With fingers crossed and an air of caution, it looks like this Christmas will be returning to near normal and, in any case, certainly better than what we all endured in 2020. With that in mind we thought we would bring together some of the highlights so that you can make the most of Christmas 2021.
Christmas Carols at the Museum
The National Horseracing Museum welcomes back the acapella sounds of Classic Femme for a Christmas Concert on Thursday 9th December, 6 pm to 7 pm. Join the lady’s quartet in song as they perform in the stunning surroundings of the King’s Yard. New for this year is an accompanying mini-Christmas market providing all your shopping needs which also runs on the preceding and following day.
Why not make a festive evening of it and book dinner at The Tack Room or partake in a mulled wine from the Bakery? Tickets for the concert are free but spaces need to be booked in advance. Click here to book your ticket!
Afternoon Tea with Santa at Nancy’s Tea Rooms
Yes, Santa really is booked to make an appearance on Wednesday 15th, Friday 17th, Tuesday 21st and Thursday 23rd December. For these four dates, Nancy’s will be serving a very special Christmas Afternoon Tea accompanied by a story and present from Santa. Adults can enjoy a Christmas Classic Tea whilst the children can enjoy their own tier of festive goodies. Priced at £21 for adults and £15 for children these spaces book out quickly, so don’t delay – click here now!
Winter Wander Walks – 29th and 30th December
Discover Newmarket will be educating your mind and helping to exercising your body in between Christmas and New Year with the return of their Guided Walks. This fascinating tour, gives you an insight into how Newmarket developed from being a small, relatively unimportant settlement in the 1200s to a favourite destination for Royalty in the time of James I, Charles I and the most notorious of the Stuart Kings, the Merry Monarch – Charles II.
You will hear how the town developed, in the words of James I from a ‘quaint little village’ into the Home of Horseracing but you will also learn that there is more to Newmarket than just the 3,000 horses in training in the town.
Tickets are priced £15 per person and include coffee and a festive mince pie. Click here to book.
See the New Year in Party Style at The Ark
Having missed out big time last year in celebrating New Year’s Eve on mass, The Ark is going all out this year to make up for it! Gather those friends and join the electric party atmosphere for a night with Reggaeton and Vibes as they pull out all the stops to create a New Year’s Party to remember. The music will be loud, and the dancing will be wild as you welcome in 2022. Book your tickets here.
Kings Theatre, Newmarket Presents Cinderella (22nd to 29th January 2022)
Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a traditional pantomime – oh no it wouldn’t! Although we are never sure why it is tradition to hold pantomimes in January. However, having missed out on the riotous fun, frivolity of panto madness last year, let’s go all out this year! Theatre is back and the Nomads will not disappoint as their take on the well-known Cinderella fairy tale which sees characters such as the Ugly Sisters, Syrup and Figs, prevent poor Cinders from finding true love with the handsome Prince. Never fear though as Buttons, along with the Fairy Godmother are on hand to make sure it is a happy ending. Book your tickets here for a dose of good old family entertainment.
Whether you’re stuck for things to do, or simply looking for new ways to entertain the little ones this Easter, we’ve pulled together a variety of chocolate fuelled fun activities that we know that the whole family will love!
Success of Multi-Town Light Art Project Heralds New Era of Cultural Collaboration Across Fenland and West Suffolk, where communities gathered to experience their familiar surroundings in an extraordinary new light.
European Champion Sprinter Bradsell has had his first mares scanned in foal including Final Rendezvous, a half-sister to Group 3 Pinnacle Stakes winner La Lune, and Lady Eleanor, a daughter of multiple stakes winner Firenze.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of a Newmarket landmark which, at a time of huge change for the town, was seen to represent a link between its past and its future.
NARS, otherwise known as the National Association of Racing Staff, is an independent union for stable staff employed by licensed racehorse trainers.
A colourful exhibition of exquisite embroidery from the archives of the Community of the Sisters of the Church is on public display for the very first time in Ely Cathedral’s Lady Chapel.
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and if you have yet to make those romantic plans, whether it be with a loved one, or simply time with friends, then fear not, as we’ve pulled together a list of Valentine’s offerings we think are well worth checking out.
Small, but perfectly formed, snowdrops are a joy to behold on a winter walk through the Cambridgeshire countryside.
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