Make your family’s Christmas magical this year with an unmissable adventure into our fabulous underground Grotto to meet our famous festive guest, Santa, who will be visiting the Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum, on the 9th and 10th of December, from 10am till 3pm.
Join us and take part in a wonderful variety of festive family crafts, stalls and activities before going underground where Santa will be handing out presents to deserving children and hearing their wishes for Christmas Day! Visit any time as you’ll be given a timed ticket and visits to Santa run regularly between 10am and 3pm. Santa is very popular, it is advisable to arrive at least an hour before you expect to visit him. Entry is only £3 for children and adults are free, refreshments available.
“We are excited to host Santa and his magical grotto again! Last year, children were delighted by the magical experience of meeting Santa in our colourful, festive underground grotto, and we are sure they will enjoy it again this year,” says Jean Banwell, Museum Education Manager “the museum elves work very hard preparing the museum to meet Santa’s exacting standards for twinkling lights and decorations, and this year I think they have excelled themselves.”
The mining museum will open for the 2018 season on 12th February 2018; Monday-Friday 10am-3:30pm and Saturday 1-3:30pm. Tours are fully guided and last 1 ½ hours, taking visitors into underground sections of the old Loftus Mine; the last tour leaves at 3.30pm.
For more information on this year’s exciting activities, visit our web site ironstonemuseum.co.uk, email whats-on@ironstonemuseum.co.uk, or call 01287 642877 and ask for Jean or Wendy