{"id":614792,"date":"2025-12-05T23:42:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T23:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/614792\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T23:42:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T23:42:18","slug":"st-nicks-market-has-a-santas-grotto-this-year-and-christmas-stalls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/614792\/","title":{"rendered":"St Nick&#8217;s Market has a Santa&#8217;s Grotto this year and Christmas stalls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Visitors can get a gift from Father Christmas himself<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_St-Nicks-Market.jpg\" alt=\"St Nick\\'s Market&#10;Picture: Alex Seabrook&#10;Free to use for all LDRS partners\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>(Image: Local Democracy Reporting Service)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"bristolpost\">St Nick&#8217;s market in Bristol is hosting a <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bristolpost.co.uk\/all-about\/christmas\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ChristmasLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Christmas<\/a> Grotto this year, in addition to its market. The market team said: &#8220;Ho Ho Ho &#8211; this year we have a St Nick&#8217;s Christmas Grotto.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"bristolpost\">&#8220;St Nick has decided to return to the market after a long winter making gifts with the elves &#8211; and his calendar is starting to fill up! If you&#8217;re looking for somewhere to take the kids to visit Santa and receive their gift from the main man himself, where better than St Nick&#8217;s in the heart of the Old City?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"bristolpost\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bookfatherchristmas.co.uk\/StNicholasMarket\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"On the official St Nicholas Markets website, you can book for up to four children at a time,Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">On the official St Nicholas Markets website, you can book for up to four children at a time,<\/a> with a calendar of dates and session times still available. Dates run all the way up to 2.50pm on Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"bristolpost\">Fans and those who have already visited the grotto were quick to share their thoughts. One said: &#8220;We did this unexpectedly as we didn&#8217;t know it was there. It was really lovely if anyone wanted to go, and pretty reasonable at \u00a37 plus a gift.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"bristolpost\">&#8220;Santa and Elves were really nice, we didn&#8217;t feel rushed. They take photos for keepsakes which is extra.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Content cannot be displayed without consent<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"bristolpost\">The Christmas grotto comes as St Nick&#8217;s Christmas Market takes place everyday. This year&#8217;s Christmas Market features chalets, twinkling trees and an array of items &#8211; from homeware, clothing, gifts and food.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"bristolpost\">The St Nick&#8217;s Christmas Market opens Monday to Friday (9.30am-5pm), Saturdays (9.30am-6pm) and Sundays (10am-4pm). 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