About Christmas at Chatsworth
8 November - 4 January
Christmas is one of the most popular times of year at Chatsworth. As a Friend, you receive complimentary tickets to our Christmas at Chatsworth experience and can also purchase guest tickets at 10% off.
As the event is so popular, we highly recommend that you pre-book your Friends tickets online as soon as possible to secure the preferred date and time for your visit.
Pre-booking is essential at Christmas for every visit.
Chatsworth at Christmas tickets include:
- entry to the decorated house
- entry to the garden, including the garden light trail
- entry to the farmyard and adventure playground
- free parking for one car or motorcycle per transaction
Christmas in the Garden
Christmas in the Garden tickets grant access to the garden light trail, and the farmyard and playground, with complimentary parking for one vehicle per booking.
These tickets are included with your Friends membership. You'll need to select a garden entry time when booking (from 3.30pm onwards). The tickets do not allow access to the garden before your entry time, but you are welcome to visit the farmyard, shops, restaurants, and parkland, or the market if visiting between 8 November and 14 December.
Booking Christmas
All visits over Christmas must be booked in advance.
To book a Friends Christmas at Chatsworth ticket, or Friends Christmas in the Garden ticket, please use the general book Christmas tickets link below. You should also use this link if you want to book guest tickets.
Please only book Christmas tickets if you intend to use them. If your plans change, and you can no longer attend on the date or time you have booked, simply email us at friends@chatsworth.org, and we'll release the tickets for other Friends to use.
Car Parking over the Christmas Season (including Market)
Friends also benefit from complimentary 'car park only' tickets throughout the Christmas period. You may use these tickets to visit our restaurants and shops, walk in the parkland and woodland, or to visit the Christmas market (8 Nov - 14 Dec only).
Note, if you would like to visit the market, please select a date between 8 November and 14 December when booking your Friends car parking tickets.
Friends-only Christmas house entry times
Sorry, these slots are now SOLD OUT.
For 2025, we are offering several house entry times for our Christmas at Chatsworth experience that are exclusive to Friends.
You are still welcome to book a visit on any date or time where there is availability; however, these dedicated Friends sessions have a lower capacity and so will be quieter than some other timeslots. They are among the most popular times of day to visit and are available on a first come, first served basis, so we expect them to be booked up quickly.
The Friends-only sessions will be at 4.45pm and 5.00pm on the following dates:
Wednesday 3 December
Thursday 4 December
Wednesday 10 December
Thursday 11 December
Wednesday 17 December*
Thursday 18 December*
*Please note that the Christmas market will not be running on 17 & 18 December; the market runs from 8 November to 14 December.
Booking a Friends-Only Christmas Entry Time
The Friends-only Christmas at Chatsworth slots cannot be booked using the usual Book Christmas tickets link. Due to the exclusive nature of these sessions, guest tickets are not available.
If you wish to visit with guests, please book using the normal process (this can be done via the 'Book Christmas' button).
Please use the link below to book Friends-only time slots:
Tickets include entry to the house, garden, farmyard and adventure playground, and parking for one vehicle.
