Christmas at Tyntesfield 2026 is the Nutcracker, 30 Nov to 3 Jan, with no booking needed for entry. Chapel concerts, wreath workshops and the two closed days.
Tyntesfield, the National Trust’s Victorian Gothic house at Wraxall, stays open through the winter. It closes only on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and is open on Boxing Day. Christmas 2026 runs from Monday 30 November to Sunday 3 January, and this year’s theme is the Nutcracker, brought to life in the house and gardens (National Trust, Christmas at Tyntesfield).
Updated 15 October: the National Trust has announced Christmas 2026 at Tyntesfield, the Nutcracker, from 30 November to 3 January, with four chapel concerts at £14 and a Festive Friends family trail. It lists no Father Christmas visit.
Overview
- Closed Thursday 24 and Friday 25 December; open Saturday 26 December. Short hours on New Year’s Eve, with the house open 11am to 1.15pm.
- Christmas 2026: the Nutcracker, 30 November to 3 January. No need to book entry to the house and estate; some events need booking. The Trust lists no Father Christmas visit this year.
- Entry: £21 adult, £10.50 child, £52.50 family, free for members and under-fives. Winter parking is £3 a day from November.
Opening through the winter
These are the Trust’s published hours for each part of the estate. The Trust has published its calendar up to 31 December; January is not yet on it (National Trust, Tyntesfield).
| Dates | House | Estate | Cow Barn Café | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Until Monday 2 November | 10.30am to 3.30pm | 10am to 6pm | 10am to 5pm | 10am to 5.30pm |
| November, weekdays | Mini-tours | 10am to 5pm | 10am to 4pm | 10am to 4.30pm |
| November, weekends | 10.30am to 2.30pm | 10am to 5pm | 10am to 4pm | 10am to 4.30pm |
| 1 to 23 December, daily | 10.30am to 3.30pm | 10am to 5pm | 10am to 4pm | 10am to 4.30pm |
| 24 and 25 December | Whole site closed | |||
| 26 to 30 December | 10.30am to 3.30pm | 10am to 5pm | 10am to 4pm | 10am to 4.30pm |
| 31 December | 11am to 1.15pm | 10am to 3pm | 10am to 2.30pm | 10am to 2.30pm |
The Pavilion Café opens 10.30am to 3.30pm through the winter, and the second-hand bookshop 11am to 4pm. On November weekdays the house is shown by mini-tours rather than free-flow visiting; the Trust’s calendar does not give the tour times, so check on arrival.
Prices and parking
Whole-site entry prices since 1 March 2026 are £21 for an adult, £10.50 for a child aged 5 to 17, £52.50 for a family of two adults and up to three children, and £31.50 for a one-adult family. Under-fives and National Trust members go free. With Gift Aid the adult price is £23.10 (National Trust, Tyntesfield).
Parking is £3 per vehicle per day from November to March and £5 from April to October. The car park uses JustPark (location code 80698) or pay machines, and members are not charged. The Trust says general admission covers the shop, bookshop and cafés.
Christmas 2026: the Nutcracker
The Trust says the classic story will be told through decorations and installations across the estate, following Clara as she shrinks to the size of a nutcracker, with real Christmas trees in the Orangery and “a ballerina’s paradise” in the Organ Room. The displays are made with Super Culture, which works with community groups across the South West. There is no need to book entry to the house and estate; some of the events below need booking (National Trust, Christmas at Tyntesfield).
Christmas events and prices
From the Trust’s Christmas page and events listings (National Trust, Christmas at Tyntesfield, events):
- Festive Friends Christmas trail. Hoopla with Rudolph, bowling with Frosty and a musical game with Rockin’ Robin, with a prize at the end. No booking; a map costs £3.50 from Home Farm.
- Chapel concerts, £14 a person, booking required: Cheddar Male Choir on Saturday 5 December, The Harlequin Singers on Sunday 6 December, SHE Choir on Sunday 13 December and the Fitzhardinge Consort on Saturday 19 December, all matinees.
- Christmas wreath-making workshops, 26 November to 6 December, £57.50. Led by local florists Barley and Mabel, using foliage gathered on the estate. Tickets include hot drinks, mince pies and materials. Booking essential on 0344 249 1895.
- Family reindeer making, Sunday 13 and Sunday 20 December. An adult and child build a wooden reindeer from a Somerset Bodgers kit, at 10.15am, 11.30am, 1pm and 2.15pm, £38 per pair, ten pairs per session. Booked through the Somerset Bodgers.
Before Christmas, the autumn harvest display of Kitchen Garden pumpkins and squashes fills the Orangery until 15 November, and the Royal Geographical Society’s Earth Photo 2026 exhibition runs until 29 November.
What happened last Christmas
During Christmas 2025 Tyntesfield ran Once Upon a Christmas Time, a fairytale trail across the estate from the Home Farm welcome building to the Kitchen Garden.
Getting there
Tyntesfield is on the B3128 at Wraxall; the Trust gives BS48 1PA as the postcode for the main entrance gates. The gates open at 10am and are locked at 5pm in the winter months, so do not leave a car in the estate after the Estate closing time. The nearest station is Nailsea and Backwell, about four miles away (National Trust, Tyntesfield). For parking elsewhere in the district and roadworks on the way, see our parking and roadworks pages. Other Christmas plans across North Somerset are on our Christmas lights page and our Christmas bin collections page.
Still to be confirmed
- Whether Father Christmas visits: the Trust’s 2026 Christmas page lists no visit, and we will add one if it appears.
- January 2027 opening hours, not yet on the Trust’s calendar.
- Wreath-making workshop session times, shown at booking.
Last checked 15 October 2026.
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