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Christmas in the South West
Add a little sparkle to your festive days out in the South West this Christmas. Discover houses dressed to impress, enjoy winter illuminations after dark, and find the best places to meet Father Christmas with all the family.
Christmas 2024 has now finished at the spaces we care for across the South West
The information below is for Christmas 2024. Please check back here later in the year to find out about what is happening to celebrate Christmas 2025.
Christmas in Cornwall
Christmas at Cotehele
Celebrate Christmas with a festive day out to Cotehele. Our team are busy preparing for Christmas 2025, so check back nearer to Christmas to hear more about our plans for this year.
Christmas at Trelissick
Find out more on how to spend a Cornish Christmas at Trelissick.
The Winter Lights at Trengwainton Garden
The Winter Lights at Trengwainton has been cancelled for 2025.
Christmas around Cornwall
Find out how the ancient houses and exotic gardens around Cornwall and Plymouth are being transformed for Christmas and plan a festive day out for all the family.
Christmas in Devon
Christmas at Killerton
Immerse yourself in festive cheer and community spirit. Enjoy the stunning 'Red Dress Project', hand-crafted decorations, twinkling lights, seasonal music, games, trees dressed by local groups, hearty food and winter walks.
Buckland Abbey Christmas
Get into the festive spirit at Buckland with seasonal shopping, treats, music and a beautiful historical display in the Great Barn and Abbey.
Christmas at Castle Drogo
Experience a unique Christmas at Castle Drogo. With stunning wintery walks, music, festive food and of course Christmas shopping. There's something for everyone to enjoy.
Christmas at Saltram 2025
Stay tuned for updates later in the year.
Christmas around Devon and Exmoor
Discover unique houses and gardens in Devon and Exmoor transformed for Christmas.
Christmas in Somerset
Christmas at Dunster
Explore the seasonally decorated rooms at Dunster Castle this Christmas, stock up on gifts for your loved ones from the Stables Shop and take in the winter views from the garden. Join us for new additions or enjoy favourites returning for another year, there's something for everyone this festive season. The castle and gardens are open at weekends throughout December and daily 14 December - 4 January. The Stables Shop, Watermill Tearoom, parkland and car park are open daily.
Montacute House Sings
Experience the sounds of Christmas at Montacute House this winter. Listen for the echoes of song around the grounds, where you will hear Christmas carols that have been specially recorded by local Somerset choirs.
Christmas in and around Somerset
For Christmas 2024 discover magnificent houses, enchanted winter woodlands, Elizabethan revelry and seasonal food and drink in and around Somerset. Here's a few suggestions to start planning your festive visit in 2024.
Christmas in Dorset
Christmas wishes at Kingston Lacy
Christmas 2024 brought the magic of wishes to Kingston Lacy, with a house transformed by festive decorations and a family trail through the garden. There was a vintage carousel and Storytelling with Santa. We hope Kingston Lacy provided a memory-making, festive family day out and made your wishes come true.
Christmas at Corfe Castle
Experience the charm of Corfe Castle this Christmas. Explore the ruins to find festive scenes, toast marshmallows around firepits, enjoy family crafting activities or for an extra touch of magic, experience the ambience of the castle at night.
Christmas in and around Dorset
Plan your festive day out at places around Dorset. From illuminated trails, festive walks to Christmas traditions at houses and gardens, there's something for the whole family to enjoy.
Christmas in Wiltshire
Christmas at Lacock
The lights will be twinkling at Lacock again for Christmas 2025. The Community Christmas Tree festival returns on 22 November to set the Cloister glittering with twinkly lights and handmade decorations, and whilst the house is closed for the winter deep-clean the Great Hall is re-opened for Christmas decked out in festive finery. Find Mother Christmas storytime in the grotto Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 12 -21 December, with crafts in the Bothy and letter writing in the North Pole Post room every day.
Festive fun at Stourhead
Get ready for a season of festive joy at Stourhead, with a schedule full of wonderful activities and a spectacular after-dark illumination trail. Experience a magical Christmas season and make magical memories.
Christmas in Wiltshire
From after-dark illuminated trails to festive decorations, we've something for the whole family this Christmas around Wiltshire. Here's a few suggestions to start planning your visit.
Christmas in Bath and Bristol
Christmas at Dyrham Park
Visitors are invited to go back in time on a journey with Christmas through the ages. The house will be adorned with decorations from different eras, there will be a family trail in the parkland, and a giant wreath and Christmas trees will be dotted around the 270-acre site.
Christmas 2025 at Tyntesfield
This Christmas, Tyntesfield invites visitors to Once Upon a Christmas Time, a festive fairytale experience across the estate and house. From Cinderella in the Rose Garden to the wild swans, Mad Hatter’s tea party, Weston’s fairytale, a towering beanstalk, and even Narnia, enchanting scenes await at every turn — with many more surprises inside the house. Beyond the trail, enjoy a traditional carousel, a chapel street scene, festive concerts, trails, and craft workshops. Created in partnership with SuperCulture and local communities, this magical season promises a full day of wonder. No advance booking is required.
Christmas around Bath and Bristol
There are plenty of opportunities for wintry walks, warming treats, festive family trails and Christmas decorations galore around Bath and Bristol.
Christmas in Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds
Christmas at Newark Park
For Christmas 2025, we invite you to enjoy a traditional Christmas at Newark Park, with festive decorations adorning the house, wintry walks in the garden, and a visit from Father Christmas himself.
Christmas around Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds
See how houses and gardens around Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds are being transformed for the festive season.
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Christmas
Whether you want to make your own Christmas wreath, visit Father Christmas or enjoy winter illuminations at a historic location, we've plenty of festive events and things to do at the places in our care. Plan ahead for a festive day out this year.
