The Yuletide Trail
Discover how Christmas was celebrated at Sissinghurst over 400 years ago with our festive family trail.
- Booking not needed
- Free event (admission applies)
Turn your Winter blues into Hey Nonny Nonny and discover how Christmas was celebrated at Sissinghurst over 400 years ago with our family trail.
Let the Lord of Misrule lead you through the revels of a traditional festive season, inspired by the twelve days of Christmas.
Explore festively decorated areas across the site, dress up as Lords and Ladies of the Manor, practice your royal greetings in the Tower, decorate a yule log, compete to be the 'Queen of the Bean', and put your children in charge for the day at our Childermas station.
Note: Parts of the trail are inside the main garden where standard admission applies. Please note that puschairs are allowed everywhere on site except the garden, but we encourage visitors to bring their own baby carriers.
Times
Prices
Event ticket prices
This event is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue.
Check admission pricesThe basics
- Suitability
Children welcome
- Meeting point
Collect your free trail sheets and entry tickets at Visitor Reception.
- What to bring and wear
This trail is mostly outside, so please wear weather-appropriate
- Accessibility
All trail stations have level access except two stations which are located in the Elizabethan Tower up a spiral staircase and up a flight of stairs in the Oast Exhibition Space. These two stations are accessible to visitors with assistance dogs only.
- Other
The trail is free but standard admission applies as some stations are within the main garden.
Upcoming events
Christmas at Sissinghurst Castle Garden (23 Nov - 5 Jan)
Join us for an Elizabethan Christmas at Sissinghurst Castle Garden this festive season. Runs between 23 November and 5 January, excl. 24 & 25 December.
'Radical Relationships' display (1 June 2024 - 30 March 2025)
Explore how Vita, Harold and their inner creative circle did not fit with early 20th century societal norms of gender and sexuality. A display told through the books in Vita and Harold's collection.
Aesme Studio: Winter at Sissinghurst
Take in this brand new floral installation in the garden during the winter months, in collaboration with Aesme Studio.
The South Cottage 1935
The South Cottage reopens for a new and immersive 'living museum' experience in January and February 2025.