About the event

Writing and posting a letter to Santa is a tradition cherished by families and is as much a part of the seasonal festivities as school nativity performances, mince pies and turkey dinners. This trail allows you and your family to make this most magical aspect of Christmas and make memories that will last a lifetime. 

This year we want to be part of this much loved Christmas custom and we will be giving children the opportunity to write their letters to Santa, they will also be decorating envelopes and heading off on a winter walk through the HIVE to find Santa's special post box! Along the way the children will need to use their maps to locate the secret stamping stations needed to ensure their letter makes it all the way to Lapland!

And for that final bit of Christmas cheer, all children completing the challenge will receive their very own personalised letter through the post from Santa after the event.

Children have been writing letters to St Nicholas for over 150 years, practising their writing skills as they jot down their greatest wishes to this cherished man living in a faraway frozen land. Make the most of this wonderful tradition and join us for a memorable event this Christmas at the Hive.

Tickets: Tickets must be purchased online. The cost of the day pass is priced at £4.50 and each Santa's Post Box pack is £2.50. You must have a day pass in order to participate in the Santa's Post Box event. Please ensure each child wanting to participate in Santa's Post Box has a separate ticket.  All ticket holders will  receive a 10% discount in the Moss Bank Park Café on the day of their visit.

Where is the Hive? The Hive is behind the Café on Moss Bank Park, towards the northern end. The area circled at the top is The Hive, just above the Café. 
What are the facilities? We have use of the public toilets inside the park café which is located at the entrance to the Hive. We have running water and hand washing facilities on the Hive. 

What parking is there? Moss Bank Park has plenty of parking provision and parking is free across the site. We recommend that you use the Southern car park which is located at the main entrance off Moss Bank Way. It is a five-minute walk through the park to get to the Hive from this location.
What happens if the event is cancelled? In the unlikely event that we have the cancel the session due to unforeseen circumstances such as extreme bad weather such as high winds or thunder storms we will offer a full refund.

About the Hive
Based within Bolton’s iconic Moss Bank Park, the Hive offers a unique space, made up of a series of gardens adorned with natural play equipment.
Designed with pre-schoolers and the under seven’s in mind, the Hive encourages young people to make lasting connections with nature through creative play. Features such as our restored mud kitchen, colourful sensory garden, magical willow domes and our new water play installation will inspire the imaginations of young minds.
Enjoy wild adventure and outdoor play and you have access to all our wonderful natural play features and equipment including:
1. Mud kitchen
2. Water play
3. Willow domes and tunnels
4. Stories and crafts
5. Music station
6. Activity trails
7. Toasting of marshmallows (when available - additional charges apply)
8. Face painting (when available - additional charges apply)