Everything you need to know for Christmas

• Christmas with Winter Light and Christmas Fair 13 Nov- 23 Dec (inc Mon 20 & Tue 21 Dec), Wed-Sun
• 12noon -7pm, last admission 5pm, last bus to the car park 7.30pm

• The whole property is closed 24-26 Dec 2021

• Christmas and Winter Light 27 Dec 2021 – 3 Jan 2022, Mon-Sun
• 2-9pm, last admission 6pm, last bus to the car park 9.30pm

Winter Light will run from 6-23 Jan 2022, Thur-Sun, 2-9pm. Find out more >

• Sat 13 Nov – Thur 23 Dec, Wed-Sun, 12noon – 7pm (inc Mon 20 & Tue 21 Dec)
• Last admission 5pm, last bus to the car park 7.30pm
• Visitors must have a Grounds ticket to attend the fair

Grounds admission – Off-Peak: 13-26 Nov, 1-3 and 8-10 Dec 
• £17 Adult, £8.50 Child,
• National Trust: £5 Adult, £2.50 Child

Grounds admission – Peak: 27-28 Nov, 4-5 and 11 Dec – 3 Jan 
• £19.50 Adult, £9.75 Child,
• National Trust: £7.50 Adult, £3.75 Child

Your Grounds admission ticket for Christmas at Waddesdon includes access to:
• Christmas Fair
• Winter Light trail
• Manor illuminations
• Parterre light show
• Schools illuminated trail on Miss Alice’s Drive
• Illuminated River exhibition in the Coach House Gallery

Shuttle bus
• £2 Adult, £1 Child
• Free for Blue Badge holders and registered carer
• Wheelchair, mobility scooters, pushchairs and buggies free

Premium Parking
• £15 per car Off-Peak, £20 Peak

Limited number of spaces in the private car park at the top of the hill behind the North Fountain must be booked with your Grounds admission (see map)

Advance booking online
All grounds admissions, bus tickets and premium parking spaces must be pre-booked. Tickets are limited and may sell out. All visitors must have their own valid tickets, which must be produced, along with any valid membership card, to gain entry to the event

Separate tickets should be booked for additional elements – shuttle buses, premium parking, afternoon teas and Winter light dinners

Tickets will not be on sale at Waddesdon. Anyone arriving without a booking will unfortunately be turned away

Either bring PDF tickets to be scanned on your phone or print at home and bring them with you

SeeTickets is our official ticketing partner. We don’t authorise, or have any control over, the sale of tickets via third-party websites. Our tickets may not be resold

Book tickets

All grounds admissions, bus tickets and premium parking spaces must be pre-booked online for all visitors

• National Trust, Art Fund, HHA and RHS members, and local resident pass holders must also pre-book by selecting Concessions on the ticket page
• Valid membership cards must be produced along with booking to gain entry on the day
• Free tickets for toddlers and under-5s must also be booked to avoid overcrowding
• Select the time of your arrival. This is to ensure visitor arrival is spread throughout the day
• Tickets will not be on sale at Waddesdon. Anyone arriving without a booking will be turned away

Book tickets

Timeslot arrivals

Hour-long arrival timeslots are to ensure visitor arrivals are spread throughout the day. Your ticket is valid for the hour of your arrival, eg arriving between 1.00-1.59pm for a 1pm timeslot. Please do not arrive early, as you will not be able to enter early. Our team on the ground will do their best to accommodate late arrivals.

We don’t authorise, or have any control over, the sale of tickets via third-party websites. Our tickets may not be resold.

Tickets and scanning

After purchasing your tickets online, within an hour you will receive a confirmation email from See Tickets with your entry tickets attached as a PDF.

Having your tickets ready to scan on arrival speeds up admission. Ideally, please have your PDF tickets open on your mobile phone or tablet when you arrive or print them at home. It is advisable to pre-download your tickets or take a photo of each of them, as signal onsite fluctuates. All tickets for your party will be in the same attachment; we suggest you all enter at the same time. The ticket barcodes are unique, so if you can’t arrive together please separate them carefully as any duplicated barcode will not be valid for admission.

Can’t find your tickets?

Remember to check your Junk/Spam inbox. If you can’t find them, you can get them resent by completing the Customer Service form here

If you have a query relating to your ticket, please visit here

Please note, ticket enquiries cannot be dealt with by Waddesdon or the National Trust.

Cancellation, exchanges, and refunds

Please be sure that you have chosen the right date and time slot at the time of making your booking, as Waddesdon and See Tickets are not able to offer exchanges or refunds once tickets have been purchased. We are also not able to offer refunds/duplicates on unwanted/lost tickets.

Our address for SATNAV is: 

Waddesdon Manor, Waddesdon
near Aylesbury, Bucks HP18 0JH

For details on methods of transport, please take a look here

Waddesdon and SeeTickets are not able to offer exchanges or refunds once tickets have been purchased. We are also not able to offer refunds/duplicates on unwanted/lost tickets.

