Santa's House Express

On Sunday afternoon, the three of us went to see the jolly man in the red and white suit. Back in September I had booked tickets for Santa's House Express at a golf club/estate about 30 minutes from our place. It was magical!

We arrived and collected our boarding passes in the clubhouse, then walked down to The North Pole Village, where the train departed from. In the village you could see Santa's reindeer and other animals, get hot drinks and goodies, purchase gift items from stalls, and have your picture taken in Santa's sleigh. There were also elves playing games with the kids and painting faces. We then boarded the train, Santa's House Express, to go to Santa's House!

I think the train was Gemma's favourite part!

When we arrived at Santa's House (the old Manor house), we were first taken into a room to learn a dance with some elves. We then went into another room to hear a story from Mrs. Claus. 

After that we went upstairs to see the man himself! Each family had time with Santa to chat and take photos, and each child got a gift. Gemma did NOT want to sit on his lap!

We then headed downstairs to open the gift, and Elsa from 'Frozen' was there singing 'Let It Go'. Gemma couldn't understand why she didn't get a pink car from Santa, as this is what she's been talking about since before Halloween! Now nearly every time she sees the little toy she got, she says 'no pink car'. We try to explain to her she has to wait until Christmas!

We took the train back to the North Pole Village, and Gemma got her first taste of hot chocolate! 

It was a wonderful, festive afternoon!