This is the first day of the Yorkshire.com Advent Calendar 2025. Check out the giveaway below:
Win a 45-minute ice-skating session for a family of 4
Yorkshire’s Winter Wonderland – A 45-minute ice-skating session for a family of 4 (1 x adult, 3 x children or 2 x adult, 2 x children) across the 2025-2026 season
The lucky winner of this prize will receive a 45-minute ice-skating session for a family of 4 (1 x adult, 3 x children or 2 x adult, 2 x children) across the 2025-2026 season. Dates and times of your visit are subject to availability. (Funfair tokens and food and beverage can be purchased once you are onsite. You can purchase Santa’s Grotto tickets via our website, subject to availability).
Celebrating its milestone 20th season in York, Yorkshire’s Winter Wonderland is now open with an array of festive touches and colourful surprises. The award-winning outdoor ice rink, funfair and Santa’s Grotto provides a fun-filled winter experience at York Designer Outlet.
At the heart of the event is the North of England’s largest outdoor ice rink at 975 sq m, which uses the latest ice rink technology to provide a premium skating experience. With its signature 30ft high sparkling Christmas tree in the centre, the extra-thick glistening rink is flanked by the après-skate Chalet café and the skate hire marquee, decorated with vintage alpine posters and photographs and even a cow-bell or two to set the scene.
Adding to the festive atmosphere, the funfair offers something for everyone. For speedsters and thrill-seekers there’s the ever-popular Waltzer as well as a ‘twist-and-scream’ Twister, and everybody’s favourite – the Brooklands Dodgems dating from 1937, a vintage masterpiece from the golden era of fairgrounds – makes a welcome return. Younger visitors will be enthralled by four children’s rides, including the new Jets and Train rides, the beautiful vintage Muffin the Mule Autodrome and the Toy Set. Plus there’s game stalls offering a prize every time, so everyone goes home happy.
The Chalet café with its outdoor terrace provides the perfect spot from which to enjoy a warming mulled wine or hot chocolate and witness all the thrills and spills of skating. Inside the cosy alpine-themed, après-skate café, tasty winter-warming food and drinks as well as sweet treats are available to purchase, and private parties can also be arranged.
Overlooking the snow-sprinkled trees in the Enchanted Woodland, individual wooden picnic cabins decorated with festive touches make the perfect spot to tuck in to a gourmet sausage from the outdoor German Grill or enjoy a warming mulled wine.
The Enchanted Woodland is where Christmas wishes come alive. With giant size woodland creatures at every turn, the twinkling trail leads to hidden wish potions, Wilson the Wise Owl, Stardust the Unicorn, and finally the glowing Wishing Cauldron, where everyone can drop in their dreams and watch as they shimmer to life with Christmas magic.
From there visitors can follow the glittering light tunnel to Santa in his log cabin Grotto, where a warm welcome awaits, as well as a special gift for children.
And of course York Designer Outlet is the perfect place to tackle the Christmas shopping, with favourite premium brands including Levi’s, Clarins, Columbia, French Connection, Sweaty Betty and many more for up to 60% less than the RRP.
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How to enter
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Terms & Conditions
- This giveaway closes on 14th December at midnight.
- The winner will be selected at random by 15th December 2025 and this decision is final.
- Winner must provide current email address.
- Entrants must be over 18 years old.
- No cash alternative is available.
- Prizes are not transferable and may not be used in conjunction with any other offer.
- Prizes are non-negotiable and non-refundable.
