Santa's Grottos in Dorset | Where to meet Santa in Dorset

Christmas at Farmer Palmers

Where: Farmer Palmers, Wareham Rd, Organford, Poole, Organford, Poole BH16 6EU

When: 9th, 10th, 16th – 23rd December 2023

About: Children can enjoy a farm-tastic day out at the Farm Park and experience the wonder and excitement of meeting ‘the man in red’ and all his festive friends in the Magical Christmas Barn, PLUS every child with a ‘Farmer Christmas Experience Ticket’ receives a great gift from the Elves at Ye Olde Toy Shoppe!

Price: Tickets to visit the Magical Christmas Barn are sold in addition to normal admission, these are (Price TBC).

How to book: Book tickets online by clicking HERE or clicking below.

Santa's Grotto at Bobby's

Where: Bobby's Deparment Store, 2 Commercial Rd, Bournemouth Square

When: 2nd December - 23rd December from 11:00 - 15:00

About: This Christmas you can step into Santa's Grotto at Bobby's in Bournemouth and receive a present! As well as meeting Santa, you can also opt to cherish this special day with a professional photoshoot with your family. Choose to get this image as a keepsake in the form of a snowglobe or Christmas tree ornament.  

Price: Adults go FREE, Kids £15, Under 1s £8

How to book: Book online by clicking here 

Santa's Grotto at Moonacre

Where: Moonacre Weddings, New Barn, Roundhouse Roundabout, Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

When: 2nd December - 23rd December from 11:00 - 15:00

About: This Christmas you can step into a Winter wonderland and meet Santa at Moonacre! Alongside meeting Santa, you can also decorate a gingerbread house, sip on some hot choclate and gather around for a storytime from Mrs Claus! 

Price: Adults go FREE, Under 1s £9.99, Kids £19.99

How to book: Book online by clicking here 

Meet Santa Paws at Upton Country Park

Where: Poole Rd, Upton, Poole BH17 7BJ

When: 13th and 14th December 2023

About: Bring your friend along to Upton Country Park to meet Santa Paws! Get the cutest Christmas picture to put up in your house and share with friends this festive period. Your dog will get their photo opportunity and will also receive a Christmas doggy treat.

Price: £6 per furry friend!

How to book: Book HERE.

Nutley Farm's Festive Barn

Where: Nutley Farm: DT2 8DT is located on Winfrith Heath, Winfrith Newburgh, Nr Dorchester, Dorset

When: 1st December – 24th December.

About: This Christmas you can visit Santa at Nutley Farm as part of their Christmas Light & Reindeer Experience. Upon arrival you'll be greeted by one of Santa's elves before taking a trip into Nutley's festive-themed barn. Speak and get pictures with Santa in his grotto and post your Xmas list in his magical postbox that will see letters for all the well-behaved children sent to his toy workshop. Interact with reindeer and receive a small Christmas present to take home with you.

Price: £16.00 per children over 2 years £10.00 per children under 2 years 

How to book: Book tickets online by clicking HERE or clicking below.

Santa Experience at Monkey World

Where: Monkey World, Tout Hill, Longthorns, Wareham, BH20 6HH

When: Between 18th - 20th December 2023

About: Between the 18th and 20th December Santa’s sleigh will touch down at Monkey World!

As well as meeting Santa and receiving a special present from him, your little monkeys can enjoy festive fare, a Christmas trail around the park, and even make a present for the primates with Santa’s elves! Primate adoptions also make a great Christmas gift- and mean you can visit your adopted primate for free for a year!

Price: Visiting Santa at Monkey World will help support the rescue and rehabilitation of primates, so help spread Christmas cheer by seeing Santa here! £5 plus entrance fee per child.

How to book: Booking is essential and places are limited, to book email communications@monkeyworld.org

Stewarts Christchurch Garden Centre - Winter Wonderland Experience

Where: Stewarts Christchurch Garden Centre, Lyndhurst Road, Christchurch BH23 4SA

When: 25th November to 24th December 2023

About: Just over a 30-minute drive from Poole town centre, Santa is setting up his grotto at Stewarts Christchurch Garden Centre as part of their Winter Wonderland experience. Enjoy a festive family day out like no other taking a trip through their magical Christmas walkway before meeting Santa and his real-life reindeers. Find out if you’ve made it onto Santa’s good list and you might just be given a present to take home to put under the Christmas tree. Stewarts are also running a Santa’s grotto experience at their Broomhill garden centre in Wimborne as well.

Price: Children: £17.50, Babies: £3, Adults: £2.50

How to book: Book tickets online HERE.

Santa Special At Moors Valley Railway

Where: Moors Valley 

When: 9th, 10th, 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th December 2023

About: This festive season, step aboard the Santa Special at Moors Valley & be transported to a Winter Wonderland. Enjoy a wonderful and exciting festive experience with all the traditional sights, sounds and aromas of Christmas! Arrive at Moors Valley Country Park – park your car for free! Get into the mood with some Christmas music while having your tickets checked. Board your train for an enjoyable journey to Kingsmere Station, home to Santa’s Railway Grotto!. Wander through the Christmassy Winter Wonderland and visit Santa in his grotto for a chat and photo opportunities, recieve your special present from Santa (adults and children receive a present) and enjoy festive refreshments of mince pies, mulled wine, tea, coffee and more, suitable for adults and children.* as you rejoin your train to return to Lakeside.

Price £26.95 pp

How to book: Book HERE.

Museum Of East Dorset Santa’s Grotto

Where: 23-29 High Street, Wimborne Minster, Dorset, BH21 1HR

When: 2nd and 16th December 2023, 2pm – 3pm, 2.45pm – 3.45pm, 3.30pm – 4.30pm.

About: When you arrive, you’ll be given a ‘Golden Ticket’ to see Santa. Firstly, the family can enjoy 45 minutes exploring the museum, where there will be a festive trail and the opportunity to make Christmas crafts and write a letter to Santa.

After 45 minutes, the elves will lead you from the museum kitchen down the garden to our Garden Room, where Santa will tell an interactive story to the group and give each child a wrapped, age-appropriate gift to take home with them.

Price: £15 per child. 

Book HERE.