Merlin's Magic Christmas Trail
Help find all of the ingredients for Merlin to cast his Merry Christmas Spell. Look around the paddock and get active with the family - and don't forget your wellies!
- Booking not needed
- Admission applies
Help find all of the ingredients for Merlin to cast his Merry Christmas Spell. Look around the paddock and get active with the family - and don't forget your wellies! When you've found everything, collect your little christmas gift to take home with you. £3.50 per trail and normal admission prices apply.
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The basics
- Accessibility
This is over a grassy area with no steps or slopes, but the area can be muddy and even.
- Meeting point
Start your day at Visitor Reception, where you can pay for your trail sheet and get directions
- Suitability for children
This is aimed at families.
- What to bring and wear
Please dress for whatever the weather brings. There will be uneven floor surfaces and muddy grass. Wrap up warm!
- Other
This is a fun little trail to add interest to your visit. Enjoy a Christmassy trail activity together and then explore the rest of Canons Ashby.
Upcoming events
Hop, Skip and Soar Play Trail, Summer of Play
Stretch your wings in the warm air and zoom around the paddock, or kick up your heels and gallop. Find out what creatures live at Canons Ashby in the summer whilst getting active with the family.
Guided visits to Priory Church and medieval Stew Ponds
Find out more about the medieval history of Canons Ashby with a guided visit to the church, and then to the restored medieval stew ponds: an area not accessible to the public without a guide. There are 30 spaces on this walk to sign up on the day.
Get in touch with history: Festival of Archaeology
Get in touch with the past at Canons Ashby by holding history in your hand. Can you put a long-broken pot back together? Have a chat with the team about what's been found all around us and what that might mean.
The Jungle Book by Immersion Theatre
Immersion Theatre are thrilled to bring their trademark energy to their wild, brand-new musical adaptation of the Rudyard Kipling family favourite, THE JUNGLE BOOK!