Warwick Castle offers Santa Sleepover for families in 2025

Warwick Castle is offering families an overnight festive experience this winter that brings Santa to their door, with stays running on selected dates in November and December 2025. The "Santa Sleepover" package, hosted on the castle grounds, includes two days’ entry to the attraction, evening entertainment, breakfast, parking and a private 30-minute visit with Santa, and prices start at 67 pounds per person based on a family of four.

Guests check in to lodges or hotel rooms inside the castle estate and find seasonal touches throughout the stay. The morning after the overnight stay, an actor playing one of Santa’s elves will knock on the room door at about 8 a.m. to deliver a present and wake children for their visit. The private session with Santa is described as a quieter alternative to busy shopping centre grottos, with no queues and a decorated, seated space for a story and photographs.

The basic package covers two days’ access to Warwick Castle so families can spread their visit across the short break. Add-on options include discounted tickets to the castle’s Light Trail and ice rink, allowing guests to extend the festive itinerary into a longer weekend. The castle’s...