Santa Experiences - Ireland

[trueblue1234]

Bit of a strange one to be posting up at this time of year, but we are in our final year with all the kids still believing so wanted to try and book a good one for the last time. We usually try and book away for the night and make a weekend of it, We've done a fair few. Mostly around NI but also centre parks.
Just wondering if anyone could recommend one plus a nice family hotel to stay at. Happy to travel but ideally 2-3 hrs from Tyrone. Someone mentioned Palmerstown?

Have been to

Santa's cottage newry
Donegal Lapland
Innisowen gateway hotel
Todd's leap, Ballygawley
Centre parks
Jackson's hotel
Oakfield park

Any good ones down south?

[Eamonnca1]

Craigavon Shopping Centre.

[marty34]

Bit of a strange one to be posting up at this time of year, but we are in our final year with all the kids still believing so wanted to try and book a good one for the last time. We usually try and book away for the night and make a weekend of it, We've done a fair few. Mostly around NI but also centre parks.
Just wondering if anyone could recommend one plus a nice family hotel to stay at. Happy to travel but ideally 2-3 hrs from Tyrone. Someone mentioned Palmerstown?

Have been to

Santa's cottage newry
Donegal Lapland
Innisowen gateway hotel
Todd's leap, Ballygawley
Centre parks
Jackson's hotel
Oakfield park

Any good ones down south?

Wild Ireland, near Buncrana, do a trial also around Christmas.  Self-guided iirc. Only lasts an hour or so but ok.

[Gaafan2]

Santa's magical forest in Pomeroy. Tickets not released but it does sell out in a matter of days.

[trueblue1234]

Santa's magical forest in Pomeroy. Tickets not released but it does sell out in a matter of days.

Funny we've been there too. It's a good spot and very well run.

[tyrone08]

Next step is lapland lol

[Tony Baloney]

Next step is lapland lol

Fella in work is taking his to lapland this Christmas. Seems mad. Santa isn't real folks so don't be spunking thousands taking the wains!

[Olly]

Santa is a euphemism for happiness and innocence so spunk away, your children will be on twitter soon and hate everything.

[trueblue1234]

Next step is lapland lol

Fella in work is taking his to lapland this Christmas. Seems mad. Santa isn't real folks so don't be spunking thousands taking the wains!

😂 I've some bad news for you about Mickey Mouse....

[take_yer_points]

Bit of a strange one to be posting up at this time of year, but we are in our final year with all the kids still believing so wanted to try and book a good one for the last time. We usually try and book away for the night and make a weekend of it, We've done a fair few. Mostly around NI but also centre parks.
Just wondering if anyone could recommend one plus a nice family hotel to stay at. Happy to travel but ideally 2-3 hrs from Tyrone. Someone mentioned Palmerstown?

Have been to

Santa's cottage newry
Donegal Lapland
Innisowen gateway hotel
Todd's leap, Ballygawley
Centre parks
Jackson's hotel
Oakfield park

Any good ones down south?

Glenarm Castle do a good one

[RedHand88]

The Jungle outside Moneymore is pretty good. Have heard the Slieve Donard one is the best about but it's really dear and you'd probably need to be booking now!

[tyrone08]

Next step is lapland lol

Fella in work is taking his to lapland this Christmas. Seems mad. Santa isn't real folks so don't be spunking thousands taking the wains!

I done it a few years ago. Best holiday I ever had. Was an unreal experience and the kids still talk about it now.

[Newbridge Exile]

Bit of a strange one to be posting up at this time of year, but we are in our final year with all the kids still believing so wanted to try and book a good one for the last time. We usually try and book away for the night and make a weekend of it, We've done a fair few. Mostly around NI but also centre parks.
Just wondering if anyone could recommend one plus a nice family hotel to stay at. Happy to travel but ideally 2-3 hrs from Tyrone. Someone mentioned Palmerstown?

Have been to

Santa's cottage newry
Donegal Lapland
Innisowen gateway hotel
Todd's leap, Ballygawley
Centre parks
Jackson's hotel
Oakfield park

Any good ones down south?

Glenarm Castle do a good one

would agree on that Glenarm castle was one of the best we visited

[Rudi]

Bit of a strange one to be posting up at this time of year, but we are in our final year with all the kids still believing so wanted to try and book a good one for the last time. We usually try and book away for the night and make a weekend of it, We've done a fair few. Mostly around NI but also centre parks.
Just wondering if anyone could recommend one plus a nice family hotel to stay at. Happy to travel but ideally 2-3 hrs from Tyrone. Someone mentioned Palmerstown?

Have been to

Santa's cottage newry
Donegal Lapland
Innisowen gateway hotel
Todd's leap, Ballygawley
Centre parks
Jackson's hotel
Oakfield park

Any good ones down south?

Wild Ireland, near Buncrana, do a trial also around Christmas.  Self-guided iirc. Only lasts an hour or so but ok.

The older I get, the more shite these experiences become! Thought the experience in the Mourne mountains was the best, maybe because it was the first! One of those mentioned here, included a Santa who was so drunk he vomited while we were in the room. Went to an outdoor job over the bridge in Derry last year, thought it was awful. Oakfield in fairness was decent, but unfortunately its mostly outdoor & was raining heavily the evening we went.

A friend of mine brought his kids to Lapland, reckons it was very expensive but well worth it.

Times are moving on, the kids grow up awful quick, personally if i was to do it again would take the hit & go to Lapland. They are only young & innocent for a short time.

[trueblue1234]

Must have a look at Glenarm. Would love Lapland but can't justify the funds unfortunately.