Meet Father Christmas near Fareham: Garsons in Titchfield from £14.50 a child, Stewarts Abbey from £19.95 with a toy, both booking now from 21 November.
Two garden centres in Titchfield are already taking bookings to meet Father Christmas in 2026, and both open on Saturday 21 November, the same day as Fareham’s Christmas lights switch-on. Garsons charges £14.50 per child; Stewarts Abbey Garden Centre charges £19.95 per child with a present included. Garsons’ calendar already shows which dates still have space.
The quick answer
- Garsons, Titchfield: £14.50 per child, up to four children per booking, selected dates from 21 November, then every day from 8 to 24 December.
- Stewarts Abbey Garden Centre, Mill Lane, Titchfield: £19.95 per child including a toy, 21 November to 24 December. Every visitor needs a ticket.
- Fareham town centre: Father Christmas appeared at the 2025 switch-on and the shopping centre ran a grotto on its late-night Thursdays. Neither is confirmed for 2026 yet.
Garsons, Titchfield
Garsons books its grotto through the Great Grottos booking site (Garsons Titchfield booking).
- Price: £14.50 per child. The page lists no adult charge.
- Up to four children per booking; a larger group needs a second booking.
- Dates open on the booking calendar: Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November; Friday 27 to Sunday 29 November; Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 December; and every day from Tuesday 8 to Thursday 24 December.
- Booking is recommended. Tickets are non-refundable, but you can move a booking to another date if there is space.
Make sure you pick Titchfield: Garsons also runs a grotto at its Esher store in Surrey, on the same booking site.
Stewarts Abbey Garden Centre, Titchfield
Stewarts runs Santa’s Winter Wonderland at its Abbey Garden Centre, Mill Lane, Titchfield, PO15 5RB, from 21 November to 24 December (Stewarts).
| Ticket | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Child, 7 months to 12 years | £19.95 | A toy |
| Baby, 0 to 6 months | £3.95 | A small cuddly toy |
| Adult | £3.95 | No present |
The booking page shows these prices with a dollar sign; they are charged in pounds at the Titchfield centre.
- Every visitor must hold a ticket, adults included, and adult tickets can only be bought alongside a child or baby ticket.
- Up to 10 people per booking, and each booking sees Santa on its own.
- Sessions for children with additional needs, without loud music or flashing lights, are booked by phone or in person, not online: 01329 842225. Stewarts also suggests morning slots as the quieter option.
- You can change or cancel free using the link in your ticket.
- Only assistance dogs are allowed inside the Winter Wonderland.
In Fareham town centre
Nothing is bookable yet. Fareham Borough Council’s Christmas in Fareham page lists free activities for switch-on day, Saturday 21 November, including Christingle making and a mini trail, and says more will be confirmed. At the 2025 switch-on Father Christmas helped the Mayor turn the lights on; our switch-on page has the full day.
Last Christmas the council’s two Festive Thursdays late-shopping evenings included “Festive Storytelling Activities at Santa’s Grotto” inside Fareham Shopping Centre, with free children’s activities and free town centre parking from 5pm (Fareham Borough Council, November 2025).
This year the council’s free Carols in the Garden evenings in the Civic Gardens, on Thursday 10 and Thursday 17 December from 4.30pm, mention Festive Thursday activities in the shopping centre the same nights (Fareham Borough Council). Whether a grotto is part of them has not been announced.
Still to be confirmed
- Fareham Shopping Centre’s 2026 grotto and Festive Thursdays programme: last year’s was announced on 19 November.
- Whether Father Christmas appears at the 21 November switch-on.
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