Santa Specials

Child £17, Children under 2yrs £10, Adult £17, Senior £16.

Ticket Pricing Adults £17, Seniors £16, Children Age 2yrs and over £17 (Includes present from Santa), Children under 2yrs £10 (includes present)

Children and Babes in arms under 2 years of age FREE (without present).  If there is only one child in the group and they are under 2 years of age, and you don’t wish them to receive a present, please contact bookings@swindon-cricklade-railway.org to arrange a ticket.

Tickets are valid for one round trip to see Santa.

Departure Times from Blunsdon – Santa Trains are shown on the calendar as a time slot but PLEASE NOTE:  Departure times are at 30 minute intervals and are at: 10.30, 11.00, 11.30, 12.00, 12.30. Then at 13.45, 14.15, 14.45, 15.15, 15.45, 16.15.  All Santa Trains start from Blunsdon station platform.  Please ensure you are on the platform to catch the train at the time shown for the start of the time slot.

Please allow at least 15 minutes to park and make your way to the platform.

Wheelchair Users and other persons with a disability who require a Carer to facilitate their visit, should purchase the appropriate Adult, Senior or Child Ticket and may be accompanied by one Carer on the same ticket free of charge. A request for a Carer’s ticket should be made using the Additional Needs box on the form below.  Wheelchair users can ride on the train in our accessible coach (usually LAURA).

Children receiving a Present from Santa –  Please enter the number of children aged 2 yrs or over and the number of Under 2 year olds who are to receive a present in the CHILD box below.  The price for an Under 2 year old child receiving a present will be adjusted when you select their age appropriate present

Family Group size – To minimise queuing, the number of Child Santa tickets is limited on each train.   There is no reasonable limit to the number of accompanying Adults or Seniors.

Dogs – Please note that only assistance dogs are permitted on our Santa Specials. If you need to travel with an assistance dog, please let us know when making your booking.

Please! – Do not travel on an earlier train than you have booked – you will likely be asked to go to the end of the queue to be fair to the people booked on that train.

Online ticketing for each day closes at 8.30pm on the day before the service. Booking is essential. 

Shortly after placing your order, you will receive a confirmation email – this is also your ticket – please bring it with you on your phone etc.  Please contact us on bookings@swindon-cricklade-railway.org if you do not receive this email.

Just choose the day, time of train and the number of tickets you require from the calendar below! 

Availability shown on Calendar is based on the number of child spaces remaining.

Category:
Pick the day you want to attend on the calendar below:
Child #1
-£7.00
£17.00
£0.00

Description

This is a trip to visit Santa in his Grotto – You will be travelling on our Santa Special to see and speak to Santa and his helpers!

Take your own photos with Santa in his North Pole Grotto!  Don’t forget to bring your spare coins for the ‘singing reindeer’ outside his grotto.

Hot and cold drinks and light refreshments will be available to purchase after your visit and at Blunsdon.   

Your journey starts at Blunsdon and you travel North to the farthest reach of the line before alighting at the North Pole (Hayes Knoll) to visit Santa in his Grotto. You then return by the next train to Blunsdon.  

Please do not leave clothes or possessions on the train and make sure you travel on the train scheduled to leave at the start of your time slot. 

Free Parking at Blunsdon at Owner’s risk. PLEASE NOTE: There is no connecting service from Swindon Mouldon Hill (SMH) Country Park. 

Train travel is in carriages with compartments – but should operational constraints require it, the train type and locomotives used may vary and seating may be in non-compartment carriages.

Terms and Conditions are here

 

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