Cornwall


<p>It may only be September, but the hottest tickets in town sell out as soon as bookings open across the Duchy. If you&#8217;re thinking where can I see Santa in Cornwall in 2024, read on! If you haven&#8217;t already sorted out your tickets yet, what are you waiting for?</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-father-christmas-nbsp-at-eden-the-eden-project-st-austell-22-24-nov-29-nov-1-dec-5-8-dec-and-12-24-dec"><a aria-label="Father Christmas&nbsp;at Eden (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.edenproject.com/visit/whats-on/christmas-at-the-eden-project/father-christmas-at-the-eden-project" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Father Christmas&nbsp;at Eden</a>, The Eden Project, St Austell, 22–24 Nov, 29 Nov – 1 Dec, 5–8 Dec and 12–24 Dec</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="667" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/11/Father-Christmas-at-the-Eden-Project-1000x667.jpeg" alt="Father Christmas with a boy at the Eden Project Cornwall" class="wp-image-32265" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/11/Father-Christmas-at-the-Eden-Project-1000x667.jpeg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/11/Father-Christmas-at-the-Eden-Project-800x533.jpeg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/11/Father-Christmas-at-the-Eden-Project-768x512.jpeg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/11/Father-Christmas-at-the-Eden-Project-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/11/Father-Christmas-at-the-Eden-Project-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/11/Father-Christmas-at-the-Eden-Project-788x525.jpeg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>Famed for its biomes and awesome gardens, Christmas at Eden is always magical. Families will join Father Christmas in his cosy “log cabin” in the heart of the&nbsp;Eden&nbsp;site. There, they will be regaled with a festive story and children can post their letters to the North Pole. As part of the 40-minute experience, each child will be given the chance to meet Father Christmas and leave with a gift they can grow for many years to come. £12-16.</p>



<p><em>(Don’t forget you need admission too, which means buying a ticket or having a locals pass / membership)</em></p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-santa-by-steam-bodmin-amp-wenford-railway-bodmin-all-december-weekends"><a href="https://bodminrailway.co.uk/santa-specials/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Santa by Steam</a>, Bodmin &amp; Wenford Railway, Bodmin, all December weekends</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="375" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/11/BWR_Santa-MAIN-1600x600.jpg" alt="Santa by Steam, Bodmin &amp; Wenford Railway, Bodmin, 2 - 24 December" class="wp-image-16858" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/11/BWR_Santa-MAIN-1600x600.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/11/BWR_Santa-MAIN-1600x600-300x113.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/11/BWR_Santa-MAIN-1600x600-768x288.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/11/BWR_Santa-MAIN-1600x600-720x270.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>When he’s not driving the sleigh with Rudolph and the rest of the reindeer, Father Christmas travels by steam train &#8211; in fact, not content with his usual takeover of the guard&#8217;s carriage, this year Santa and his elves will board the train at Bodmin General station amongst you and your family and ride all the way to Bodmin Parkway and back with you. </p>



<p><strong>New for 2024</strong>&nbsp;– Ride in the exclusive Victorian Saloon up and down the line with your family and Santa only! To top it off start and finish your evening making and decorating gingerbread cookies. As the cookies bake, board the Victorian Saloon with Santa and head off for your short train ride (approximately 20 mins). Finish your evening back in the stationary coaches, decorating your gingerbread cookies to take home.</p>



<p><em>From 2023 prices of £15.95 per child and £19.95 per adult for first two weeks in Sept, then prices increase for 2024</em></p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-santa-at-lappa-va-lley-newquay-30-nov-1-7-8-14-15-19-20-21-22-23-24-december">Santa at <a aria-label="Lappa Valley (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.lappavalley.co.uk/visit-us/times-prices/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lappa Va</a><a aria-label="lley, Newquay (opens in a new tab)" href="https://lappavalley.vticket.co.uk/product.php/118/santa-at-lappa-valley/c9765693af8828479309a18ebbb00371" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">lley, Newquay</a><strong>, 30 Nov, 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 December</strong></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="600" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/09/LAPPAVALLEY-18-1600x600-1.jpg" alt="Santa at Lappa Valley, Newquay, 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 19-24 Dec" class="wp-image-20493" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/09/LAPPAVALLEY-18-1600x600-1.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/09/LAPPAVALLEY-18-1600x600-1-300x180.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/09/LAPPAVALLEY-18-1600x600-1-720x432.jpg 720w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/09/LAPPAVALLEY-18-1600x600-1-768x461.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/09/LAPPAVALLEY-18-1600x600-1-875x525.jpg 875w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>When Santa isn&#8217;t on the Bodmin railway, he&#8217;s magically over near Newquay where you can meet him in his grotto and take a nostalgic ride on the steam railway, through the wooded valley into Lappa, where you’ll find lots of festive fun and all children will receive a specially chosen gift. Adults and Children receive a complimentary seasonal refreshment&nbsp;and every child receives a present, plus you can write and post your letter to Father Christmas. </p>



