Christmas days at Dunham Massey

A family exploring the Winter Garden at Dunham Massey, Cheshire — Exploring the Winter Garden at Dunham Massey, Cheshire

Wrap up warm this winter to explore Dunham Massey with family and friends for a mix of Christmas traditions and seasonal spectacles. Take a festive walk around the Winter Garden, treat your taste buds to a delicious Christmas Lunch, meet Percy the Park Keeper in a lovely alternative to a Father Christmas visit, and return during the evening as the garden is transformed into a magical illuminated trail.

Daytime visits this winter

Christmas at Percy's

We have a special guest joining us during the day at Dunham Massey…and it’s not who you think it is. Meet Percy the Park Keeper for festive family tales from his park, with a hot chocolate and biscuit too. Little ones will also receive a special gift from Percy to take home. Booking essential.

Percy the Park Keeper's woodland friends trying to keep warm

Daytime family trail

Pick up your One Snowy Night trail map at the visitor centre in the daytime. Percy the Park Keeper’s animal friends have come inside to warm up. Explore inside the Percy’s hut as the historic stables are transformed into a winter wonderland this Christmas. (£2.50 per trail. Normal admissions apply.)

Stretch your legs

Admiring the Witch Hazel in Dunham Massey's Winter Garden

The Winter Garden

Wrap up warm and enjoy a winter walk in the garden. With one of Britain's largest Winter Gardens & over a thousand winter shrubs, trees and evergreens, the garden offers an array of seasonal scents and colours just waiting to be discovered over the winter months.

A fallow deer grazing at Dunham Massey, Cheshire

Winter woodland

Venture into the deer park at Dunham to take in the wildlife while you walk. Put on your wellies, join a guided park walk and look out for the fallow deer herd before warming up with a hot chocolate in the café.

Eating and shopping this Christmas

Festive treats at Dunham Massey, Cheshire

Eating at Dunham Massey

Drop into the café to warm yourself up with a hot chocolate and festive treats, or indulge yourself with a delicious pre-booked Christmas Lunch in the Stables Restaurant. If you're bringing little ones, make sure to pop in and send off your letter to Father Christmas.

Shopping at Dunham Massey

Step away from the hustle and bustle of the high street this Christmas. Unique gifts, locally sourced produce and a large plant sales area await you in Dunham Massey's shop.

Christmas at Dunham Massey 2019

It’s definitely the most wonderful time of the year when the after-dark, illuminated trail lights up for its third year and winds magically through the formal gardens and deer park of Dunham Massey.