A Festive Family Day Out at Whiteley

Come to Whiteley for a festive season you’ll remember forever. With festive characters, Santa meet-ups, pop-up stalls and carousel, a new mini play kids’ village, sparkling lights, incredible shopping, Christmas menus for all ages, fun days out, big family movies, free parking and more, we’ve got endless possibilities for delight this Christmas – all in one place.

Meet Santa and Elf at Whiteley

Sunday 1st and Thursday 21^st December, 11am-4pm

Santa Claus is coming to Whiteley Shopping Centre and he can’t wait to meet everyone on his nice list! Meet the big man himself (plus his Elf helper) in our magical grotto and be sure to remember your Christmas wishlist as you post for treasured photos.

Meet some Christmas favourites with our walkabout characters

On stage and walking around Whiteley, don’t miss these very special moments…

The Snow Sisters and their huggable Snowman Friend, Saturday 30th November and Sunday 22nd December

Let is SNOW! This festive season, the Snow Sisters are making a royal visit to Whiteley Shopping Centre along with their Huggable Snowman friend. Join them for meeting and greeting and sing along with your favourite songs. They can’t wait to share lots of warm hugs with you all!

Miracle Keeper and Spider Hero, Saturday 7th December, 11am-4pm

Meet our Spider Hero and Miracle Keeper who will be available for meet and greets and will also perform live shows with singing and fun superhero games!

Book-loving Princess and Beastly Prince, Friday 13^th December, 3pm-6pm

Be our guest with this magical royal duo. Join them for meet and greets and even some live shows with singing and fun dancing games.

Head to our exciting brand-new mini kids’ village

Arriving in time for the Christmas holidays is the incredible Little Giggle Street – a miniature fun-filled village of make believe. With immersive and themed role play areas, it’s where imagination rules and perfect for a special festive day out.

Christmas pop-up stalls and carousel

Capture their imaginations with our gorgeous Christmas carousel ride which will be returning to Whiteley this November. There will also be stalls including delicious bratwurst and artisan cheese plus the brand-new hot chocolate hut and crepes.

Eat, drink and be merry with family-friendly festive menus

Come together for sitdown celebrations with everyone you love. Frankie & Benny’s have a special menu of two courses for £19.95 plus a kids’ menu filled with pancakes, pasta and pizza while Harvester are bringing back their much-loved Breakfast with Santa (only £9.99 per child), book in now to see the man in person with free Christmas goodies and activity packs.

Enjoy pizza, pasta and more at Wildwood with their Christmas menu of three courses, prosecco and Christmas crackers for £34.95 while their kids’ Monster menu offers two courses of crowd-pleasers for £7.95. Prezzo are also on hand with a dazzling Christmas menu of pancetta, mac and cheese bites, chicken Milanese and Black Forest Gateau sundaes.

Finally, treat the whole family to out-of-this-world sundaes, crepes and doughnuts with festive treats for all at Kaspa’s Desserts.

Make some treasured memories with fun places to play and watch movies together

This year is set to be one of the most exciting times for family movies with Wicked (22 November), Moana 2 (27th November) and Mufasa: The Lion King (20th December) all coming to the big screen at Cineworld. Book all your days out here here.

Delight and entertain them with fun days out over the Christmas holidays with a trip to Rock Up. There are 17 incredible fun climbing walls towering over 8m with multiple routes to their peaks and soft play for little ones.

Gifts for under the tree

Discover all the best gifts at H&M, schuh and Marks & Spencer plus great toy stores including The Entertainer, Boots, Flying Tiger Copenhagen, JoJo Maman, Mamas & Papas, Smiggle, Waterstones, WH Smith and Tesco you’ll find everything you need – with Accessorize, Poundland and Claire’s perfect for stocking fillers! FYI: make sure you don’t miss out on this year’s most wanted gifts with Click & Collect.

Special Christmas opening hours

We’ll be open late-night Thursdays from 28th November-19th December from 9am-8pm (Christmas Eve 9am-5pm; Boxing Day 10am-5pm; New Year’s Eve 9am-6pm and closed on New Year’s Day).

It’s super easy for families to get here. There are plenty of free car four-hour parking spaces available at Whiteley, including parent-and-child spaces outside Tesco (you can top up to six hours for £2). There is also Blue Badge parking in the East, Cinema A, Tesco and Market Square car parks.

Don’t forget – you can Click & Collect and share your festive selfies at  @whiteleyshopping; sign up for the latest menus and offers here