{"id":1303,"date":"2022-11-01T17:35:33","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T17:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/santamaidstone.co.uk\/Grotto\/?page_id=1303"},"modified":"2026-10-05T13:16:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T12:16:28","slug":"christmas-2022","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/santamaidstone.co.uk\/Grotto\/","title":{"rendered":"Merry Maidstone Christmas!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf85 <strong>Ho, ho, ho!<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I do hope you\u2019ve all been behaving yourselves this year \u2014 because I\u2019ll be checking my lists <strong>very carefully!<\/strong> \ud83d\udcdc\u2728<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My Elves are already very busy designing, building and sprinkling a little Christmas magic over my <strong>Grotto at The Mall Maidstone<\/strong>. \ud83c\udf84\ud83e\udddd\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019ll be in a <strong>different shop unit this year<\/strong>, and the Elves have some wonderful ideas to make it extra special!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While they\u2019re busy with their hammers, paintbrushes and Christmas magic, why not take a peek around <strong>last year\u2019s Grotto<\/strong> with our <strong>360\u00b0 Virtual Tour<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2728 Look around<br>\ud83d\udd0d Zoom in<br>\ud83c\udf84 Explore the Grotto<br>\ud83c\udf85 And soak up a little festive spirit!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019m looking forward to seeing you all very soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ho, ho, ho!<\/strong><br>\ud83c\udf85 <strong>Santa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"563\" style=\"border: none\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; _0xenc1ed-media; fullscreen; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" src=\"https:\/\/tourmkr.com\/F1cxRrE9XV\/46306781p&#038;30h&#038;85.17t\/\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ll be here every day right up until Christmas Eve. Please make sure to check the <a href=\"https:\/\/santamaidstone.co.uk\/Grotto\/35-2\/\">Grotto opening times<\/a> ahead of your visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Entry to see Santa is just <strong>\u00a36 per child<\/strong>, which includes a friendly chat with me and a small early Christmas gift to take home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our wonderful friends at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phototeam.co.uk\/\">Photo Team<\/a><\/strong> will also be here again this year, ready to capture your visit with a beautiful keepsake photograph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And don\u2019t forget \u2014 does your child have a delightfully terrible Christmas joke? We\u2019d love to hear it! Record it and send it to Santa. If it\u2019s wonderfully awful, we might even share it on our social media! <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/santamaidstone.co.uk\/Grotto\/santas-silly-jokes\/\">Click here to upload your clips.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ho! Ho! Hope to see you very soon! \ud83c\udf85\u2728<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1613\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/santamaidstone.co.uk\/Grotto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Opening-Wide-banner-red-a22631-copy-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/santamaidstone.co.uk\/Grotto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Opening-Wide-banner-red-a22631-copy-2.jpg 1613w, https:\/\/santamaidstone.co.uk\/Grotto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Opening-Wide-banner-red-a22631-copy-2-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/santamaidstone.co.uk\/Grotto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Opening-Wide-banner-red-a22631-copy-2-1024x361.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/santamaidstone.co.uk\/Grotto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Opening-Wide-banner-red-a22631-copy-2-768x271.jpg 768w, https:\/\/santamaidstone.co.uk\/Grotto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Opening-Wide-banner-red-a22631-copy-2-1536x542.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/santamaidstone.co.uk\/Grotto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Opening-Wide-banner-red-a22631-copy-2-1025x362.jpg 1025w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1613px) 100vw, 1613px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/santamaidstone.co.uk\/Grotto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/blank-1024x522.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/santamaidstone.co.uk\/Grotto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/blank-1024x522.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/santamaidstone.co.uk\/Grotto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/blank-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/santamaidstone.co.uk\/Grotto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/blank-768x392.jpg 768w, https:\/\/santamaidstone.co.uk\/Grotto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/blank-1536x783.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/santamaidstone.co.uk\/Grotto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/blank-981x500.jpg 981w, https:\/\/santamaidstone.co.uk\/Grotto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/blank.jpg 1665w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\nCompare <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kayak.co.uk\/flights\">flights<\/a> on 100s of sites on KAYAK.\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udf85 Ho, ho, ho! 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