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Ice Skating for Warwickshire

By Events at Whilton LocksPosted on 04/09/202110/09/2021Posted in Christmas, NewsTagged Ice Skating Ansley, Ice Skating Astley, Ice Skating Aston Flamville, Ice Skating Attleborough, Ice Skating Avon Dassett, Ice Skating Bedworth, Ice Skating Bishop's Itchington, Ice Skating Bishop's Tachbrook, Ice Skating Bulkington, Ice Skating Burton Hastings, Ice Skating Caldecote, Ice Skating Chapel End, Ice Skating Chesterton Green, Ice Skating Chilvers Coton, Ice Skating Church End, Ice Skating Collycroft, Ice Skating Copston Magna, Ice Skating Cubbington, Ice Skating Dunchurch, Ice Skating Eathorpe, Ice Skating Fenny Compton, Ice Skating Galley Common, Ice Skating Goodyers End, Ice Skating Griff, Ice Skating Harbury, Ice Skating Hartshill, Ice Skating Hillmorton, Ice Skating Hinckley, Ice Skating Hunningham, Ice Skating Knightcote, Ice Skating Ladbroke, Ice Skating Newbold on Avon, Ice Skating Northend, Ice Skating Nuneaton, Ice Skating Offchurch, Ice Skating Old Milverton, Ice Skating Oldbury, Ice Skating Radford Semele, Ice Skating Royal Leamington Spa, Ice Skating Rugby, Ice Skating Sharnford, Ice Skating Southam, Ice Skating Stockingford, Ice Skating Ufton, Ice Skating Wappenbury, Ice Skating Weddington, Ice Skating Weston under Wetherley, Ice Skating Whitnash, Ice Skating Wigston Parva, Ice Skating Wolvey

Real Ice – real nice at Whilton Locks Winter Wonderland. Our undercover real ice, ice rink is opening in November and remains open right through to Christmas and New Year.

The Best Santa Grotto for Warwickshire

By Events at Whilton LocksPosted on 02/09/202110/09/2021Posted in Christmas, NewsTagged Santa Grotto Ansley, Santa Grotto Astley, Santa Grotto Aston Flamville, Santa Grotto Attleborough, Santa Grotto Avon Dassett, Santa Grotto Bedworth, Santa Grotto Bishop's Itchington, Santa Grotto Bishop's Tachbrook, Santa Grotto Bulkington, Santa Grotto Burton Hastings, Santa Grotto Caldecote, Santa Grotto Chapel End, Santa Grotto Chesterton Green, Santa Grotto Chilvers Coton, Santa Grotto Church End, Santa Grotto Collycroft, Santa Grotto Copston Magna, Santa Grotto Cubbington, Santa Grotto Dunchurch, Santa Grotto Eathorpe, Santa Grotto Fenny Compton, Santa Grotto Galley Common, Santa Grotto Goodyers End, Santa Grotto Griff, Santa Grotto Harbury, Santa Grotto Hartshill, Santa Grotto Hillmorton, Santa Grotto Hinckley, Santa Grotto Hunningham, Santa Grotto Knightcote, Santa Grotto Ladbroke, Santa Grotto Newbold on Avon, Santa Grotto Northend, Santa Grotto Nuneaton, Santa Grotto Offchurch, Santa Grotto Old Milverton, Santa Grotto Oldbury, Santa Grotto Radford Semele, Santa Grotto Royal Leamington Spa, Santa Grotto Rugby, Santa Grotto Sharnford, Santa Grotto Southam, Santa Grotto Stockingford, Santa Grotto Ufton, Santa Grotto Wappenbury, Santa Grotto Weddington, Santa Grotto Weston under Wetherley, Santa Grotto Whitnash, Santa Grotto Wigston Parva, Santa Grotto Wolvey

We asked Santa where was the best Santa Grotto in Warwickshire. “Well,” said Santa “There’s ho ho ho-nly one I’d recommend – that’s Whilton Locks Garden Village.”

Harry Potter Returns

By Events at Whilton LocksPosted on 02/09/202102/09/2021Posted in News

Something is coming…

The Best Santa’s Grotto in Northamptonshire?

By Events at Whilton LocksPosted on 01/09/202110/09/2021Posted in Christmas, NewsTagged Aston le Walls, Badby, Braunston, Buckby Wharf, Byfield, Canons Ashby, Catesby, Charwelton, Daventry, Everdon, Eydon, Hellidon, Hinton, Lower Boddington, Lower Shuckburgh, Moreton Pinkney, Newnham, Norton, Preston Capes, Staverton, Upper Boddington, Welton, West Farndon, Whilton, Woodford Halse

We asked Santa where was the best Santa Grotto in Northamptonshire. “Well,” said Santa “There’s ho ho ho-nly one I’d recommend – that’s Whilton Locks Garden Village.”

