episodes with a visit to The Doctor Who Experience’s alternative Christmas Grotto. Take a trip through time space and come face-to-face with some of the most memorable and fearsome seasonal characters including the spine-chilling Sycorax from The Christmas

Hi, it's me, Joe.Dunno 'bout you but I'm starting to feel decidedly festive, my seasonal happiness fuelled by a recent visit to Santa's Grotto at Selfridges. We started with a leisurely Sunday brunch at Frankie's (no sign of Dettori or MPW, though

Whiteleys Christmas GrottoNovember 17–December 24In support of the National Literacy Trust’s Young Readers Programme, The jolly Santa Claus in Whiteleys in Bayswater will be giving away age-appropriate books to every child who visits him in his cosy

scrumptious breakfast at Slimbridge Wetland Centre, Gloucestershire while you await a special visitor who will be setting up a grotto and lavishing gifts on every child in attendance. Afterwards browse a selection of seasonal shopping stalls for that perfect

families can stroll around the village taking in cooking traditions, vintage-style shopping and meet an old-fashioned Father Christmas in his magical grotto.Christmas FestivalDecember 2–4Get your Christmas shopping off to a flying start in the historic city

Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker!November 29–December 3World-renowned choreographer, Matthew Bourne brings his sugar-coated spectacular to the Edinburgh Festival Theatre for a limited run before leaping off to London’s West End. Children and adults alike will adore being transported t...

The Festive Gift FairNovember 17–20De-stress your Christmas shopping expedition this year and turn it into a fun, family day out at the NEC Birmingham. The hundreds of sellers in attendance at this four day shopping spectacular will be offering everything from delicious American ...

Little Miss J spotted a glittering green grotto. Lo and behold, as she approached she saw that it was the Emerald City from The Wizard of Oz, and sitting in the middle was Santa. After a lovely chat, where Santa established that Little Miss J had been a

The Adventure Company has created an eight-day Around The Bay Of Naples holiday visiting the legendary Vesuvius and the fairytale Blue Grotto in Capri.The seven-night trip costs from £1,149 per adult and £1,099 per child, including flights.Tel: 0845

Today Junior went to Marks & Spencer’s 2009 christmas press day. Held at Two Temple Place on the banks of the River Thames.Visitors were greeted by a life-sized snowman made out of flowers; The entrance was decorated like a mystical grotto leading