Christmas at Dinefwr

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. 

Santa Sundays

1, 8, 15 & 22 December

Meet Santa at Dinefwr as the Drawing Room is transformed into his magical grotto, a place where he can keep an eye on his reindeer in the Deer Park. The house is decorated for Christmas and lots of family activities in the basement. Pre-booking essential. Each slot may have up to eight children and their families.

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.