Santa and Festive Family Fun 2026
What's happening on Festive Family Fun days 2026?
Join us for Christmas fun and fund-raising for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity!
Saturday 5th December
Sunday 6th December
Saturday 12th December
What is there to do?
No booking required for these activities:
Wrap up warm to pop outside between 10.30am and 3.30pm to see the beautiful Nativity Animals...donations to The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity (by cash and card). Please note the animals will close for lunch 12.30-1.30pm on Sunday 6th December. Sorry, dogs are not allowed within the animal enclosure.
Surrey Magic Ponies will be here between 11am and 3pm, Saturday 5 & Saturday 12th Dec only, offering short pony rides to children aged 2-8 years, £8 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, £6 per balloon
Have festive fun 10am-4pm creating Christmas crafts £1-£5
Do the Elf Hunt, search for Christmas ingredients 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's Christmas Pudding Grotto
Santa’s Giant Christmas Pudding is back! Come inside for a chat, photos (take your own or ask an elf to help!) and of course an early Christmas gift.
Dates: 5, 6 & 12 December.
Why not try out Santa's sleigh for a photo too and see our favourite sleeping polar bear, Arthur?
Collect your Elf Hunt form (included in your Santa ticket price) and head off around the garden centre looking for Elves and Christmas ingredients. Don't forget to bring the form back to the elves for a small prize when you have found them all.
Tickets £17 per child (children may bring their adults for free!). Tickets must be booked in advance.
Babies under 12 months £8 when accompanying other children (includes a gift) or £17 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 Elf Hunt. 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.
BOOK NOW (must be booked in advance)!
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.
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.
Tickets are not transferable and may not be resold
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):
The Downsmen - TBC
Natural Voices - TBC
Epsom Male Voice Choir - TBC