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Christmas at the Museum 2026
Price
£6
Adult £6; child £4; under-3s free. Father Christmas grotto is an additional £5 per child. Annual passes are not valid; children under 3 cannot ride.
Where
Palace Street, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8EP
About
A festive family day with carriage rides, Father Christmas, crafts, games, stalls and food across the museum grounds.
The museum’s Christmas day combines a carriage ride around the grounds with Father Christmas’s stable, seasonal crafts and games, stalls and food. Miniature Shetland ponies Harry and Kizzy and elves are part of the programme. Visitors under three cannot ride; annual passes are not valid for this event.
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Listed on nhrm.co.uk. Details can change, so check with the organiser before you go.