Socially distancing queuing and hand sanitiser is also in place, with Santa ready to meet people up to five times a week (see dates below) from a safe distance by his grotto and giant illuminated reindeer. Visitors can also make a contactless donation of £3 for Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice.
The open air centre, which is home to around 70 stores and services, is offering free after 3pm parking every Thursday until Christmas along with 50p Sunday and bank holiday parking. Their Christmas lights are also back, including their well-known giant reindeer, giant bauble and rooftop stars.
Lucy Grice, Marketing Manager at Trinity Walk, said: “It’s been a tough year for everyone so we’re doing everything we can to make sure Christmas isn’t cancelled at Trinity Walk. That means the return of our full Christmas lights including the new giant bauble, our famous huge reindeer and of course our ever-popular Santa. As always it will be free to visit him, but for safety it will all be done with social distancing in mind. We’ll have spaced queueing for families and when they get to the front they can say hi to Santa and pose for a picture with him outside of his grotto all while staying 2m apart for safety. That way people can still experience their traditional Christmas visit, but all done as safely as possible.
“We’re outside in the open air which really helps, but also covered by a high canopy which offers some protection from our great British weather too. As ever we’ll be collecting donations for our charity partner Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice, but this year it will be done via a £3 contactless card payment near the grotto.
“We also have our established Covid-19 safety systems and rules in place across the centre from one-way systems to hand sanitising stations, meaning people can shop safely and see Santa this Christmas. Free after 3pm Thursday parking returns throughout December too to give people extra chances to shop and support their high street this Christmas.”
Visitors are asked to please follow all instructions, stay socially distanced from others and Santa – and use hand sanitiser every visit.
To find out more, watch films about visiting and FAQS, see www.trinitywalk.com/events
Dates & times for the grotto:
Saturday 05 December 2020 11am to 3pm
Sunday 06 December 2020 11am to 3pm
Wednesday 09 December 2020 3.30pm to 5.30pm
Thursday 10 December 2020 4pm to 6pm
Friday 11 December 2020 3.30pm to 5.30pm
Saturday 12 December 2020 11am to 3pm
Sunday 13 December 2020 11am to 3pm
Wednesday 16 December 2020 3.30pm to 5.30pm
Thursday 17 December 2020 4pm to 6pm
Friday 18 December 2020 3.30pm to 5.30pm
Saturday 19 December 2020 11am to 3pm
Sunday 20 December 2020 11am to 3pm
Monday 21 December 2020 11am to 3pm
Tuesday 22 December 2020 11am to 3pm
Wednesday 23 December 2020 11am to 3pm
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