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CHRISTMAS IN THE NOTSWOLDS
From carol concerts and creative workshops to visits with Santa and festive light switch-ons, there are plenty of ways to celebrate Christmas across the Notswolds. Plan your festive season here.
Christmas wreath making in Sherwood Forest
Make a rustic wreath using foliage gathered from Sherwood and Budby, guided by Craft and Bloom.
21 November 2026, 1–3pm · Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire
The Trail of Peter Rabbit at Clumber Park
Find twelve larger-than-life Peter Rabbit sculptures, each decorated by a different artist, on a winter trail through Clumber Park.
21 November 2026 – 3 January 2027 · Worksop, Nottinghamshire
Luxury wreath masterclass at Hart’s Hotel & Kitchen
The Botanical Flower Studio leads a specialist wreath workshop at Hart’s, followed by lunch at the restaurant.
25 November 2026, 10.30am–3pm · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Wollaton Winter Light Trail at Wollaton Hall
Wollaton’s formal gardens become a nighttime trail of sculptural light, atmospheric sound and illuminated installations.
25 November 2026 – 3 January 2027, selected evenings · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Winterfest at Thoresby Park
Thoresby’s three-day winter fair brings makers, seasonal shopping and festive food to the estate.
27–29 November 2026 · Thoresby, Nottinghamshire
Christmas craft and gift fair at Newstead Abbey
Independent craft stalls return to the historic cloisters at Newstead Abbey over four winter weekends.
28–29 November; 5–6, 12–13 and 19–20 December 2026 · Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire
Enchanted Christmas at Newstead Abbey
The rooms of Newstead Abbey are dressed for Christmas, from the historic interiors to seasonal installations throughout the house.
28 November 2026 – 3 January 2027, weekends and school holidays · Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire
Festive afternoon tea at Newstead Abbey
Afternoon tea in the historic Abbey, with admission to see the decorated Christmas rooms included.
Weekends, 28 November – 20 December 2026 · Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire
Santa’s Twelve Days of Christmas at Wollaton Hall
A festive story-led visit inside Wollaton Hall, with a meeting with Father Christmas and a gift for children.
Weekends, 28 November – 20 December 2026 · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Ceramic Fair at Thoresby Park
A dedicated ceramics fair at Thoresby brings together handmade pottery and contemporary ceramic work.
4–5 December 2026 · Thoresby, Nottinghamshire
Festive afternoon tea at Wollaton Hall
Take afternoon tea in Wollaton Hall’s historic salon while the Elizabethan house is dressed for Christmas.
5–6 and 12–13 December 2026 · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
A Christmas Carol at Norwood Park
The Three Inch Fools perform Dickens’s ghostly Christmas story in the candlelit atmosphere of Norwood Park’s Long Gallery.
11–12 December 2026, doors 7pm, performance 7.30pm · Southwell, Nottinghamshire
Festive evening tours at Newstead Abbey
Explore Newstead Abbey’s decorated rooms after dark on a special festive evening tour.
12 and 19 December 2026, evening tours · Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire
Seasonal tablescape workshop at Norwood Park
The Flower Shed leads a festive tablescaping afternoon in the Drawing Room at Norwood Park.
13 December 2026, 1–5pm · Southwell, Nottinghamshire
Carols at the Hall at Wollaton Hall
Seasonal carols in the grand interior of Wollaton Hall, with the historic house decorated for Christmas.
19 December 2026 · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Nine Lessons and Carols at Clumber Park
A traditional service of lessons and carols in Clumber Park’s beautiful Gothic Revival chapel.
20 December 2026, 2pm · Worksop, Nottinghamshire
Christmas Eve 10k at Clumber Park
A Christmas Eve trail run through the parkland and woodland of the Clumber estate.
24 December 2026 · Worksop, Nottinghamshire
Family lantern walks at Clumber Park
Explore Clumber Park’s Pleasure Grounds at dusk on guided lantern walks with stories from the estate’s past.
2–3 January 2027, dusk · Worksop, Nottinghamshire