The Christmas Adventure

The Christmas Adventure
BeginsOctober
Endsmid-January
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Stockeld Park, Wetherby, Yorkshire, England
Coordinates53°56′13″N 1°26′02″W / 53.937°N 1.434°W / 53.937; -1.434
Websitewww.thechristmasadventure.co.uk

The Christmas Adventure is a seasonal event held at the 2,000-acre (8.1 km2) Stockeld Park estate in North Yorkshire, England.[1]

Initially a supplement to the estate’s extensive Christmas tree business,[2] The Christmas Adventure now boasts a number of unique activities, including a giant, snowflake-shaped maze based on the 12 Days of Christmas, an Enchanted Wood, Europe’s longest synthetic Nordic ski trail, a skating rink and Santa’s Grotto.[3]

The Enchanted Wood is perhaps The Christmas Adventure’s most distinctive attraction. Described as “a mixture of theatre and fantasy”, the wood is illuminated by several thousand lights and filled with fairytale characters and animals. Running for over 1,200 metres through the wood is a pathway and the Nordic ski trail.[3]

The Christmas Adventure also contains a Christmas shop and a café.[3]

Since opening in 2006, The Christmas Adventure has been the subject of considerable media attention and has featured in papers such as The Times,[4] The Daily Telegraph,[5] the Guardian[6] and the Yorkshire Post.[7]

Beginning at the start of the October half term and ending after the second weekend of January, it is estimated that over 100,000 people visit The Christmas Adventure, which has been the recipient of a number of awards.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ Stockeld Park, Yorkshire, http://www.stockeldpark.co.uk/the-house.asp
  2. ^ Stockeld Park Christmas Trees, http://www.thechristmasadventure.com/christmas-tree-shop.asp
  3. ^ a b c 'The Christmas Adventure at Stockeld Park', http://www.thechristmasadventure.com/
  4. ^ ‘Enchanted Forest’, [1][dead link‍], 8 December 2007
  5. ^ "Skiing in the UK: It's Grimm up North". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  6. ^ Iseard, Nicola (14 December 2008). "25 festive days out". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  7. ^ "'If you go down to the woods today'". Yorkshire Post. 14 November 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  8. ^ Winner 2008, Ackrill Business Awards, Best Rural Initiative Yorkshire, http://www.thechristmasadventure.com/business-awards.asp
  9. ^ Regional Finalist 2007, HSBC Start Up Stars, http://www.startupstars.hsbc.co.uk/