Wartime Christmas - Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 December.
PRE-BOOKING IS RECOMMENDED

Turn the clock back 80 years and step into a fabulous forties festive wonderland! Join a whole host of costumed characters, living history interpreters and even Father Christmas for a truly traditional Christmas event.

 

Our characterful Victorian police, fire and ambulance station will be filled with things to do, see and hear, from sensational vintage sounds to the smell of mulled wine. Join us to experience a truly immersive wartime Christmas.

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Experience a wartime Christmas like no other. Enjoy live music and explore a series of interactive living history displays, from life on the line to the home front. Live actors and realistic scenes make for a truly interactive experience as you tour a part of the battlefront, talk to the troops, handle the equipment and take home a piece of history. 

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Once you're done exploring the immersive displays and meeting our costumed characters why not visit Father Christmas? He's making time in his busy schedule to spend the weekend with us.

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• Christmas craft activities

• Christmas on the Home Front

• Vintage magicians

• Animals at war

• Festive storytelling

• Military displays and re-enactors

• Meet Father Christmas

• Festive food and drink

• Live music from Miss Marina Mae, Mr Johnny Victory, Miss Lily Lovejoy and Kyle Evans.

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This is one of our most popular events of the year, so we recommend pre-booking your tickets using the buttons above. Booking online is the only way to guarantee entry to the event at your chosen time.

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Please note that access to some of our usual exhibitions may be restricted during this event as we accommodate extra activities and special displays.