What to do around Christmas time Posted November 10, 2011

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Compton Acres At Christmas

Compton Acres situated in Canford Cliffs in Poole are having late night openings.  Every Wednesday from 30th November to 21st December you can expect:

  • Compton Acres shops, plant centre and café will be open until 9pm
  • Come and visit Father Christmas in his grotto from 4-7.30pm and get a lovely present – have you been good?
  • Listen to the carols from 6-6.30pm
  • Our newly refurbished café will be serving seasonal specials including hot turkey and cranberry rolls, mince pies and more
  • FREE parking
  • Children can visit our cute animals and partake in Christmas crafts
  • SPECIAL OFFER Enjoy a FREE glass of mulled wine on arrival

Every Saturday in December including Christmas Eve you can have breakfast with Father Christmas

  • Father Christmas will visit your table and give children a gift – if they’ve been good!
  • Breakfast is from 9am-10.30am and tickets cost £10 per person.
  • On Christmas Eve we have an extra special breakfast with Father Christmas from 9.30 – 11.30pm which costs £15 per person and includes a glass of bucks fizz for the grown ups
For more information visit there website: Compton Acres


Farmer Palmer’s

Visit Santa  on the 3rd & 4th, 10th & 11th, 17th & 18th December.

We decorate the Animal Barn and Restaurant.

Friendly Santa chats to the children in his special Animal Barn winter grotto

Santa is looking forward to meeting the children – Have you been naughty or nice this year? Farm themed presents for everyone and on Sundays Christmas dinners are served in the restaurant.Christmas wish lists are available upon request from the SHOP to fill in.

Also join in on the CAROL SERVICE Sun Dec 11th & Sun 18th
Hymns around the tree With the Winton Salvation Army Band. 3pm start
No extra charge but donations welcome.
Roast Xmas Dinners, mince pies and mulled wine available to purchase on the day
For more information visit there website: Farmer Palmers


Cinderella- Christmas Panto

Event dates: 9 Dec 2011 – 8 Jan 2012
Event address: Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts, Kingland Road, Poole, BH15 1UG

About the event:

Tickets: from £14.50. Discounts available. Call 0844 406 8666 Please note Half Price children can only be booked through the box office, and only in one transaction.

Times: All Evenings: 7.00pm
Mornings 13/12 – 15/12: 10.30am
Matinees 12/12 – 15/12 : 1.30pm
Matinees 17/12 – 08/01: 3.00pm

Audio Described performance: 29/12 at 3.00pm & 04/01 at 7.00pm.

Captioned performace: 29/12 at 7.00pm & 04/01 at 3.00pm.

Please note there will not be performances on 16/12, 25/12, 01/01 and 05/01.

Cinderella is one of the best-loved fairy tales of all time. With
pumpkins, plenty of laughs, music and magic,
this classic rags to riches story has everything a traditional
pantomime could wish for. A festive family treat for all ages.
Featurin g live Shetland Ponies!

Early Bird Offer!!
£1 off full price, under18s and over 60s ticketsGroups 10+ £3 off (If paid for by 23/09/11)

Free ice cream for parties of 20+ (If booked and paid for by 21/10/11)

www.lighthousepoole.co.uk 

Bournemouth Christmas Market

18th November 2010 to 2nd January 2011 Bournemouth Town Square and surrounding streets will be bursting with Christmas ambience. In the Lower Gardens find a centre-piece nativity scene and a Disney style Arch at the entrance. Bournemouth Square hosts a stage with live entertainment. Father Christmas is available for photographs, see our website www.bournemouthchristmasmarket.com for dates on his visits with live Reindeer. There will be a Victorian-style Carousel, a climbing Santa and a miniature toboggan ice slide, where the more energetic visitors can sit on a rubber ring and hurtle down the ice run. Visit the alpine chalet  style bar, with a beer garden serving German lager and mulled wines, for refreshments. Visitors can enjoy three types of German Sausage cooked on a traditional German Swing Grill, enjoy steak and potatoes, roasted chestnuts, crepes, traditional sweets and much more.. Chalets featuring a range of gifts on sale will include gifts for all the family, ranging from traditional to hand crafted and unique gifts.

For more information visit there website: Bournemouth Christmas Market