11 years. Cost £8.50.<br />
Backstage Tour<br />
New Theatre OX1 2AG<br />
www.atgtickets.com<br />
10.30am Tread the boards of the prestigious<br />
stage and experience what your favourite<br />
performers from stage, screen and the<br />
music world enjoy every time they visit.<br />
8 Dec - 9 Dec<br />
Christmas at Waterperry<br />
Waterperry Gardens OX33 1JZ<br />
www.waterperrygardens.co.uk<br />
10am Get into the Christmas spirit with festive<br />
events and Waterperry grown Christmas trees,<br />
along with anumber of Arts and Craft Stalls<br />
and festive food and drink. T: 01844 339254<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 />
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 055366<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 see<br />
the enchanting Christmas lights. Booking<br />
essential. T: 01608 238014<br />
Illuminated Evenings<br />
Fairytale Farm OX7 5QH<br />
www.fairytalefarm.co.uk<br />
From 4pm The entire Enchanted Walk will<br />
become amagical wonderland of fairy<br />
lights, the Mermaid Garden, Giant’s Camera,<br />
The Extinct Band, Giant Party Poppers, and<br />
Light Fountains will be ablaze of colour<br />
and the Dancing Water Fountains will be<br />
illuminated. T: 01608 238014<br />
Santa Specials<br />
Cholsey &Wallingford Railway OX10 9QD<br />
www.cholsey-wallingford-railway.com<br />
10.30am Travel in heritage railway coaches<br />
and visit Santa in his grotto on the train, with<br />
a present for all children and amince pie and<br />
hot fruit drink for all adults. T: 01491 835067<br />
Santa Cruises<br />
Set sail with Santa on our hugely popular Santa<br />
Cruises aboard ‘The New Orleans’. These family<br />
cruises are full of festive fun, magic, mulled wine<br />
and mince pies! Featuring the well-renowned<br />
entertainer ‘Bertie Slippers’ and a visit from Santa<br />
in his Grotto. The ideal Christmas family day out!Cruise Dates:<br />
Book your tickets today www.hobbsofhenley.com<br />
Nov302018-Jan62019<br />
Tales of follyand dreams come true for the young<br />
and youngatheart...<br />
Ticket office:<br />
01865 807600<br />
www.storymuseum.org.uk<br />
Artwork by Jon Lander © 2018<br />
15th & 16th<br />
December<br />
Suitable<br />
for ages<br />
3+<br />
Registered charity no. 1107809<br />
www.primarytimes.co.uk/oxfordshire | WINTER 2018 9
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