Get into the festive spirit
From wreath-making workshops and carol concerts to winter illuminations, find Christmas days out near you.
Christmas at The Vyne
Open 22 Nov 2025 - 5 Jan 2026 inclusive (Closed 24 & 25 Dec) re-live the magic of best-loved fairy tales. In the house discover The Snow Queen’s icy realm, Red Riding Hood’s cunning wolf, and Beauty and the Beast’s elegant tea set.
House open 11am-3pm, gardens 10am-4pm. 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐭 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐍𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞-𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭-𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞-𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭-𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞. New for 2025, book your Christmas lunch in the Brewhouse tea-room available on weekdays 24 Nov - 17 Dec at 12pm. Scroll down and click through for the Christmas Lunch Menu and to book your Christmas Lunch.Festive family fun and Christmas decorations
A Fairytale Christmas
22 Nov 2025 - 5 Jan 2026 (Closed 24 & 25 Dec) | House 11am-3pm | Gardens 10am-4pm
Explore The Vyne's gardens and the ground floor of the house. Sparkling trees laden with baubles will illuminate magical displays inspired by fairy tales. For very young families, there is a hook-a-duck activity in the gardens and spotter activities and a photo opportunity both indoors and out.
As you wander the house, explore the realm of The Snow Queen in the Stone Gallery. Families can keep their eyes peeled for Little Red Riding Hood's wolf lurking in the Further Drawing Room. A nod to Beauty and the Beast, you'll find elegant tea cups, teapots and clocks in the Large Drawing Room.
Find Rapunzel's golden braid in the Dining Parlour. With a nod to Goldilocks and the Three Bears, in the Old Kitchen, all ages can look to see if they can work out which plate belongs to whom. Finally, young adventurers can spot The Ugly Duckling transformed into a proud swan in the second-hand bookshop.
Collect your house timed tickets on arrival at Visitor Reception. No pre-booking, first-come-first-serve.
Festive food and drink
Warm your cockles with hearty one-pots and soups in the Brewhouse tea-room. Or why not pick up an indulgent hot drink such as hot chocolate or spice-infused mulled wine with a mince pie to help take the chill off a winter’s day?
New for 2025:
Christmas Lunch in The Vyne's Brewhouse tea-room
Tuck into a hearty Christmas lunch in the Brewhouse
Weekdays Mon 24 Nov – Wed 17 Dec, 12pm-2pm. 2 courses, hot drink and mince pie £25 per person 3 courses, hot drink and mince pie £30 per person. Normal admission applies. Bookings are now open, click the link and scroll down for the Christmas Lunch Menu and to book your Christmas Lunch.
Christmas shopping at The Vyne
Discover a selection of festive bites and beverages, nature-inspired Christmas decorations and Christmas cards and calendars in The Vyne's gift shop, as well as quality books and kitchen and homeware.
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Things to do in The Vyne house
The Sandys and Chute families made The Vyne their home for over 500 years. They accumulated beautiful and important objects and made significant changes to the house during their lives, which you will see as you explore the opulent state rooms and humble servants’ quarters. Celebrating 250 years of Austen, enjoy exhibition 'Regency Revisited' and biweekly 'Jane Austen House Tours' for an additional £5 per person. The annual deep clean is currently underway, so now's the perfect time for a 'behind-the-scenes' style visit to the house. From 22 November, immersed in the magic of best-loved fairy tales, wander the ground floor of the house aglow with sparkling Christmas trees. Read on for more information.
Things to do in the garden at The Vyne
Discover what to see and do in the garden all year round at The Vyne. Explore the historic summerhouse, see what’s growing in the walled garden and take a walk by the lake.
Family-friendly things to do at The Vyne
From 11 Oct to 2 Nov, free trail ‘We’re Going on a Ghost Hunt’ Halloween Adventure offers family fun such as broomstick-racing and Halloween hoopla before collecting your sticker. Ideal for pre-schoolers and young children. From 22 Nov to 5 Jan (closed 24 & 25 Dec), free trail 'A Fairytale Christmas at The Vyne' showcases sparkling trees and magical scenes in the house. Youngsters will love the hilarious games and activities indoors and out. 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐭 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐍𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞-𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭-𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞-𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭-𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞.