80 Days To Go

By Events at Whilton LocksPosted on 31/08/202101/09/2021Posted in News

It’s just 80 days until the Whilton Locks Winter Wonderland opens!

Have You Heard The Buzz?

By Events at Whilton LocksPosted on 18/08/202118/08/2021Posted in NewsTagged Afternoon Tea, Buzz Lightyear, Northamptonshire, Toy story

v4.21 Intel update from Star Command…

Still Time to WOW!

By Events at Whilton LocksPosted on 18/08/2021Posted in NewsTagged Northamptonshire things to do, Whilton Locks Garden Centre

It’s Wow at Whilton with so much fun on Wednesdays as our Events continue at Whilton Locks Garden Village. Woo Hoo!

100 Days

By Events at Whilton LocksPosted on 11/08/2021Posted in Christmas, NewsTagged Christmas, Whilton Locks Ice Rink

Just 100 days till our Winter Wonderland opens – Skating, Santa and Snow Much More!

Afternoon Tea Northamptonshire

By Events at Whilton LocksPosted on 28/07/202128/07/2021Posted in NewsTagged Afternoon Tea Abington, Afternoon Tea Abthorpe, Afternoon Tea Barton Seagrave, Afternoon Tea Bellinge, Afternoon Tea Blackthorn, Afternoon Tea Blisworth, Afternoon Tea Boothville, Afternoon Tea Boughton, Afternoon Tea Bozeat, Afternoon Tea Brackley, Afternoon Tea Brackmills, Afternoon Tea Braunston, Afternoon Tea Brixworth, Afternoon Tea Broughton, Afternoon Tea Bugbrooke, Afternoon Tea Bulwick, Afternoon Tea Burton Latimer, Afternoon Tea Castle Ashby, Afternoon Tea Caswell, Afternoon Tea Chapel Brampton, Afternoon Tea Chelveston, Afternoon Tea Church Brampton, Afternoon Tea Cogenhoe, Afternoon Tea Cold Ashby, Afternoon Tea Corby, Afternoon Tea Crick, Afternoon Tea Croughton, Afternoon Tea Dallington, Afternoon Tea Daventry, Afternoon Tea Delapré, Afternoon Tea Desborough, Afternoon Tea Dodford, Afternoon Tea Duston, Afternoon Tea Earls Barton, Afternoon Tea East Haddon, Afternoon Tea East Hunsbury, Afternoon Tea Ecton, Afternoon Tea Ecton Brook, Afternoon Tea Far Cotton, Afternoon Tea Farthinghoe, Afternoon Tea Finedon, Afternoon Tea Flore, Afternoon Tea Gayton, Afternoon Tea Geddington, Afternoon Tea Grafton Regis, Afternoon Tea Grange Park, Afternoon Tea Great Billing, Afternoon Tea Great Doddington, Afternoon Tea Great Harrowden, Afternoon Tea Great Houghton, Afternoon Tea Great Oakley, Afternoon Tea Greens Norton, Afternoon Tea Guilsborough, Afternoon Tea Hackleton, Afternoon Tea Hardingstone, Afternoon Tea Hardwick, Afternoon Tea Harlestone, Afternoon Tea Harpole, Afternoon Tea Hartwell, Afternoon Tea Headlands, Afternoon Tea Higham Ferrers, Afternoon Tea Hinton, Afternoon Tea Hinton-in-the-Hedges, Afternoon Tea Horton, Afternoon Tea Irchester, Afternoon Tea Irthlingborough, Afternoon Tea Isham, Afternoon Tea Kettering, Afternoon Tea Kings Heath, Afternoon Tea Kingsley Park, Afternoon Tea Kingsthorpe, Afternoon Tea Lings, Afternoon Tea Little Billing, Afternoon Tea Little Harrowden, Afternoon Tea Little Oakley, Afternoon Tea Long Buckby, Afternoon Tea Lower Shuckburgh, Afternoon Tea Milton Malsor, Afternoon Tea Mixbury, Afternoon Tea Moreton Pinkney, Afternoon Tea Moulton, Afternoon Tea Moulton Park, Afternoon Tea Nether Heyford, Afternoon Tea New Duston, Afternoon Tea Parklands, Afternoon Tea Piddington, Afternoon Tea Podington, Afternoon Tea Preston Deanery, Afternoon Tea Pytchley, Afternoon Tea Quinton, Afternoon Tea Raunds, Afternoon Tea Rectory Farm, Afternoon Tea Roade, Afternoon Tea Rothersthorpe, Afternoon Tea Rothwell, Afternoon Tea Round Spinney, Afternoon Tea Rushden, Afternoon Tea Silverstone, Afternoon Tea Southfields, Afternoon Tea Spencer, Afternoon Tea Spinney Hill, Afternoon Tea Spratton, Afternoon Tea St Crispins, Afternoon Tea St James, Afternoon Tea Standens Barn, Afternoon Tea Stoke Bruerne, Afternoon Tea Sywell, Afternoon Tea Thorpe Malsor, Afternoon Tea Thrapston, Afternoon Tea Towcester, Afternoon Tea Turweston, Afternoon Tea Upton, Afternoon Tea Weedon Bec, Afternoon Tea Wellingborough, Afternoon Tea Welton, Afternoon Tea West Haddon, Afternoon Tea West Hunsbury, Afternoon Tea Westbury, Afternoon Tea Weston, Afternoon Tea Weston Favell, Afternoon Tea Wilby, Afternoon Tea Wollaston, Afternoon Tea Wootton, Afternoon Tea Wymington, Afternoon Tea Yardley Gobion, Afternoon Tea Yardley Hastings

