Saturday 13 December (47)
🧑🎄 Christmas Messy Church 2025 - Ampthill Baptist Church
Time: 10:30 - 12:00
✨️ EVENT DETAILS
Free for families to attend and no booking required! Bring your little ones and have lots of Christmassy fun!
✨️ Christmas Fete & Market 2025 - Oakley Sports & Social Club
Time: 12:30
EVENT DETAILS
🎁 Christmas Market – A great selection of stalls packed with gifts, treats and festive goodies.
🦌 Reindeer Visit – Santa’s reindeer will be joining us again, always a huge hit with families.
❄️ Snow Machines – Thanks to Concept Events, we’ll have falling snow throughout the afternoon for that perfect Christmas feel.
🎅 Santa’s Grotto – Meet Santa in his cosy new grotto at the club.
🎤 Live Music – Festive entertainment provided by the brilliant Pitch Perfect.
🎡 Fun Fair Rides – Family-friendly rides courtesy of Gumbles Amusements.
🎅 MEET FATHER CHRISTMAS: PAY ON THE DAY...
Meet Father Christmas at Our Christmas Fete & Market between 1pm-3pm.
✨ Location: Next to the patio, right by Santa’s resting reindeer.
✨ Price: £3.50 per child – pay on the day (cash and card accepted).
Father Christmas will be taking a break from the North Pole to join us in his cosy grotto this Saturday – with a little help from his trusty elves! Bring the kids along to share their Christmas wishes and enjoy a magical festive moment.
It’s always a lovely highlight for the little ones, so come along early and soak up the Christmas spirit with us.
A fantastic day out for members and their families - we can’t wait to see you there for another magical Christmas at OSSC.
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 01234 824977
🎩 Steppingley Christmas Fayre 2025
Time: 11:00 - 15:00
Games are cash only — all proceeds go to the Church and Village Association.
WHAT TO EXPECT
✨️Stalls
✨️Christmas Cafe
✨️Festive BBQ
✨️Family fun & games
✨️Morris dancing
🕚 EVENT SCHEDULE TIMES
▪️11:15 & 1PM — Muppets Christmas Carol Screening
▪️11:30AM — Pawfect Pooch Dog Contest
▪️12:30PM — Bell Ringing & Tower Tours
🎤 LIVE MUSIC FROM 1PM
🐶 PAWFECT POOCH DOG CONTEST
Bring your furry best friend to compete for prizes in the Pawfect Pooch Contest!
There are 6 classes to show off your dog's talent, charm and style.
▪️Arrival & Registration: 11:00am
▪️Contest starts at: 11:30am
1. Prettiest bitch
2. Most handsome dog
3. Best biscuit catcher
4. Fastest recall
5. Best trick
6. Best Dickensian dressed dog
▪️Entry fee £3 per class
▪️£15 if all classes entered
📍LOCATION
French Horn Pub, Steppingley MK45 5AT
ℹ️ STALL HOLDERS
📧 Email: indi.jackson1@gmail.com.
🎅 Christmas at Mead Open Farm 2025
Time: 09:30 - 17:00
🗓 2025 DATES
December 6th, 7th, 13th, 14th 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th
🎄 EVENT DETAILS
The time slot you book for is to see Father Christmas. You can access the farm park anytime from 9:30am on the date you visit.
✨️ Make it through the Naughty or Nice Detector.
✨️ Meet Father Christmas and enjoy an enchanted festive group story with him.
✨️ Visit Father Christmas’ Toy Store and pick your own gift.
✨️ Choose and make your very own bear in our Make a Bear Workshop.
✨️ Decorate gingerbread with Mother Christmas.
✨️ Make a bag of reindeer food at the Reindeer food factory.
✨️ Visit Christmas HQ - an immersive walkthrough attraction.
✨️ Get involved at The Pudding Club show.
✨️ Visit the Christmas Tree walk-through with 3D sparkle glasses.
✨️ Visit the Alpine village.
