Christmas at Paultons runs on 19 dates from 5 December to 3 January. Day tickets £41 in advance, £55 on the day; Santa's Grotto £26 a child, park entry extra.

Christmas at Paultons Park runs on selected dates from Saturday 5 December 2026 to Sunday 3 January 2027, and tickets are already on sale. The park at Ower, near Romsey, calls it “A Celebration of Christmas”: Peppa Pig World in its festive dressing, Santa on the Show Stage, a grotto you book separately and the big rides in Valgard, Tornado Springs and Lost Kingdom open in the cold.

Everything below was read from Paultons Park’s own Christmas, grotto, opening times and ticket pages, and its booking calendar, on 6 October 2026.

The quick answer

  • Dates: 19 days. Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 December, Saturday 12 to Monday 14 December, every day from Friday 18 to Thursday 24 December, Sunday 27 to Thursday 31 December, and Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 January. Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
  • Tickets: £41 a person booked in advance, £55 on the day, in the park’s ticket calculator.
  • Santa’s Grotto: 5, 6, 12, 13, 14 and 18 to 24 December only. £26 a child, £15.75 an adult, £10 for a baby under 12 months, on top of park entry, and it must be booked before the day.
  • Hours: 10am to 4.30pm on the December dates before Christmas Eve, 10am to 4pm on Christmas Eve, and 10.30am to 4pm from 27 December.

The dates and opening hours

The park’s booking calendar shows these Christmas days, with the hours from its opening times feed:

Dates Hours
Sat 5 and Sun 6 Dec 10am to 4.30pm
Sat 12, Sun 13 and Mon 14 Dec 10am to 4.30pm
Fri 18 to Wed 23 Dec, daily 10am to 4.30pm
Thu 24 Dec, Christmas Eve 10am to 4pm
Sun 27 to Thu 31 Dec, daily 10.30am to 4pm
Sat 2 and Sun 3 Jan 10.30am to 4pm

The park is closed on the weekdays in between, on 25 and 26 December and on 1 January; none of those days can be booked. Its Christmas page sums up the season as “selected open dates during December 2026 to 3rd January 2027”, and its FAQ says rides close at 4.30pm in December. Check the park’s calendar for the day you want before you set out.

What is on

From the park’s Christmas page:

  • Peppa Pig World decorated for Christmas, with Peppa and George to meet in festive outfits.
  • Santa’s Storytime and the Christmas Wish show on the Show Stage until 24 December, included in the ticket. The Show Stage has covered seating, and show times are in the park app. No booking is needed.
  • Frosty the Snowman and a flurry of snowflakes at the Show Stage until 3 January.
  • Illuminations around the park.
  • Rides: Valgard and Tornado Springs are open for Christmas, with the rides in Lost Kingdom. A number of rides close for winter maintenance in December; the park’s Christmas ride map lists which.
  • Food: the Yorky Wrap is back, a giant Yorkshire pudding wrapped round turkey, a pig in blanket, stuffing and cranberry sauce, plus festive burgers and mince pies.

From 27 December to 3 January the park stays decorated, but Santa has gone: the storytime ends on Christmas Eve.

Santa’s Grotto

The grotto is a walk-through attraction with lights, music and animatronic characters, ending in a private meeting with Santa. Each child gets a soft plush toy in a gift bag, and each booking gets one professional photograph of the family with Santa in a presentation folder.

  • Dates: Saturday 5, Sunday 6, Saturday 12, Sunday 13, Monday 14 December, then every day from Friday 18 to Thursday 24 December.
  • Slots: every five minutes from 10am. The last slot is 3.55pm on most days, 4.30pm from 19 to 23 December and 3pm on Christmas Eve.
  • Prices: £26 a child, £15.75 an adult, £10 for a child under 12 months.
  • Rules: book before the day, at most eight people a booking, and everyone also needs a park ticket. Annual pass holders can add the grotto separately.

On 6 October most slots were still free on every grotto date; Saturday 12 December was the most booked so far.

November: cheaper weekends

Before Christmas starts, the park opens on Saturdays and Sundays from 7 to 29 November as “November Reduced Rate Days” with selected rides open. Those days are £29 a person in advance and the hours are 10.30am to 4pm. There are no Christmas shows on those dates.

Getting there and parking

Paultons Park is at Ower, Romsey SO51 6AL, just off junction 2 of the M27, south west of Romsey. From Andover that means the A3057 through Stockbridge to Romsey, then south. Parking at the park is free. The park advises drivers coming off the M3 to take the M27 west towards Bournemouth and Southampton, not east.

The X7 Salisbury to Southampton bus stops at Ower, Vine Inn, outside the park.

Before a December run down the A3057, check our Andover roadworks and travel page. If you are starting from the town centre, our parking in Andover page covers the car parks.

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