Who doesn’t love an Afternoon Tea? We do and with the wonderful reviews it seems you do too.

The Best Santa Grotto in Northamptonshire

By Events at Whilton LocksPosted on 28/07/202128/07/2021Posted in Christmas, NewsTagged Santa Grotto Abington, Santa Grotto Abthorpe, Santa Grotto Barton Seagrave, Santa Grotto Bellinge, Santa Grotto Blackthorn, Santa Grotto Blisworth, Santa Grotto Boothville, Santa Grotto Boughton, Santa Grotto Bozeat, Santa Grotto Brackley, Santa Grotto Brackmills, Santa Grotto Braunston, Santa Grotto Brixworth, Santa Grotto Broughton, Santa Grotto Bugbrooke, Santa Grotto Bulwick, Santa Grotto Burton Latimer, Santa Grotto Castle Ashby, Santa Grotto Caswell, Santa Grotto Chapel Brampton, Santa Grotto Chelveston, Santa Grotto Church Brampton, Santa Grotto Cogenhoe, Santa Grotto Cold Ashby, Santa Grotto Corby, Santa Grotto Crick, Santa Grotto Croughton, Santa Grotto Dallington, Santa Grotto Daventry, Santa Grotto Delapré, Santa Grotto Desborough, Santa Grotto Dodford, Santa Grotto Duston, Santa Grotto Earls Barton, Santa Grotto East Haddon, Santa Grotto East Hunsbury, Santa Grotto Ecton, Santa Grotto Ecton Brook, Santa Grotto Far Cotton, Santa Grotto Farthinghoe, Santa Grotto Finedon, Santa Grotto Flore, Santa Grotto Gayton, Santa Grotto Geddington, Santa Grotto Grafton Regis, Santa Grotto Grange Park, Santa Grotto Great Billing, Santa Grotto Great Doddington, Santa Grotto Great Harrowden, Santa Grotto Great Houghton, Santa Grotto Great Oakley, Santa Grotto Greens Norton, Santa Grotto Guilsborough, Santa Grotto Hackleton, Santa Grotto Hardingstone, Santa Grotto Hardwick, Santa Grotto Harlestone, Santa Grotto Harpole, Santa Grotto Hartwell, Santa Grotto Headlands, Santa Grotto Higham Ferrers, Santa Grotto Hinton, Santa Grotto Hinton-in-the-Hedges, Santa Grotto Horton, Santa Grotto Irchester, Santa Grotto Irthlingborough, Santa Grotto Isham, Santa Grotto Kettering, Santa Grotto Kings Heath, Santa Grotto Kingsley Park, Santa Grotto Kingsthorpe, Santa Grotto Lings, Santa Grotto Little Billing, Santa Grotto Little Harrowden, Santa Grotto Little Oakley, Santa Grotto Long Buckby, Santa Grotto Lower Shuckburgh, Santa Grotto Milton Malsor, Santa Grotto Mixbury, Santa Grotto Moreton Pinkney, Santa Grotto Moulton, Santa Grotto Moulton Park, Santa Grotto Nether Heyford, Santa Grotto New Duston, Santa Grotto Parklands, Santa Grotto Piddington, Santa Grotto Podington, Santa Grotto Preston Deanery, Santa Grotto Pytchley, Santa Grotto Quinton, Santa Grotto Raunds, Santa Grotto Rectory Farm, Santa Grotto Roade, Santa Grotto Rothersthorpe, Santa Grotto Rothwell, Santa Grotto Round Spinney, Santa Grotto Rushden, Santa Grotto Silverstone, Santa Grotto Southfields, Santa Grotto Spencer, Santa Grotto Spinney Hill, Santa Grotto Spratton, Santa Grotto St Crispins, Santa Grotto St James, Santa Grotto Standens Barn, Santa Grotto Stoke Bruerne, Santa Grotto Sywell, Santa Grotto Thorpe Malsor, Santa Grotto Thrapston, Santa Grotto Towcester, Santa Grotto Turweston, Santa Grotto Upton, Santa Grotto Weedon Bec, Santa Grotto Wellingborough, Santa Grotto Welton, Santa Grotto West Haddon, Santa Grotto West Hunsbury, Santa Grotto Westbury, Santa Grotto Weston, Santa Grotto Weston Favell, Santa Grotto Wilby, Santa Grotto Wollaston, Santa Grotto Wootton, Santa Grotto Wymington, Santa Grotto Yardley Gobion, Santa Grotto Yardley Hastings

We asked Santa where was the best Santa Grotto in Northamptonshire. “Well,” said Santa “There’s ho ho ho-nly one I’d recommend – that’s Whilton Locks Garden Village.”

