❄️  Stevenage Winter Wonderland returns 2025, and this year it’s going to be BIGGER, BRIGHTER & MORE MAGICAL than ever before!

🗓 2025/2026 DATES
Open daily from 21st November 2025 – 4th January 2026
(Closed Christmas Day – even Santa needs a rest!)

❗️UPDATE:
Winter Wonderland will be closed Monday's, Tuesday's & Wednesday's untill 17th December 2025.

🕓 TIMES
▪️ Weekdays: 4pm - 10pm
▪️ Weekends: 12pm - 10pm
▪️ School Holidays: 12pm - 10pm
(22nd Dec 25 – 4th Jan 26)
▪️Christmas eve: 12pm - 8pm
⛔️ Closed Christmas Day

🎄WHAT TO EXPECT
Expect dazzling lights, festive rides, fun-filled games, delicious seasonal food and treats, and plenty of Christmas cheer for the whole family.

Step into the magic. See the Dazzling Lights & feel the wonder. Experience Christmas like never before.

✨️ Under Cover Real Ice Skating Rink
✨️ Funfair Rides
✨️ Festive Bars
✨️ Festive Food
✨️ Christmas Market
✨️ Giant Wheel
✨️ Game Stalls

✨️ Illuminated Big Wheel

✨️ Meet and greet Santa Claus

🎟 ADMISSION: £2 entrance fee per person paid on the gate (ages 4 and above).

⛸️ ICE SKATING
(Advanced booking recommended)
You have to be 3 years old + to be on the ice
Tickets are priced at £15 for adults and £11 for children under 16 when purchased in advance. If you buy on-site, prices increase to £16 for adults and £12 for children.
Families can take advantage of our ice skating bundle ticket for just £49, which includes ice skating for two adults and two children.

💥⛸️ Special Deals!
⭐️ Groups of 4 or more adults £13 each
⭐️ Groups of 4 or more children £9.50 each
⭐️ Carers free (Identification required)

Please note: All prices online may differ in person and are cheaper to be booked in advance online, all prices exclude the £2 entry fee to the Stevenage Winter Wonderland Site.

🎡 THE BIG WHEEL - £5.00
Stevenage Winter Wonderland - Big Wheel
Entry price to apply to all customes (under 2 years go free). You can book online, booking fees may apply.

🎅 MEET & GREET WITH SANTA CLAUS!
Get ready for a magical day filled with holiday cheer!  Bring your family and friends to meet the jolly old man himself. It's the perfect opportunity to share your Christmas wishes and take memorable photos!

As a special treat, everyone who attends will receive a delightful gift to kick off the holiday season! Don’t miss out on this enchanting experience filled with laughter, joy, and the spirit of giving.
▪️ First Child: £12.60
▪️ Additional Children: £8.60

🪙 TOKEN COST FOR FUN FAIR:
▪️£1.20 each on the day
▪️Advance Bundle: 50 for £50 (saving £9.40)
(Booking fees apply)

NOTE: Online bookings are still subject to the £2 entrance fee on the day. Online Booking fees apply.

🧑‍🎄 WHAT'S NEW FOR 2025?
Join Sparkle & Blizzard — Santa’s most chaotic (and hilarious!) elves — as they take charge of planning the North Pole’s biggest Christmas bash in this brand new theatre show:
✨️ Sparkle & Blizzard’s Christmas Party Extravaganza! Expect laughter, music, mayhem, and a sleigh-full of festive cheer in this magical live show for all ages!

🗓 When are the shows on?
Every Saturday & Sunday from November 22nd, plus special shows on 22nd, 23rd & 24th December 2025.

The show is included in your Winter Wonderland entry fee — no extra ticket needed!

♿️ Is Stevenage Winter Wonderland wheelchair accessible?
Yes, we aim to make our event accessible to everyone. There are accessible pathways throughout the venue, and many attractions are suitable for wheelchair users. For more details, please contact our customer service team.

👀 KEEP UPDATED
Follow the Facebook page for any updates or changes.

ℹ️ BOOKING ENQUIRIES/CONTACT DETAILS
📧 Email: info@stevenagewinterwonderland.co.uk

🎄 Santa’s Grotto Returns to The Harpur Centre in Bedford for 2025!

🎅 WHAT TO EXPECT
Get ready for a heart-warming festive experience! Santa is back in his cosy grotto at the Harpur Centre and can’t wait to meet all the wonderful children of Bedford this Christmas.

Little ones can meet Santa, take home a festive gift, and enjoy a magical photo moment with Event-Photos, starting from just £4 per child.

Make sure to stop by before Santa sets off on his Christmas Eve journey!

📅 Grotto Dates & Times for November 2025

• Sat 22nd: 10am–4pm (Light Switch On)
• Sun 23rd: 10am–3pm
• Sat 29th: 10am–5pm
• Sun 30th: 10am–3pm

🗓 Grotto Dates & Times for December 2025
• Sat 6th: 10am–5pm
• Sun 7th: 10am–3pm
• Sat 13th: 10am–5pm
• Sun 14th: 10am–3pm
• Sat 20th: 10am–5pm
• Sun 21st: 10am–3pm
• Mon 22nd: 10am–5pm
• Tues 23rd: 10am–5pm
• Wed 24th (Christmas Eve): 10am–3pm

💳 COST:
▪️1 child: £4.00
▪️2 children: £7.50
▪️3 children: £10.00
▪️4 children: £13.50

🍷Join Warden Abbey Vinyard for a Christmas Wine Sale on Sunday 7th December 2025 at Haynes Village Hall and celebrate the upcoming season with award-winning wines from Bedfordshire’s community vineyard!

🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
Delicious local white wine, artisan food and craft stalls, and refreshments. Perfect for festive shopping and seasonal cheer. Don’t miss out!

Bring cash and card!

🌲 A fantastic evening at Moreteyne Manor on Sunday 7th December 2025.

🎶  WHAT TO EXPECT
Come and join in for an evening of Boogie Woogie Carols and other Christmas songs to get yourself in the mood for Christmas with the brilliant Alan Kerry on the keyboard.

A FREE EVENT with any donations going to The Heart Of Marston.

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 01234 767003

🧑‍🎄 OVO’s smash hit, critically acclaimed production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol returns to Hertfordshire by popular demand, for a fourth year. This time, in a new area and venue: British Schools Museum in Hitchin.

🗓 2025 DATES
▪️Friday 28th December 2025 - 30th December
(Except: 1st, 2nd, 8th, 9th, 15th, 18th November & 25th, 26th December)
▪️Times: 16:30, 17.30 18:00, 19:30
Depending on days.

🎩 WHAT TO EXPECT
Taking audiences on an open air promenade journey, this is a truly unique festive experience that immerses audiences in the spirit of Christmas past, present and yet to come.

The 60 minute performance is more magical than ever in its new venue. It is guaranteed to delight, amuse and move both children and adults alike, sending you home filled to the brim with festive cheer – not to mention our ever popular mulled wine, luxury hot chocolate and seasonal snacks.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a promenade performance that involves walking around outside the grounds and inside the buildings of the British Schools Museum

🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️Cost between £15.00 - £27.50

♿ ACCESSABILITY
If you have any questions regarding your accessibility needs, please email us before purchasing tickets.
📧 Email: help@ovo.org.uk

🎼 From school choirs to gospel groups, community ensembles to instrumental performances - we have 39 choirs and 8 instrumentalists ready to fill St Paul's Church in Bedford with the sounds of Christmas!

📅 DATES FOR 2025
▪️Wednesday 3rd December: 10am - 5pm
▪️Thursday 4th December: 10am - 5pm
▪️Friday 5th December: 10am - 5pm
▪️Saturday 6th December: 10am - 5pm
▪️Sunday 7th  December: 12pm - 4pm

🎄 WHAT TO EXPECT
Enjoy live music throughout each day as you explore our 70+ beautifully decorated Christmas trees. The perfect soundtrack to your festive visit!

🎟 ENTRY COST - PAY ON THE DOOR
▪️Adults: £4.00
▪️Under 16: Free

⬇️ EXTRA EVENTS

🥂 WEDNESDAY 3RD DECEMBER 2025
▪️Fizz at the Festival, 6pm - 8pm
Your chance to view the display of over 70 Christmas trees at their finest, when its dark outside and the lights are all twinkling.
🎟 Tickets cost: £12
Tickets can be purchased by phone:
☎️ Phone: 01234 340163
(10 – 4pm Monday to Friday)   
📧 Email:
fizzatthefestival@stpaulschurchbedford.org.uk.

🎄FRIDAY 5TH DECEMBER 2025
▪️The Bedford Christmas Tree Festival Concert, 7.30pm.
This year we are delighted to be joined once again by the fabulous Amici Music – to celebrate our 25th festival, 25 talented musicians will perform Bach, Mozart, Vivaldi, and seasonal pieces.
🎟 Tickets: £25 – includes wine and a mince pie. Tickets can be purchased here.

ℹ️ CHARITY INFORMATION
All proceeds from the Festival and these events are donated to St Paul's Church, Bedford and Bedford Hospital Charity & Friends. Last year we raised over £23,000 and with your help, we hope to raise even more this year.

🎅 Santa's Float Schedule is coming to Stondon on Sunday, 7th December 2025 raising money for Keech Hospice

🪙 EVENT DETAILS
Santa will be giving out chocolate coins on his journey around the Village however we cant cater for allergies and intolerances, sorry!
Join us if you can.

🕒 APPROXIMATE TIMINGS
▪️15:45 - 16:30 (45 mins) 
Recreation Avenue, Hillside Road, Station Road, Fakeswell Lane, pause at Hawthorn Way, Mayfield Crescent, back onto Britains Rise and then Station Road

▪️16:30 - 17:00 (30 mins)     
Shannon Close, Meadowsweet (turning point at end), back onto Station Road, wait at top of Endeavour Close

▪️17:00 - 17:30 (30 mins)     
Station Road, Tiger Moth Way, back onto Station Road

▪️17:30 - 18:15 (45 mins)     
Redwing Croft, Woodpecker Mead (turning point), back onto Station Road to Bird in Hand stop

▪️18:15 - 18:30  (15 mins)      
Stop at Bird in Hand

▪️18:30 - 18:45 (15 mins)      
Birch Grove (turning point), onto Bedford Road

▪️18:45 - 19:15 (30 mins)    
Three Star Park and back onto Bedford Road

▪️19:15 - 19:30 (15 mins)      
Flight Path, Midland Way, The Railway, Sidings (turning point), back onto Bedford Road

▪️19:30 - 20:15 (45 mins)      
Cross roundabout, Plum Tree Road, Orchard Way, Bluebell Drive, Pollards Way, Applecroft (turning point), Orchard Way