If Christmas at Waddesdon is for any reason cancelled, you will be notified and offered an alternative date, if available, or a refund.

Bad weather or safety cancellation
Inevitably bad weather can affect any open-air event. If we have to cancel the event as it is unsafe to proceed (for example high wind, heavy snowfall or icy conditions), visitors will be offered an alternative date. No refunds will be offered simply if the weather is inclement. Any decision to cancel the event will be taken by 9am on the day of an event. If the event is cancelled by Waddesdon due to weather and visitors are not able to attend an alternative date offered, then a refund will be considered on a case by case basis. Where a refund is due, the original ticket must be returned within 28 days of the event due date.

Cancellation of the event

If there is a Government instruction to close, due to lockdown or changes to coronavirus regulations, Waddesdon and SeeTickets will contact all those with affected bookings in order to offer a change of visit date or a refund.

Download a map of Christmas in advance to have with you on the day.

Download Christmas map PDF

Or use our free wifi to access our online map to navigate Christmas and our Winter Light programme.

Use online map

Hour-long arrival timeslots are to ensure visitor arrivals are spread throughout the day. Your ticket is valid for the hour of your arrival. Please do not arrive early, as you will not be able to enter early.

Please select one of the parking, shuttle bus or walking options when you book online.

• Walking to the Manor takes about 25-30 mins from the car park, along a lit path which has a steep section
• Premium Parking spaces can be booked online, £15-£20per car, these are in the private car park at the top of the hill behind the North fountain, see location on map
• Bus tickets £2 Adult  £1 Child (1-17 years) should be booked online with your admission tickets
• Bus tickets are valid for all journeys made on the day of your visit
• Free visitor car park includes Blue Badge parking
• Blue Badge holders and their carer must each book a bus ticket (free of charge)

Christmas at Waddesdon is an event presented in the natural landscape and Waddesdon is on a hill. Most visitors will walk from the car park along a path, which includes steep sections; this path may not be suitable for all pushchairs and buggies.

Pre-booking a Premium parking space or shuttle bus tickets at the time of booking admission tickets is recommended for those who might find the walk difficult.

Blue Badge parking is in the main car park and free bus tickets for users/companions should be booked with Grounds admission.

The Winter Light trail around the Pleasure Grounds is almost all on flat and tarmac surfaces.

The trail down Miss Alice’s Drive has an unfinished surface and steep gradients which may be challenging in wet conditions and unsuitable for all mobility requirements.

Wheelchairs are available to borrow on a first come first served basis, these cannot be reserved.

Read more about accessibility at Waddesdon

Well-behaved dogs on short leads are welcome in most outdoor areas. It can get crowded at peak times and there are lots of lights, cables and speakers at doggy level which may cause your dog distress. We would suggest that the experience at Christmas might not be suitable for our four-legged friends as the Winter Light trail features moving and sudden lights and sounds.

Note: Dogs are not permitted in the light trail’s interactive zone in front of the Aviary.

However, if leaving your dog behind is not an option, then please read about Bringing your dog to Waddesdon

Festive food-to-go will be available from the Woodland café, at the Stables and the Manor terrace coffee bar.

There will be a variety of independent street food traders at the Christmas Fair, which is open until 7pm each day (until Thursday 23 December). If purchasing food and drink at the Christmas Fair, please move away from the stalls to enjoy your meal

Card payments only at Waddesdon’s own outlets and stalls at the market.

More about Christmas food & drink

Afternoon teas 13 Nov – 23 Jan 2022
£29.95 Adult, £17 Child

Winter Light dinners 27 Dec – 23 Jan 2022 at 6pm and 7.30pm
£45 Adult, £23 Child

If you are booking an afternoon tea or a Winter Light dinner, please select a restaurant sitting at least 30 minutes after your Grounds admission to allow sufficient time to get to the restaurant.

Those with special dietary requirements, please complete the text box requesting vegetarian, vegan, gluten-, dairy- or nut-free afternoon tea. This appears under Additional Information after confirming your ticket selection, payment, and order details when checking out.

• Toilets are open (including at the Welcome Pavilion)
• The Changing Places accessible toilet within the Manor is available for those who need it
• Drinking water taps are provided near the Woodland Playground, Coffee Bar and at the Stables

This is an outdoor event and there is very limited shelter. Please make sure you wear appropriate warm, waterproof clothing and footwear.

Lighting may be low level in parts of the grounds, so you may wish to bring a torch.

See all visiting tips

We encourage you to take photos on your visit and share them on social media with #ChristmasAtWaddesdon.

We occasionally use photographs taken at Christmas at Waddesdon for promotional purposes. If there is photography taking place on the day of your visit there will be signs to notify you and your permission will be sought before taking your photograph.