Tuesday 19 November 2013

Christmas is coming

SEE THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS COME ON IN NORFOLK

Thursday 21st Nov - Christmas Lights in Norwich Switch On

Wed 20th Nov @ 6.45pm in Holt. A truly stunning and unique town famed throughout the county for its Christmas Lights.

Sat 23rd Nov - Christmas Market and Lights @ Burnham Market between 4-8pm with Norwich City Footballer Darren Huckerby

Sun 1st Dec - Hustanton Christmas Cracker - An event held around the switching on of the christmas lights, with stalls and entertainment and the lights are on @ 5pm

Sat 7th Dec - Cromer Christmas Lights - The Big Switch On @ 4.30pm

OTHER BRILLIANT CHRISTMAS EVENTS IN NORFOLK

Sun 1st Dec - Broads Tours, Santa Cruise. An hour of family fun on the double decker boat. Pixies will serve drinks and festive treats and whilst taking part in a quiz or a colouring competition. Santa will hop on board with presents for all the children. Booking essential.

Wed 4th - 8th Dec - Christmas Tree & Crib Festival @ Great Yarmouth Minster. A display of almost 100 trees and cribs on display

Thurs 5th Dec - Christmas Treats Workshop @ Oxburgh Hall. Create edible delights such as truffles and gingerbread biccies and have some lunch followed by a tour of the garden then take home your wares. Booking essential £30.

Fri 6th Dec - Festive Foliage Workshop @ Oxburgh. Create your own festive decoration to take home. An apron and secataurs a must. With lunch and afternoon tea. Booking essential £30

Sat 7th - 8th Dec - Burnham Deepdale Christmas Market. With over 70 stalls offering presents, decorations and more.

Sat 7th - 8th Dec - Dragons Hall Medieval Christmas Market - all decorated to host sellers of handcrafted high quality wares.

Sun 8th Dec - Wreath Making Workshop @ Oxburgh. Have some fun making your own holly wreath with help from one of Oxburghs gardeners. Light lunch and afternoon tea, you will need to bring your own apron and secataurs. Booking essential as first workshop sold out £35.

Fri 13th Dec - Christmas @ Norwich Cathedral with the Norwich Cathedral Choir Carols and Christmas Music by candlelight. £12.

Sat 14th Dec - 12th Jan - Christmas Spectacular Circus Show @ The Hippodrome Circus

Sat 14th - 15th Dec - Father Christmas and his Reindeer @ Fairhaven Woodland & Water Garden. Follow the woodland trail and find Santa hidden in a yurt and say hi to Comet & Blitzen before heading off for a warm up in the tea room. Elves workshops will keep little ones busy and a mini market selling food and gifts for the adults. Charges apply

Sat 14th - 15th Dec - Meet Santa @ Oxburgh

Sun 15th Dec - Off the Beaten Track @ RPSB Strumpshaw Fen Nature Reserve. Wellies are a must for this squelch through the reedbeds and discovering places not normally seen.

Fri 20th - 22nd Dec - The Great Santa Kidnap @ Holkham Hall. Outside Tommy and Annas house 3 goblins are plotting santas kidnap and Tommy & Anna need to find him to save Christmas. Suitable for all ages. Charges apply.

Tues 24th Dec - Christmas Carol Concert @ Norwich Cathedral. Join the Mayor and Sherrif of Norwich in this service of celebration at 3.30pm