Christmas

Christmas at Bolesworth opened with a fanfare last Friday, the 2nd of December, when thousands of visitors took to the all-new Christmas Lights Trail at the Cheshire based venue.

A walk through the dazzling Lights Tunnel signalled the start of the festive fun for families and friends who went on to enjoy the 1.2-mile Lights Trail, and gaze in wonder at the stunning light pyramids and ground orbs, lasers and strobes, twinkling lights in the trees, and dancing fountains on the ornamental lake.

Twisting through Rudolph’s Rest, complete with Santa’s reindeer, the winter wonderland snaked through Champagne Island and across the Rainbow Bridge before leading back to a sizable fairground, sited alongside food stands and bars. Santa’s Grotto with friendly elves in the Alpine Lodge proved to be a big hit with boys and girls, their parents and grandparents too.

The opening day closed with a spectacular Fireworks Display in front of the historic Bolesworth Castle.

Christmas at Bolesworth reopens with Christmas Jumper Day, for visitors and their four-legged friends, from 4pm this Thursday, the 8th of December and runs through to 9.30pm on Sunday the 11th of December. It then returns on Wednesday the 14th of December, remaining open right the way through to Christmas Eve.

Football fans will be well catered for as all England games will be shown on a big screen in the Bolesworth Alpine Lodge.

Online tickets, from £18.00, offering a saving of 20 per cent over on-the-gate costs, will be bookable daily until 2pm, subject to availability.

Visit www.bolesworth.com/christmas for information.

Running alongside its all-new 2022 Christmas Lights Trail, the Bolesworth Estate in Cheshire will host its inaugural Bolesworth Santa Dash, in aid of Hope House and Ty Gobaith Children’s Hospices, this December.

Hope House Children’s Hospices is a registered charity dedicated to the provision of hospice and community care for life limited children and their families from Shropshire, Cheshire, North and Mid Wales. It has been Bolesworth’s appointed charity for just over a year now, with almost £40,000 raised so far.

The Bolesworth Santa Dash will be held on Sunday December 11, starting at 3pm (with arrival from 2.30pm). Participants will have the opportunity to run, or walk, a 2km circuit which will wind around the impressive Bolesworth Castle, with incredible views of Cheshire, north Wales, Wirral, and Merseyside along the way.

What’s more, it’s dog-friendly too so pooches are welcome to join the fun.

Contestants are encouraged to dress up and will receive a Santa Dash medal and goody bag at the finish line. They will also be offered a 25 per cent discount per booking of four tickets to the Bolesworth Christmas Lights Trail, which will be matched by a further 25 per cent donation by Bolesworth to the chosen charity.

All entry fees – £5 per child and £10 for adults – will be donated to the Hope House Children’s Hospice charity. Admission is free for spectators.

For further information and to join up for the 2022 Bolesworth Santa Dash, visit www.bolesworth.com/santa-dash

The team behind the Bolesworth Estate in Cheshire has decided to spread the yuletide cheer and give younger visitors the chance to visit Santa’s magical grotto for free this year.

People who book a general admission ticket to the event before the 31st of October 2022, can also book two slots for their children to enjoy complimentary admission to Bolesworth’s Santa Christmas Experience.*

Visits to Santa will include the chance for children to tell him what they would like for Christmas and whether they’ve been nice (or naughty…), have a picture taken with him and, of course, receive a special seasonal gift.

Christmas at Bolesworth Castle is an exceptional time as the vast grounds are transformed into a festive paradise, adorned in seasonal sparkle for a month of winter magic.

The 1.2-mile accessible Bolesworth Christmas Lights Trail, featuring an all-new extended route, will be illuminated by more than 40,000 lights. It winds through ‘enchanted’ woods, where Santa’s reindeer roam freely, runs beside the extensive lake, complete with new-for-2022 water features, before crossing over a brilliantly illuminated pontoon bridge. And, saving the best until last will be contemporary light Son et Lumiere light show projections on the Castle.

Christmas markets, sited alongside a large fairground and huge indoor Alpine Lodge, with Xmas gift shopping and mouth-watering food stands serving up a selection of indulgent goodies, from hog roast and roasted chestnuts to delicious, sweet treats, all add to the grin-inducing atmosphere of the event.

“We want families to have the best possible experience at our Christmas event this year,” said Matt Bates, Managing Director of Bolesworth Events. “A visit to Santa is a must-do on most children’s Christmas wish-list, so we decided to make it free to book, while keeping the same very-special one-to-one Santa experience, complete with free gift.”

Christmas at Bolesworth runs from the 2nd to 4th, 8th to 11th, and 14th to 24th of December 2022.

Simply put, a trip to Bolesworth could well be a perfect family way to celebrate Christmas this year.

For more information and to book tickets, visit www.bolesworth.com/christmas

*Two free Santa slots per Transaction with accompanying general admission tickets.