Article Source: Loch Lomond Shores
Last Updated: 24 November 2023 10:45
With lots of family and children’s funfair rides, including a magical carousel; a huge array of stalls with great gift ideas, fresh produce and much more; a stage packed with live entertainment throughout; lots of delicious hot food takeaway; children’s entertainers and more, it’s the perfect festive family day out!
And, add to all the above our magical location, selfie Christmas decorations, playpark, beaches, woodland walks, adventure golf, Loch Lomond Bird of Prey Centre, boat tours courtesy of Loch Lomond Leisure and The Loch Lomond Shores Express, you can spend the whole weekend having outdoor fun!
Indoors our shops are stocked with amazing gift ideas and holiday outfits – including designer brands like Ralph Lauren, Chanel, Tommy Hilfiger, Barbour, Rolex, Boss, Paul Smith, Phase Eight, Harris Tweed, Jimmy Choo and much more.
We’ll also have a family portrait photographer in our mall where you can get your festive memories captured professionally.
Our cafes are also feeling festive with Café Zest offering Turkey lunches, mince pies and festive baking as well as classic afternoon tea. Jurassic Ice Bar and Jurassic Grill – will also be getting in the festive spirit and offer an amazing dinosaur-themed experience for all the family and the perfect place to take a festival breather and enjoy amazing food!
And let’s not forget our most important guest – Santa – who is at SEA LIFE. You can book your visit to Santa as part of your day at the festival by visiting www.visitsealife.com.
Commenting on the festival, Audrey Calder from Loch Lomond Shores says: “Our Christmas Festival is a real favourite, and we work hard to add that extra bit of Christmas magic each year so it’s even better than the one before. We’re really excited that this year we’ll have a magical carousel as a centre piece to the festival, along with other fun family rides – including last year’s popular Frozen rollercoaster - around the site, including within our coach car park.
“Our entertainment lineup is our best to date too. We’ll some amazing local performers coming along to entertain the crowds all weekend, Cassi from Radio Clyde will be making an appearance on Saturday, and Frozen characters will be on stage as well as meeting and greeting the crowds on both days.”
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