1.30pm: Castle Crafts Workshop: Amigurumi Christmas Crochet
Castle Crafts
Tuesday 26th October, 1.30pm - 4.30pm
Tuesday 2nd November, 1.30pm - 4.30pm
Price: £30
Learn to make a magic loop to start your amigurumi project and then choose from 3 fun Christmas patterns to make. All materials and refreshments supplied.
Let our talented crafters show you their skills. We run a range of workshops and classes in our space upstairs at Castle Crafts Gifts.
Click below to find out what's on and if you'd like to book a class, pop in to purchase tickets.
1.30pm: Castle Crafts Workshop: Amigurumi Christmas Crochet
Castle Crafts
Tuesday 2nd November, 1.30pm - 4.30pm
Price: £30
Learn to make a magic loop to start your amigurumi project and then choose from 3 fun Christmas patterns to make. All materials and refreshments supplied.
Let our talented crafters show you their skills. We run a range of workshops and classes in our space upstairs at Castle Crafts Gifts.
Click below to find out what's on and if you'd like to book a class, pop in to purchase tickets.
7.30pm: Severn Vale Flower Club Christmas Open Evening
Olveston and Tockington Parish Hall
Doors Open 6.30pm for 7.30pm
Elizabeth Graham - ‘The Festive Season’ No Competition
Click below to find out more about the Severn Vale Flower Club.
10am: Thornbury Volunteer Centre Christmas Table Top Sale
Thornbury Methodist Church Hall
10am-1pm
Visit us to find that elusive Christmas present, choose from cards, local produce, hand-made gifts, crafts and vintage items.
Also serving teas, coffees and homemade cakes and a Giant Christmas raffle.
Free entry.
11am: Christmas Craft Fair
Thornbury Baptist Church
11am-3pm
Over 30 stalls selling a variety of Christmas and other crafts, decorations, cards, gifts and much more.
The popular café will be serving teas, coffees and soft drinks, cakes, cream teas and light lunches.
All proceeds to Project Possible (projectpossible.org.uk.)
Stalls cost £15. To enquire about booking a stall please contact Sue Dunn on 01454 416503, mob 07306 810430 or email below.
Thornbury Christmas Lights Switch On
NatWest Bank, Thornbury
Details to be confirmed.
7pm: Retro Christmas Party Night
The Gables Hotel
Travel back in time and join us for a fun evening of nostalgic hits at one of our Retro Party Nights.
After a delicious three course meal, dance the night away to your favourite party hits throughout the decades.
Price: £35 per person
Stay Overnight: After all that dancing, stay overnight from £169 per couple, includes tickets to the event, an overnight stay in a standard room and a full English breakfast.
Book online or contact our events team on 01454 260502 or email below.
Please note full pre-payment is required at the time of booking. Payments are non-transferable and non-refundable. Parties of fewer than 8 guests may be seated with other guests. Over 16s only.
9.30am: Castle Crafts Workshop: Macrame - Christmas bunting
Castle Crafts
6pm - 9pm
Price: £30
Learn the main macrame knots while making fabulous festive bunting. You’ll go home with 1.5 metres of bunting in your favourite coloured cord.
All materials and refreshments supplied.
Let our talented crafters show you their skills. We run a range of workshops and classes in our space upstairs at Castle Crafts Gifts.
Click below to find out what's on and if you'd like to book a class, pop in to purchase tickets.
10am: Cake Decorating Course: Cookies for Christmas
The Cake School, Thornbury
10am-3pm
Come along and decorate a selection of festive shaped gingerbread. We shall be using royal icing to flood and decorate your cookies. £55.
You can book a place on this course by visiting the school's website below. For more information, call 07964 182445 or email below.
11am: Christmas Craft Fair
The Gables Hotel
11am-3pm - free entry
Get started on your Christmas shopping this year with a visit to The Gables Hotel's Christmas Fair.
We are proud to support local and small businesses and our Christmas Fair is full of inspirational ideas for gifts, decorations and treats including jewellery, candles, food and drink, craft supplies, books, cards, flowers and much, much more.
We have lots of free car parking and our hotel is easy to access, just half a mile from Junction 14 of the M5. Why not treat yourself to lunch in our Marco's New York Italian restaurant after your visit?
If you are interested in exhibiting at our Christmas Craft Fair please get in touch with our events team at christmas@thegablesbristol.co.uk. Stalls are £35.
11am: Christmas Wreath Making
Eastwood Park, Falfield
Get creative with us and join our wreath making this year!
On Sunday the 26th of November and Sunday the 3rd of December, we will be getting our artistic heads on and holding wreath making workshops for you to make your own festive door decorations, followed by a prosecco afternoon tea.
