Can anything make you feel truly festive quite like a great pantomime?
Pantomime season is here at Gulliver's Valley Resort …oh no it isn’t! Oh yes it is.
The family-run theme park is the perfect spot for a festive outing, and this Christmas, families can enjoy an extra-special treat with a magical pantomime production.
This year, Gulliver's Valley presents Sleeping Beauty - a whimsical adventure filled to the brim with fun, laughter and plenty of magic.
Take a seat and allow the professional cast to take you on a journey full of twists and turns, with maybe a touch of audience participation if you dare.
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Will the spell break with true love's kiss? You'll have to book a ticket to find out.
Performances will run from 7th December until 4th January on selected dates, giving families plenty of opportunities to enjoy the wonder of this Christmas pantomime.
Doors open at 6pm where you'll be able to grab snacks and drinks and get yourself comfortable before the show begins at 7pm
A standard ticket to the pantomime costs £15 but if you want to step it up a gear and treat yourself this Christmas, then why not treat yourself to a premium pantomime ticket.
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With this ticket you'll get seated in the exclusive diners section where you can enjoy a meal whilst watching the show. Very fancy if you ask us.
Adults can choose from a chicken or veggie burger alongside fries and an indulgent chocolate cake, whilst children can tuck into chicken or veggie nuggets with ice cream for dessert.
There will be a fully licensed bar to order from with table service available, and you can get all this for just £24 per person. What a bargain.
Not sold yet? You can even get 20% off your pantomime tickets using the online discount code 'PANTO'.
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Valid for a limited time only so once they're gone, they're gone!
Why not explore everything else Gulliver's Valley has to offer whilst you're at it, from the Rocky Ridge Railway in Western World to the Lost World River Tour, there are plenty of exciting rides to ensure that all the family have a fun day out.
There's also a number of rides and play areas designed for toddlers, so no one has to miss out on the fun.
Just a 50 minute journey from Leeds, the site is complete with free parking so there's truly no excuse to go enjoy a festive day out with all the family.
Leeds Christmas Markets is returning to the city centre in just two months' time and some major plans and changes have been announced.
Although Pop Princess Zara Larsson might want us to believe "Summer isn't over yet", it's safe to say that the recent downpours we've had across West Yorkshire disagree.
Leeds Christmas Markets are also ringing in the new season with a jam-packed video posted to social media announcing all the current plans and changes for its 2026 schedule.
This year, outdoor events company Thor’s Tipi are stepping up as the all-new operators of this Christmastime spectacular and are organising a celebration where 'even if you’re not from Yorkshire, you’re going to leave being from Yorkshire'.
Leeds Christmas Markets are returning to Leeds City Square from Thursday 19 November with plenty of Yorkshire-centric stalls / Credit: The Hoot Leeds
Although Leeds locals already know that Yorkshire is 'God's Own Country', the Leeds Christmas Markets team are making sure that the county is represented through its food, drinks and wider stalls.
In a video uploaded to its social accounts, foodie expert and Little Bao Boy Founder James 'Jimmy Chews' Ooi was given the honour of revealing all these exciting plans.
Informing everyone that "You best come hungry", Ooi noted that some of the phenomenal vendors taking part include La Grassa and The Savvy Baker.
Real Markets Yorkshire and Stump Cross Caverns are also getting into the Christmas spirit and setting up their own stalls at Leeds City Square this November.
La Grassa is just one of many familiar foodie faces returning to Leeds Christmas Markets / Credit: The Hoot Leeds
Rated restaurants and bars are contributing to the festive frenzy too, like Cabaret Thursdays at Italian restaurant Bibi's and beer garden destination Green Room are hosting singalongs at Leeds Christmas Markets.
There will be plenty of activities for families happening all around the unofficial capital of West Yorkshire like elf-themed scavenger hunts, various elves on various shelves and lots of live music.
If it wasn't apparent already, in the words of Jimmy Chews himself, there's about to be "So much Christmas that Mariah Carey is going to look like the Grinch".
Leeds Christmas Markets are returning to Leeds City Square from Thursday 19 November and there will be plenty of exciting announcements to the upcoming celebrations ahead of the big day.
Popular TV channel playing Christmas films 24/7 is now back on air in the UK
Emily Sergeant
Think it's too early for 'C word'? Never mind, you've already clicked on this article.
Sure, we may only be into our second full week of September, but given the fact the weather these past couple of days hasn't exactly screamed summer, it already feels like the festive season is around the corner - but whether or not you think it’s too early to be talking about Christmas, it’ll soon be too tricky to escape from.
Especially not when the famous TV channel showing festive film favourites non-stop is now back on air in the UK.
Yes, you heard that right - Christmas films, 24-hours a day, seven days a week.
If you’re ready to wave goodbye to summer, and in welcome autumn and winter with open arms, then there's arguably no better way of getting into the festive spirit than with the long-awaited and highly-anticipated return of the TV channel that's charmed audiences for over half a decade now.
GREAT! Christmas the UK’s biggest seasonal channel, and it's now live on Sky, Freesat, Freeview and Virgin Media.
You can expect almost four months of back-to-back seasonal movies.
The 24-hour feel-good and free-to-air channel will be bursting with non-stop Christmas spirit, and will be showing a heartwarming lineup of festive films - including some absolute fan-favourite classics that make it to screens every year without fail, alongside some cheesy Hallmark classics, new channel premieres, and so much more.
Viewers will find GREAT! Christmas on Freeview channel 51, Sky 319, Sky (Glass/Stream) 317, Virgin channel 424, and Freely channel 47.
Clementine Hall -
1st November 2024 
