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Panto Express with Father Christmas at Bucks Railway Centre

30 November - 22 December

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See Father Christmas whilst enjoying a steam train ride AND watch a pantomime – all in one amazing Christmas experience at Bucks Railway Centre. This year’s mini pantomime is Jack & The Beanstalk.

Dates:
30th November/1st December
7/8th December
14/15th December
21st/22nd December

What to expect and what tickets to choose:
All aboard The Panto Express to enjoy a visit from Father Christmas, plus, enjoy a mini family pantomime, brought to you by a professional touring theatre company!

See Father Christmas in a ‘Grotto with a Difference’ – on a vintage steam train! Why queue for hours when you can sit on a steam train and wait for Santa to come to you?! You will be shown to your compartment where you will be visited by Father Christmas, who makes his way along the train to present a special golden ticket to all the children.

After the train ride, your adventure continues in the museum with a brand-new experience! You will be magically transported to Santa’s workshop, where you can meet Mrs Claus and the elves, and your child can exchange their golden ticket for a gift of their choice.

Train ride approx. 25 mins; panto running time approx. 25 mins. You can stay and enjoy the cafe and gift shop etc before/after your experience.

How Much is the Panto Express?

  • Bronze tickets: £22.50pp (shared standard compartment)
  • Silver tickets: £24.50pp (private standard compartment for 6-8 people)
  • Gold tickets: £26.50pp (private First-Class compartment for 6 people)
  • Babies: £8.00 (under 12 months)



Panto Express & Father Christmas Visit at Bucks Railway Centre Review

We had a fabulous afternoon out last year at the Bucks Railway Centre Panto Express with Father Christmas.

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Double the fun and double the reviews as Natalie our MK mum joined us too for a some Christmas magic at Buckinghamshire Railway Centre.

We started with a ride on their fabulous steam train, compete with a visit from a naughty elf and then Santa himself! Santa was fabulous and he had a big bag of amazing age themed presents for the kids.
We were very impressed with the boys gifts and they were over the moon.
The boys had a little play at the fabulous play park that is now at the railway centre and then Parker had a turn on the tea cups which he loved (and which were included in the ticket price!).
Then it was time for the panto! The story was a twist on beauty and the beast and was fun, silly and full of songs. The boys really loved it and with a running time of just half an hour it kept their attention the whole time!
We finished off by heading to the museum for their elf hunt which was so much fun. The four of us were racing to find them first and we had such a giggle. Some of the elves were hidden in such a creative way it was great!
The cafe was also open which offers a range of drinks and food, there was a Christmassy stall for sweets, headboppers etc and the usual gift shop was also open.
I can’t end without mentioning the incredible Christmas decorations, the Railway centre looked so beautiful and the boys couldn’t believe how big the tree was!
All of this with the usual excitement we have with seeing the trains and the toy trains to play with meant we had a really wonderful and Christmassy afternoon
So what did Natalie think?
We had an absolutely brilliant afternoon out, it was a pretty perfect Sunday afternoon. Little stalls and sweeties then we boarded the train which felt truly magical! We were visited by an elf and athe big man himself which the girls adored. The presents they received were lovely too.
The girls enjoyed the teacup ride and we like the goodies from the shops (mummy liked the mulled wine) then off to the panto. It was 25 mins which is the perfect amount of time for littles ones.

Such a wonderful time had by all 4 of us and really got us read for December. Bella said she loved the steam train the most and Betsy loved seeing Father Christmas the most.

Details

Start:
30 November
End:
22 December
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Website:
https://bucksrailcentre.org/product.php/57/panto-express-with-father-christmas

Venue

Buckinghamshire Railway Centre
Quainton Road Station
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP22 4BY United Kingdom + Google Map

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