Book to visit Santa & our Reindeer - Cotswold Reindeer Herd

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In this unique Christmas experience you and your family will meet Santa and two of his reindeer in his amazing grotto, and your ticket also covers you for the main visit to our reindeer experience.

Santa will spend time talking to each child and spreading some festive cheer. He will then present each child with a hand-wrapped gift. Before you head off on your remaining adventure our photographer will capture the moment forever, and your group will be given a photograph to take away with you.

Santa bookings include a visit to meet our reindeer up close in their homes. You will also be able to feed and learn about these fascinating creatures. During your visit you can take a magical walk through our Santa’s Forest of real Christmas trees, lit with thousands of fairy lights. Look out for the elf and fairy houses! Finally, you can top-off your festive adventure with a family selfie on our sleigh.

Our shop/café will be open for you to enjoy a hot drink as well as explore our growing range of unique cards and gifts.

VIP event 24th December – On Christmas Eve, for a modest extra cost (visit Santa £27, accompanying adult/reindeer visitor £18.50) each child will get an extra present from Santa, and all guests are offered a free mulled juice, on request; and each booked group will be offered one free cup of sweets on arrival.

Booking Information

Once you have made your booking you will be sent an email with your booking reference. This is your ticket. When you arrive, let our admissions team know what your reference number is. There is no need to print out the email, you can show it on your phone or just make a note of the reference number.

To find out more about what to expect on your arrival, check our current Visitor Guidance.

Booking Calendar

From £21.50 per child. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Adults will be charged the standard £12.00 reindeer visit fee.

Key: Has Availability Online Booking Unavailable Fully Booked Unavailable Check back regularly for new availability.

Child Details

Please share with us some details about your child/children so that Santa can personalise their experience.

Child 1

First name *

What would they like for Christmas? Please note this is not the gift they will receive. *

Hobby *

Child 2

First name *

What would they like for Christmas? Please note this is not the gift they will receive. *

Hobby *

Child 3

First name *

What would they like for Christmas? Please note this is not the gift they will receive. *

Hobby *

Child 4

First name *

What would they like for Christmas? Please note this is not the gift they will receive. *

Hobby *

Child 5

First name *

What would they like for Christmas? Please note this is not the gift they will receive. *

Hobby *

Child 6

First name *

What would they like for Christmas? Please note this is not the gift they will receive. *

Hobby *

Child 7

First name *

What would they like for Christmas? Please note this is not the gift they will receive. *

Hobby *

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Category: Festive Season

Visit to see Santa and access to visit our reindeer for the whole family/group (subject to booking, and a limit of ten persons in the grotto).
1 professionally taken group photograph.
Extra photographs can be purchased at £7.50 each. Photographs are collected from the shop at the end of your visit, (so there is no need to worry about carrying it around or a reindeer eating it).
A hand wrapped gift per child.
A Christmas pencil with eraser per child.

VIP event 24th December – All children booked to visit Santa on Christmas Eve will receive and extra gift All guests will be offered a free mulled juice, (on request); and each group booked will be offered one free cup of sweets on arrival.

This year we will be opening our gates from 16th November until 31st December for the public to come and visit Santa, our reindeer herd and Christmas shop/cafe.

Opening times:

Monday – Wednesday: closed (with some exceptions, as listed below).

Thursday – Sunday: 10am – 5pm.

Late nights Saturday 7th, 14th, 21st & 23rd Dec open until 8pm.

Closed Monday – Wednesday, except we are also open Monday 16th December right through to when we close at 5 pm Christmas Eve.

Santa’s Grotto will be open every weekend from 18th Nov, and we are also open from 18th December every day until we finally close at 5pm on Christmas Eve.

Special Late Night Opening until 8:00 pm Saturday 7th, 14th, 21st and 23rd of December.

We are then closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

We open again! on 27th – to 31st December to see the reindeer, however Santa will be away on holiday after Christmas.

Go to the booking calendar on this page to view and select the best dates and time for your visit.

Please note: Bookings close on a rolling 24 hour basis, after that the “fully Booked” message will be displayed. There may still be availability to see Santa but this cannot be guaranteed and would be subject to there being time slots available when guests arrive to ask and pay at reception.

There is usually space to still go and see our reindeer, it is just the grotto that quickly becomes fully booked. The grotto cannot accommodate more than ten persons in any one group.

Our tracks are made of crushed stone, and this can provide a degree of difficulty for some mobility vehicles and pushchairs with small wheels. We have never failed to get someone to where they wish to go.

We have no steps, only ramps, and all doorways are wide enough for wheel chairs and prams, including the restroom/baby changing area.

If anyone is experiencing difficulty getting around we will provide staff to help if requested.