WITH Bonfire Night now behind us, the finishing touches are being put on a winter wonderland at Fairytale Farm, near Chipping Norton.

Owner Nick Laister, said he was excited about this year's festive offering, which will see an expansion from previous years and is set to include a Santa's grotto, Christmas lights and cookie decorating.

He said: "At our magical event, visitors can enter our brand new fairytale castle and take a journey to the North Pole.

"After getting our penguins to dance, you will walk though the Toymaker's Christmas cottage and then witness Santa's sleigh all ready for its Christmas journey into a starlit night.

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"Then meet Santa himself in his cosy fairytale grotto, which evokes an atmosphere of a bygone age. Every child visiting our grotto will receive a present from Father Christmas."

He added the new walk-through castle is one of Fairytale Farm's biggest investments since it opened in 2013, saying: We wanted to make our Christmas event the best in the region. It really is a festive experience like no other."

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Entrance to Santa's grotto

Families will be able to visit Santa in his grotto on Saturdays and Sundays from December 1 to 23 and on Christmas Eve.

Visitors can also join in with various other Christmas activities around the Farm, including Christmas cookie decorating, a festive-themed hunt and there is mulled wine and a mince pie for every parent.

Mr Laister "There isn't just the Grotto and new Castle to see when you visit the Farm this December.

"You can enjoy all the usual Fairytale Farm attractions and see our enchanting Christmas lights, which are bigger and better for 2018." 

Grotto tickets are £5.70, plus normal admission, and this includes Santa visit, gift, Christmas cookie decorating plus the mince pie and mulled wine for the parents.

Tickets are only available online, and cannot be purchased at the farm admissions desk. 

There are only a set allocation of tickets for each day and once these have sold out no further slots will be available.

Pre-book tickets here.