🎟 TICKET COST FOR NON-MEMBERSHIPS ONLINE:
▪️Child (1-15 yrs): from £35.00 to £40.00
▪️Adult (16+): from £25.00 to £30.00
▪️Senior: from £20.00 to £25.00
▪️Disabled Plus Carer: from £35.00 to £40.00
▪️Child Under 1: from £10.00 to £15.00
*Member tickets receive a discount, you can see these prices on the website via the event link.
ℹ️ ENQUIRIES
☎️ Phone: 01525 852954
🎅 Santa's Grotto at Stanwick Lakes 2025
- 16:30
🗓 2025 DATES
▪️December 6th, 7th, 13th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd.
🎅 EVENT DETAILS
Children will make their own natural Christmas decoration in the Visitor Centre, before meeting Santa’s Elf in their workshop, and Santa himself in his beautiful traditional cabin.
There are two ticket types available; “Family” and open “Group” sessions. You can request a Quiet Session on any ticket type at the time of booking. You can book tickets via the event link. Tickets must be made in advance.
WHAT DOES MY TICKET INCLUDE?
✨️ A lovely traditional journey through the Elves workshop to discover Santa in his cabin, in amongst the sparkling Christmas trees.
✨️A personal or group experience and chat with the big man himself.
✨️ The opportunity to take a special photographic memento of your visit before you leave.
✨️ Each child will receive an age-appropriate token gift from Father Christmas.
🎟 Santa’s Grotto – Family Visit: £13.50
🎟 Santa’s Grotto – Group Visit: £9.50
You may be joined by other children, families and groups who book the same time as you.
🎫 Add on Elfish Activity Passport: £10.00
For the special price of £10, you can include a festive pass to your grotto visit. Our Elfish Activity Passports include pottery painting*, a trail pack and Christmas crafts – and will be issued to you on collection – usually when you check-in for your grotto visit (but you don’t have to complete all the activities on the same day!)
*Pottery painting includes items from our £8-£9.50 range. Please note, pottery is collected at a later date (currently 10 days – 2 weeks), once glazed, fired and made water/food safe for you.
✨️ All proceeds from parking help to fund our charity – Rockingham Forest Trust.
🅿️ PARKING
Usual parking charges apply.
ℹ️ ENQUIRIES
☎️ Phone: 01933 625 522
📧 Email: info@rftrust.org.uk
👣🧑🎄 The Nut Cracker Trail 2025 - Rushden Lakes
Time: 08:00 - 18:00
🌟 EVENT DETAILS
Explore the site on a self-guided adventure designed for our younger visitors. Collect your trail booklet from Customer Services, then hunt down 10 Nutcracker characters hidden across the site. Write down all their names to complete the challenge!
Small gifts for everyone who takes part. Perfect photo opportunities throughout the festive period. Plus, enter your details for a chance to win a £50 The Entertainer Voucher!
🎁 WHAT ELSE TO EXPECT
Rushden Lakes will be running a festive Farye from 14th November - 31st December 2025 open 10am - 7pm. Here is the link for more information:
https://www.rushdenlakes.com/events/festive-fayre
CUSTOMER SERVICE OPENING TIMES
▪️Monday: 8 am–6 pm
▪️Tuesday: 8 am–6 pm
▪️Wednesday: 8 am–6 pm
▪️Thursday: 8 am–6 pm
▪️Friday: 8 am–6 pm
▪️Saturday: 8 am–6 pm
▪️Sunday: 10 am–5 pm
*Check with customer services for times for specific days around the Christmas and the New Year period as these opening/closing as times may be different than listed.
♿️ ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION
https://www.rushdenlakes.com/accessibility
ℹ️ CUSTOMER SERVICES ENQUIRIES
You can contact us on 01933 427925 or via email. For assistance out of hours please contact the Security team on 01933 427923).
🎅 🍳 Breakfast with Santa 2025 - Maypole Farm Dining and Carvery
Time: 09:00 - 11:00
🗓 EVENT DATES FOR 2025
▪️Sunday 7th December (Quiet session)
▪️Saturday 13th December
▪️Sunday 14th December
▪️Saturday 20th December
▪️Sunday 21st December
▪️Tuesday 23rd December
▪️Wednesday 24th December
🎁 WHAT'S INCLUDED?
