Dyrham Park Christmas 2026: 20 Nov to 3 Jan, No Booking

Yes, Dyrham Park is doing Christmas in 2026. The National Trust’s Christmas Unwrapped runs from Friday 20 November to Sunday 3 January, and you do not need to book: you pay normal admission on the day, and National Trust members get in free. The one thing to know before you set off is that the whole site is closed on Thursday 24 and Friday 25 December (National Trust).

The quick answer

• Dates: Friday 20 November 2026 to Sunday 3 January 2027, closed 24 and 25 December.
• Hours: garden and parkland 10am to 4pm, last entry 3pm; the house 11.30am to 3pm.
• Booking: none needed. Craft workshops will be bookable, with details still to come.
• Price: adult £23, child (5 to 17) £11.50, under-5s free, family £57.50. Members free.
• Parking: £4 a day or £2 for two hours for non-members; free for members.
• Choirs: every weekend from 21 November to 20 December, in St Peter’s church next to the house.

What is on at Christmas Unwrapped

The Trust describes it as a festive season built around the house’s own collection (National Trust):

• Decorated showrooms. Festive displays reworking highlights of the collection, from paper flowers based on the still life paintings to blue-and-white decorations taken from Dyrham’s Delftware. Children can look for small animals in Christmas hats through the house.
• Step-free for most of it. All but one of the decorated rooms are on the ground floor, which has a step-free entrance.
• Trees, bows and a giant wreath. A large outdoor Christmas tree, more trees inside, red bows, and a giant wreath and giant present for photographs.
• Two trails. A present trail for families around the 270-acre site, and a festive poetry trail for adults round the garden.
• Craft workshops. Bookable, but the Trust says “more details to follow”, so there are no dates or prices yet.
• Food and shopping. The tea-room is open every day with mince pies, cakes and hot drinks, the takeaway kiosk opens on busier days, and the café at Old Lodge in the parkland opens at weekends and in the school holidays. On selected dates before Christmas the shop holds tastings of its festive food and drink.

Weekend choirs at St Peter’s

Local choirs and music groups sing carols and festive music on Saturdays and Sundays in the run-up to Christmas, in the village church of St Peter, which adjoins the estate. The Trust’s listing gives this line-up (National Trust):

• Saturday 21 November: The Harmonics
• Sunday 22 November: Sigma Recorder Quartet
• Saturday 28 November: Marshfield Male Voice Choir
• Sunday 29 November: Black Sheep Harmony
• Saturday 5 December: Cleeve Singers of Downend
• Sunday 6 December: The Happy Band
• Saturday 12 December: Fascinating Rhythm
• Sunday 13 December: The Bath Folk Singers
• Saturday 19 December: Key Voices
• Sunday 20 December: Bath Phoenix Choir

The first performance, on 21 November, is listed at 1pm to 1.30pm. The Trust lists two performances on each of the ten days but does not publish the second time on its listing, so ask at visitor reception when you arrive. No booking is needed; the concerts are included in admission.

After Christmas: the wassail and the mummers

Two traditions close the season, both included in admission with no booking:

• Wassail, Saturday 2 January 2027. From 12 noon visitors can make wassail sticks in the Great Kitchen. Traditional music starts in the courtyard at 1pm, and the procession round the garden to bless the pear trees sets off at about 1.30pm, with local group The Happy Band playing through the afternoon (National Trust).
• Mummers’ play, Sunday 3 January 2027, 1pm to 1.30pm. Holt Morris, from the Wiltshire village of Holt, perform the old play in which St George fights the Dark Knight of Winter, is killed, and is revived by a doctor, with Father Christmas, Beelzebub and Old Father Time along the way (National Trust).

Opening hours over Christmas

From the Trust’s opening calendar for Dyrham Park, every day from 20 November except 24 and 25 December:

• Garden and parkland: 10am to 4pm. Last entry to the site is 3pm, an hour before it closes, at this time of year.
• House: 11.30am to 3pm.
• Tea-room: 10.30am to 3.30pm. Shop: 10.30am to 4pm.
• Car park: 10am to 4.30pm.

The Trust’s published calendar runs to 31 December on the same hours; its Christmas page confirms the season continues to Sunday 3 January.

Prices and parking

Standard admission, as listed by the Trust from 1 March 2026, with the Gift Aid price in brackets:

• Adult (18 and over): £23 (£25.30)
• Child (5 to 17): £11.50 (£12.70); under-5s free
• Family, two adults and up to three children: £57.50 (£63.30)
• Family with one adult: £34.50 (£38)

National Trust members get in free and park free. Non-members pay £4 a day or £2 for two hours in the car park, by machine or the JustPark app (location code 80574). Tickets are checked at visitor reception by the car park.

Getting there from Bath

Dyrham Park is 8 miles north of Bath on the A46, 2 miles south of junction 18 of the M4. For satnav, the Trust says to use SN14 8HY and enter the car park from the A46. There is no bus, and no direct public transport from Bath or Bristol: the Trust suggests a taxi from Bath Spa, about 15 to 20 minutes. The Cotswold Way runs between Bath and Dyrham if you would rather walk. Our Bath roadworks and travel page carries current closures on the routes out of the city, and if you are parking in Bath first, our parking in Bath page has the council car parks.

More Christmas near Bath

The Bath Christmas Market runs from 26 November to 13 December, Bath on Ice opens on 20 November, the same day as Dyrham’s season, and the Bath Abbey Christmas page has every Abbey concert. For Father Christmas himself, see Santa in Bath.

Every date, time, price and description above was read on 27 October 2026 from the National Trust’s own Dyrham Park listings, Christmas page and place data. The craft workshop dates are still to be announced; this page will be updated when they are.