Meet Santa in Chesterfield
Looking for somewhere to meet Santa in Chesterfield? To help you plan your day out, below is a list of places he will be visiting across the town.
There are many ways you can meet Santa in Chesterfield. You can meet him in his magical Grotto, see him on a canal boat or even enjoy breakfast with him.
Santa’s Grotto
Santa is back at Chesterfield Market Hall for 2025 and he’s brought his elves with him!
Share your Christmas wish list with Santa and receive a special present to go under your tree until Christmas Day.
Story time with Santa
Gather around in the our cosy Tipi Christmas as Santa shares a magical festive story with children from 3:30pm to 4:00pm on the following Sundays:
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30th November (with a British Sign Language interpreter)
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7th December
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14th December
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21st December
This free event has limited spaces, available on a first come, first served basis.
Santa Special Cruises
Something a little less traditional – the popular trips on the Chesterfield Canal with Santa are back this Christmas. This is the perfect opportunity to enjoy a family day out and make memories with the littles ones.
All children will receive a gift and adults get a seasonal drink and mince pie or equivalent.
Puffin’ Billy
Join Santa as he trades his sleigh for Puffin’ Billy, Queen’s Park’s very own miniature train.
There’s no need to book, just come along to the station at Queen’s Park miniature railway to wait for your departure.
Check out which weekends in December the train will be running.
Santa at Matlock Farm Park
The big man in red is returning to Matlock Farm Park!
At their Christmas Crafts sessions, children will be able to get stuck in making food for Santa’s Reindeer and take this home with them ready to put out on Christmas Eve. Children will also make a lovely decorative keepsake to take away and be able to write a letter to put in the North Pole post box or hand over to Santa himself. After leaving Crafts room, you’ll be taken into Santa’s grotto for a chat and to tell him your Christmas wishes.
Or, share breakfast with Santa and hear all about his reindeer at Matlock Farm Park.
The Big Man in Red will come along to visit your family during breakfast and knowing the names and interests of the children in your party, have a lovely chat all about them and their Christmas wishes.
Santa will have his big sack of gifts with him and he will provide a gift ‘specially labelled for your young loved one.
You can also pre-book for the Christmas Grotto. This includes a chance to write a letter to Father Christmas and meet the man himself. For a calmer, more relaxed experience, autism friendly sessions to meet Santa are available.
Breakfast with Santa at Ringwood Hall Hotel
Join Santa at his magical grotto for a delicious buffet style breakfast.
Kids can celebrate the festivity with a children’s disco, games, quizzes, and plenty of Christmassy photo opportunities.
A fun filled morning for all the family.
Father Christmas at Bolsover Castle
Father Christmas is taking time out of his busy festive schedule to tell some of his favourite seasonal stories around the Christmas tree.
After a group storytelling session, you and your children can meet the man himself, with the chance to take photographs and make memories to treasure.
Father Christmas will also give every child a traditional present to unwrap.
