Christmas at Trerice

A partial view of a Christmas tree with the Great Hall plaster ceiling in the background. There are red and gold baubles, fairy lights and beads decorating the tree. — Christmas in the Great Hall at Trerice, Cornwall | © National Trust / Emily Hide

For Christmas 2023, we invited you to experience Christmas at Trerice where you could listen to stories told by Father Christmas, see the house and barn dressed in traditional decorations, and enjoy wreath making workshops and festive performances from a selection of choirs.

Christmas 2023 has now finished at Trerice

The below is information for Christmas 2023 at Trerice. We hope you enjoyed all that we had to offer. Check back here closer to Christmas 2024 for updates of all the exciting plans we have in store for you.

Father Christmas

It wouldn’t be Christmas without a visit from our old friend Father Christmas with his familiar white beard and robes of red. Visit the North Chamber to hear tales and traditions of Christmas past with 30 minute sessions throughout the day. All children will go home with a gift.

Father Christmas will be at Trerice on Saturday & Sunday 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17 and then daily between Monday 18 - Saturday 23 December.

Booking in advance for Father Christmas is essential, tickets are £3.50 per adult and £4.50 per child and available from the Trerice website, please note that normal admission still applies.

Christmas decorations in the house

Come in from the cold through a willow archway and warm yourself by the fire. Embrace the festive spirit in the lower floor of the house which will be decorated for Christmas from Saturday 2 December.

This year, the upper floor of the house will be closed whilst the conservation team take this time of year to put the house to bed. The North Chamber will be the only room open on the upper floor, but will only be accessible for those with tickets to see Father Christmas.

Father Christmas wearing red robes trimmed with white, stood before the fireplace in the drawing room with a Christmas tree in the foreground. The tree is decorated with red and gold baubles, beads and fairy lights. There is a garland on the fireplace with fairy lights. — Father Christmas in the Drawing Room at Trerice | © National Trust / Emily Hide

Wreath making workshop

Learn how to make a traditional Christmas wreath, with dried orange, cinnamon, pine cones and more, to take home and hang on your door. Workshops are taking place on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 November at 11am and 2pm in the hayloft. Tickets are available here.

Choir performances

Get into the festive spirit with Christmas carols from the Trerice Volunteer Choir who will be performing seasonal favourites throughout December. We are also hosting various other choirs this year in the barn - click here for dates and times.

Eating and shopping

Head to the Trerice barn café for hot drinks, yummy bakes, festive treats and light lunches this winter. The shop has plenty of gifts on offer as well as a range of Christmas decorations and treats. There is also a variety of National Trust designed accessories and blankets to chase the chill away.

It is through your purchases that we are able to continue to look after Trerice for everyone, for ever.

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