Wreath workshop: 11am - 2pm: £45 per person
Prosecco Afternoon Tea: 2-4pm: £24.95 per person
Both: £64.95 per person
*Early bird offer: Book 4 places before the 30th of September to get an extra 10% off
Festive Menu and Christmas Buffets Launch
The Royal George
Christmas at The Royal George is not something to miss! We'll be whipping up a feast fit for Santa himself. We've got all the festive classics you'd expect on your Christmas table plus a few new dishes too! And don't even get us started on the desserts – they're pure bliss!
Click below to view the Christmas Day, Festive and Buffet menus and book your places!
7pm: Christmas Party Night
The Gables Hotel
Celebrate in style at one of our popular Christmas Party Nights!
Enjoy a delicious 3 course meal with Christmas crackers and novelties, there’s a disco so you can dance the night away!
Dates:
Friday 1st December
Saturday 2nd December
Friday 8th December
Saturday 9th December
Thursday 14th December
Friday 15th December
Price: £40 per person
Stay Overnight: After all that dancing, stay overnight from £169 per couple, includes tickets to the event, an overnight stay in a standard room and a full English breakfast.
Book online or contact our events team on 01454 260502 or email below.
Please note full pre-payment is required at the time of booking. Payments are non-transferable and non-refundable. Parties of... Read more >>
Alveston Community Events: Christmas at The Parade
Greenhill Parade, Alveston
Alveston Community Events help raise funds for the community.
For more information find us on facebook or click below.
10am: Cake Decorating Course: Gingerbread House
The Cake School, Thornbury
10am-3pm
Come along and have some festive fun by building and decorating your very own gingerbread house. We shall be using a mixture of royal and fondant icing to decorate your house. Finished with plenty of sparkle too. £60.
You can book a place on this course by visiting the school's website below. For more information, call 07964 182445 or email below.
7pm: Christmas Party Night
The Gables Hotel
Celebrate in style at one of our popular Christmas Party Nights!
Enjoy a delicious 3 course meal with Christmas crackers and novelties, there’s a disco so you can dance the night away!
Dates:
Friday 1st December
Saturday 2nd December
Friday 8th December
Saturday 9th December
Thursday 14th December
Friday 15th December
Price: £40 per person
Stay Overnight: After all that dancing, stay overnight from £169 per couple, includes tickets to the event, an overnight stay in a standard room and a full English breakfast.
Book online or contact our events team on 01454 260502 or email below.
Please note full pre-payment is required at the time of booking. Payments are non-transferable and non-refundable. Parties of... Read more >>
11am: Christmas Wreath Making
Eastwood Park, Falfield
Get creative with us and join our wreath making this year!
On Sunday the 26th of November and Sunday the 3rd of December, we will be getting our artistic heads on and holding wreath making workshops for you to make your own festive door decorations, followed by a prosecco afternoon tea.
Wreath workshop: 11am - 2pm: £45 per person
Prosecco Afternoon Tea: 2-4pm: £24.95 per person
Both: £64.95 per person
*Early bird offer: Book 4 places before the 30th of September to get an extra 10% off
7pm: Wreath Making This Christmas
Thornbury Golf Centre
7pm-9pm
We are partnering with talented florists to bring you an
evening of festive crafting here at Thornbury.
Wreath Making Masterclass
Glass of Prosecco
£35 per adult
2pm: Afternoon Tea with The Bluebird Belles
The Gables Hotel
Enjoy a festive Afternoon Tea at this Christmas with entertainment from the 1940s vintage vocal harmony trio, The Bluebird Belles.
Dubbed 'the best thing since The Andrew Sisters', The Bluebird Belles specialise in the retro sounds of the 1920s right up to the present day.
Price: £25 per person
Book online or contact our events team on 01454 260502 or email below.
Please note full pre-payment is required at the time of booking. Payments are non-transferable and non-refundable. Parties of fewer than 8 guests may be seated with other guests.
7pm: Murder Mystery Evening
The Gables Hotel
Our popular Murder Mystery evenings allow you to put your investigative skills to the test and enjoy an evening of murder, mystery and intrigue.
The story will unfold during dinner and it will be up to you to work out “whodunnit” by questioning the characters and examining the clues. The evenings are great fun, but, be warned, they sell out frighteningly fast!
Price: £44 per person
Stay Overnight: After all that sleuthing, stay overnight from £177 per couple, includes tickets to the event, an overnight stay in a standard room and a full English breakfast.
Book online or contact our events team on 01454 260502 or email below.
Please note full pre-payment is required at the time of booking. Payments are non-transferable and... Read more >>
7pm: Christmas Party Night
The Gables Hotel
Celebrate in style at one of our popular Christmas Party Nights!
Enjoy a delicious 3 course meal with Christmas crackers and novelties, there’s a disco so you can dance the night away!
