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WHAT’S ON WHERE
treats to enjoy and some caroling too. If you
have a gander round the reserve, you might
even find a special Christmas visitor...
2 Dec – 16 Dec
Santa’s Magical Garden
Curborough Countryside Centre WS13 8ES
www.curboroughcountrysidecentre.com
This Christmas our garden is going to be
transformed into a magical Christmas
garden with Santa visiting throughout on
December. For full details see online.
2 Dec – 30 Dec
Santa’s Christmas Carvery 2018
The National Brewery centre DE14 1NG
www.nationalbrewerycentre.co.uk
Join us every Sunday in December for a
sumptuous two course carvery followed by
a visit to Santa with a special gift for all the
children. Whilst you’re here why not visit the
elves workshop an help them with their arts
and crafts.
3 Dec – 13 Dec
Santa Baby!
Planters Garden Centre B78 2EY
www.plantersgc.com
Step inside our Christmas village and visit
our post offi ce, then meet Mrs Claus in
the kitchen and help mix up some magic
reindeer food to take home. Afterwards
you’ll visit the Grotto where you’ll find Father
Christmas, pose for a photo taken by our
cheeky elf and then visit the toy workshop
where you can choose a gift to take home.
3 Dec - Ongoing
Wildlings
The Roaches ST13 8UA
www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk
Nature based activities for 6 months - 5
years. Join us for FREE Wildlings sessions
at The Roaches. Give your children a
chance to explore, get mucky and play
independently in this beautiful woodland.
Parents/carers must attend with child, but
we’ll be encouraging parents to take a step
back and observe their kids ‘in the wild’.
4 Dec
Nature Walk
Westport Lake ST6 4RZ
www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk
Come and enjoy an hour walk around
Westport Lake, with a different nature
theme each session. Led by a Staffordshire
Wildlife Trust guide. Free for all ages and
abilities. Also runs on 18 December.
4 Dec – 14 Dec
Weekday Christmas Lapland
Experience
Blithbury Reindeer Lodge WS15 3HY
www.blithburyreindeerlodge.co.uk
As an alternative to visiting the farm at
the weekend, on a number of dates in
December you can join us after school to
enjoy the Christmas Experience at Blithbury
Reindeer Lodge. Meet, feed and fuss
the reindeer, visit Father Christmas in his
Grotto, explore our soft play area and be
entertained by our singing reindeer! Book
online.
Toddler Days
Blithbury Reindeer Lodge WS15 3HY
www.blithburyreindeerlodge.co.uk
The magic at the lodge will be the same
as our Christmas Lapland Experience, but
during weekdays in term time you will find
the Lodge quieter and more relaxed. You
will get the opportunity to meet, feed and
fuss the reindeer, visit Father Christmas in
his Grotto and explore our soft play area.
Book online.
6 Dec – 8 Dec
Christmas at home with the
Edwardians
Black Country Living Museum Trust
DY1 4SQ
www.bclm.co.uk
Experience an Edwardian style Christmas at
our sister Museum, The Locksmith’s House
in Willenhall. Step back in time and see
what Christmas was like for the Hodson
family. Explore their home and meet the
volunteers and characters who will tell
you all about life in the Locksmith’s House.
Book online.
6 Dec – Ongoing
Wildlings
Lyme Park NT SK12 2NR
www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk
Nature based activities for 6 months - 5
years. Join us for free Wildlings sessions at
Lyme Park. Give your children a chance to
explore, get mucky and play independently
in this beautiful woodland. Parents/
carers must attend with child, but we’ll be
encouraging parents to take a step back
and observe their kids ‘in the wild’.
7 Dec
Artisan Market
High Street Biddulph ST8 6AP
biddulph.co.uk
The Biddulph Artisan Market. A variety of
craft and food stalls by artisans and traders
who love what they do. With the ethos of
enhancing the High Street this monthly
delight will have something for everyone.
Carol Evening
Shugborough Estate ST17 0XB
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Celebrate the festive season with a
traditional carol evening in the magical
setting of Shugborough’s historic Park Farm
Yard. Mince pies and warming drinks will
be served from Park Farm cafe during the
interval.
Little Saplings Sensory Play
National Memorial Arboretum DE13 7AR
www.thenma.org.uk
Our Little Saplings Sensory Play and
storytelling is designed to help our
youngest visitors enjoy the Arboretum and
heighten their development and enjoyment
of learning. Sounds, colours, textures,
auditory sensory activities and other
hands-on elements will add to the week’s
chosen story.
7 Dec – 14 Dec
Father Christmas’s Grotto for the
little ones
Kedleston Hall DE22 5JH
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Book to visit Father Christmas in his magical
Christmas Grotto and enjoy some craft
activities with his little helpers. The Grotto is
suitable for children aged 0-5 years.
Christmas Crafts for Pre-Schoolers
Kedleston Hall DE22 5JH
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Drop in for some bird themed Christmas
crafts aimed especially at under 5s and
their grown ups. Normal admission charges
to the Park also apply to non National Trust
members.
7 Dec – 23 Dec
Twilight Christmas Adventure
Amerton Farm ST18 0LA
www.amertonfarm.co.uk
Experience our magical enchanted
woodland under the sky. Full details and
booking online.
