As you arrive, the scent of mulled wine and hot chocolate fills the air, setting the scene for a truly festive visit. Step inside the barn and be greeted by the most magical real, Christmas tree you have ever seen; a twenty-foot-tall beauty covered in ten thousand twinkling fairy lights. It stretches right up to the ceiling, the kind of tree that makes even grown-ups crane their necks to see the top, just like we remember from Christmases gone by.

Children can climb into Father Christmas’s sleigh for a family photo, with one of his cheerful elves on hand to capture the perfect moment. Then it is time for a special one-to-one meeting with Father Christmas himself, where little ones can share their Christmas wishes,  before settling down for a cosy storytime with a warm hot chocolate and a cookie in hand.

The storytime will feature a beautiful tale written exclusively for Battleswick Farm, set right here in Colchester and filled with familiar places and friendly characters the children will recognise. Each story carries a heartwarming moral and captures the true spirit of kindness and Christmas. Every family will receive their own copy of this exclusive book. Each time parents read it again at home, it will bring back the magic of the day they spent together meeting Father Christmas at the farm.

A truly magical experience and a memory your children will treasure forever!