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 For local pantomimes and family shows for a seasonal treat look for the panto character |
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 To find out where to see Father Christmas this year, just look for the Santa picture: |
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| 2nd December |
Winter Watch Parade Chester City Centre Chester's medieval parade. 7.00 pm start www.midsummerwatch.co.uk |
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| 3rd December - 2nd January |
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White and the Seven Dwarfs Opera House, Manchester Family pantomime. www.manchestertheatres.com/operahouse.htm |
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| 3rd December - 8th January |
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Christmas Carol The Lowry, Salford Quays 0870 787 5793 www.thelowry.com |
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| 4th - 5th December |
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Country Castle Christmas Chirk Castle Celebrate the festive season and experience a truly homespun Christmas. Follow the woodland trail to Father Christmas's hideaway cabin. Visit the Elves Workshop & add your Christmas dreams to the Wishing Tree. Children's Christmas craft activities and trails. Peruse the country craft stalls and local festive foods. Hot mulled wine and roasted chestnuts. Lots of festive activities for all the family to enjoy. 11.00 - 5.00 01691 777701 chirkcastle@nationaltrust.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk |
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| 4th - 5th December |
Christmas
Market and Father Christmas Winter Wonderland Erdigg, Wrexham A traditional Christmas market. Wander around and find those special and unusual Christmas presents. Picturesque wooden chalets and stalls offering hand crafted gifts. Over thirty stalls.. Food and Drink. Live music creating a wonderful Christmas shopping experience. Free entry to all. Father Christmas will be in his Winter Wonderland. See his toy workshop. £4 per child to enter the Winter Wonderland. COME EARLY TO ENSURE YOU GET YOUR TICKET TO SEE SANTA. 10.00 - 5.00 01978 313333 erddig@nationaltrust.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk |
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| 4th - 5th December |
Santa
River Cruises Anderton Boat Lift nr. Northwich An attraction for all seasons in the heart of Cheshire. (Boat trips, interactive exhibition, cafe, gift shop). 01606 786777 info@andertonboatlift.co.uk www.andertonboatlift.co.uk |
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| 5th December |
Sensory Awareness Days Chester Zoo Themed activities for visitors who can enjoy garden walks and activities with a British Sign Language interpreter and a visual describer. Book ahead. whatson@chesterzoo.org www.chesterzoo.org |
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| 5th December |
Father
Christmas Grotto Cholmondeley Castle 11.30 am to 3.30pm 01829 720383 www.cholmondeleycastle.com |
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| 5th - 19th December |
Christmas
in the Courtyard
Lyme Park, Stockport Father Christmas and family activities £8 per child. Local stalls and music. Hall shop and restaurant open. Limited availability it is best to arrive for 11am 01663 762023/766492 lymepark@ntrust.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk |
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| 9th December |
Winter Watch Parade Chester City Centre Chester's medieval parade. 7.00 pm start www.midsummerwatch.co.uk |
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| 10th December - 2nd January |
Aladdin Liverpool Empire, Liverpool Family Panto. 0870 606 3536 liverpoolempire@clearchannel.co.uk www.getlive.co.uk |
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| 10th December - 8th January |
Cinderella Grove Park Theatre, Wrexham 01978 351091 www.groveparktheatre.co.uk |
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| 10th December - 8th January |
Peter
Pan Pavilion Theatre Rhyl 0870 330 000 www.rhylpavilion.co.uk |
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| 11th December |
Family Carol Singing in the Undercroft Norton Priory Museum & Gardens, Runcorn Booking essential. Tickets available from 1st September 2010. Tickets £3 each. 01928 569895 info@nortonpriory.org www.nortonpriory.org |
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| 11th - 12th December |
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Country Castle Christmas Chirk Castle Celebrate the festive season and experience a truly homespun Christmas. Follow the woodland trail to Father Christmas's hideaway cabin. Visit the Elves Workshop & add your Christmas dreams to the Wishing Tree. Children's Christmas craft activities and trails. Peruse the country craft stalls and local festive foods. Hot mulled wine and roasted chestnuts. Lots of festive activities for all the family to enjoy. 11.00 - 5.00 01691 777701 chirkcastle@nationaltrust.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk |
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| 11th - 12th December |
Victorian
Christmas Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham, nr Burnley Meet Victorian Father Christmas. Festive craft activities for children. 11.00 - 3.00. 01282 771004 gawthorpehall@nationaltrust.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk |
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| 11th - 12th December |
Christmas
