Preston Park Museum plans Victorian Christmas celebration
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 25 Oct, 08:32 · Archive
Preston Park Museum in Stockton will run a Victorian Christmas programme every weekend with Father Christmas, workshops and traditional crafts.
Preston Park Museum in Stockton is bringing back its Victorian Christmas this winter, taking visitors back more than a century with traditional celebrations. The museum's 'A Magical Victorian Christmas' will run every weekend, with the Victorian Street dressed with twinkling lights, garlands and period decorations.
Children can meet Father Christmas in his traditional grotto on Victorian Street. The weekend grotto experience costs £16 per child and includes a gift. Visitors also need a Museum Pass to enter, which includes activities such as writing to the North Pole with dip pens and ink, listening to community choirs and making traditional crafts.
Councillor Nigel Cooke, cabinet member for environment, leisure and culture at Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, said the museum offers people 'the chance to step back in time and soak in the atmosphere of a Victorian Christmas'. He added that the museum is 'a firm favourite for many people when they are choosing their Christmas activities' and encouraged visitors to sign up to the digital newsletter for ticket information.
How it is being reported
- Father Christmas and Victorian festive fun set for North East museumPreston Park Museum in Stockton unveils its 2026 Victorian Christmas, with Father Christmas, festive workshops, twilight evenings and a new pantomime.The Northern Echo · 25 Oct, 08:00
- Father Christmas and Victorian festive fun set for North East museumPreston Park Museum in Stockton unveils its 2026 Victorian Christmas, with Father Christmas, festive workshops, twilight evenings and a new pantomime.Darlington & Stockton Times · 25 Oct, 08:00
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