<p><em>Adults £17, children £19</em>,<em> plus booking fee.</em></p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-a-night-before-christmas-at-bedruthan-hotel-mawgan-porth-dates-tbc"><a href="https://www.bedruthan.com/offers/night-before-christmas">A Night Before Christmas</a> at Bedruthan Hotel, Mawgan Porth, dates TBC</h2>



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<p>Father Christmas checks in to Bedruthan for some R&amp;R before the big day so meet the jolly man himself during a one-night stay at the cosy, coastal hotel this Christmas. With the fire lit, the tree’s up and cinnamon in the air, you no doubt feel the festive magic. From £215.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-more-magical-cornwall-christmas-experiences-details-will-be-added-as-they-are-announced"><em>More magical Cornwall Christmas experiences, details will be added as they are announced</em></h2>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-father-christmas-at-heligan-lost-gardens-of-heligan-pentewen-nr-st-austell-dates-tbc"><a href="https://www.heligan.com/events/events-at-heligan/father-christmas-at-the-lost-gardens/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Father Christmas at Heligan</a>, Lost Gardens of Heligan, Pentewen, Nr St Austell, dates TBC</h2>



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<p>Once lost to the brambles of time since the outbreak of WW1, the gardens at Heligan are magical at Christmas. Cosy fires inside, twinkly lights outside. Tickets for Father Christmas are likely to go on sale in September &#8211; as per their annual pass holder benefits, all pass holders will be contacted before tickets appear on general sale.&nbsp;</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-santa-at-the-shipwreck-museum-charlestown-dates-tbc"><a href="https://www.shipwreckcharlestown.co.uk/visit-santa-at-charlestown/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Santa at the Shipwreck Museum</a>, Charlestown, dates TBC</h2>



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<p>The Shipwreck Museum is usually home to a tunnel of winter lights (the UK’s longest indoor lit tunnel of Christmas lights, extending to more than 220 metres and using more than 4.5 miles of sparkling lights) and before you head down, there&#8217;s usually an opportunity to meet the man himself.</p>



<p>(<em>Separate booking to the Tunnel of Lights!</em>)</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-father-christmas-at-trerice-nr-newquay"><a href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/trerice/events/d4b3e250-ae50-4002-b1ff-cc75762eac5f" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Father Christmas at Trerice</a>, Nr Newquay</h2>



<p>Father Christmas also often calls at this lovely National Trust house near Newquay. No details yet for 2024</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-st-ives-harbour-st-ives-tbc">St Ives harbour, St Ives, TBC</h2>



<p>The high tide in mid-week mid-December usually marks the start of the festive season in a uniquely Cornish way with the arrival of Father Christmas by boat at St Ives, thanks to the RNLI.&nbsp;</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-father-christmas-at-lanhydrock-bodmin-tbc"><a href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lanhydrock/whats-on">Father Christmas at Lanhydrock</a>, Bodmin, tbc</h2>



<p>Lanhydrock&nbsp;(a Cornish Downton Abbey?)&nbsp;is usually&nbsp;set up as a Victorian Christmas&nbsp;(with FC in authentic green robes, not red). Last year, Father Christmas paid a visit to the Lanhydrock parkland this year in his very own woodland cottage and you could bring along your canine cuties to this dog-friendly experience. This year&#8217;s still TBC.</p>



<p><em>(Don’t forget you need to get into the house first, which means buying a ticket or National Trust membership)</em>.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-santa-at-newquay-zoo">Santa at <a href="https://www.newquayzoo.org.uk/wild-events/events/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Newquay Zoo</a></h2>



<p><em>More details soon</em></p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-trebah-santa-days-trebah-garden-mawnan-smith">Trebah Santa Days, Trebah Garden, Mawnan Smith</h2>



<p>Usually the elves return to Trebah, a sub-tropical garden on the banks of the River Helford (think Daphne Du Maurier’s Frenchman’s Creek) and guests are invited inside the magical factory to watch the elves handcraft fantastical toys, play instruments and generally elf about.&nbsp;</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-santa-also-usually-appears-at-various-grottos-around-the-county">Santa also usually appears at various grottos around the County:</h2>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-santa-s-grotto-at-lostwithiel-dickinson-evening-lostwithiel"><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.lostwithiel.org.uk/dickensian-evening" target="_blank">Santa’s Grotto at Lostwithiel Dickinson Evening</a>, Lostwithiel</h2>



<p>On a cold, dark Thursday evening in mid December, Lostwithiel lights up with its Dickensian Evening. The ever-popular festive event has been running for many years. The streets are filled with crowds who come to enjoy the&nbsp;old fashioned traditional Christmas experience.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-santa-s-grotto-at-paradise-park-hayle">Santa’s Grotto at Paradise Park, Hayle </h2>



<p><em>And of course, he&#8217;s usually at village halls, garden centres and many more throughout December but I&#8217;ll be here til January listing all those out, so best to check Facebook to see which are going ahead this year.</em></p>


Where to see Santa in Cornwall 2024

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