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Lapland UK

(9 Posts)
keepingquiet Fri 20-Dec-24 19:55:18

You do realise it is just someone in a suit? The real Santa is at the north pole!

crazyH Fri 20-Dec-24 19:03:45

One set of grandchildren are right now in Lapland - they have sent some lovely videos - meeting Santa tomorrow 🎅

Silvermane Fri 20-Dec-24 18:56:54

Thank you for this information-it does sound great. I think we will split the oldies to see Father Christmas between the two families. I will be glued to my laptop when the tickets are released (although as I tried to get Taylor Swift and Oasis tickets without any luck I'm already doubtful if we will be lucky). Thanks again

Silvermane Fri 20-Dec-24 18:53:06

If we do that though it means the theee oldies seeing Santa on their own-just seems a bit odd

Silvermane Fri 20-Dec-24 18:52:22

It is Lapland UK (in Ascot although next year a new one is opening in Manchester but Ascot is nearer). As much as I would love to take everyone to Lapland I would need to win the lottery first😂

Visgir1 Wed 18-Dec-24 09:55:31

I went this year, it's amazing. We are a group of 10.
My DD and DIL both managed to get Tickets for us all groups of 6 and 4, you must have at least one child in your group, they luckly got same time slot. My DD contacted the "Elves" at Lapland via email who joined us together in the same group.
You go in as ( this year it was) a Rudie or Husky group. We both were in Rudie section.
This is a "holding area" you are entertained until everyone is in. Then you go into the enchanted forest in your groups. They have 2 section, all working in parallel, so it's easy to mix in your group.
It is absolutely stunning, the children loved it, so did the big people.
Apprently it was reported in a paper you had more chance of getting Taylor Swift tickets than Lapland Uk this year. It is very expensive depending when you go, but worth every penny.
The children are treated so well, it starts with Santa contacting them around October to invite them to help him. It's all magical.
We hope to go again in a few years time, when the baby we took will be able to enjoy it.
People travel for hours to get there, I can understand why.
My tip, once tickets open get on line that second.
Also a new one opening near Manchester for 2025, so tickets might be easier to get. Enjoy you will.

crazyH Wed 18-Dec-24 00:32:49

Silvermane. - your children and families are lucky to have such generous parents. You have obviously discussed this with them? I would agree with NotSpaghetti’s suggestion. Long way to go, but when you do, I’m sure you’ll have a lovely time.

NotSpaghetti Wed 18-Dec-24 00:23:03

Can you, your partner and cousin go together and let the 8 with children go together as you first suggested?

Are you sure they will want to go?

Silvermane Tue 17-Dec-24 11:59:31

I know this is very early to be thinking about this but I am anyway. We have just taken our adult kids and our young grandchildren on the Polar Express which was lovely. It got me thinking about next year and I would like to go to Lapland UK with them all. The tickets apparently are released in March and sell out quickly. My issue is that there are 11 of us-two sets of 4 (our adult children and their partners and their children) myself, my husband and an adult cousin who likes to get involved. Lapland UK will only let you book in groups of 8-bookings can be linked so you can do most of the fun things together except seeing Father Christmas which can only be done up to a maximum of 8.
My question is what would you do? Book one party of 8 and another of 3 so all of the younger ones get to see Father Christmas together but this would mean that the oldies (me, my husband and the cousin) would have to see him on our own! Or split the oldies up between the two other families but then how do we decide who goes with who-will it seem like favouritism if eg I go with my daughter and her family and the others go with my son and his family or vice versa?
Or am I just overthinking this! This is assuming I can get tickets in the first placegrin