Market and Father Christmas Winter Wonderland Erdigg, Wrexham A traditional Christmas market. Wander around and find those special and unusual Christmas presents. Picturesque wooden chalets and stalls offering hand crafted gifts. Over thirty stalls.. Food and Drink. Live music creating a wonderful Christmas shopping experience. Free entry to all. Father Christmas will be in his Winter Wonderland. See his toy workshop. £4 per child to enter the Winter Wonderland. 10.00 - 5.00 01978 313333 erddig@nationaltrust.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk |
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| 11th - 12th December |
Santa's
Tudor Grotto
Rufford Old Hall, nr Ormskirk Make a Christmas Card, follow a pantomime trail and visit Father Christmas 01704 821254 ruffordoldhall@nationaltrust.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk |
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| 11th - 12th December |
Santa
River Cruises Anderton Boat Lift nr. Northwich An attraction for all seasons in the heart of Cheshire. (Boat trips, interactive exhibition, cafe, gift shop). 01606 786777 info@andertonboatlift.co.uk www.andertonboatlift.co.uk |
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| 11th December - 1st January |
Cinderella Venue Cymru, Llandudno 01492 879771 info@venuecymru.co.uk www.venuecymru.co.uk |
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| 12th December |
Sunday Canal Craft Demonstrations The Boat Museum, Ellesmere Port 0151 355 5017 info@boatmuseum.freeserve.co.uk www.nwm.org.uk/ellesmere/ |
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| 12th December |
Father
Christmas Grotto Cholmondeley Castle 11.30 am to 3.30pm 01829 720383 www.cholmondeleycastle.com |
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| 16th December 2010 - 2nd January 2011 |
Snow
White & the Seven Dwarfs Stiwt Theatre, Rhos, Wrexham Starring 90's Pop Sensation 'Sonia' & Big Brother 9 Hunk 'Dale Howard' plus Grease is the word finalist 'Alison Crawford' 01978 841300 box.office@stiwt.co.uk www.stiwt.co.uk |
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| 18th - 19th December |
Christmas
Market and Father Christmas Winter Wonderland Erdigg, Wrexham A traditional Christmas market. Wander around and find those special and unusual Christmas presents. Picturesque wooden chalets and stalls offering hand crafted gifts. Over thirty stalls.. Food and Drink. Live music creating a wonderful Christmas shopping experience. Free entry to all. Father Christmas will be in his Winter Wonderland. See his toy workshop. £4 per child to enter the Winter Wonderland. 10.00 - 5.00 01978 313333 erddig@nationaltrust.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk |
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| 18th - 19th December |
Santa's
Tudor Grotto Rufford Old Hall, nr Ormskirk Make a Christmas Card, follow a pantomime trail and visit Father Christmas 01704 821254 ruffordoldhall@nationaltrust.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk |
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| 18th - 19th December |
Santa
River Cruises Anderton Boat Lift nr. Northwich An attraction for all seasons in the heart of Cheshire. (Boat trips, interactive exhibition, cafe, gift shop). 01606 786777 info@andertonboatlift.co.uk www.andertonboatlift.co.uk |
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| 18th - 19th December |
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| 18th, 19th, 21st December |
Rudolph
on Hope Street Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Hall 11.30am and 2.30pm. Alasdair Malloy conductor, Dave Benson Phillips and Big Bear presenters. Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Training Choir and Melody Makers. Bring those red noses and get ready to say hello to Santa! Tickets £9, £12, £15, £8 children. 0151 709 3789 www.liverpoolphil.com |
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| 19th December |
Santa’s
Trail Rivacre Valley Local Nature Reserve, Ellesmere Port. A winter’s walk around the valley looking out for signs of Santa! To book a place, please phone the number below. 0151 357 1991 robyn.moseley@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk |
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| 19th December 2010 - 2nd January 2011 |
Bringing you one of the world’s favourite fairytales! This magical pantomime tells the story of Beauty, the daughter of the town inventor Professor Crackpot. She longs for romance and adventure. Will she find it when she becomes the prisoner of the monstrous Beast? Will our heroine find true love? Will good overcome evil? Will the housekeeper Dame ever find time to do any housework? All will be revealed in this spellbinding pantomime full of music, magic and mayhem, special effects, breathtaking sets, loads of laughs and lavish costumes. The perfect Christmas treat for all the family and one of the most sensational, lavish and magical pantomimes ever to be seen at the Gracie Fields Theatre. Ticket Prices: Adult £15.00, Concession £12.50, Child £11.50, Family Ticket £49.00 (2A + 2C) A discount of 10% is available
for bookings of 20 tickets or more. |
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| 25th December | Christmas Day 2010 | ||
| 26th December | Boxing Day 2010 | ||
| 31st December | New Year's Eve 2010 | ||
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Kidsguide tipSome cinemas such offer very cheap deals for kids' films on weekend mornings. Some even let adults go free. Usually the film is one that has left the main screens so this is also a good way to catch up on any film you missed. |
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