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About Yorkshire’s Winter Wonderland

Yorkshire’s Winter Wonderland, presented by HARIBO

at McArthurGlen Designer Outlet York

New for 2024…..

❄️ upgraded ice rink technology for a better skating experience

❄️ frequent skater pass

❄️ exciting new festive additions

❄️ new improved bratwurst stall

❄️ bigger Christmas market

Yorkshire’s Winter Wonderland, the award-winning outdoor ice rink, funfair and Santa’s Grotto, will be returning to McArthurGlen Designer Outlet York from Friday 15th November 2024 to Sunday 5th January 2025. This Year, Yorkshire’s Winter Wonderland embraces the happy world of HARIBO. The seasonal event welcomes the UK’s leading sweets manufacturer and one of Yorkshire’s largest employers as its headline sponsor to share some childlike happiness with York’s residents and visitors this Christmas.

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Yorkshire's Winter Wonderland, presented by HARIBO

We’ve turned up the festive dial at Yorkshire’s Winter Wonderland - now open for its 19th season! Check out the 30ft high HARIBO-themed Christmas tree in the centre of the rink and drool over the Starmix sweetie decs and giant Goldbear topper! This year the rink looks even more fabulously festive and magical with its scenic woodland backdrop of rainbow-coloured LED Christmas trees, illuminated gingerbread men, candy canes and deer - the perfect setting for winter skating.

The Enchanted Forest is full of playful surprises too…. Santa has a new team of helpers this year! Meet Gertrude the Giraffe, the Polar Bear Band and other colourful animal characters. Swing by the South entrance of York Designer Outlet to see what mischief they’re up to.

Take a stroll and see what other surprises you might uncover - from handmade trinkets at our Boutique Christmas market to eerie goings-on at the Funfair’s Haunted House. Then treat your taste buds at the new German Grill sausage stall sausage.

Visit Yorkshire’s Winter Wonderland, presented by HARIBO, for a fun-filled winter experience and no end of Insta-opportunities for all the family. Tickets on sale.

Funfair at Yorkshire's Winter Wonderland

New this year is the Ghost House - take a walk through our haunted house and be prepared for some spooky surprises! For speedsters and thrill-seekers there's the ever-popular Waltzer as well as a 'twist-and-shout' Twister.

And everybody's favourite - the Brooklands Dodgems dating from 1937, a vintage masterpiece from the golden era of fairgorunds - makes a welcome return.

Younger visitors will be enthralled by our four children’s rides, including the beautiful vintage 1947 Muffin the Mule Autodrome and Toy Set.

Santa's Grotto at Yorkshire's Winter Wonderland

Christmas would not be the same without a visit to Santa and his elves, and visitors can enjoy an extended snowy woodland walk to his cosy log cabin grotto where a warm welcome and a special gift for children awaits.

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Opening Times

Regular Times
  • Monday, 09:30 - 21:30
  • Tuesday, 09:30 - 21:30
  • Wednesday, 09:30 - 21:30
  • Thursday, 09:30 - 21:30
  • Friday, 09:30 - 21:30
  • Saturday, 09:30 - 21:30
  • Sunday, 09:30 - 21:30

Skating Session Times

45-minute ice skating sessions:-

09:15 – 10:00 (only at weekends and holidays 16 Dec-4 Jan)

10:15 – 11:00

11:15 – 12:00

12:15 – 13:00

13:15 – 14:00

14:15 - 15:00

15:15 - 16:00

16:15 – 17:00

17:15 – 18:00

18:15 – 19:00

19:15 – 20:00

20:15 - 21:00

Funfair Times:

Weekdays 15 November - 13 December: 3pm – 8pm

Weekdays 16 December - 3 January: 10.30am - 8pm

Saturdays & Sundays: 10.30am – 8pm (closed Christmas Day)

Christmas Eve, Boxing Day and New Years Day 10:30am - 7pm

New Years Eve – 10:30am - 5:30pm

Christmas Eve, Boxing Day and New Years Day 10:30am - 7pm

New Years Eve – 10:30am - 5:30pm

Santa's Grotto Times:

Weekdays

15 & 22 November: 11am – 5pm

25 November to 6 December: 11am – 5pm

9 December to 23 December: 9.30am – 5pm

Weekends

16 November to 22 December

Saturdays: 9.30am – 6pm & Sundays 9.30am – 5pm

23 December

10am - 6pm

Christmas Eve

10am – 3.00pm

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Pricing & Tickets

General Admission
  • Child (0-15) : £13.95
  • Adult (16+) : £14.95

Tickets for a 45-minute skating session are priced at £14.95 for adults and £13.95 for children and concessions. Family packages are available for families of three, four or five. Tickets for parents and toddlers aged 4 and under are priced at £14.95 from Monday to Friday during term time. Special packages available for parties, schools, clubs and youth groups, with discounts applying to groups of 20 or more.

Booking is recommended for skating, especially at weekends and during holidays through www.yorkshireswinterwonderland.com. Online booking fee applies. Tickets can also be purchased on site once the event opens, subject to availability.

Penguin and Snowman skating aids can be hired on site for £5; pre-booking not available.

Funfair Height Restrictions

For safety reasons, height restrictions apply to some rides:

Waltzer - 1.0m minimum height requirement. 1.2m height requirement to ride alone. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

Twister - 1.1m minimum height requirement. 1.3m height requirement to ride alone. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

Dodgems – 1.2m height requirement to ride alone, under 1.2m need to be accompanied by an adult.

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Contact Details

York Designer Outlet
St Nicholas Ave
York
North Yorkshire
YO19 4TA
England

South entrance

Tel: 07479268948

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