Bigger and better than ever before, experience Christmas at Kent Life in Maidstone this festive season, with Father Christmas’s magical grotto and plenty of fun family activities including Elf school, gingerbread decorating and watching Christmas movies!
Guests will be warmly welcomed with oodles of activities to get involved in – and not without a cup of steaming hot chocolate or mulled-wine, and festive mince pie in hand! Don’t forget to swing by The Snow Inn for yummy festive food and drink throughout your visit.
Meet Father Christmas:
Ho Ho Ho! The highlight for many will be visiting Father Christmas in his magical grotto where children can select a gift of choice from the well-stocked toy shop. Each child will receive a personalised letter in the post from Father Christmas ahead of their visit*.
Father Christmas will be visiting at the below times, so make sure to add these very important dates to your diary:
- Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th November
- Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th December
- Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th December
- Saturday 17th through to Saturday 24th December
Visitors are asked to arrive 15 minutes prior to their booked time slot but are welcome to arrive earlier to enjoy all that is on offer at the farm.
Other Festive Activities for 2022 include:
- Elf School – step into the Kent Life classroom and learn how to be a real-life elf! All family members are invited to find out their elf name, learn tips and tricks on how to become Father Christmas’s favourite, and to hear magical tales of life in the North Pole.
- NEW Build your own Teddy Bear** – guests will be able to get creative building their very own fluffy friend to take home and snuggle.
- Join Mrs Christmas in the Kitchen – children can decorate gingerbread with delicious toppings and adults can collect their complimentary drink and a tasty mince pie!
- Candy Cane Cottage Sweet Shop** – housed in the Second World War cottages from nearby Lenham, guests can step inside the sweet shop and fill up on a selection of delicious, sweet treats.
- Festive Films – once the festive fun becomes exhausting, visitors can snuggle up in the cosy chapel to watch a Christmas movie.
- The Jingle Express – Hop on The Jingle Express and let it take you on a jolly ride around the farm.
Don’t forget to also pay a visit to Kent Life’s resident farmyard friends, they love to see guests throughout December. Why not make some reindeer food** during your visit to make sure Father Christmas’s animals are well fed on Christmas Eve?
- Experience Christmas – Visitors with additional needs:
Kent Life is offering special experience times for those with additional needs on the morning of Saturday 26th November. Bookings for the additional needs event will be available from mid-August and can only be booked by phone – 01622 763936, as there are a limited number of sessions.
This gives families an opportunity to meet Father Christmas in a calmer environment, with quieter music, lower lighting, and smaller group sizes, and create an experience which is accessible for all.
Ticket prices:
- Non-member ticket prices: Adult: £10, Child (aged 1-15): £00, Child (under 1): £8, Concession: £9, Family (2+2): £52.
- Kent Life member ticket prices: Adult: £8, Child (aged 1-15): £15, Child (under 1): £7, Concession: £7, Family (2+2): £42.
Book now online: https://bit.ly/KentLifeTickets
All adult and concession tickets include either a cup of mulled wine or selected hot drink, along with a tasty mince pie. All ticket prices include all day access to Kent Life.
Please note that any child with their own membership, or those under the age of 4 usually covered by a parents’ membership will need to purchase the relevant member child ticket depending on their age. Kent Life membership must be valid on both the purchase and visit date, and membership card(s) will need to be shown. Disabled children pay the full child price but are entitled to bring a carer free of charge. The carer tickets do not need to be pre-booked.
Please take a look here for the latest guidance, terms and conditions and other important information for Experience Christmas at Kent Life: https://kentlife.org.uk/event/meet-santa/
*Subject to booking Subject to booking by 31st October 2022
**Small additional charge applies
