Christmas at The Firs

Christmas open weekends

29 November – 2 December and 6 - 9 December

The Firs opens for two weekends in December with Christmas trees, twinkling lights and natural decorations. Come and join us for some Christmas carols and concert recitals to put you in the festive spirit. Find out more about Worcester's very own Edward Elgar and see his charming birthplace cottage traditionally decorated for the season, stroll around the idyllic cottage garden and see why Elgar never forgot this special place. If you love quaint cottages and cottage gardens, The Firs is the place to visit for some romance this Christmas.

Find out more about our events in December by clicking this link.

Meet Father Christmas and some of his elves at The Firs

13 – 16 December and 20 – 23 December  (private event/ticket required)

Father Christmas will be at The Firs from 13 - 16 December and 20 - 23 December along with some of his best elves. Would you like to meet him?

The Firs will be full of Christmas atmosphere with sparkly lights and Christmas trees throughout, ready for you to be greeted by one of the elves who tell you all about your visit which includes.

• Visiting Father Christmas in the idyllic cottage where you can tell him what’s on your Christmas list and he’ll have a present for you too.
• Help sort out Father Christmas’s letters and parcels in the sorting office ready to be delivered in time for Christmas. 
• Writing a letter to Father Christmas at the letter writing station before placing it in the speedy delivery post box.
• A stop at the craft workshop, where you can create a decoration to take home.
• Father Christmas has lost his reindeer; can you spot them all in the gardens?
• Take a seat and create a memory in Father Christmas’s sleigh.
• Little Al’s Café will be getting into the festive spirit and will be open for hot drinks, light lunches and seasonal treats. Little Al's Kitchen

Tickets are £15 per child with up to two accompanying adults. Tickets available to book by clicking this link: Meet Father Christmas at The Firs

The modern visitor centre will be seasonally decorated as the elves workshop, where upon your arrival you will be greeted by his best elf who will tell you all about your visit.

In the run up to Christmas there is still lots to do and the elves need your help. In the sorting office there are parcels and letters to send. Surrounded by twinkly lights there will be an opportunity to write a letter to Father Christmas and send it off in our special postbox. Don’t forget to stop off at the craft workshop and have a go at making your own Christmas decoration to take home!

In the gardens discover a fabulous family photo opportunity and take a seat in Father Christmas’s sleigh. Unfortunately, one elf left the gate to the reindeer pen open, and they have all escaped around the gardens. Can you help us find them?

Father Christmas will be resting in the idyllic cottage where you can tell him what’s on your Christmas list and he’ll have a present for you too.

Essential information

• The time you book is the time you are seeing Father Christmas so please ensure you arrive 15 minutes beforehand to avoid disappointment.
• Whilst you have a time to visit Father Christmas you can arrive at the property as early as you wish and stay afterwards as long as you like. We recommend you allow 90 minutes to see everything on site.
• Little Al’s Café will be getting into the festive spirit and will be open from 10am – 4.30pm (hot food served until 3.30pm) serving hot drinks, light lunches and seasonal treats.