Each child's place includes the chance to meet Santa, a kids' buffet breakfast, a drink, the chance to write a letter to Santa, a present from Santa and a certificate of attendance.
Each adult's place includes a buffet breakfast.
🧑🎄 COST FOR CHILDREN
For just £9.99 per child (and £10.99 on Christmas Eve), your little one can enjoy their own kids' buffet breakfast, a refreshing drink, a little surprise from Santa AND a certificate of attendance! They'll have the chance to write a letter to the big man and secure those presents on their list (that they certainly haven't mentioned until now) when they meet Saint Nick himself at our Breakfast with Santa celebrations. Is there a more magical way to spend a morning?
👩🦰 COST FOR ADULTS
Adults can tuck into our delicious Farmhouse Inns buffet breakfast with unlimited tea and coffee for just £10.99 (or £11.99 on Christmas Eve)!
BOOKING INFORMATION
▪️Pre-order required 24 hours in advance
▪️Deposit £5 per Adult required
▪️Deposit £5 per Child required
▪️You can book via the event link
🎄 Christmas Fayre 2025 - All Saints Parish Church, Houghton Regis
Time: 10:00 - 13:00
🍀🍻 Mollys Irish Christmas Fest 2025 - Milton Keynes
Time: 12:00 - 23:00
🗓 2025 DATES
▪️Friday 12th December: 6pm - 11pm
▪️Saturday 13th December: 12pm - 5pm
▪️Saturday 13th December: 6pm - 11pm
🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
🍀 Irish Singers
🍀 Irish Dancers
🍀 Delicious Irish Christmas Cocktails
🍀 ...and SO MUCH MORE festive mischief!
📍 LOCATION
Nestled in the vibrant heart of Milton Keynes City Centre, Molly's will emerge and enchant Grafton Gate, MK9 1AT. transforming it into a sprawling 15,000 sq. ft. wonderland.
🎟 TICKET COST - ADVANCED BOOKING
Ticket unreserved seating from: £11.95
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
📧 Email: info@mollysirishpub.co.uk
🚂🎅 Meet Santa at Caldecotte Miniature Railway 2025
Time: 12:00 - 16:00 Price: £2.00
🚂 EVENT DETAILS
Santa returns to Caldecotte Miniature Railway at Caldecotte Lake, Milton Keynes on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th December 2025,
▪️TIME: 12:00 - 1600
🎟 TICKET COST - PAY ON THE DAY
Ride our Christmas train, visit Santa and receive a small gift, all for just £2 a person. See you there! Under 2's are free.
🎁 Shuttleworth Christmas Market 2025
Time: 11:00 - 16:00
🗓 2025 DATES & TIMES
▪️Saturday 13th December: 11am - 4pm
▪️Sunday 14th December: 11am - 4pm
🛍 STALLS
🌭 FOOD
🍷 DRINKS
*Limited inside seating available
🚼 PUSHCAHIRS
We do not permit buggies inside the house, these can be left outside if dry or in the front hall only if wet.
Only assistance dogs are permitted inside the house.
Wheelchair access – please follow directions to house reception and call the number on the reception sign for disabled access.
Wheelchairs – lightweight motorised or manual only. Due to chairlift capacities, we are unable to welcome heavy motorised chairs.
🅿️ PARKING
We offer free parking on the day but please note spaces are limited and on grass.
ℹ️ ENQUIRIES
☎️ Phone: +44 (0)1767 627 927
📧 Email: enquiries@shuttleworth.org
🎄 Toddington Christmas Tree Festival 2025
Time: 11:00 - 17:00
🗓 2025 DATES & TIMES
▪️Saturday 13th December: 11am - 5pm
▪️Sunday 14th December: 1pm - 5pm
IN THE WILKINSON HALL (Next to the Church)
✨️Refreshments
✨️Tombola
✨️Stalls
🪙 PAY ON THE DAY ENTRY
▪️Adults: £2.50
▪️Children: Free
🧑🎄 12 Joy's of Christmas Trail 2025 - Jordans Mill, Broom
Time: 09:30 - 15:30 Price: £4.00
🗓 2025 DATES
▪️13th December - 4th January*
▪️9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
*Please note we are closed on: 15th, 25th, 26th December 2025 & 1st January 2026.
