London for Christmas
Winter Wonderland - Immersive Theatre Experience.
On the edge of Dulwich Park by College Gate stands the old Victorian Park keeper’s Lodge. A Magical ‘Gingerbread House’ where each year Father Christmas and his Elves climb down the chimney and entertain children with their Winter Wonderland Experience.
You will go on an immersive journey through our festive Park Keepers Lodge. Split into small groups guests will be led through a series of immersive activities with 15 minutes in each area – before finally meeting the Big Man in red himself upstairs.
On arrival, guests will be greeted by Santa’s elves at the Woodland Café for a cup of hot chocolate or mulled wine for the grown-ups & enjoy a mince pie or shortbread in the Wyld Woods. Take it in turns to climb into Santa’s sleigh and take your own festive Sleigh photographs before being led through the garden gate where your festive immersive theatre event will begin.
First, it’s a visit to The Elves’ No. 1 Radio Station in the Yurt. This year Mista Beat has discovered a new genre of music he wants to explore. Get ready to join our musical Elf band and help us record a new Techno Space themed Christmas tune. Any musical children or grown-ups, this is your chance to grab the mic or a drum and show Santa’s Elves you’ve got talent!
Next, it’s a complimentary ticket to visit our “Elf Cinema & Toy Workshop” where you will be given your own bag of popcorn, watch a short film about “Toy Maker Hans & His Magic Hands”, then get ready to help the Elves doing some very important ‘Toy Testing’. You will need to make sure the toys are all working fine & get them ready for delivery on Christmas Eve.
Next, an invitation to visit traditional Mrs Claus’s kitchen, where the children will get busy decorating their very own Gingerbread biscuit and spend some quality time with Mrs Claus.
Following Santa’s Sooty Footsteps upstairs to the Wonderland Waiting Room the children meet Star Frost our Christmas Tree Fairy who gets busy painting faces with her fairy dust. Children can write or draw a Christmas Wish for Santa and play a few Victorian pantry games. Santa’s Elf will ring his bell to call each child and their family into Santa’s Grotto when it is time to meet the man himself.
Meeting the big man in red the children greet and share their wishes with Santa. Santa’s helper will help take a family photo of you all together on your chosen phone or camera (so make sure these are charged and carried with you). With special Santa words of wisdom each child will receive a personalised present and be wished a very merry Christmas from Father Christmas himself.
Finally, it’s downstairs to our Christmas toy shop, clutching Santa’s present to pick up the children’s Gingerbread they decorated with Mrs Claus. We have a special Whippersnappers Toy shop here, so also cater for any of your Christmas shopping needs. The toy shop will be open throughout the run, so if you have to pop back in secret another day you can come to visit our toy shop during any of our December opening hours.
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