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Ilam Park: Winter: Breakfast with Father Christmas

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

  • Booking essential

Enjoy a traditional English breakfast in the Manifold Tea Room with your family and meet our special guest, Father Christmas!

A morning of festive joy with food, craft activities and special gifts given to the children by Santa. Join us after breakfast for a delightful Storytime and crafts with none other than Father Christmas himself! Sit back, relax, and listen, or join in for some fun audience participation.

Breakfast starts at 9am, so please make sure to allow 5 minutes to walk from the car park to the Manifold tearoom.

Adults £20 Includes tea and coffee and full English breakfast. Children aged 3 and over £15 Includes full English breakfast, juice and a present from Santa. Children aged 2 and under £8 includes present from Santa and beans or egg on toast.

All the money raised from our Christmas events goes towards conservation in the Peak District and helping us look after the places you love. Thank you for your support.

Times

Prices

Event ticket prices

Ticket typeTicket category
Adult £20.00
Child Under 2 years old£8.00
Child ages 3 - 5£15.00
Child ages 7+£15.00

The basics

Booking details

Call 0344 249 1895

Suitability

All children welcome.

Meeting point

Please park in the Ilam Park car park and make your way to the Manifold Tea-room.

What to bring and wear

Wear your most festive and jolly outfit and if you're exploring the outdoors after, be sure to wrap up warm and wear sturdy shoes, walking boots or wellies.

Accessibility

There is a slope and steps up to the tea-room. We have an accessible toilet, as well as a changing place and baby changing in all toilets. Please let us know if you have any additional needs that we can help with for the event.

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. Please let us know if you have any dietary requirements when making your booking.

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