🎁 EVENT DETAILS
Can you spot all 12 Joys of Christmas around our Gardens, Mill & Shop? Fill in their names on your activity sheet and hand it back in at the end for a prize!
❄️ Wrap up warm, enjoy the wonderful sights, and make lasting memories together. Don’t forget, the trail continues through Twixmas, making it the perfect way to enjoy those cosy days between Christmas and New Year.
💳 PAY ON THE DAY: £4 per entry
(includes a prize)
🎁 Christmas Bazar 2025 - Kings Arms Yard, Ampthill
Time: 12:00 - 17:00
A festive takeover you don't want to miss on
Saturday 13th December 2025, 12-5pm.
🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
We're bringing the whole Yard together for a Christmas Bazaar that celebrates community, creativity, and the brilliant businesses that call King's Arms Yard home. Handmade gifts to festive treats, crafts, food and more.
✨️ Unique makers + gift stalls
✨️ Santa's Grotto
✨️ Kids' festive activities
✨️ Incredible food from @theyorkiewrapco
✨️ And plenty of Christmas magic around every corner
🎅 CHRISTMAS WORKSHOP - The Social
Santa’s Grotto at The Social. Ampthill, get ready…Santa Claus is coming to town, and will be visiting The Social.
Every ticket includes a magical visit with Santa plus access to Santa’s workshop. before your Santa timeslot, where children can enjoy:
🍪 Gingerbread decorating
🎨 Design your own bauble
✂️ Christmas crafts
💌 Writing a letter to Santa
🎟 SPACES ARE LIMITED FOR THE WORKSHOP - £12.50 PER CHILD
Slots have been released and once they’re gone, they’re gone. These will go FAST so make sure you secure your slot!
Book here for the Workshop
🎩 Victorian Christmas at Milton Keynes Museum 2025
Time: 10:30 - 17:00
▪️Friday 12th December: 4:30pm - 7pm
▪️Saturday 13th December: 10:30 - 5pm
▪️Sunday 14th December: 10:30 - 5pm
▪️Friday 19th December: 4:30pm - 7pm
▪️Saturday 20th December: 10:30pm -5pm
▪️Sunday 21st December: 10:30pm - 5pm
(Last admission closes half an hour before closing time)
🎩 VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS
Step into the magic of a Victorian Christmas and experience the sights, scents, and sounds of the season at your local museum.
Wander through our beautifully decorated Victorian farmhouse, where twinkling lights and festive garlands set the scene for a nostalgic celebration.
🎶 Carol Singing in the Parlour
▪️Fridays at 17:45
▪️Saturdays & Sundays at 13:30, 14:30, and 16:00
✂️ FAMILY FUN & FESTIVE CRAFTS
🗓 Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays
Keep the little ones entertained in our drop-in craft sessions or biscuit decorating workshops (£2.00 fee). Let their imaginations sparkle with glue, glitter, and festive fun!
✂️ Christmas Crafts for Children
▪️Fridays from 17:00–18:30
▪️Saturdays & Sundays from 12:00–15:30
📍Location: The Education Space
🗓 Saturdays and Sundays only
Enjoy a tipple and discover one-of-a-kind handcrafted gifts and local creations in the Craft Market at the New Gallery atrium. It’s the perfect place to find those last-minute treasures made by talented local artists and producers.
🗓 Sundays 7, 14 & 21 December at 12.00pm and 1.15pm
📍Location: The Hall of Transport
Join the ever-charming Sugar and Plum Fairy for a festive pantomime full of magic, laughter, and adventure! Follow a brave soldier who discovers a mysterious tinderbox, unlocking a world of enchantment, comedy, and Christmas chaos.
🎟 Try your luck with the raffle (£2)
🎟 TICKET COST:
Pay once and visit all year round for free.
