6th December 2025 7th December 2025 12th December 2025 plus 7 more date(s), see below for more info |
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Calderglen Country Park Calderglen Country Park Strathaven Road, East Kilbride G75 0QZ |
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£11 per child | |
Call 01355236644 | |
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Our wonderful, highly rated Grotto has all the Christmas spirit you'll need to make some magical memories.
Meet jolly man himself and have a chat, take some photos and children receive a gift, small hot chocolate voucher for the Courtyard Café and reindeer dust to help the reindeer land on Christmas Eve.
You can book for the following dates:
Sat 6th Dec (10am - 5pm)
Sun 7th Dec (10am - 5pm)
Fri 12th Dec (3pm - 7pm)
Sat 13th Dec (10am - 5pm)
Sun 14th Dec (10am - 5pm)
Fri 19th Dec (3pm - 7pm)
Sat 20th Dec (10am - 5pm)
Sun 21st Dec (10am - 5pm)
Tue 23rd Dec (10am - 3pm)
Wed 24th Dec (10am - 3pm)
Please note that we expect our phone lines to be extremely busy over the next few days. Please be patient as we try to take all of your bookings.
We also don't have an answering/queue system on our phone so it may sound like the phone is ringing out, this just means that our team are engaged and we would ask you to try again.
To book, please call 01355 236644 between 10am and 3.30pm.
Tickets are £11.00 per child, prepayment required.
Please arrive at the time you are allocated as there is a very small waiting area. You are welcome to visit the zoo before your visit (Open from 10am until 3.30pm during December, zoo admission required).
Additional Dates: 07 December 2025, 12 December 2025, 13 December 2025, 14 December 2025, 19 December 2025, 20 December 2025, 21 December 2025, 23 December 2025, 24 December 2025
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