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Yuletide at Tatton Park 2026: a new folklore trail through the gardens, 14 November to 23 December

Wild Rumpus's Yuletide returns to Tatton Park Gardens on selected dates from 14 November to 23 December 2026 with a newly laid-out trail: illuminated puppets, acrobats, storytelling, live music and marshmallows. Entry slots 3pm to 7pm, adults from £19.50, under-3s free.

By Phill Palmer2 min read
Yuletide at Tatton Park 2026: a new folklore trail through the gardens, 14 November to 23 December

Dates and details

Family-friendly

Tatton Park Gardens (Rostherne entrance), Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 6SG

Yuletide (off peak)Adults £19.50, children £11.50, 2 and under free
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Other dates

  1. Yuletide (off peak)Adults £19.50, children £11.50, 2 and under free
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  3. YuletideAdults £23, children £14, 2 and under free
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  5. YuletideAdults £23, children £14, 2 and under free
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  1. YuletideAdults £23, children £14, 2 and under free
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Yuletide is the one that isn't a light trail. Or it is, but the lights are the least of it. Wild Rumpus, the Cheshire arts company behind the Just So Festival, fill Tatton Park's gardens after dark with puppets, acrobats, storytellers and musicians, and send you off along a 1km glittering path to find them. It's in its fourth winter and 2026 has a newly imagined layout, so even if you went last year it's a different wander.

Dates

Selected dates only, Saturday 14 November to Wednesday 23 December 2026: 14, 21, 22, 28 and 29 November, then 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23 December. You book an entry slot between 3pm and 7pm, then stay as long as you like until it closes at 9pm. Most people take about ninety minutes, plus marshmallows.

Prices

  • Off peak (14, 21, 22 and 29 November): adults £19.50, children £11.50.
  • Peak (28 November and every December date): adults £23, children £14.
  • Two and under: free. Thomas approves.
  • Parking is free; they ask for a £1.50 donation to offset the drive.

Worth knowing

  • Enter Tatton by the Rostherne entrance, sat nav WA16 6SG, not the main Knutsford gate.
  • On 21 and 22 November the first hour is sensory friendly, at 40% capacity. Email access@wildrumpus.org.uk.
  • BSL interpretation on Saturday 5 December.
  • The route is 1.4km, level, gravel and grass. Pushchair fine; it'll be muddy. Wellies.
  • There's hot food and a gathering area with live performance, so plan to eat there.

Tatton's Christmas Mansion (Around the World in 80 Days this year) runs in the daytime if you want to make a full day of it.

Image: Nick Porter for Wild Rumpus.