TICKETS for LaplandUK will go on sale later today, but families will have to act fast to avoid disappointment.
In previous years, more than 150,000 people have queued online to secure a ticket to the popular Christmas attraction.
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Tickets for the event will go on sale at midday today (March 18, 2024), with potential visitors encouraged to head to the website promptly.
Parents keen to gain admission the popular attraction in Whitmoor Forest, near Ascot in Berkshire, have the option of either waiting online, with the booking window open, or leaving their details.
Families who do leave their details will be informed via email when they’ve reached the front of the queue.
At the front of the queue, you’ll then have 25 minutes to complete the booking.
This year, LaplandUK will be open from November 9, 2024, until December 24, 2024, with tickets ranging in price from £60-£150.
On Wednesday, November 27, 2024, the beloved Christmas attraction will hold its Superstar Day – where a show is adapted and tailored specifically for those visitors with additional needs.
Brit holidaymakers who are lucky enough to bag tickets when they go on sale later today will be in for a festive treat later this year.
Tickets will go on sale on the LaplandUK website, here.
Each year, the event starts with a letter from Father Christmas, inviting young visitors to LaplandUK where they’ll help make toys for Christmas.
After a welcome from some cheerful woodland elves, a door is opened onto snowy Lapland.
From there, the children engage in tasks with the elves and Mother Christmas, including toy building and gingerbread decorating.
After the immersive activities, families are given 90 minutes free time in the Elves’ Village.
The festive town square is centred around a large ice rink, with several shops, an elf post office and a restaurant.
Other activities include a tour of the reindeer enclosure, a seat in Santa’s waiting room, walks along snowy paths, and even a visit with the big man himself in the quaintest of log cabins.
The attraction is hugely popular and sells out quickly each year.
The Beckhams, Holly Willoughby and Peter Andre have all been spotted at Lapland UK in recent years too.
Last year, Sun Online Travel visited the festive experience with highlights including gingerbread decorating, folklore storytelling, and meeting Father Christmas.
And it’s not just Sun Online Travel who enjoyed their visit to the festive attraction, Lapland UK has been positively reviewed on TripAdvisor too, with a 4/5 star rating from more than 500 reviews.
One person wrote: “The immersive nature and magic of the whole place really drew the kids in and they left full of the Christmas magic. If you can afford it, I would highly recommend it.”
While another added: “An amazing experience with exceptional staff from start to finish.”
If you can’t wait until November to be part of the festive magic, then you’ll be relieved to know that there are some Christmas attractions that are open throughout the year.
Santa Claus Village
One of those places is the Santa Claus village in Rovaniemi in northern Finland.
The Santa Claus Village is free to enter, but most of the festive attractions come at an additional price.
One of the main attractions is Santa Claus’s Office where holidaymakers can meet both Father Christmas and Mrs Christmas, and pose for a photo.
Another one of the village’s highlights is the Post Office where half a million letters are sent to Santa every year.
It’s also a working post office, which means tourists can send postcards, letters, and parcels to friends and family with an official Arctic Circle postmark.
There are plenty of other attractions opening across the UK too, including the much-loved Paddington Bear attraction returning to the UK this year.
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Meanwhile, these new rides and attractions are also set to open this year.
And this retro amusement park has £4.7m new attractions and is free to enter.
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