Greater Manchester

Manchester

Join Blue Badge Guide Emma Fox for tales of historic and contemporary art and entertainment.

Discover a theatre pioneer, an immigrant orchestra, the UK's longest-running soap, filming locations, global superstars and cult classics on this walk through Manchester's entertainment centre.

This tour is graded as moderate access due to it being a walking tour covering up to 2.5 miles with few places to stop and sit down.

Not suitable for under-16s.

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This Christmas, start your celebrations with a premium Festive Afternoon Tea and share festive fayre with a selection of sandwiches, cakes and canapés served in our historic mansion house dining room at Wrest Park.

Add on an Afternoon Tea experience with your admission ticket for a festive day out. 

Options available for adults & children, with a selection of festive cakes, traditional finger sandwiches, canapés & treats. Gluten Free & Vegan options are available.

Your afternoon tea table time will be 1 hour 20 minutes, leaving you with plenty of time to enjoy our historic site.

Available from Saturday 22 November - Sunday 21 December 2025, Wednesday through to Sunday. Timeslots available at 12pm, 12.30pm, 1.30pm and 2pm.

Festive Afternoon Tea At Wrest Park

Start the weekend energised with a spot of Community Yoga amongst the backdrop of Marble Hill and it's surroundings! Community based event, meet on the Oval Lawn (Behind House towards River) at 8am.

Community Yoga

Join us at Audley End House and Gardens for a festive day out the whole family will love.

Make magical memories as you explore the house and grounds and enjoy festive activities. Soak up the sights, sounds and scents of Christmas past and present.

Book online and save 15%.

More information coming soon.

Make your visit even more special - book your slot to meet Father Christmas during Festive Fun weekends.

Festive Fun At Audley End House And Gardens

Double Vision brings together two paintings both known as The Guitar Player. One painting, a treasure from Kenwood’s Iveagh Bequest, is signed by the great Johannes Vermeer (1632-75). The origin of the other, on loan from the John G. Johnson Collection at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, USA, remains a mystery.

Philadelphia’s painting depicts the same young woman playing a guitar, but with a number of small differences. Thought to be by Vermeer by John G. Johnson who bought the picture and eventually gave it to the city of Philadelphia, the question of who painted it and when has been the subject of intense debate for the past 100 years.

This new display, marking the 350th anniversary of Vermeer’s death aged 43 in 1675, sees the paintings side by side for the first time in over 300 years.

Double Vision:

Join us at Dover Castle for a festive day out the whole family will love.

Make magical memories as you explore the castle and enjoy festive activities. Soak up the sights, sounds and scents of Christmas past and present.

Book online and save 15%.

More information coming soon.

Make your visit even more special - book your slot to meet Father Christmas during Festive Fun weekends.

Festive Fun At Dover Castle

Join us at Eltham Palace for a festive day out the whole family will love. Make magical memories as you explore the palace and enjoy festive activities.

Soak up the sights, sounds and scents of Christmas past and present.

Take part in family-friendly festive crafts, including wooden baubles and Christmas colouring. Enjoy the comforting crackle of the fire pit – perfect for toasting marshmallows.

From 28 November, as you wander through the grounds, keep your eyes peeled for our Christmas Wreath Trail.

Enjoy the sounds of the season with performers in the Great Hall:

Sat 6 Dec – Bexley Music Adult Choir

Sun 14 Dec - Simon Gill Christmas Choir

Sat 20 Dec - Halstow Choir

Make your visit even more special—book your slot to meet Father Christmas during Festive Fun weekends.

Festive Fun At Eltham Palace

Join us at Osborne for a festive day out the whole family will love.

Make magical memories as you explore the grounds and enjoy festive activities. Soak up the sights, sounds and scents of Christmas past and present.

Book online and save 15%.

More information coming soon.

Festive Fun At Osborne

Enjoy enchanting storytelling and music, indulge in delicious cream teas, and explore the hall dressed for Christmas. It’s the perfect way to get into the holiday spirit!

Book early and save 15%.

Make your visit even more special - book your slot to meet Father Christmas during the weekends leading up to Christmas.

Christmas At Belsay Hall

Join us at Bolsover Castle for a festive day out the whole family will love.

Make magical memories as you explore the castle and enjoy festive activities. Soak up the sights, sounds and scents of Christmas past and present.

Make your visit even more special—book your slot to meet Father Christmas during Festive Fun weekends.

Festive Fun At Bolsover Castle

Experience a magical Christmas at Wrest Park.

Book early and save 15%.

