Christmas at Dinefwr

Family looking at Christmas tree decorations, Dinefwr | © NTI / Paul Harris

Feel the warmth of festive family days and enjoy adventures on the Dinefwr Estate with friends this winter. Find out what's on over festive season, from the excitement of the Thistlemas at Dinefwr, the Christmas Fair, the traditional Mari Lwyd event and bracing winter walks enjoying the beauty of the ancient parkland.

Enjoy a beautiful and restful Christmas

Weekends from 23 November. Daily 16 December - 5 January (excluding 24 & 25 December)

Visit beautifully decorated Newton House, and the growing tradition of our special Christmas Tree. We’ll be unveiling seven new decorations on the Creatures of Dinefwr Christmas Tree. These decorations are of the amazing creatures that can be found roaming the estate and are created by the talented artist Bettina Reeves.

Look out for the sparkly swan muscle and the little egret can you spot the other new decorations?

Relax at the fireside in the café, enjoy a warming bowl of soup or a luxury hot chocolate in these beautiful surroundings.

The Mari Lwyd

31 December & 3 January

Join us for a warming drink, music, and a mischievous Mari in this fun Welsh tradition. When Mari and her group get to Newton House, they will sing Welsh language songs or wassails, and indulge in a ritual called pwnco: an exchange of rude rhymes with the person who lives there. If the Mari and her gang get entry, the household is said to have good luck for the year. The Mari is well-known to be mischievous – trying to steal things and the chase people she likes – as she goes about her bidding. Wear suitable shoes and cosy clothes.

Mari Lwyd festive performance at Newton House, Dinefwr, Wales — Mari Lwyd festive performance at Newton House, Dinefwr | © National Trust Images Paul Harris.jpg

Winter walks

Discover the wellbeing of a winter walk and take a moment to pause on crisp winter mornings to watch the wildlife of Dinefwr, and even catch sight of our herd of Fallow deer.