Santa at Knowsley Safari
This year, add extra sparkle to your Enchanted Adventure with our NEW Santa Panto! Or make your daytime safari visit even more magical by adding a trip to Santa's Grotto to your daytime safari ticket!
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NEW: SANTA PANTO at Enchanted
30th November - 23rd December
Make your trip to Enchanted even more magical with a Santa Panto! Watch Father Christmas and his chief elves, Jingle & Jangle, in the North Pole make preparations ahead of Christmas Eve! Head to the Foot Safari and watch your little one's face light up during a Santa show filled with more jokes than a Christmas cracker, magical songs, and festive cheer that the whole family will love.
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Daytime Santa Grotto for Safari Visit
Every weekend in December, plus the 23rd and 24th
Create festive memories and watch as your little ones' face lights up as they meet Santa and his elves in their workshop. Each child will receive a special present for you to take home and enjoy. We’ll also include a professional souvenir photo download to take home and remember your Santa experience and of course, you’re welcome to capture the joy of this special moment on camera yourself too.
Please note
If you're booking a Daytime Santa Grotto Experience, you’ll need to purchase a general admission ticket for each person in your group.
For the Evening Santa Panto Experience, you'll need to buy Enchanted admission tickets for everyone in your group. You can, however, book an Enchanted ticket without booking a Santa Panto experience as well.
FAQ's
For the Evening Santa Panto Experience, you'll need to buy Enchanted admission tickets for everyone in your group.
Please leave enough time to enough time in between your experiences. We recommend allowing 45 minutes from your Santa Panto performance to then go and see the Enchanted light trail.
If you're booking a Daytime Santa Grotto Experience, you’ll need to purchase a general admission ticket for each person in your group.
Children at the Daytime Grotto will receive a £25.99 RRP large cuddly toy.
Children at the Evening Santa Panto will receive a small cuddly toy.
Yes, daytime admission is still included, reserve your tickets online and you will be given the option to add Grotto tickets to your order.
No. The Santa Panto as an additional experience for Enchanted ticket holders only. Members are required to have a valid Enchanted entry ticket to book to see the Santa Panto.
The safari will open for general day visits from 10 am, please book an arrival timeslot for entering the park and please select a Santa Grotto ticket for after your entry time. The daytime grotto opens at 11 am and the last time slot is 3:30 pm.
Please note that if you will be visiting Knowsley during the day you will need a separate ticket for Enchanted in the evening. The foot safari will remain open so you don’t need to leave and then come back however the animal sections and the rides will close at 15:30. Rides reopen again at 16:00 ready for Enchanted.
The Santa Panto starts at 4pm and there will be 5 shows per night lasting approximately 20 minutes.
Showtimes: 16:00, 16:45, 17:30, 18:30, 19:15
Doors close promptly so if you are late, you will not be given access and refunds cannot be given or time slots changed. We recommend arriving up to 15 minutes early for the experience in order to take your seats so please book your entry to the Enchanted trail accordingly.
For example; if you book the 4:00pm Santa Panto please book your entry to the trail for after 4:45pm. If you are booked on the trail at 4:30pm we recommend up to 1 hour to walk the trail so book your Santa Panto tickets for after 5:00pm
Please note that if you will be visiting Knowsley during the day you will need a separate ticket for Enchanted in the evening or a day night ticket. The foot safari will remain open so you don’t need to leave and then come back however the animal sections close and the rides will close at 15:30. Rides reopen again at 16:00 ready for Enchanted. Day to Night tickets are available to book online.
The Santa Panto will be performed every night during Enchanted. The Santa Grotto, however, will only be available to safari day visits on weekends in December and on the 23rd and 24th.