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Preston Park Museum and Grounds A museum, Victorian Street, park and grounds steeped in history for all the family to explore.
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🎅 FATHER CHRISTMAS TICKETS - ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW! 🎅 📧 Sign up to the Preston Park e-newsletter for priority access to F...
22/10/2026

🎅 FATHER CHRISTMAS TICKETS - ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW! 🎅

📧 Sign up to the Preston Park e-newsletter for priority access to Father Christmas tickets

🎅 Tickets for our popular Father Christmas and brand-new Father Christmas Storytime Picnic experiences will be on sale soon at Preston Park Museum.

📅 Meet Father Christmas every weekend from 28 November to 20 December in his traditional grotto on the Victorian Street.

🤩 Our Father Christmas events sell out every year, so sign up to the Preston Park Museum e-newsletter to unlock priority booking and secure your preferred date and time before tickets go on general sale!

📧 Sign up by Wednesday 28 October
🔓 Receive your priority booking link by email
🎟️ Priority booking opens 48 hours before general sale
📅 General sale opens Friday 30 October
🎟️ £16 per child and everyone needs a museum pass

✨ Don't forget to check your junk folder so you don't miss your booking link!

🔗 Sign up here: https://prestonparkmuseum.co.uk/newsletter-sign-up

✨🎄 THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR STARTS HERE 🎄 ✨🎅❤️ Step back in time and discover the magic of a Victorian Christ...
22/10/2026

✨🎄 THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR STARTS HERE 🎄 ✨

🎅❤️ Step back in time and discover the magic of a Victorian Christmas at Preston Park, with festive favourites and exciting new experiences for 2026!

✨ Explore our beautifully decorated Victorian Street
🎅 Meet Father Christmas in his traditional grotto
🎅 Experience our brand-new Father Christmas Storytime Picnic
🌙 Enjoy magical Twilight Christmas Evenings
🎭 Watch the Goldilocks Christmas Show
❄️ Make something special in our festive workshops

🎟️ Want priority access to Father Christmas tickets? Sign up to our e-newsletter and unlock priority booking 48 hours before general sale on Friday 30 October.

✨ Discover the full festive programme and plan your perfect Christmas: www.prestonparkmuseum.co.uk/article/22741/Christmas-Magic-Returns-to-Preston-Park-Museum-with-Exciting-New-Experiences

💡✨ Be one of the first to experience Submergence! Just one day to go until our new immersive light installation opens. ✨...
22/10/2026

💡✨ Be one of the first to experience Submergence! Just one day to go until our new immersive light installation opens. ✨💡

Created by internationally renowned artists SquidSoup, this mesmerising walkthrough installation is part of our celebrations of Stockton-born John Walker and his invention of the friction match, inviting visitors to experience light in a whole new way.

📅 Opens Friday 23 October
📍 Preston Park Museum
🎟️ Entry is included with a day or annual Museum Pass

💡 Send us a light emoji if you're planning to visit ✨

Find out more here https://prestonparkmuseum.co.uk/article/22578/Submergence

🎃🍂 Here's a sneak peek at our Victorian Street, which is being transformed into Halloween Street! 🍂🎃We're putting the fi...
21/10/2026

🎃🍂 Here's a sneak peek at our Victorian Street, which is being transformed into Halloween Street! 🍂🎃

We're putting the finishing touches to our autumnal displays and getting ready for a half term packed with family-friendly spooky fun. 👻✨
Join us for:
🎓 Ghoul School & Disco
🦉 Birds of Prey encounters
🐉 A Magical Creatures Trail
🍪 Ghost Cookie Decorating
🎨 Spooky crafts and Storytime

🎟️ Activities are included with a Museum Pass
If you don't already have a pass, please buy yours online before you visit
📅 Open Saturday 24 October to 1 November

Who'll be visiting Halloween Street? 👀🎃

Visit our website for full details https://prestonparkmuseum.co.uk/article/22416/Halloween-Street

🦉 Owls and birds of prey are swooping into Preston Park Museum this half term!We have two brilliant wildlife events for ...
21/10/2026

🦉 Owls and birds of prey are swooping into Preston Park Museum this half term!

