Christmas events at Moors Valley

Various dates in December

There are lots of activities happening at Moors Valley this Christmas including walks, markets, cycle rides and crafts. You can also purchase your real Christmas tree from the Forestry Commission.

For details visit moors-valley.co.uk

A Greener Christmas Fair

Saturday 4 December :: 11am - 3pm at Lymington Community Centre

Want some inspiration for this year’s Christmas presents? Come and buy original gifts produced locally, ethically or organically. View poster for more details.

Free to enter

Santa's Farmhouse Grotto at Longdown Activity Farm

4 and 5 December, 11 to 24 December :: 11am - 4pm

Every child receives a present from Santa and all will love Santa’s tractor-sleigh and the live animal nativity scene where they can see Tilly the Donkey. A wide variety of fun farm activities are also on offer for all the family.

Tel: 023 8029 3326

Tickets: £7.25 per adult; £6.25 per child

Natural Christmas Creations at the Treehouse Study Centre

Sunday 5 December :: 2pm - 4pm

A family Christmas craft event for all ages. Take away your finished creations or Christmas presents and decorations. To book, call 01590 612401 or email mail@cet.org.uk

Cost: £5.50 per person, Friends of the Trust £5

Eagle Owls

Sunday 5 December :: 10am - 12.30pm

Outdoor Cooking – brush up your campfire skills. Mulled hot drinks and mince pies for a festive flavour! To book , call 01590 612401 or email mail@cet.org.uk

Cost: £6 per adult and child, £5 Friends of the Trust

Lymington United Reformed Church Christmas Tree Festival

8 - 12 December

View poster for more details.

Yuletide in Lymington

Wedenesday 8 December :: 1pm - 8pm

The town's festive street fair. Visit yuletideinlymington.co.uk for more details.

Santa Specials at Exbury

11, 12, 18, 19, 20, 21 December

Tickets are £12 for adults and children (ticket price includes entry to the Gardens and the children’s ticket includes a present from Santa) and £6 for under-threes, who will also receive a present. Trains at 3pm on Sat 11 and Tues 21 Dec run in aid of Wave FM’s Cash for Kids appeal. These events are very popular and must be pre-booked by calling 023 8024 5750 between 9.30am and 4.30pm Monday to Friday. Visit exbury.co.uk for more information.

Small Group Bird Watching Walk with Graham Giddens

Sunday 12 December :: 9am - 11.30am

At North Solent National Nature Reserve. Many migrants, waders, terns, wheatear, warblers, hirundines and bird of prey (possibly osprey). To book, call 01590 612401 or email mail@cet.org.uk

Cost: £12.00 per person, Friends of the Trust £10.00

Beaulieu’s Victorian Christmas Celebrations

Saturday 18 December – Sunday 2 January :: 10am - 5pm daily except 25 Dec

Palace House, the Montagu family home since 1538, is decked out in traditional Victorian Christmas style. Children can dress up in period costumes, hot fruit punch is served by the yule log burning in the great fireplace and carol singers sing around the grand piano. The Victoriana theme is continued into the National Motor Museum and there is a variety of other attractions to enjoy during the visit.

Tel: 01590 612345

Family tickets: £43.50 (2 adults/3 children)

Hidden Britain Tours Guided Winter Walks

Daily in December and January :: 11am - 3pm

A gentle 2-hour amble to less inhabited areas of the New Forest over roughly 3 miles. Discover the fascinating history, ancient culture, flora and fauna that together make the Forest unique. Bring the dog, dress for mud and join your professional guide for a hearty lunch by an open fire at a traditional New Forest Inn if you choose. priced at £35pp lunch not included. Not available on Christmas Day.

Tel: 01256 814222

Cost: £35pp lunch not included :: Advance booking essential :: Discounts available for groups

Avon Valley Youth Choir Christmas Concert

Thursday 23 December :: 7pm - 8pm at St Birinus Church, Morgans Vale, nr Downton

Avon Valley Youth Choir performs a concert of Christmas Favourites. Retiring collection in aid of Salisbury Hospice.

Free admission