The World’s Famous Grotto returns to Liverpool’s St John’s Shopping Centre this weekend.
The grotto, which celebrates 140 years this Christmas , opens its doors on Saturday, November 16.
For more than a century families visited the iconic grotto in Lewis’ and Rapid, before making the move to St John’s in 2017, and now it has been named the world's oldest grotto in operation by the Guinness World Records.
The grotto will take visitors on a journey through the ages, recreating some of its most magical and popular displays from years gone by.
The festive displays include Fairytale from 1879, Peter Pan from 1935 and Magical Winter Wonderland from 1982, 1992 and 2005.
Along with meeting Santa, the grotto experience includes a special gift for each child and a story book called The Day I Met Santa.
Visitors will have the chance to take a photograph with Santa and even purchase a special keepsake such as personalised baubles and frames from the gift shop.
You can take a sneak peek at what to expect in our gallery:
Guy Fennell, from The World’s Famous Grotto said: “We’re delighted to be welcoming Santa Claus home to Liverpool once again!
“It’s our 140th anniversary year, so we really wanted to make this year extra special by recreating some of our most magical displays since we first opened all those years ago.
“Children and adults will love being transported through the ages as our displays of fairies, princesses, toys, elves and polar bears well and truly bring Christmas to life.
“We’re really looking forward to meeting everyone this Christmas and sharing plenty of festive spirit.”
To celebrate the launch of the grotto, Santa will be touring Liverpool on November 16 - find out where you can .
To book, visit www.worldsfamousgrotto.com .
Prices
The World’s Famous Grotto costs £12 per child and £2 per adult for a 15-minute grotto experience.
Opening dates and times
The World’s Famous Grotto at St John’s runs from November 16 until Christmas Eve.
The opening dates are:
November 16 - 9am to 5pm
November 17 to 22 - 10am - 5pm
November 23 - 9am - 6pm
November 24 to 29 - 10am - 5pm
November 30 - 9am - 6pm
December 1 - 6 - 10am - 6pm
December 7 - 9am - 7pm
December 8 - 10am - 5pm
December 9 to 14 - 9am - 7pm
December 15 to 10am - 5pm
December 16 to 21 - 9am - 7pm
December 22 - 10am - 5pm
December 23 - 9am - 7pm
December 24 - 9am - 2pm (this is subject to change)
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