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Step into Winter Wonderland at Center Parcs from Monday 6 November 2023 until Tuesday 2 January 2024 and feel the magic in the forest. Immerse yourself in a variety of fun festive experiences and see the forest transformed into a picture-perfect winter playground, all designed to get you well and truly in the Christmas spirit and help you make family memories to treasure forever.
On a Winter Wonderland break, you can:
Explore the beautiful winter forest with a sprinkling of snow, twinkling lights and festive decorations
Immerse yourself in enchanting, interactive experiences
Discover a variety of seasonal activities for all ages
View the unique festive atmosphere that you will only find at a Center Parcs Winter Wonderland. See how the resort is transformed with a sprinkling of snow and a special Christmas atmosphere. Find out what it’s like to be there…
What’s included in your break
Your Winter Wonderland break features plenty of activities and experiences that you can enjoy at no extra cost, including:
Unlimited entry to Santa’s Woodland Village and the Enchanted Light Garden
A free guide to what’s on during your break, including a new Elf Explorer Passport for little explorers
Letters to Santa, where you can write and post your letters and receive a personalised reply during your break
Festive Storytime in the Tipi with a friendly storyteller bringing our characters to life (places must be booked in advance)
Storytime with Nutmeg and Friends – watch our animated bedtime stories on your lodge TV every night from 6pm
Santa’s Village Tour, where you can wave to Santa as he makes his way around the village from 6:15pm every Tuesday and Saturday
Festive choir performances every Wednesday and Saturday
Be inspired
See how our villages are transformed with a sprinkling of snow and a special Christmas atmosphere.
At the heart of Winter Wonderland is Santa’s Woodland Village. It’s free to enter, and inside you’ll find:
Interactive and immersive seasonal displays, sculptures, and photo opportunities to capture little imaginations
The Enchanted Light Garden, where you can stroll through twinkling lights and bright bursts of colour, dancing along to the festive soundtrack. Open 4pm – 9pm daily
Toadstools, featuring elves in festive scenes and the Wise Old Owl telling his story
The famous singing reindeer, a family favourite
Santa’s Woodland Workshop, where you’ll be greeted by the elves and journey through the workshop before meeting Santa himself (pre-bookable at an extra cost, available until Christmas Eve)
Playful elves wandering round the snowy paths, getting up to mischief, showing off their magic tricks and doing silly dances
Forest Festive Fayre, where you can buy hot drinks and festive treats
Meet Nutmeg, a friendly reindeer who has come all the way from Lapland. He loves visiting the forest at Christmas and pulling Santa’s sleigh on Christmas Eve.
Meet Clove, Nutmeg’s little sister! She’s small and sometimes gets scared, but she’s learning to be brave and is eager to join in the adventures with the others!
Meet Cranberry, Clove’s best friend. She’s very independent and likes to do things all by herself – but she learns to fly with the help of Nutmeg and his forest friends.
Meet the Twinkle Fox. He’s very shy and likes to stay hidden amongst the trees, but is friendly and kind. When he waves his magical tail, extraordinary things happen in the forest…
Winter Wonderland activities
Make the most of your Winter Wonderland experience by booking festive activities, additional to the cost of your break.
Santa's Workshop
The big day is on its way and we have a very special visitor at Center Parcs… Santa Claus himself is setting up his workshop right here in the forest, as his little helpers make all the last-minute toys and gifts for Christmas.
Explore the festive forest! Navigate around the village, following the map to find the Christmas clues and solve the puzzles. Guide your little ones and learn all about the fascinating forest in this brand-new festive family experience.
Our elves need all the help they can get at this time of year, so come and see what they get up to behind the scenes at Christmas time! Your little one can experience the joy of toy making as they create and decorate two toys to take home. Ages 3 to 9 years.
Piping bags at the ready as you learn a range of professional, impressive cake decorating techniques - and transform six ordinary cupcakes into magical Christmassy masterpieces. Minimum age 8 years.
Join us for this Festive Storytime session, where your little ones can listen and enjoy our storytellers as they bring our Winter Wonderland characters to life in this free storytime session. Minimum 2 years.
Be sure to pay a visit to the Forest Festive Fayre in Santa’s Woodland Village. You can enjoy delicious hot drinks and tasty festive treats, and warm up whilst roaming through all the festive displays.
Christmas Shop
Indulge in a little retail therapy with a visit to the Christmas Shop, which offers a variety of Christmas decorations, souvenirs, bespoke gifts and hand-painted baubles. Why not purchase a festive photo frame for your favourite family photo at Winter Wonderland? You can also treat little ones to our storybooks and plush cuddly characters from the story.
“Just having the most magical time at Center Parcs. It's making us feel so festive - I want to get home and put my tree up now 🎄”
