When is Santa Claus coming to the Highlands this winter?
Sponsored Editorial with MacDonald Aviemore Resort
If you’re wondering where Santa will be hanging out this winter then wonder no more: he has booked a break at top holiday destination Macdonald Aviemore Resort.
“I’m treating myself this year,” he says. “The North Pole is great but I fancy some mod cons and a bit of atmosphere this season so I booked nice and early and I suggest you do the same.
“The reputation of Macdonald Aviemore Resort’s accommodation and service has never been higher and I can’t wait to be there.
Santa Breaks at Macdonald Aviemore Resort
“The place is particularly unbelievable during the festive season for young and old and I hope to enjoy some family fun with lots of new friends.
“I’ve just seen what’s on offer and it’s going to be better than ever.”
The resort knows that family festive breaks are going to be in huge demand now that Santa’s let it slip that he’ll be stopping over during the build-up to the happiest time of the year.
Pre-Christmas “Santa Break” packages, both mid-week and weekend, are available between November 29 and December 19 for booking now, enveloping festive-theme feasts and sessions with the great man in his grotto.
There will be hands on - or, hoofs-on - sessions with Santa’s friendly reindeer and a host of festive games among other miscellaneous activities for all members of the family.
Christmas Family Breaks at Macdonald Aviemore Resort
Picture it: walking into a winter wonderland amidst snow-covered mountains, with Christmas treats and mallow-topped hot chocolate to warm you, as Santa welcomes you into his grotto with a gift in the heart of away-from-the-world woodland.
An extensive live family entertainment programme has been put together including the resort’s famous festive panto “Beauty and the Beast” in the comfortable auditorium, while across the resort the sumptuous diversity of dining experiences on the menu will leave no appetite unsated.
There's so much to enjoy no matter the family’s leisure tastes, from the heated indoor pool complete with flume and wave machine to shop-till-you-drop Christmas expeditions with handsome discounts at the designer department store.
Cinema buffs may immerse themselves in some of their favourite festive blockbusters while the ice skaters in the family can book themselves a discounted session on the rink.
Exclusive Christmas three-night family breaks are also bookable now for December 24-27 promising the whole family the experience of a Christmas like no other: Macdonald Aviemore Resort transformed into a winter wonderland will be offering all the trimmings, including Santa’s own team of elves, there to help complete the magic for the whole family.
Mornings all start with full English breakfasts available and at the other end of the day feasts are prepared in the Osprey Arena, ranging from Santa's Mediterranean Feast to the traditional Christmas Day lunch and the Big Roast.
The fun doesn’t end after Christmas Day: the full extent of Scotland’s own festivities continues with the provision of Macdonald Aviemore Resort’s own Hogmanay family breaks.
Hogmanay Family Breaks at Macdonald Aviemore Resort
They are now bookable from December 30 through to January 2, with two or three-night packages available.
And special Toddler Hogmanay Breaks have been designed to bring young families to the Cairngorms to experience a unique new year celebration with their tiny ones.
An unforgettable celebration, tailored to families with toddlers aged three years and under, will embrace live entertainment curated especially for tots, plus a stunning fireworks display and tickets to the big panto and a complimentary cinema pass for the whole family.
The package accommodates up to two adults and two toddlers in a comfortable 4-star family room.
Hogmanay Toddler Breaks | Macdonald Aviemore Resort
So all in all, nobody in the family need be left out this Christmas and Hogmanay.
But with Macdonald Aviemore Resort now more recognised than ever for its perfect setting and with the festive season fast approaching, the best advice Santa can give everyone is to book now for the package that best suits them while there’s room at the inn, the cinema, the ice rink, the theatre, the grotto, the pool…