Dates:
Friday 1st December
Saturday 2nd December
Friday 8th December
Saturday 9th December
Thursday 14th December
Friday 15th December
Price: £40 per person
Stay Overnight: After all that dancing, stay overnight from £169 per couple, includes tickets to the event, an overnight stay in a standard room and a full English breakfast.
Book online or contact our events team on 01454 260502 or email below.
Please note full pre-payment is required at the time of booking. Payments are non-transferable and non-refundable. Parties of... Read more >>
10am: St Peter’s Hospice Christmas Coffee Morning
Thornbury Methodist Church Hall
A Christmas coffee morning will be held on Saturday 9th December at 10.00am at the Methodist Church Hall in Thornbury.
Christmas cards, Gift stall, Home made cakes, Raffle etc., will be available.
Entry to include tea/coffee and cake is £3.00 per person.
Please come along and support St Peter's, your local Hospice.
www.stpetershospice.org/
Email:
11am: Christmas Open House
Eastwood Park, Falfield
Join us on Saturday 9th December, 11am-3pm for our Christmas open house. With our annual Christmas treasure hunt, a range of activities and a variety of local stalls, there will be plenty for the whole family to enjoy.
Free adult entry with a complimentary glass of mulled wine and a mince pie on arrival.
Kids Activity Band - This includes unlimited access to all of our family fun activities on the day such as our Santa hunt around the house including a prize, Christmas cookie decorating, colouring competition and so much more.
Tickets are limited so click below and book now to avoid disappointment.
12noon: Christmas Market
The Sheiling School
Come along and join us for craft stalls, tombola, raffle, food, drink, activities for children and our Christmas Village! We are aiming to raise money to fund new projects that will directly benefit our pupils.
The Sheiling School is an independent residential school for children and young people aged 6-19 with special educational needs. We offer residential placements for termly and weekly boarders and day placements.
7pm: Christmas Party Night
The Gables Hotel
Celebrate in style at one of our popular Christmas Party Nights!
Enjoy a delicious 3 course meal with Christmas crackers and novelties, there’s a disco so you can dance the night away!
Dates:
Friday 1st December
Saturday 2nd December
Friday 8th December
Saturday 9th December
Thursday 14th December
Friday 15th December
Price: £40 per person
Stay Overnight: After all that dancing, stay overnight from £169 per couple, includes tickets to the event, an overnight stay in a standard room and a full English breakfast.
Book online or contact our events team on 01454 260502 or email below.
Please note full pre-payment is required at the time of booking. Payments are non-transferable and non-refundable. Parties of... Read more >>
1pm: Family Lunch with Santa
The Gables Hotel
Bring the whole family along to enjoy great food and festive fun with a visit from Santa!
The afternoon includes a delicious three course festive lunch and a visit from Santa with a small gift for all the children!
Date: Sunday 10th & 17th December
Arrival Time: 1pm arrival, lunch will be served at 1:30pm
Price: £27 per adult | £16 per child under 12 | Under 2s free
Book online or contact our events team on 01454 260502 or email below.
Please note full pre-payment is required at the time of booking. Payments are non-transferable and non-refundable. Parties of fewer than 8 guests may be seated with other guests.
5pm: Christmas Concert in the Great Hall
Berkeley Castle
6pm (Reception from 5pm)
Orchestra Pro Anima directed from the violin by Michael Bochmann MBE with soloists Ruth Watson (oboe) and Peter Adams (cello)
The programme includes Vaughan Williams’ famous ‘The Lark Ascending’, the wonderful Bach Oboe and Violin Concerto, two Baroque Christmas concertos and ‘Gabriel’s Oboe’ by Morricone.
This popular annual event continues to bring its seasonal magic to delighted audiences. The concert in the magnificent Great Hall will be preceded by a reception from 5pm in the elegant Long Drawing Room with its wall mirrors, gilt furniture and beautiful portraits: here you can enjoy fine wine, mince pies and much other festive fare. The Christmas trees and twinkling lights create a truly special... Read more >>
7pm: Christmas Party Night
The Gables Hotel
Celebrate in style at one of our popular Christmas Party Nights!
Enjoy a delicious 3 course meal with Christmas crackers and novelties, there’s a disco so you can dance the night away!
Dates:
Friday 1st December
Saturday 2nd December
Friday 8th December
Saturday 9th December
Thursday 14th December
Friday 15th December
Price: £40 per person
Stay Overnight: After all that dancing, stay overnight from £169 per couple, includes tickets to the event, an overnight stay in a standard room and a full English breakfast.
Book online or contact our events team on 01454 260502 or email below.
Please note full pre-payment is required at the time of booking. Payments are non-transferable and non-refundable. Parties of... Read more >>
7pm: Masquerade Christmas Joiner Night
Old Down Estate, Tockington
Join us this festive season at Old Down Estate for our Masquerade themed Christmas joiner night.
Enjoy a three-course festive meal prepared by our talented chefs in our grand Manor House, complete with evening entertainment sure to sweep you off your feet.