More information coming soon.

Make your visit even more special - book your slot to meet Father Christmas.

Christmas At Wrest Park

Join us at Brodsworth Hall for a festive day out the whole family will love.

Make magical memories as you explore the grounds and enjoy festive activities. Soak up the sights, sounds and scents of Christmas past and present.

Book early and save 15%.

Make your visit even more special - book your slot to meet Father Christmas during Festive Fun weekends.

Festive Fun At Brodsworth Hall

Join us at Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden for a festive day out the whole family will love.

Make magical memories as you explore the castle and enjoy festive activities. Soak up the sights, sounds and scents of Christmas past and present.

Book early and save 15%.

Make your visit even more special—book your slot to meet Father Christmas during Festive Fun weekends.

Festive Fun At Kenilworth Castle And Elizabethan Garden

Join us at Walmer Castle and Gardens for a festive day out the whole family will love.

Make magical memories as you explore the castle and enjoy festive activities. Soak up the sights, sounds and scents of Christmas past and present.

Book online and save 15%.

Festive Fun At Walmer Castle

Join Father Christmas at Kenwood this winter for a magical way to start the festive season.

Father Christmas is taking time out of his busy festive schedule to tell some of his favourite seasonal stories around the Christmas tree. After the group storytelling session, you and your children will meet the man himself, with the chance to take photographs and make memories to treasure. Father Christmas will also give every child a traditional present to unwrap.

To make sure there’s room for everyone, only one adult is allowed to accompany each child. Father Christmas needs to start the sessions on time, so please arrive at least 15 minutes before your slot.

Sessions will take place at 10:20, 11:00, 11:40, 12:20, 13:40, 14:20, 15:00.

Father Christmas At Kenwood

Join Father Christmas at Marble Hill this December for a magical way to start the festive season.

Father Christmas is taking time out of his busy festive schedule to tell some of his favourite seasonal stories around the Christmas tree. After the group storytelling session, you and your children will meet the man himself, with the chance to take photographs and make memories to treasure. Father Christmas will also give every child a traditional present to unwrap.

To make sure there’s room for everyone, only one adult is allowed to accompany each child. Father Christmas needs to start the sessions on time, so please arrive at least 15 minutes before your slot.

Timeslots will be 10.20, 11.00, 11.40, 12.20, 13.40, 14.20 & 15.00.

Quiet Sessions with Father Christmas will take place on Saturday 29 November at 3pm and Sunday 7 December at 10.20am. Quiet Sessions are aimed at visitors who will benefit from a more relaxed visit with Father Christmas. During these sessions, there will be reduced capacity, allowing for more time, and a calmer experience. This includes the group storytelling session and a small present.

Father Christmas At Marble Hill

Join Father Christmas at Kenilworth Castle this winter for a magical way to start the festive season.

Father Christmas is taking time out of his busy festive schedule to tell some of his favourite seasonal stories around the Christmas tree. After the group storytelling session, you and your children will meet the man himself, with the chance to take photographs and make memories to treasure. Father Christmas will also give every child a traditional present to unwrap.

To make sure there’s room for everyone, only one adult is allowed to accompany each child. Father Christmas needs to start the sessions on time, so please arrive at least 15 minutes before your slot.

Sessions will take place at 10:20, 11:00, 11:40, 12:20, 13:40, 14:20, 15:00.

Discover what else is happening during Festive Fun weekends at Kenilworth Castle.

Father Christmas At Kenilworth Castle

Join Father Christmas at Audley End House and Gardens this winter for a magical way to start the festive season.

Father Christmas is taking time out of his busy festive schedule to tell some of his favourite seasonal stories around the Christmas tree. After the group storytelling session, you and your children will meet the man himself, with the chance to take photographs and make memories to treasure. Father Christmas will also give every child a traditional present to unwrap.

To make sure there’s room for everyone, only one adult is allowed to accompany each child. Father Christmas needs to start the sessions on time, so please arrive at least 15 minutes before your slot.

Sessions will take place at 10:20, 11:00, 11:40, 12:20, 13:40, 14:20, 15:00.

Father Christmas At Audley End House And Gardens

Join Father Christmas at Marble Hill this December for a magical way to start the festive season.

Father Christmas is taking time out of his busy festive schedule to tell some of his favourite seasonal stories around the Christmas tree. After the group storytelling session, you and your children will meet the man himself, with the chance to take photographs and make memories to treasure. Father Christmas will also give every child a traditional present to unwrap.

