A close-up image of a Christmas tree with lights and baubles at Uppark, with more lights out of focus in the background — Festive decorations on a Christmas tree | © National Trust Images/John Millar

Christmas in Wiltshire

The world-famous landscapes and magnificent houses around Wiltshire were transformed for Christmas 2024. Check back later to plan your festive day out and find lots of things to see and do with all the family for Christmas 2025.

Two visitors in the cloister looking at one of the Christmas Trees decorated for Lacock's Community Christmas Tree Festival, Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire

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Christmas at Lacock

The lights were twinkling at Lacock once more for Christmas 2024, with santa's sleigh in the Courtyard by the 20ft tree. The Community Christmas Tree festival returned to set the Cloister glittering with twinkly lights and handmade decorations and the Great Hall was decked out in traditional decorations. Mother Christmas settled down in the grotto to read another Christmas story, and visitors could create their own decorations and post a letter to the North Pole in the Botanic Garden Bothy.

The timber frame ceiling of Avebury's 16th Century Dovecote decorated with black drapes, hanging paper star ornaments, warm fairy lights, and a crescent moon decoration featuring golden star and comet designs.

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Christmas at Avebury

Christmas at Avebury begins on Saturday 30 November and includes the chance to meet St. Nicholas, Christmas markets, wreath-making, and our popular winter walks around the stones.

The exterior of Mompesson House, Wiltshire, in winter, dusted with a light covering of snow.

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Christmas at Mompesson House

For Christmas 2024, we invited you to take a trip back in time to 1846 at Mompesson House. As the Townsend family slept on Christmas Eve, their books came to life... The Christmas offer has now finished. Please check back nearer the time to see what's in store for Christmas 2025.

Festive house decorations and spectacularly decorated Christmas trees, Stourhead, Wiltshire

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Festive fun at Stourhead

Get ready for a season of festive joy at Stourhead with a schedule full of wonderful activities and a beautifully decorated house. Experience a magical Christmas season and make magical memories.