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Ilam Park: Winter: Operation Save the Sleigh Trail

Embark on a festive quest across the site—solve riddles, uncover clues, and gather the secret numbers!

  • Booking not needed

Father Christmas is in a festive fix—he’s locked the magical Reindeer Flying Food in a chest and forgotten the code! Now it’s up to you and your family to crack the clues hidden around the site. Solve puzzles, gather the secret numbers, and race back to the Welcome Team to unlock the chest.

Trail sheets can be bought for a suggested donation of £2 from the Welcome Hut or Bookshop.

Times

Prices

Event ticket prices

Ticket typeTicket category
Child £2.00

The basics

Suitability

All families welcome.

Meeting point

Meet us at the Welcome hut to find your first clue!

What to bring and wear

Wrap up warm it gets chilly!

Accessibility

The trail will be set along our accessible path

Other

Ilam, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 2AZ, please follow the brown signs for Ilam Park. Car park at Ilam Park is free for NT members, for non-members the charge is £6 for 4 hours and £8 for all day. Please bring the correct change for the machine or you can pay for your car parking in the tea room. We have very limited mobile phone signal in the area, although you can join our National Trust free wifi available in the stableyard.

Contact info

White Peak Estate Office

Upcoming events

Ilam Park: Canihike 

Join us for an exciting new kind of event with your four legged friend!

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on
23 Nov to 28 Dec 2025
at 10:00 to 13:00+ 1 other date or time

Ilam Park: Winter: Breakfast with Father Christmas 

Make a magical memory this festive season with our Breakfast with Father Christmas event.

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on
7 Dec to 22 Dec 2025
at 09:00 to 10:30+ 5 other dates or times

Ilam Park: Winter: Festive Fun Day 

Join us for a festive day of fun for all the family this December at Ilam Park.

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on
22 Dec 2025
at 10:45 to 16:00

Ilam Park: Winter: Santa Paws 

Calling all pooches great and small, fluffy and spotty for a festive event for all the family!

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on
22 Dec 2025
at 13:30 to 14:30