▪️Adult: £17.50
▪️Child (5 - 16): £12.00
▪️2 adults and up to 4 children: £45.00
▪️Under 5: Free
♿️ ACCESSIBILITY
https://miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk/home/access-statement/
🎅 FREE Santa's Grotto 2025 - Houghton Hall Park
Time: 10:00 - 14:00
✨️ EVENT DETAILS
Get ready for a magical festive experience full of joy, laughter and Christmas wonder!
🚂 Ride on 'Robbie' the Train
From The Visitors Centre to the Kitchen Garden
🦌 Visit Santa's Reindeer
The Kitchen Garden
🎨 Facepainting & Glitter tattoos: 10am - 2pm
The Visitors Centre
🎁 Christmas Stalls: 10am - 3pm
The Visitors Centre
🍷 Mulled Wine, Hot Chocolate & Mince Pies
In the Tea Hut The Kitchen Garden
🧝♂️ 'Elf' Tastic Fun. Can you spot them?
The Visitors Centre Kitchen Garden
🎅 FREE SANTA'S GROTTO - SOLD OUT!
Step into Santa’s cosy grotto and make magical memories this Christmas!
🎟 Only Santa’s Grotto visit requires booking.
🔹 1 ticket per person attending (including adults & children)
🔹 Maximum 20 people per time slot
🔹 Children must be accompanied by an adult
🔹️Booking is essential for the grotto – spaces limited!
🍹 Caribbean Xmas Day 2025 - The Crown, Flitwick
Time: 15:00 - 00:00
🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
Not only is it our Landlady Sam's 40th Birthday but we have a full on afternoon of Caribbean Food, Cocktails and Music.....come and join us and celebrate with Sam! We would love to see you!!
🍹 It's going to be a blast!! (she isn't working!)
Her drink is a Rum Punch!😆
ℹ️ ENQUIRIES
☎️ Phone: 01525 310136
🚦Rave Relief - Club Six’s, Bedford
Time: 19:00 - 03:30
✅️ DUB
✅️ JUNGLE
✅️ DRUM & BASE
💷 DONATIONS ON THE DOOR OR ONLINE
All proceeds go to Sean Paul's Charity; food for the poor & in aid of hurricane Melissa victims in Jamaica. Read more on the Go Fund Me Link here. Any donations on the GoFundMe will put your name on the list for free entry on the door.
🤣 Biggleswade Christmas Special with Comendy Cow
Time: 19:00 - 22:45 Price: £19.80
▪️AGE: 16+ (under 18s must be accompanied by an adult)
🤩 ANGELA BARNES – an award-winning stand-up comedian and writer who is one of the best live acts on the UK comedy circuit. As seen on Mock The Week, Live at the Apollo, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, and former chair of BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz.
🤩 JAY HANDLEY - A former carpenter with long hair means he is the perfect comic for a Christmas show!
🎤 PAUL REVILL - Hosts the show
Whether you’re planning a Christmas night out with friends, work colleagues, or family, this show guarantees big laughs, great company, and the ultimate feel-good festive experience.
♿️ ACCESSIBILITY AT THE WEATHERLY CENTRE
☎️ Phone: 01767 315 709
https://www.accessable.co.uk/central-bedfordshire-council/access-guides/the-wetherley-centre
ℹ️ EVENT ENQUIRIES
☎️ Phone: 07736060541
📧 Email: castlecomedy@hotmail.co.uk
🦁🧑🎄 Story Time With an Elf 2025 - Johnsons Of Old Hurst
Time: 10:00 - 16:30
🗓 2025 DATES
▪️Saturday 13th December
▪️Sunday 14th December
▪️Saturday 20 December
▪️Sunday 21st December
🧝♂️ NO PRE-BOOKING NEEDED
No pre-booking needed... story time is included in standard zoo entry, so just come along and enjoy the magic!
PLEASE NOTE
Last entry is 30 minutes before closing time.
Our tropical house will close 30 minutes prior to the zoo closing.
🎟 TICKET COST - PAY ON THE DAY
▪️ Adult: £5.50
▪️ Child: £4.50
▪️ Ages 3 & under: Free
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 01487 824658
