A Servants’ Christmas at Uppark House and Garden
Petersfield
Hampshire
GU31 5QR
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A Servants’ Christmas: 3 December to 6 January (closed 7 & 25 December)
Meet Father Christmas, 10, 11, 18 December, 11am – 3pm, £5 per child including gift, booking essential on 0344 249 1895. Family festive trail: 3 December to 6 January, £2. Christmas lunches: 5 – 23 December, from £15 to £25, book on 01730 825 415
This winter Uppark introduces you to the world of a Victorian Christmas ‘below stairs’. Find your way to the bustling servants’ quarters through the underground tunnels, and discover how they’re preparing for the family’s festive season ‘upstairs’. Even the famous dolls’ house is dressed with miniature decorations. If you visit Uppark on its opening weekend, you’ll be welcomed by real Victorian servants!
Are we still using Victorian servants’ traditions today? Find out all sorts of fascinating facts about a 19th-century Christmas on Uppark’s new family trail around the house and gardens (£2). On 10, 11 and 18 December the stables are transformed into a wooded wonderland, where Father Christmas will be waiting to give little ones a small festive gift. In the house kids can have a go at stirring Christmas puddings and practicing historic table etiquette.
From 5 to 23 December, you can book a delicious traditional Christmas lunch in Uppark’s café. Choose from favourites like roast turkey with all the trimmings, chocolate and cardamon tart and Christmas pudding. Next door, the shop is filled with festive treats, from tree decorations and Christmas ale to soft woollen blankets and the brand new National Trust Monopoly game.
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