Terms and Conditions (2025-2026)

Ice Skating at Whilton Locks Garden Village - Terms and Conditions & Rules

Sessions start promptly on the hour and last 45 minutes. After each session we prepare the ice rink for the next slot, this can take up to 15 minutes. Late arrivals will leave the ice with the rest of the group.

Ice Rink Safety Information and Good Skating Practice
We request that gloves are worn. Gloves are STRONGLY recommended in the ice skating area, including (but not limited to) the boot change area and on the ice.
Keep a safe distance between people that are not within your party.
Put your skates on in the skate change area.
Skates are to be worn on the ice, in the boot change area and on the matting ONLY.
Ensure your skates are fitted correctly, wear suitable attire for an outdoor skate including socks and gloves. Please note socks must be worn.
Do not go on the ice without skates or ice grippers (which have to be worn over suitable footwear).
Obey skating marshals/management.
Skate in one direction only, do not cut across the centre of the rink.
Do not skate in chains. (Please do not hold other people’s hands.)
Do not carry children and infants.
Do not climb on the barriers, they are there for your safety.
Do not take bags, valuables, phones or cameras on the ice. Belongings are left at your own risk.
Look after your polar bear, seal, whale, penguin or banana.
Do not eat, drink or chew on the ice.

Please keep away from the ice area when resurfacing is taking place.
Report any accidents to a member of staff.

Anti-social behaviour of any kind will not be tolerated and those responsible will be asked to leave the rink with no refund given.

Government Guidelines relating to COVID-19 must be adhered to at all times. We reserve the right to refuse entry to this event, if the government guidelines are not adhered to.

ALL SKATERS ARE REMINDED THAT THEY SKATE AT THEIR OWN RISK.
All children under the age of 8 must be accompanied on to the ice by a responsible adult (18 years old and above) in skates (or grippers). Maximum of 4 children per adult. We recommend that all children under the age of 12 are accompanied by an adult at the rink side (the adult need not be skating).

Exceptional Weather Conditions
The ice rink is open come rain or shine. Please dress according to the weather conditions on the day. All Participants must wear gloves and all skaters must wear socks. (Our rink is fully undercover). Climatic conditions may cause a layer of water on the ice surface, this will not affect your skating and does not make it unsafe to skate. Although you may get wet if you fall over.

Cancellation and Refund Policy
If booked online or via telephone, your place is reserved and therefore cancellations cannot be accepted less than 72 hours in advance. All our event tickets are non-refundable. Please make sure that you select the correct date and time for your booking on your desired day. Please note that if you need to reschedule your booking, there will be a £5 administration fee to make any changes to the booking, subject to availability. To reschedule your booking, you can either send a written request via email to Christmas@wlgv.co.uk or phone one of the events team on 01327 843100 with the Booking Details no later than 72 hours before your event is due to start. We require the following; Booking Name, Order Number and Contact Details, please ensure you have these details available when making the phone call or when sending the email to ensure no delays occur.

To ensure our Ice Rink Skating Staff give their full attention to customers arriving to prepare for their skating session, and to avoid mistakes, cancellations cannot be authorised at the check-in desk or anywhere on site. Any reasonable claims will only be considered if made in writing to christmas@wlgv.co.uk. We are sure you appreciate that attempting to deal with reasonable requests in any other way during this very busy time of year may result in errors or misunderstandings.

For more information regarding the precautions in place and our sanitising schedule, please ask a member of our team.

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All Events
Our events start promptly, please ensure that you arrive on time.
For Ice Skating, please arrive 15 minutes before your session is due to start to enable the boot change process.
For Santa’s magical grotto, please join the queue area only at your booking time (i.e. please do not queue at 12:00 if you are booked at 12:10).
Please ensure that when booking multiple events, you do not have any events that run at the same time. Please make sure you leave yourself plenty of time between events.

Food Events
We need to be notified of any special dietary requirements, intolerances and allergies in advance. Please note that all our food is prepared in a kitchen where nuts, cereals containing gluten and other allergens are present. If you have a food allergy or intolerance please let us know before ordering/booking. Full allergen information for food and drink is available upon request.