Visit Santa Claus at Harpins Garden Centre
Santa's Christmas Grotto
About The Visit
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and what festive season would be complete without a visit to the Big Man himself? Arrive at our Christmas grotto at least fifteen minutes before the time on your ticket to take advantage of our fun reindeer trail before you see Santa Claus,. Look for Santa’s missing reindeer around our store. (You can always do this after you have seen Santa too). Once you’ve found them all, you will be rewarded with a sweet treat for helping find them! When you hear your number called, make your way to the grotto entrance , where our elves will let you in to our winter wonderland festive grotto. You will get to take a souvenir photograph, and have a private family audience with Santa Claus himself, so you can tell him what you have put on your Christmas list - and promise that you’ve been very good all year! At the end of your visit you will receive a wonderful, age- appropriate gift from either our Jellycat or award-winning Gifts in a Tin or Orange Tree gift range. Afterwards, you can go outside and pick your own freshly cut Christmas tree, warm up with some festive treats in our café, treat yourself to one of our beautiful tree decorations or a fabulous gift from our carefully curated range.
How to book using our appointments app
Each time slot is suitable for one child, and includes one gift, one reindeer trail with one sweet treat and one souvenir photograph.
To book an appointment choose your selected time and press continue.
To add multiple children choose the start time (the time at which you would like to enter) and click ‘add time’ to add additional slots for each child. This will work for a maximum of four children. If you have more please pay for four, and then repeat the process as a second separate transaction.
Our special needs slots are for children with special educational and disabilities, which are spaced out to avoid crowding and ensure a quieter and less overwhelming visit. Please wear a face covering if possible, and remember to arrive half an hour before the time marked on your ticket.
For questions please check our FAQs which have answers to all of our most commonly asked questions, if you can’t find an answer there then please contact one of our team via Facebook or email.
Book Here
Santa's Christmas Grotto
About The Visit
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and what festive season would be complete without a visit to the Big Man himself? Arrive at our Christmas grotto at least half an hour before the time on your ticket to take advantage of our fun reindeer trail - and look for Santa’s missing reindeer around our store. Once you’ve found them all, you will be rewarded for your help with a chocolate lolly! When you hear your number called, make your way to the grotto entrance , where our elves will let you in to the winter wonderland. You will get to take a souvenir photograph, and have a private family audience with Santa Claus himself, so you can tell him what you have put on your Christmas list - and promise that you’ve been very good! At the end of your visit you will receive a wonderful, age- appropriate gift from either our Jellycat or award-winning Gifts in a Tin range. Afterwards, you can go outside and pick your own freshly cut Christmas tree, warm up with some festive treats in our café or simply admire our beautifully decorated Christmas tree avenue.
How to book using our appointments app
Each time slot is suitable for one child, and includes one gift, one reindeer trail with chocolate lollipop and one souvenir photograph.
To book an appointment choose your selected time and press continue.
To add multiple children choose the start time (the time at which you would like to enter) and click ‘add time’ to add additional slots for each child. This will work for a maximum of four children. If you have more please pay for four, and then repeat the process as a second separate transaction.
Our special needs slots are for children with special educational and disabilities, which are spaced out to avoid crowding and ensure a quieter and less overwhelming visit. Please wear a face covering if possible, and remember to arrive half an hour before the time marked on your ticket.
For questions please check our FAQs which have answers to all of our most commonly asked questions, if you can’t find an answer there then please contact one of our team via Facebook or email.
Book Here
Santa’s Winter Wonderland
Get Excited To See Santa!
About The Visit
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and what festive season would be complete without a visit to the Big Man himself? Arrive at our Christmas grotto at least half an hour before the time on your ticket to take advantage of our fun reindeer trail - and look for Santa’s missing reindeer around our store. Once you’ve found them all, you will be rewarded for your help with a chocolate lolly! When you hear your number called, make your way to the grotto entrance , where our elves will let you in to the winter wonderland. You will get to take a souvenir photograph, and have a private family audience with Santa Claus himself, so you can tell him what you have put on your Christmas list - and promise that you’ve been very good! At the end of your visit you will receive a wonderful, age- appropriate gift from either our Jellycat or award-winning Gifts in a Tin range. Afterwards, you can go outside and pick your own freshly cut Christmas tree, warm up with some festive treats in our café or simply admire our beautifully decorated Christmas tree avenue.
How to book using our appointments app
Each time slot is suitable for one child, and includes one gift, one reindeer trail with chocolate lollipop and one souvenir photograph.
To book an appointment choose your selected time and press continue.
To add multiple children choose the start time (the time at which you would like to enter) and click ‘add time’ to add additional slots for each child. This will work for a maximum of four children. If you have more please pay for four, and then repeat the process as a second separate transaction.
Our special needs slots are for children with special educational and disabilities, which are spaced out to avoid crowding and ensure a quieter and less overwhelming visit. Please wear a face covering if possible, and remember to arrive half an hour before the time marked on your ticket.
For questions please check our FAQs which have answers to all of our most commonly asked questions, if you can’t find an answer there then please contact one of our team via Facebook or email.
Book Here
Jingle and Mingle Again
Get ready to jingle and get mingling again as we host our annual Christmas grand opening! Treat yourself to complimentary mulled wine and mince pies and get 15% off all of our Christmas decoration range. All proceeds from our ticket sales go to a charity selected by our team.
Visit Santa
This year we’re keeping the magic of Christmas alive by opening our Christmas grotto, and allowing you to escape the stressful past months with a joyous and festive family experience. You’ll have all the excitement of a visit to see Santa, but with a few changes to keep everyone safe and sound! Find out more and book your place here.
All Jingle, No Mingle
We're doing our best to make Christmas as magical as ever, and so we'll still be throwing our annual jingle and mingle event ... with a few adaptations! As usual, the event will be full of festive fun and all of our customers will receive 15% off across our Christmas decorations range, including trees, baubles and lights. We'll also still be serving up complimentary festive delights - Simon's famous mulled wine and a mince pie! Find out more here.
Afternoon Tea
Sandwiches, scones, cakes, quiche, salad and a hot drink - the perfect treat for you! £15 per person. Please pre-book using our form below, the payment page will ask you to pay for one person (as a deposit). You will be charged for the remaining guests in the café. Please get in touch if you have any questions!