
Discover more at Winchester City Mill
Find out when Winchester City Mill is open, how to get here, the things to see and do and more.
Celebrate Christmas at Winchester City Mill, from Saturday 11 November to Sunday 31 December, enter Santa's workshop and see if you can spot the naughty elves hiding throughout the Mill! Pose in the throne wearing Santa's coat and warm up in our café with some festive treats.
An inviting and cosy Christmas, you will be welcomed in with two twinkling trees framing the door. Upon entering you are will be greeted with a 'Santa's Workshop' tree, showing all he gets up to in the North Pole, next to a 'Crafted Christmas' tree full of decoration inspiration of things which can be found and made in nature. The Mill will be bedecked with garlands leading into the café, where delicious festive treats and drinks await you.
Put on the Santa suit and pose on our throne, then see if you can find all 6 naughty elves who are getting up to mischief when he isn't looking!
The cafe elves have been hard at work baking up a storm in the kitchen! Step out of the cold and get cosy in our cafe, where you can enjoy festive treats and hot drinks.
From classic volumes and colourful children’s tales to modern fiction and vintage treasures, discover something new (to you) to keep or to give as a Christmas present to friends or family, at Winchester City Mill’s pre-loved bookshop.
Find out when Winchester City Mill is open, how to get here, the things to see and do and more.
Grab a bite to eat in our café, spot otters in the river using the otter-cam or learn about how the Mill has been such an important part of Winchester's history.
Visit the café in the heart of the mill for delicious baked products and a hot drink while soaking up the atmosphere of the 1,000-year-old watermill.
Discover sparkle and ‘wow’ moments as stories come to life this Christmas at our places in and around Hampshire. Board the ‘Christmas Express’ to the polar bear’s ball at Mottisfont. Sit in a life-size swan sleigh at The Vyne’s Nutcracker experience. At Hinton Ampner you’ll step into Peter Pan’s glittering Neverland Christmas. There are activity-packed family trails too, plus festive foodie treats, and plenty of gifts to browse through in the shops.
Winter illuminations, a chance to meet Father Christmas, family trails and elaborate decorations are just some of what’s in store at the places we care for over the festive season in 2023.