Christmas

To help plan ahead for a festive 2018, see what Christmas events and celebrations are coming up at places near you. Experience traditions old and new you won't forget

Close up of decorated Christmas trees
Waddesdon Manor Christmas fair at night

Christmas markets and winter fairs 

Christmas markets and fairs are the perfect antidote to the high street this festive season. Enjoy the sights, sounds and smells of a traditional Christmas in special surroundings near you, and pick up some gifts for your loved ones.

Find a Christmas market
Father Christmas and a young child

Visit Father Christmas 

Father Christmas will be setting up his grotto at places we look after this festive season. Come along to meet Santa and his elves in their grotto and share your Christmas wishes.

Dunham Winter Lights 1

Christmas lights and winter illuminations 

See our houses and gardens illuminated with twinkling lights for the festive season. Wrap up warm and take a seasonal stroll through the magical winter light displays.

Magical times together

Christmas stockings hanging in front of fireplace

Christmas and New Year holiday cottages 

Fancy spending Christmas in a snug, country hideaway complete with a crackling log fire? How about seeing in the New Year in a historic manor house? Book a winter break in one of our cosy holiday cottages and make this Christmas and New Year extra special.

Boy on dad's shoulders

Gift membership 

Give someone you love a whole year's worth of discovery, with National Trust gift membership. It's the perfect Christmas present for someone who needs spoiling.

A Christmas pudding

Christmas recipes for you to try 

Delicious festive fayre is always a fixture of the Christmas Day dinner table. Find classic recipes from the past and try our versions of modern favourites with top Christmas recipes.

Make it festive
Visitors make paper chains near the Christmas tree at Attingham Park

Christmas crafts how-to guides 

From paper chains and pine cones to scented orange slices, keep little fingers busy and learn how to make traditional decorations for a greener Christmas.

Get crafting for Christmas