Winter's Tail
Your festive adventure starts here! To book Winter’s Tail at Chessington, simply follow the steps below by firstly selecting your pass type.
You can then take a look at a range of dates available to your pass type, including the opportunity to add the Christmas Village experience to your ticket. This is available at an additional cost, and includes Father Christmas in his grotto and the Toy Workshop within Enchanted Hollow
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Discovery Pass Pre-book
- Pre-book your festive day out at Winter’s Tail with your Discovery Annual Pass on select dates.
- Plus, don’t miss out on adding The Christmas Village* to enhance your magical day!
- Restriction date upsell tickets available
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Silver or Standard Pass Pre-Book
- Pre-book your festive day out at Winter’s Tail with your Silver or Standard Annual Pass on select dates.
- Plus, don’t miss out on adding The Christmas Village* to enhance your magical day!
- Restriction date upsell tickets available
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Gold or Premium Pass Pre-Book
- Pre-book your festive day out at Winter’s Tail with your Gold or Premium Annual Pass on select dates.
- Plus, don’t miss out on adding The Christmas Village* to enhance your magical day!
- Restriction date upsell tickets available
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Platinum Pass Pre-book
- Pre-book your festive day out at Winter’s Tail with your Platinum Annual Pass.
- Plus, don’t miss out on adding The Christmas Village* to enhance your magical day!
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Merlin Holiday Club
Get up to 20% off short breaks with Merlin Holiday Club and book a short break you’ll never forget! Merlin Holiday Club short breaks for Winter’s Tail include:
- Entry and Christmas Village experience
- No need to pre-book your tickets separately
- Free parking
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Explore our Azteca & Safari Hotels
Turn your WILD day into a ROARsome overnight stay in one of our themed resort hotels!
- Rangers Academy entertainment
- Free parking
- A delicious breakfast
FAQs
Winter’s Tail at Chessington World of Adventures will be held on 23-24, 30 November and 1, 7-8, 13-31 December 2024
Simple! Head straight to the Chessington Website, Winter’s Tail Pre-book page here. Select your pass type, then follow the booking journey to select which tickets you’d like to pre-book for Winter’s Tail. Ticket availability varies by pass type, so what is shown is what is what is available to access for your Annual Pass.
When looking at dates your pass type is valid to access Winter’s Tail, your pre-book gives you entry to Winter’s Tail. This includes access to the Theme Park (a selection of rides and attractions only), Zoo and SEA LIFE Aquarium. You will still need to scan your valid Annual Pass to gain access to the attraction.
If you’d like to add the Christmas Village experience to your booking, this is available at an additional cost. The Christmas Village includes a Father Christmas Meet & Greet, Enchanted Hollow and a visit to the Toy Workshop.
For more information on what is on at Winter’s Tail, visit the Chessington website.
You won’t be able to book tickets for Winter’s Tail through the Portal this year. As Winter’s Tail has a variety of different pre-book requirements specific for just Chessington World of Adventures, the booking of Winter’s Tail with an Annual Pass is directly through the Chessington website only.
Yes, select passes do have some exclusions when visiting Winter’s Tail.
Exclusion dates for Winter’s Tail 2024 only are:
Chessington Gold Annual Pass
December – 21, 22, 25, 26
Merlin Discovery Annual Pass
November – 23, 30 December – 7, 14–31
Merlin Silver Annual Pass
December – 21 – 26, 31
Merlin Gold Annual Pass
December – 21, 22, 25, 26
Merlin Platinum Annual Pass
No exclusion dates apply
For full Chessington Annual Pass exclusion dates, click here.
For full Merlin Annual Pass exclusion dates, click here.
Both Chessington Annual Pass and Merlin Annual Pass holders can pre-book their festive adventure to Winter’s Tail here.
Simply follow the step by step instructions to book your tickets.
Yes, if you hold a valid Annual Pass for the visit date you have in mind you can pre-book an entry only ticket for Winter’s Tail. This entitles you to entry to the Resort where you can experience the Theme Park (a selection of rides and attractions only), Zoo and SEA LIFE Aquarium. You will still need to scan your valid Annual Pass to gain access to the attraction.
Great news, when booking a short break through Merlin Holiday Club you don’t need to pre-book your tickets! PLUS, with a Merlin Holiday Club short break for Winter’s Tail we also include your ticket entry to the Christmas Village too, so you do not need to pre-book this separately or upsell your booking.
Yes, on select dates you can purchase an upgrade day ticket to visit on an restriction date for Winter’s Tail for an additional ticket cost per person. To do so, simply follow the steps to pre-book on exclusion days in the booking journey.
Not all restricted dates are available to book for all pass types.
Should an Annual Passholder require assistance on their visits to our attractions, we issue one complimentary pass per Passholder to be used by any carer - this is transferable between carers. Please head here to find out more.
There are several reasons why you may be struggling to add your pass.
- You may have entered your Pass number incorrectly, so please re-enter your number and try again.
- Your Pass may have expired and be outside of the validity period.
We’re not running an Early Booking Offer for Annual Pass pre-books, as entry on valid dates is included within your pass dependant on visit date. There is no offers currently available on the Christmas Village.