Start the evening with a welcome drink on arrival before enjoying a decadent evening meal and dancing into the night. There will be themed entertainment on the night, including a ‘fun casino’ (no wagering involved) as well as a DJ.
Our three-course festive meal will be a choice menu. You will be contacted by a team member to confirm final choices prior to the event and any dietary requirements.
View a sample menu via the web link below.
Book an individual space or table of... Read more >>
7pm: Christmas Party Night
The Gables Hotel
Celebrate in style at one of our popular Christmas Party Nights!
Enjoy a delicious 3 course meal with Christmas crackers and novelties, there’s a disco so you can dance the night away!
Dates:
Friday 1st December
Saturday 2nd December
Friday 8th December
Saturday 9th December
Thursday 14th December
Friday 15th December
Price: £40 per person
Stay Overnight: After all that dancing, stay overnight from £169 per couple, includes tickets to the event, an overnight stay in a standard room and a full English breakfast.
Book online or contact our events team on 01454 260502 or email below.
Please note full pre-payment is required at the time of booking. Payments are non-transferable and non-refundable. Parties of... Read more >>
1pm: Family Lunch with Santa
The Gables Hotel
Bring the whole family along to enjoy great food and festive fun with a visit from Santa!
The afternoon includes a delicious three course festive lunch and a visit from Santa with a small gift for all the children!
Date: Sunday 10th & 17th December
Arrival Time: 1pm arrival, lunch will be served at 1:30pm
Price: £27 per adult | £16 per child under 12 | Under 2s free
Book online or contact our events team on 01454 260502 or email below.
Please note full pre-payment is required at the time of booking. Payments are non-transferable and non-refundable. Parties of fewer than 8 guests may be seated with other guests.
Alveston Community Events: Christmas Party
Thornbury Cricket Club
Alveston Community Events raise funds for the community.
17th December - Christmas Party @ TCC
For more information find us on facebook or click below.
Last posting date for Christmas: 2nd class
Last posting date for Christmas: 1st class
2pm: Christmas Carols & Afternoon Tea
The Gables Hotel
Book now for a festive treat!
Enjoy a deliciously festive Afternoon Tea in the stylish Bristol Suite. Our talented local choir will accompany your Afternoon Tea with traditional carols and Christmas songs. We encourage you to sing along!
Price: £21.50 per person
Book online or contact our events team on 01454 260502 or email below.
Please note full pre-payment is required at the time of booking. Payments are non-transferable and non-refundable. Parties of fewer than 8 guests may be seated with other guests.
7pm: Fawlty Towers Comedy Dining
The Gables Hotel
Enjoy a delicious three course meal and comedy action at our Fawlty Towers Comedy Dining event.
It’s Christmas at Fawlty Towers, but Basil’s finding it a challenge to get into the Christmas spirit. He booked a father Christmas who hasn’t turned up (and Manuel is a very poor substitute) there’s rat poison on the turkey so he has to turn to a local chef for help (while keeping the health inspector at bay) he still hasn’t hung the decorations despite promising Sybil it would be done before dinner, and to make things worse, there’s a German Christmas Market taking place next door. As long as no one mentions the war, surely everything will go smoothly?
Join Basil, Sybil and Manuel for a hilarious seasonal celebration featuring... Read more >>
Last posting date for Christmas: Special delivery
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
Merry Christmas!
Bank Holiday: Christmas Day
Christmas at The Royal George
The Royal George
Christmas at The Royal George is not something to miss! We'll be whipping up a feast fit for Santa himself. We've got all the festive classics you'd expect on your Christmas table plus a few new dishes too! And don't even get us started on the desserts – they're pure bliss!
Click below to view the Christmas Day menu and book your places!
12.30pm: Christmas Day Lunch
The Gables Hotel
Enjoy a traditional three course Christmas Day lunch with the whole family at The Gables Hotel.
Price: £62 per adult | £32 per child under 12 | £12 per child under 2
Book online or contact our events team on 01454 260502 or email below.
Please note full pre-payment is required at the time of booking. Payments are non-transferable and non-refundable. Parties of fewer than 8 guests may be seated with other guests.
Boxing Day
Bank Holiday: Boxing Day
New Year's Eve
Alveston Community Events: NYE Party
Thornbury Cricket Club
Alveston Community Events raise funds for the community.
31st December - NYE Party with Chris Auburn @ TCC
For more information find us on facebook or click below.
7.30pm: New Year's Eve Carnival-Themed Party
The Royal George
19.30-1am
Book now for New Year's Eve 2023 at The Royal George!
We're holding a Carnival-themed party in our marquee with a delicious buffet.
Come and try out your skills at hook a duck, the shooting range etc.
This will be a ticket-only event - get in touch to book yours now!
Happy New Year!
Bank Holiday: New Year's Day