Christmas at Beamish 2026: Quiet Santa Sessions
Beamish are hosting three Quiet Santa Sessions in a sensory-friendly grotto, for people with additional needs.
These sessions will take place on 19th, 20th & 23rd December 2026 and will cost £10 per person taking part in the experience, additional members of the party do not require a ticket to see Father Christmas. Only the person taking part in the experience will receive a gift (tickets subject to availability).
Father Christmas will be welcoming children to his sensory-friendly grotto in the 1900s Town Bank Board Room. These sessions are aimed at people with additional needs who may prefer to meet Father Christmas away from his busier grotto at Rowley Station.
For more information, please email Samantha Swinbank, Volunteer and Access Co-ordinator, email samanthaswinbank@beamish.org.uk or tel. 0191 370 4003.
The Quiet Santa Sessions must be pre-booked prior to your visit (subject to availability).
Quiet Santa Sessions tickets do not include admission to Beamish Museum. Visitors aged 5 and over require a Beamish Unlimited Pass or Friends of Beamish membership to enter the museum. Under 5s do not require a ticket to enter the museum but will require a Quiet Santa Session ticket if they wish to visit Father Christmas. Subject to availability.
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Beamish are hosting three Quiet Santa Sessions in a sensory-friendly grotto, for people with additional needs.
These sessions will take place on 19th, 20th & 23rd December 2026 and will cost £10 per person taking part in the experience, additional members of the party do not require a ticket to see Father Christmas. Only the person taking part in the experience will receive a gift (tickets subject to availability).
Father Christmas will be welcoming children to his sensory-friendly grotto in the 1900s Town Bank Board Room. These sessions are aimed at people with additional needs who may prefer to meet Father Christmas away from his busier grotto at Rowley Station.
For more information, please email Samantha Swinbank, Volunteer and Access Co-ordinator, email samanthaswinbank@beamish.org.uk or tel. 0191 370 4003.
The Quiet Santa Sessions must be pre-booked prior to your visit (subject to availability).
Quiet Santa Sessions tickets do not include admission to Beamish Museum. Visitors aged 5 and over require a Beamish Unlimited Pass or Friends of Beamish membership to enter the museum. Under 5s do not require a ticket to enter the museum but will require a Quiet Santa Session ticket if they wish to visit Father Christmas. Subject to availability.
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