Please Note: This article was originally published in 2022 and may contain outdated event information. Check with venues directly for the most up-to-date details on dog friendly events.
That’s our motto and we hold it dear all year round. If there’s one thing that our furry friends certainly shouldn’t be deprived of it’s meeting Father Christmas himself.
Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year and nothing is more festive than Santa taking time out from his busy schedule to meet our pooches!
That’s why we’ve compiled a list of some of the best dog friendly Christmas events around the UK, including some where you can visit Santa Paws.
Dog Friendly Christmas Events This Year
3rd December – Santa Paws Grotto & Dog Christmas Market
Cotton’s Creche, Sarngwm, Bethesda, Pembrokeshire SA67 8HG
Join Cotton’s Creche for a Santa Paws Grotto and dog Christmas market! Find plenty of festive food, mulled wine & minced pies! Meet Santa Paws in his Grotto and have photo and Present!
3rd-4th December – Warrington
True Fit Golf Centre 1 Widnes Rd, Warrington WA5 2UW
All dogs and dog parents are invited for a fun festive experience with Phoenix Dog Rescue. It costs £3 donation to meet santa paws, or £5 including a doggy surprise bag. All dogs will be automatically entered in to a prize draw for a doggy Christmas hamper. Contact [email protected] for more information.
3rd December – Santa Paws Brunch
The Tiger Inn | Hotel & Café 74 Pontmorlais West Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8UN
This Christmas, Santa is visiting the beautiful Tiger Inn and inviting your pawfect pooch to share a magical moment or two with Santa during your brunch visit.
4th December – Santa Paws Milton Keynes
Lola’s Loot – Natural Treats For Dogs, L5/D Bletchley Business Campus, 1-9 Barton Road, Bletchley, MK2 3HU
Santa paws is coming to town! Come and visit Santa paws, have a photo with him and go home with a gift of natural treats.
4th December – Santa Paws – Herefordshire
All Positive Dog Services, Wynnes Business Park, Hope under Dinmore, HR6 0PX
Festive day of fun at All Positive Dog Services. Get a Christmas photo of your dog, ‘have-a-go’ activities, a free ask the trainer, lots of stalls and raffles and a dog show. All proceeds going to the local RSPCA Hereford Centre which are self funded and Hereford and Worcester Animal Rescue.
4th December – Santa Paws – Telford
The Grazing Cow at Lawley Gresham Dr, Overdale, Telford TF3 5ES
Santa paws is coming to town – this is a fabulous event. Enjoy a fabulous breakfast with your dog then a visit with Santa in his grotto. £9.50 for humans, and £3 for doggos.
4th December – Santa Paws Grotto – Dorset
Margaret Green Animal Rescue
Santa Paws Grotto at Church Knowle Rehoming and Visitor Centre! Have a professional photo of your pet taken with Santa. Hot drinks available and the chance to buy goodies for your canine companion. A wonderful day in aid of rescue animals.
4th December- Santa Paws- Ranby Village Hall Retford
Ranby Village Hall, 18 Blyth Road,East Retford, United Kingdom, Retford, United Kingdom
Take part in a festive fun dog show with 15 fun Christmas classes, and grab a visit with Santa Paws to receive a present. You can even get a photos with a professional photographer.
4th December – Doggy Winter Market and Santa Paws – London
St Luke’s Hall, Chelsea, SW3 3RP, London
Give your canine companion their own festive experience with a trip to visit Santa Paws and Winter Market. For £15, your furry friend can enjoy a photo with Father Christmas, a free digital photo, a doggy goody bag bursting with treats and toys.
£3 from each ticket sold goes to ‘Dogs on the Street’ charity – a voluntary ran and not-for-profit charity dedicated to the welfare of dogs belonging to the UK’s homeless community.
10th December – Santa Paws Cradley – Dudley
Colley Ln, Halesowen B63 2TL
Bring your dog along to have a professional digital picture with the big man himself for just £5.
