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Visit Father Christmas

Father Christmas is dropping down our Tudor chimney this winter! Come and pay him a visit and share the festive season with us at Sutton House. Help us find his naughty elves who have hidden themselves across Hackney's oldest home

  • Booking essential

Father Christmas is kindly taking 3 Saturdays out of his busiest season to visit the children of Hackney. He will be with us from 11:30-15:30 each Sunday, and you will need a slot to see him, as he is very popular! Each child will get to meet Father Christmas, have their photograph, and then spend the rest of their visit helping us find his naughty elves burrowed in the floors and walls of Sutton House. 

One £10 ticket covers one child (both naughty and nice) and up to two adults. Additional children (up to 2 extra per family) are £5 each.

Times

Prices

Event ticket prices

Ticket typeTicket category
Child Additional Child (up to 2)£5.00

Event additional prices

Ticket typeTicket category
2 Adults and 1 Child£10.00

The basics

Booking number

Call 0344 249 1895

Accessibility

Level access in the Breaker's Yard and across the ground floor to Santa's Grotto. Unfortunately, some elves may be hidden upstairs where there is no level access.

Meeting point

Entrance via the Breaker's Yard gate.

Suitability for children

Children welcome

What to bring and wear

Dress warmly.

Other

Please arrive at least 10 minutes before your slot

Upcoming events

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at 11:00 to 16:00+ 31 other dates or times

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at 18:00 to 21:00