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Visitors by a Christmas tree at Ickworth, Suffolk — Visitors by a Christmas tree at Ickworth, Suffolk | © National Trust Images/Arnhel de Serra

Christmas

From winter illuminations to visiting Father Christmas, there's plenty of festive things to do at the places in our care this year. Plan ahead and find a Christmas event near you.

Christmas at the Blickling Estate in Norfolk

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Christmas lights and winter illuminations

During winter, many of the places in our care are bathed in colour as they host winter illuminations and lights trails.

Visiting Father Christmas in his magical Grotto at Dinefwr, Carmarthenshire

Visit Father Christmas

Plan a festive family day out and meet Father Christmas in his grotto this Christmas. You can even settle down for a storytelling session or leave a gift at a reverse grotto at some of the places in our care.

Christmas at Powis Castle, Powys

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Historic houses decked out for Christmas

Step back in time and experience a historic Christmas first-hand. From the 1800s to the 1980s, see houses decked out with decorations from across history at the places in our care.

Two women, one holding a small child, stand by the wooden stalls and fairy lights of the Christmas market, busy with shoppers, at Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire

Christmas markets and winter fairs

Find perfect Christmas presents or stock up on seasonal treats and decorations at a Christmas market or winter fair.

People are seen making Christmas wreaths using holly and other materials at Knole in Kent

Christmas craft workshops

Join a Christmas craft workshop to learn how to create colourful decorations and memorable gifts, all in beautifully festive surroundings.

A crowd is gathered to ding Christmas carols among the lit-up ruins of Fountains Abbey, with rainbow lights illuminating the building.

Christmas choirs and concerts

With carol services and choirs performing at many of our places, you’ll find lots of ways to get in the Christmas spirit at these merry events near you.

A group of four women along a path, in the background, down a hill is a reservoir

Where will you visit next?

Discover lots of gardens, historic houses, days out at the coast and more.