10th December- Santa Paws with Birmingham Dogs Home – Solihull
Birmingham Dogs Home Catherine De Barnes Lane Catherine-de-Barnes B92 0DJ
Come and join us at our Santa Paws event for 2022! Get your ticket now for your dog to meet Santa himself for just £10 per dog.
10th December – Santa Paws Is Coming To Town – Stoke-On-Trent
17 Tower Square, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 5, United Kingdom
Each visitor with receive a natural treats gift box and a high quality digital image with Santa for just £5.50.
10th December – Santa Paws Christmas Jumper Day – Warrington
Riverside Trading Estate, No More kennels, Warrington WA5 2UL
Drop your doggy off to daycare and let them enjoy a Santa Paws visit. Photos with Santa, doggy Mince Pies, Turkey trimmings and lots of fun. Please bring a £2 cash donation for Care For The Paw Charity and of course come dressed in your best Christmas jumper,
11th December – Santa Paws – Eastleigh, Hampshireh
Paul Capper Funeral Directors
Santa Paws is coming to Eastleigh! Bring your dog to meet Santa!
The Eastleigh & Winchester Guide Dogs fundraising team will host Santa Paws at Paul Capper Funeral Directors lounge on Sunday 11th of December. For just £10 each lovely dog will get the opportunity to meet Santa, a printed photo, and a treat bag to take away. All raising funds for the Guide Dogs!
11th December Santa Paws – Dunkeswell
Santa Paws is heading to the Grooming Salon!
11th December – Doggy Christmas Market
Newton Longville- Village Hall
Browse the Christmas goodies, meet Santa paws and have a hot chocolate and festive treat from the hot chocolate station (pup cups for the dogs!)
11th December – Santa Paws Pop Up – Wolverhampton
Birmingham Dogs Home – Wolverhampton Centre Dark Lane Coven WV10 7PN
Just £10 per dog to have a visit from Santa Paws with all proceeds going towards a local rescue charity.
17th/18th December- Santa Paws at Rufford
Fabulous Santa Paws and Dog Themed Christmas Market. You and your dog will have the opportunity to meet Father Christmas and get a present all while raising money for charity!
The market is FREE to attend to anyone visiting the park! Dogs wishing to see Father Christmas, have their photo taken and receive a gift from the big man himself will need to book in advance. Spaces are limited and once the slots have gone then they are gone!
18th December- Breakfast with Santa Paws Kettering
Park House Pub, Kettering Venture Park, Kettering, United Kingdom
Join Santa for a tail-wagging breakfast. £7.99 per person, dogs are free. Includes a full English breakfast, a puppacino and pup cakes for the dogs!
18th December – Meet and Greet Santa Paws – Worcestershire
Worcestershire Animal Rescue, Hawthorn Ln, Newland, Malvern WR13 5BD
£5 per dog, meet and greet Santa Paws and receive a professional digital image of your dog & Santa, in the mini grotto. You’ll also find Christmas shopping, raffles and festive treats.
18th December – The Santa Paws – Llanelli
Sessile Oak, Pemberton Park, Llanelli SA14 9WA
Bring your dog for pics with Santa and help raise money for Llys Nini RSPCA*. £10 includes breakfast, a drink & meeting Santa with your canine companion. Must be pre-booked, Call 01554 752784
19th December – Santa Paws Breakfast – Wolverhampton
The Moreton Arms At Wolverhampton, Fordhouses, Wolverhampton WV10 6PX
Bring your pooches along dressed in their best Christmas outfits for the chance to win a fabulous festive prize. No tickets required and a breakfast for your furry friend included.
Santa Paws Afternoon Tea – Daventry
Whilton Locks Garden Village, Whilton Locks, Daventry
Santa invites you, your family and your furry four-legged friend to enjoy Afternoon Tea with Santa Paws at Whilton Locks Garden Village. Watch the excitement build as everyone joins in to welcome Father Christmas. A delight for people and pooches of all ages! Tea with Santa Paws will be held in The Potting Shed Restaurant, where our jolly Santa will be wandering around and able to talk to all his special visitors. A delightful experience for the whole family.