fbpx
Read our Guide

Tell us what you're looking for - whether it's an attraction name or some phrases to describe your day out - and we'll help you to find the top tourist attractions for your visit.


Best Days Out Cornwall

When: December 8 - December 24 2024

Santa’s Grotto at Paradise Park Wildlife Sanctuary in Hayle

Make your child’s Christmas extra special with a visit to see Santa in his magical grotto!

Dates are Sunday the 8 and 15 followed by Friday 20 through to Tuesday 24 December 2024.

When booked in advance the tickets are discounted to £11.95 per child including a gift (£12.95 on the door but please be aware they may sell out of spaces). You select a 30 minute time period when you book online, and when you arrive at the Park you will be allocated a 5-minute time slot within this. You can book up to 4 children together, accompanying adults are free of charge. Please arrive at least 20 minutes before the start of your booked session.

Please book your grotto tickets HERE, Plus, there is a DISCOUNT of £4.00 per person if you wish to add the Park & JungleBarn into your visit. Please use code ‘CHRISTMASBEST’ at the checkout on all single tickets (not valid for any JungleBarn Play Only). The code is valid for any visits between 8th December and the 5th January 2025.

Great Value Return Tickets
If you go into the Park and JungleBarn, you can then buy great value Return Tickets for just £5.50pp for another visit before the 31st March 2025 which can be used from 10am on any day Paradise Park is open, and you can keep buying more for visits up to until 31st March 2025.

Santa’s assistant elf or fairy will meet you and take you into his magical grotto. Santa will greet the children, have a little chat and give them their gift – have your camera ready for this lovely experience.

Santa and his assistants are very popular and do not like to rush things, so will spend several minutes with each family. You are welcome to sit in the decorated area outside the grotto, pose for photos in Santa’s sleigh, and use the gift shop and cafe areas while waiting, or if you have booked the Park and JungleBarn, staff will call you over the speaker system.

To top it all off you can enjoy something delicious, perhaps a hot chocolate with marshmallow topping, turkey and cranberry panini or other tasty treat in the Otter Pool Café, which is open from 10am to 2:45pm (last hot food orders 2pm).

Please visit paradisepark.org.uk for more information on Christmas activities, plus find out about ideal Christmas gifts like ‘Gift Entry’ and ‘Annual Pass’ Christmas vouchers.