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Tickets for our Santa Special 2025 are now on sale!
Join us at the Avon Valley Railway to make unforgettable Christmas memories onboard our 2025 Santa Special.
Once onboard our festive trains the whistle will sound and you’ll depart on your fifty minute train ride. Whilst you’re travelling, you’ll enjoy a mince pie or festive biscuit and Santa will pass through the train saying hello to everyone. Then, when you return to Bitton Station each family group will meet Santa again and all good boys and girls will receive a present from him too! There will also be the chance for your family group to take photographs and create those special festive memories.
New for 2025, upgrade to our Premium Santa Experience to enjoy quality time with Father Christmas from the comfort of our first-class carriage. Spend more time with Santa as he joins you on his festive throne in our beautifully decorated carriage, where children can spend precious time with him and his elves whilst they collect their present. All Premium Santa passengers will also enjoy a cosy hot chocolate alongside their festive sweet treat whilst you travel the line.
Finally, you’ll be pleased to know that the festive Christmas donkeys will be returning once again and you’ll be able to see these on the lawn at Bitton Station (BS30 6HD), either before or after you’ve travelled on the train. If you are travelling the last train of the day, please make sure you see the donkeys before you board the train.
Trains depart at 10:00, 11:30, 13:00, 14:30 and 16:00 and each roundtrip is approximately 50 minutes.
| Standard Santa Experience | Premium Santa Experience | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Adult OR Child | Adult + U1* | Adult OR Child | Adult + U1* |
| 23 Nov | £18 | £24 | £26 | £32 |
| 29, 30 Nov | £22 | £28 | £31 | £37 |
| 6, 7 Dec | £22 | £28 | £31 | £37 |
| 13, 14 Dec | £24 | £30 | £34 | £40 |
| 19 Dec | £22 | £28 | £31 | £37 |
| 20-23 Dec | £24 | £30 | £34 | £40 |
| 24 Dec | £24.50 | £30.50 | £34.50 | £40.50 |
*The special price for an ‘Adult + U1’ is for a single seat, with the adult seated with an under-1 on their knee.
Booking Information
When booking a compartment in our standard carriages, choose your first seat and all 8 seats become highlighted so that no one else can book them. Then, just choose the different tickets types you need for each of your group from the drop down lists. For any seats not required simply choose the option ‘Empty Seat’. A minimum of 5 ‘paid for’ tickets must be booked in a compartment.
When booking seats at tables in one of the open carriages, please select the number you need. Tables may be shared between different parties.
If you book seven or more seats we’ll offer you a 5% discount on all the seats purchased, so why not bring grandparents or other family members with you and make the most of seeing Santa!
Wheelchair Users and smaller parties with SEND children who would benefit from a private compartment should contact the railway Booking Office on 0117 932 5538 to purchase tickets.
We very much look forward to welcoming you to our Santa Specials!
