Stockeld Park's Christmas Adventure runs 21 November to 24 December. Santa and illuminations from £21 an adult; lights and maze from £18.50, to 3 January.
Stockeld Park’s Christmas Adventure opens on Saturday 21 November 2026 and runs to Christmas Eve. The illuminations, the ice rink and the park’s play areas stay open after Christmas, to Sunday 3 January 2027 (Stockeld Park: Christmas).
The quick answer
- Christmas Adventure: Saturday 21 November to Thursday 24 December 2026.
- Illuminations, ice skating and the park: to Sunday 3 January 2027.
- Santa’s Grotto is in the Gold and Silver tickets. Silver starts at £21 an adult and £31 a child.
- Cheapest ticket: Illuminations, Forest and Maze, from £18.50.
- Where: on the A661 between Wetherby and Spofforth, sat nav LS22 4AN. The number 7 bus from Harrogate stops outside the gates.
- Tickets are on sale now. The park is closed until 3 October while it sets up for Halloween.
Tickets and prices
Stockeld sells Christmas as packages, and what you get depends on the colour of the ticket. All prices below are “from” prices on the park’s own ticket page; peak days cost more (Stockeld Park: Christmas ticket types).
| Ticket | When | From | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Weekends 21 Nov to 13 Dec, then daily 18 to 24 Dec | Child £42.50, adult £32.50 | Santa's Grotto, the Christmas theatre show, illuminations, Enchanted Forest, Snowflake Maze |
| Silver | Daily 21 Nov to 24 Dec | Child £31, adult £21 | Santa's Grotto, illuminations, Enchanted Forest, Snowflake Maze. No show |
| Illuminations, Forest and Maze | Daily 21 Nov to 3 Jan | £18.50 | Illuminations, Enchanted Forest, Snowflake Maze |
| Illuminations and Ice Skate | Daily 21 Nov to 3 Jan, entry from 4pm | £20 | Illuminations plus unlimited skating from your entry time |
| Illuminations midweek meal deal | Monday to Thursday, 21 Nov to 10 Dec, entry from 3pm | £21.50 | Illuminations, a meal and one activity |
| Ice skating only | Daily 21 Nov to 3 Jan | £12 | The covered rink from your entry time |
The details that change the price:
- Silver has peak and off-peak tickets. Off-peak is Monday to Thursday, up to 17 December.
- Under-2s are free for the main activities, but need a ticket for the Grotto and the show unless they are babes in arms. The park prices those from £18 on Gold and £14 on Silver.
- Add-ons: ice skating is £6 a person on the Gold and Illuminations tickets. The Playhive indoor play centre is from £4.25 on Gold and from £3.75 on the others. On the midweek meal deal, Santa’s Grotto can be added at £12 a child and £2 an adult.
- Tinsel Tots, the weekday deal for pre-schoolers, is from £9 a person with one activity and £3.50 for a second, and Santa can be added at the same £12 and £2 subject to availability. The park gives two different date ranges for it on the same page, 1 to 18 December and 30 November to 17 December, so check the date when booking.
- Memberships: an off-peak Christmas membership at £45 a person covers unlimited visits on selected dates to 31 December, and an ice skating membership at £60 runs from 21 November to 21 February 2027.
- One free essential companion is allowed for every paying disabled guest.
Under-16s must be with an adult aged 18 or over at all times. Dogs are not allowed, apart from assistance dogs.
Santa’s Grotto and the show
The grotto is a walk through a North Pole village, a “magic” lift to Santa’s log cabin, Mrs Claus, and then Santa. Each family meets him on its own, not in a group, and every child gets a photo opportunity and a gift. The park says Santa is in the grotto until 7pm, and suggests midweek slots if you want it quieter (Stockeld Park: Christmas).
The Christmas show, only in the Gold ticket, is TaleGate Theatre’s Jack and the Beanstalk, a panto with sing-alongs and magic tricks.
The illuminations and the ice rink
After dark the Enchanted Forest woodland is lit with installations, projections and soundscapes along a trail of almost a mile, with four outdoor playgrounds along the way. The Snowflake Maze is a giant yew maze with lights and hidden objects. The ice rink is covered, 630 square metres, and skating is unlimited from your entry time.
You do not need children to go. The park pitches the illuminations and skating as an evening out for couples and friends, and those two carry on to 3 January.
Santa’s Arrival Weekend, 21 and 22 November
The opening weekend has a parade. Santa and Mrs Claus tour the park by carriage and set off from the forecourt at 1pm on both days. The park opens 10am to 9pm that weekend, and the parade is included in every Christmas ticket type (Stockeld Park: Santa’s Arrival Weekend). The park’s two pages disagree on what pulls the carriage, horses or unicorns.
Getting there
Stockeld Park is on the A661 between Wetherby and Spofforth, sat nav LS22 4AN. The number 7 bus, Harrogate to Wetherby to Leeds, stops right outside the gates in both directions (Stockeld Park: directions). Works on the roads out of Harrogate are on our Harrogate roadworks and travel page, and if you are starting from a town centre car park, our guide to parking in Harrogate has the charges.
Other Christmas days out near Harrogate
- Our Santa’s grottos page has Mother Shipton’s in Knaresborough and the Harrogate BID grotto.
- Harlow Carr Glow is the RHS garden’s light trail in Harrogate itself.
- The Harrogate pantomime is Sleeping Beauty at Harrogate Theatre.
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