To make sure there’s room for everyone, only one adult is allowed to accompany each child. Father Christmas needs to start the sessions on time, so please arrive at least 15 minutes before your slot.

Timeslots will be 10.20, 11.00, 11.40, 12.20, 13.40, 14.20 & 15.00.

Join Father Christmas at Dover Castle this winter for a magical way to start the festive season.

Father Christmas is taking time out of his busy festive schedule to tell some of his favourite seasonal stories around the Christmas tree. After the group storytelling session, you and your children will meet the man himself, with the chance to take photographs and make memories to treasure. Father Christmas will also give every child a traditional present to unwrap.

To make sure there’s room for everyone, only one adult is allowed to accompany each child. Father Christmas needs to start the sessions on time, so please arrive at least 15 minutes before your slot.

Sessions will take place at 10:20, 11:00, 11:40, 12:20, 13:40, 14:20, 15:00.

Discover what else is happening during Festive Fun weekends at Dover Castle.

Father Christmas At Dover Castle

Join Father Christmas at Eltham Palace this winter for a magical way to start the festive season.

Father Christmas is taking time out of his busy festive schedule to tell some of his favourite seasonal stories around the Christmas tree. After the group storytelling session, you and your children will meet the man himself, with the chance to take photographs and make memories to treasure. Father Christmas will also give every child a traditional present to unwrap.

To make sure there’s room for everyone, only one adult is allowed to accompany each child. Father Christmas needs to start the sessions on time, so please arrive at least 15 minutes before your slot.

Sessions will take place at 10.20am, 11.00am, 11.40am, 12.20pm, 13:40pm, 14.20pm, 15:00pm.

Quiet Sessions with Father Christmas will take place on Sunday 30 November at 10.20am and Saturday 6 December at 3pm. Quiet Sessions are aimed at visitors who will benefit from a more relaxed visit with Father Christmas. During these sessions, there will be reduced capacity, allowing for more time, and a calmer experience. This includes the group storytelling session and a small present.

Discover what else is happening during Festive Fun weekends at Eltham Palace and Gardens.

Father Christmas At Eltham Palace

Join Father Christmas at Brodsworth Hall this winter for a magical way to start the festive season.

Father Christmas is taking time out of his busy festive schedule to tell some of his favourite seasonal stories around the Christmas tree. After the group storytelling session, you and your children will meet the man himself, with the chance to take photographs and make memories to treasure. Father Christmas will also give every child a traditional present to unwrap.

To make sure there’s room for everyone, only one adult is allowed to accompany each child. Father Christmas needs to start the sessions on time, so please arrive at least 15 minutes before your slot.

Sessions will take place at 10:20, 11:00, 11:40, 12:20, 13:40, 14:20, 15:00.

Discover what else is happening during Festive Fun weekends at Brodsworth Hall.

Father Christmas At Brodsworth Hall

Join Father Christmas at Wrest Park this winter for a magical way to start the festive season.

Father Christmas is taking time out of his busy festive schedule to tell some of his favourite seasonal stories around the Christmas tree. After the group storytelling session, you and your children will meet the man himself, with the chance to take photographs and make memories to treasure. Father Christmas will also give every child a traditional present to unwrap.

To make sure there’s room for everyone, only one adult is allowed to accompany each child. Father Christmas needs to start the sessions on time, so please arrive at least 15 minutes before your slot.

Sessions will take place at 10:20, 11:00, 11:40, 12:20, 13:40, 14:20, 15:00.

Discover what else is happening during Christmas at Wrest Park.

Father Christmas At Wrest Park

Join Father Christmas at Belsay Hall this winter for a magical way to start the festive season.

Father Christmas is taking time out of his busy festive schedule to tell some of his favourite seasonal stories around the Christmas tree. After the group storytelling session, you and your children will meet the man himself, with the chance to take photographs and make memories to treasure. Father Christmas will also give every child a traditional present to unwrap.

To make sure there’s room for everyone, only one adult is allowed to accompany each child. Father Christmas needs to start the sessions on time, so please arrive at least 15 minutes before your slot.

Sessions will take place at 10:20, 11:00, 11:40, 12:20, 13:40, 14:20, 15:00.

Find out what else is happening this Christmas at Belsay Hall.

Father Christmas At Belsay Hall

English Heritage

English Heritage cares for over 400 historic buildings, monuments and sites - from world-famous prehistoric sites to grand medieval castles, from Roman forts on the edges of the empire to a Cold War bunker. 

Through these, we bring the story of England to life for over 10 million people each year. 

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