CHRISTMAS at Lotherton Hall is set to have an extra sprinkle of festive magic this year.

The popular family attraction is hosting a special Christmas Experience to mark the sixth anniversary of the holiday event.

The country house is found near Aberford, West Yorkshire, England.

It is loved by families across the country, including those from York.

What can you expect?

Santa will return to Yorkshire this Christmas with an appearance from his beloved, Mrs Claus - the first time ever in the Christmas Experience's history.

Mrs Claus will take up residence in Lotherton’s kitchens where she will be decorating gingerbread.

She’ll also be supervising those cheeky elves as they bring back Christmas crafts in the Stables. That's where children - and creatively minded grown-ups - will be able to decorate a Christmas Eve plate or make Christmas decorations.

Visitors can also enjoy a new and exciting festive woodland walk through the estate's grounds. You will find winding paths filled with twinkling lights and enchanting larger-than-life installations of Christmas traditions.

Opportunities include a giant Christmas cracker, the chance to step inside a Christmas card, an adventure through a snow globe tunnel and a maze of presents.

Tread quietly and you might even be able to hear the fairies giggling and whispering in their secret hideaway Fairy Dell.

Visitors can marvel at an Edwardian Christmas table, go on a Christmas Tree hunt in the Hall and explore the lives of the Gascoigne family from the late 1700’s. 

And of course, no Christmas Experience would be complete without a visit to the main man himself.

Santa will be in The Elf Village ‘Under The Wishing Tree’, waiting to greet boys and girls, hear their yuletide wishes and give them a special early Christmas gift.

When is the Christmas Experience taking place this year?

The Christmas Experience, run by Lotherton and Breeze, will return from November 27, 2021 to January 2, 2022.

How to buy tickets

It’s been a record-breaking start to the festivities, with more than 15,000 tickets for the Christmas Experience at Lotherton sold in just seven days. 

For estate entry to the Christmas Experience, adult tickets cost £8.75 while children over five cost £4.40.

Adult and child members – as well as little ones under four – can enter for free.

Tickets for ‘Santa’s Elf Village – Under the Wishing Tree’ start at £13.95.

Booking is required. 

You can book slots and find out more information by visiting www.thechristmasexperience.co.uk