Santa and Festive Family Fun 2025
What's happening on Festive Family Fun days 2025?
Join us for Christmas fun and fund-raising for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity!
Find Santa snug inside his snowy igloo (you will need a ticket for this bit!) try out his sleigh and make the Royal Marsden's day by donating to see the Nativity animals!
Saturday 6th December
Sunday 7th December
Saturday 13th December
What will there be to do?
Meet Santa in his snowy igloo! You must buy tickets for this in advance - Book now
Wrap up warm to pop outside between 10.30am and 3.30pm to see the beautiful Nativity Animals - donkeys, goats, rabbits and more...donations to The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity (by cash and card). Please note the animals will close for lunch 12.30-1.30pm.
Surrey Magic Ponies will be here between 11am and 3pm, Saturday 6 & Saturday 13th Dec only, offering short pony rides to children aged 2-9 years, £7 each (cash or card payment).
Get your face painted or watch you balloon character come to life with Kim's Merry Balloons - £6 per face, £5 per balloon
Have festive fun 10am-4pm creating Christmas crafts £1-£5
Do the Snow joke snowman search, have a giggle and collect a small prize - included with your Santa ticket or £1
The Olive Tree will be open for festive treats (reduced menu), and local choirs will be popping in to sing up some Christmas cheer and raise money for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity!
Select your perfect Christmas tree and choose some fabulous decorations to go on it...
Pre-booking is only required if you would like to see Santa, other activities are pay-on-the-day.
Santa has built us a snowman! Come inside his snowy igloo for a chat, photos (take your own or ask an elf to help!) and of course an early Christmas gift.
Get your tickets now (must be booked in advance)!
Dates: 6, 7 & 13 December.
Why not try out Santa's sleigh for a photo too and see our favourite sleeping polar bear, Arthur?
Collect your Snow joke snowman search form (included in your Santa ticket price) and head off around the garden centre laughing (or groaning) as you go, and don't forget to bring it back to the elves for a small prize.
Tickets £16 per child (children may bring their adults for free!). Tickets must be booked in advance.
Babies under 12 months £7 when accompanying other children (includes a gift) or £16 if they are the only child in the booking (at least one child ticket must be purchased to make a booking).
Child tickets include meeting Santa, receiving a gift and doing the snowman search. You are welcome to take your own photos with Santa and on his sleigh. There will be lots more festive fun to join in with, see details above.
Time slots are flexible, join the queue at any point between the start and end times shown on your ticket.
Please make sure you have read the terms and conditions before making your booking.
Useful things to know:
No strict time slots for seeing Santa, arrive any time between the start and end times on your ticket and join the queue – there will be lots to see and do!
Tickets to see Santa must be purchased in advance as numbers are limited.
No charge for accompanying adults.
Please bring cash for other activities such as crafts, festive hunt and face painting.
Babies (12 months and under) will need a ticket to enter the grotto, either a child ticket if they are the only child on your booking, or a baby ticket if accompanying other children. At least one child ticket must be purchased in each booking.
Santa is happy to come outside the grotto to meet you if access if problematic.
You are welcome to take your own photos with Santa, or ask an elf to help.
Tickets cannot be refunded unless the event is cancelled, please ensure you retain your ticket for a refund in this instance.
Apologies, as we are a small centre we cannot offer SEN-specific sessions, please be aware that the entrance will be busy and noisy and you will queue to see Santa, please only book if you are comfortable with this.
Choir times (The Olive Tree):
Epsom Male Voice Choir - 11am, Saturday 13th December
The Downsmen - TBC
Surrey Harmony – TBC
Natural Voices - TBC