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Christmas through the ages at Cogges Manor Farm
30 November - 23 December
Visit Christmas through the ages at Oxfordshire’s historic Cogges Manor Farm. The festive season begins with the historic farm’s biggest fundraiser of the year, the Cogges Christmas Market, on Saturday 30 Nov & Sunday 1 December. Festive shopping with two barns and a farmyard full of over 60 local or regional independent stalls, beautiful artisan crafts and unique gifts plus seasonal produce and hand-made crafts from Cogges’ volunteers; accessories and homewares, from ceramics to cakes and other delicious delights, fashion and hand knits, to gin and sparkling wine, beautiful handmade wreaths, decorations with a difference and lots more!
Choose your perfect Nordmann Fir Christmas tree and enjoy plenty of cheer at Cogges Kitchen’s seasonal BBQ and bar, plus festive music from local musicians, and Witney’s Blake Primary School choir (Sunday). Get ready for the Cogges Grand Christmas raffle – some fantastic prizes to be won. As a charity, Cogges relies on the income events generate in order to keep the doors open and the animals fed. Thank you for your support.
Cogges Christmas Market open 10am – 4pm. Adults £3, children 3y+ £1 (pay on the door only – no advance booking). FREE ENTRY for Season ticket holders.
Christmas at Cogges
Enjoy the most wonderful time of the year at Christmas at Cogges, which starts on the 6th December (Friday evenings, weekends and selected dates). Make magical memories and meet Father Christmas and his elves in Santa’s Grotto, which includes story time and a gift for every child. See the manor house decorated as Christmas through the ages, with children’s crafts, cooking on the range (on selected dates) and friendly animals (spot the rein-goats!).
As dusk approaches, visit for the ‘Later’ session where a Festive Light Trail brings magic to the grounds. With lashings of festive cheer, mulled wine and seasonal treats, Christmas starts here. Decorations, gifts and Christmas trees at the Cogges pop-up Christmas shop too, open daily until 23 December!
Christmas Wreathmaking Workshop –
Sunday 8 December 10am – 12pm. Create a beautiful, traditional Christmas wreath in the beautiful Cotswold barn, under the expert eye of talented florist, Sandra Green, of Lark Rise Flower. Cost includes all materials, entry to Christmas at Cogges and lunch at the Cogges Kitchen café, topped off with a mince pie!
Christmas at Cogges Festive opening times:
Santa’s Grotto & evening Light Trail in December:
6th: 4pm-7pm
7th & 8th: 10am-3pm, 4pm-7pm
13th: 4pm-7pm
14th & 15th: 10am-3pm, 4pm-7pm
20th-23rd: 10am-7pm
See what’s on and book: https://www.cogges.org.uk/