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The best part of the experience was my child being given a ‘secret key’ to access a ‘secret floor’ at the library where Father Christmas had his own reading room. Father Christmas himself had a fake beard that kept slipping off, he tried to operate a bubble machine to show us some ‘magic’ which had run out of bubble mixture and he also told my son that he didn’t live on the North Pole, but had relocated to the North Star. Finally he offered him a choice of 3 different books which were not age appropriate (we had given his age at the time of booking) aimed at a very young audience and all Christian.

Truly wonderful Christmas experience. Great way to meet Santa. Didn’t feel rushed, very personal and all staff were friendly.

Simply wonderful! Father Christmas was lovely. So kind and patient and magical! The guy who took us up was also lovely, very helpful and made it fun for the kids. My niece and nephew loved the whole experience. Will definitely be back next year.