Big event days out
Christmas Fantastica at Mead Open Farm
Monday 1st December - Tuesday 23rd December
Tel: 01525 852954
Website: http://www.meadopenfarm.co.uk/
Don't miss Christmas ‘Fantastica' at Mead Open Farm, Get the chance to meet Santa and visit his toy shop, board the Reindeer Ride, walk through the Winter Wonderland, follow the Reindeer Trail and write to Santa in the Elves Work Shed.
Tickets £6.95
Santa Specials
Leighton Buzzard Railway
Pages Park
Leighton Buzzard
Tel: 01525 373888
Website: http://www.buzzrail.co.uk/
Santa Specials run on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 3rd to 24th December. Mince Pie Specials run on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th December. Departures from Page's Park on all days are at 11.00, 11.40, 12.20, 13.00, 13.40, 14.20 and 15.00.
Enjoy a 25 minute ride in a festively decorated steam train, along a unique narrow-gauge railway that is almost 90 years old. Enjoy a thrilling walk through the Magic Tunnel to meet Santa, where children will receive a quality present and there will be seasonal refreshments for all in the friendly atmosphere of the station buffet.
Santa Special prices:
Adults: £7
Child (aged 2 - 15) £7
Child (under 2) £3
Mince Pie Specials
Adults £5
Children (2 - 15): £2.50
Children (under 2): FREE
Victorian Christmas Fayre
Friday 12th - Sunday 14th December
Harpur Square, Bedford
Tel: 01234 221955
Website: http://www.bedsevents.co.uk/
The Victorian Christmas Fayre is the ideal way to get you and your family into the Christmas spirit. Experience the sights, sounds and smells of a true Victorian Christmas, with stalls throughout the heart of the town selling an array of seasonal gifts, foods and treats. It's the ideal place to pick up those extra special gifts for Christmas. Aside from the shopping there is plenty for the family to see and do, including the traditional helter-skelter, carousel and swing boats, steam engineand the fantastic synthetic ice rink, you can also test your skills on the hoopla stalls. Throughout the three days there is an array of madcap seasonal street entertainment, music and shows.