We have two brilliant wildlife events for families to enjoy:

📖 Sparky: My Barn Owl Story
Join local author Tracey Iceton and the star of her latest book, Sparky the Barn Owl, for a special author talk, story reading and book signing. Recommended for older children.
📅 Saturday 24 October, 11.30am - 1pm
🎟️ Free with a Museum Pass, tickets must be pre-booked due to limited space

🦅 Wild Encounters: Birds of Prey with Whitby Falconers
Get up close to some magnificent birds of prey and learn fascinating facts from expert falconers.
📅 Monday 26 October, 10am - 4pm
🎟️ Free with a Museum Pass, drop-in

Find out more and plan your visit here https://prestonparkmuseum.co.uk/article/22416/Halloween-Street

Our Victorian Street is being transformed into Halloween Street for half term 🎃These young visitors got a sneak peek as ...
20/10/2026

Our Victorian Street is being transformed into Halloween Street for half term 🎃

These young visitors got a sneak peek as the transformation into our Halloween Street began ahead of its official opening on Saturday 24 October.

We have lots of magical events planned, so head over to our website and start planning your visit 🍁https://prestonparkmuseum.co.uk/article/22416/Halloween-Street

18/10/2026

🦉✨ The owls are coming to Preston Park Museum this October half term! ✨🦉

It turns out we have quite a thing for owls at Preston Park Museum! Our collections include more than 50 owl-themed objects!

This half term, we’re celebrating these magnificent birds with two special owl-themed events:
📖🦉 Sparky: My Barn Owl Story Saturday 24 October
🦅 Wild Encounters: Birds of Prey with Whitby Falconers Monday 26 October

Find out more and plan your visit here What’s on - Preston Park

One week to go until our new immersive light installation, Submergence opens! 🌟Step into Submergence and lose yourself i...
16/10/2026

One week to go until our new immersive light installation, Submergence opens! 🌟

Step into Submergence and lose yourself in a stunning world of light, colour and sound. The perfect escape as the darker evenings draw in, opening just in time for the October half-term holidays.

💡 Celebrating Stockton-born inventor John Walker and his invention of the friction match, this mesmerising walkthrough installation invites visitors to experience light in a whole new way.

🌟 Created by internationally renowned artists Squidsoup, Submergence surrounds you with ever-changing patterns that flow, shift and transform as you explore.

📅 Opens Friday 23 October 2026 📍 Preston Park Museum
🎟️ Entry is included with a day or annual Museum Pass
Find out more and plan your visit https://prestonparkmuseum.co.uk/article/22578/Submergence

🐍 They're arriving tomorrow! 🦎Get ready for a wild day out at Preston Park Museum as Animal Story returns tomorrow (Satu...
16/10/2026

🐍 They're arriving tomorrow! 🦎

Get ready for a wild day out at Preston Park Museum as Animal Story returns tomorrow (Saturday 17 October) with an incredible collection of creatures to meet and discover.

Come face-to-face with snakes, lizards, tortoises, giant African land snails, Madagascan hissing cockroaches, tarantulas, scorpions and many more fascinating animals!

📅 Saturday 17 October
⏰ 10am to 3pm
📍 Preston Park Museum
🎟️ Entry included with your Museum Pass

If you don't already have a Museum Pass, buy yours online before you visit to save time on arrival. 🐢✨

Find out more and buy your Museum Pass here https://prestonparkmuseum.co.uk/article/21789/Animal-Story

🎃👻 Halloween Street is coming to Preston Park Museum this October half term! 👻🎃Step onto our cobbled Victorian Street, t...
14/10/2026

🎃👻 Halloween Street is coming to Preston Park Museum this October half term! 👻🎃

Step onto our cobbled Victorian Street, transformed with pumpkins 🎃, autumn colour 🍂 and a sprinkle of Halloween magic ✨

There's a packed programme of family fun to enjoy, including:

📚 Meet author Tracey Morgan and Sparky the Barn Owl
🦉 Birds of Prey with Whitby Falconers
🎓 Ghoul School and disco
🎨 Spooky crafts
🏴‍☠️ Storytelling with Captain Raggy Beard
✨Magical Creatures Museum Trail

📅 Some activities require advance booking.

🔗 Visit our website to find out more and plan your spooky day out! 🎃🍂👻https://prestonparkmuseum.co.uk/article/22416/Halloween-Street

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Preston Park, Yarm Road
Stockton-on-Tees
TS183RJ

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+441642527375

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