8 Dec
British Sign Language Tours
Black Country Living Museum Trust
DY1 4SQ
www.bclm.co.uk
Specialist Tours including British Sign
Language and Audio Descriptive guides.
Those on the tour will discover the inspiring
stories of real people, their homes, work
and daily lives, so you too can see, taste,
feel, smell, and join in 300 years of Black
Country history. Book online.
The Moon at Christmas
The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery ST1
3DW
www.stokemuseums.org.uk
With rumours that the Russians were
planning to launch a cosmonaut to the
Moon it was decided in August 1968 to
launch the first crewed Saturn 5 mission
to the Moon. The first time humans would
venture away from Earth. A presentation
full of the excitement and drama of the first
manned moon flight. Family friendly.
Festive Family Funday
The Brewhouse Arts Centre DE14 1EB
www.brewhouse.co.uk
Come and marvel at our handmade
decorations and then create your own gifts,
treats and baubles with the help of our
team of elves and fairies. We’ll have stories
around the “fireplace” and a whole host of
hands on yuletide activities and treats, we
even have a special visit from the main-man
himself!
8 Dec – 9 Dec
Lichfield Christmas Food and Drink
2018
Litchfield City Centre
www.lichfielddc.gov.uk
Each year this event just gets bigger and
better! Takes place in and around Lichfield
City Centre. This event is still fabulously
free! Expect over 160 amazing high end
food, gift and drink stalls to tickle those
tastebuds and to solve any last minute
Christmas present buying all around the
Lichfield city centre.
Christmas Artisan Market
World of Wedgwood ST12 9ER
www.stoke.gov.uk
Our December monthly market is a two
day Christmas Market. With over 50 stalls
of local food and handcrafted products,
you’re sure to find some festive treats and
gift inspiration.
Professor Custard’s Toy Workshop
Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum WS13
6LG
www.samueljohnsonbirthplace.org.uk
Hands-on activity session for the festive
season, make a selection of traditional
toys to take home! Children must be
accompanied by an adult, booking
essential.
Christmas Gift and Food Market
Calke Abbey DE73 7LE
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Find festive inspiration with a range of
gift ideas alongside local, warming food
and drink. Discover traditional, vintage,
contemporary and handmade gift ideas
in the Riding School, alongside plenty of
festive food and drink all sourced within a
20-mile radius of Calke Abbey.
8 Dec – 23 Dec
Santa at the Cone
Red House Glass Cone DY8 4AZ
www.dudley.gov.uk
Bring along your little one to meet Santa,
receive a gift, do a craft and follow our trail.
Book online.
Children’s Victorian Christmas Santa
Trails
Tamworth Castle Grounds B79 7NA
www.tamworthcastle.co.uk
As you hunt through the Castle on your
Santa trail you will meet the Victorian
household readying themselves for the
annual visit of our very special guest.
Visitors will join in with a series of activities
by helping the cook to make Christmas
pudding, the mistress to decorate the
castle, the stablehand to find the reindeers
carrots, before entering Santa’s grotto to
receive a surprise gift.
Breakfast with Father Christmas
Biddulph Grange Garden ST4 8FR
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Join us for breakfast and meet Father
Christmas! He’ll be there to sing a song
and to wish you a Merry Christmas. His little
helper will escort you over to the Garden
Room to sit in front of the fire and have your
own family magical moment telling Father
Christmas your Christmas wish list. Each
child will receive a small toy.
8 Dec – 29 Dec
Tale Trail to the Wind in the
Willows
New Vic Theatre ST5 0JG
www.newvictheatre.org.uk
From a deep and cosy burrow to a thrilling
journey through the Wild Wood, join Ratty
and Mole for plenty of picnics, as they try
to keep up with an adventurous Toad and
prove their friendship. But they can’t do it
without you! They need brave adventurers
to help them follow Toad on this journey
and save their friend from getting into any
trouble. Can you help them? A 45 minute,
immersive theatre-experience, Tale Trail
invites children aged 3-5 and their families
to journey into the world of a classic
children’s story.
8 Dec – Ongoing
Sandwell Swans - Wildlife
explorers 2018
RSPB Sandwell Valley B43 5AG
www.rspb.org.uk
Sandwell Swans Wildlife Explorers Club
are wild about nature; involving and
enthusing children about wildlife with fun
and engaging outdoor activities, games,
arts and crafts. The club’s activities are
aimed at children aged 8-12 years old and
are designed so that parents can leave
if they wish; children under 8 years old
are welcome if accompanied by an adult
throughout the meeting. Full details online.
9 Dec
Santa Dash
Hanley Park ST1 4DX
www.alicecharity.com
Are you ready for Santa Dash 2018? It’s that
time of year again! If you’re a Christmas
lover, and want to do your bit for vulnerable
and disadvantaged children living in Stoke
and Newcastle this festive season, enter
our annual Santa Dash today. Join in with
our 5k, fully marshalled fun-run or chattystroll.
Chairman’s Carol Service
St John’s Community Church WS7 1LR
www.burntwood-tc.gov.uk
The town council chairman traditionally
organises an annual carol service which is held in
one of the town’s churches. All welcome.
Living Nativity
Emma Bridgewater Factory ST1 3EJ
www.emmabridgewaterfactory.co.uk
The perfect way to see, hear, feel and
smell the Christmas story when the ‘Farm
on Wheels’ visit the Factory. Come along
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