Christmas at Chatsworth

A Christmas at Chatsworth ticket includes access to the decorated house, garden light trail and the farmyard. It also includes car parking for one car or motorbike. 

If you require more than one car parking space, you can add additional spaces during the checkout process.

All tickets will be scanned at the car park entrance. You must bring your booking confirmation with you and be ready to show it on entry.  Please note that we cannot retrieve bookings for you at the car park entrance. 

Only one booking confirmation is issued. If you have booked tickets for people travelling in a separate car, you will need to book more than one car parking space. Each car included in your order must have a copy of the booking confirmation to show on entry. The QR code on your booking confirmation will validate entry for the number of cars on your booking, after which it will become inactive, e.g. one scan for one car car parking space, two scans for two car parking spaces etc.

We may release a small number of Christmas in the Garden tickets later in the year however, this will depend on ground conditions and our ability to park visitors safely.

We are therefore unable to confirm if/when these tickets will be available at this time. 

If you are concerned about securing your preferred date and time for a Christmas visit, we recommend booking a Chatsworth at Christmas ticket.

The Christmas market will be running from 9 November to 1 December. If your Christmas at Chatsworth ticket is for a visit over this period it includes entry to the Christmas market. 

If your ticket is for a visit from 2 December to 5 January, the Christmas market is not included. The Christmas market runs from 9 November to 1 December, inclusive.

Please note, during the Christmas market car parking arrangements may be different to what you have previously experienced at Chatsworth.

One car or motorbike parking space is included with each booking. 

If you require more than one car parking space, please add it to your order when you book online.  

All tickets will be scanned at the car park entrance. You must bring your booking confirmation with you and be ready to show it on entry.  Please note that we cannot retrieve bookings for you at the car park entrance. 

One booking confirmation is issued per transaction. If you have booked tickets for people travelling in a separate car, you will need to book more than one car parking space.

Each car included in your order must have a copy of the booking confirmation to show on entry. The QR code on your booking confirmation will validate entry for the number of cars on your booking, after which it will become inactive.

If you have booked a Christmas at Chatsworth ticket, with access to the house, garden and farmyard, you can arrive at Chatsworth at any time after 9am on the day of your visit. View opening times here. 

Your house entry time is the time you selected when purchasing your tickets and is shown on your booking confirmation. Please arrive promptly as if you are more than 15 minutes late we may not be able to allow entry and no refunds will be given. 

You can enter the farmyard or garden at any time during the day. Last entry is one hour before closing.

Please note that the garden lights are best viewed at dusk or later and that some of the projections may finish slightly before closing so we recommend allowing plenty of time to complete the trail. If your house entry time is 4.30pm or later, we recommend viewing the garden before you enter the house so you have time to enjoy the full experience.

Our gift shops and restaurants will be open throughout the Christmas period. View opening times.

Children aged 3 – 16 years inclusive require a child ticket for entry to Christmas at Chatsworth. Children aged 2 years and under do not require a ticket.

Children aged 15 or under must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

We offer free admission to carers visiting with the person they care for. Please add a carer ticket to your order when booking online. You do not need to bring your documentation with you to show on arrival.

All visitors, including Chatsworth Friends and pass holders, must book tickets online in advance.

Information on how to book tickets is available in the Friends hub.

There is disabled parking available in the main car park.  Please display your blue badge clearly when arriving at Chatsworth so our team can direct you to the disabled parking area.

If you are visiting during the Christmas Market (9 Nov - 1 Dec), once this area becomes full, they will direct you to a space on the overflow parking that is closest to the tractor and trailer shuttle service. The shuttle service is wheelchair accessible.

Disabled badge holders pay the normal parking charge. Disabled parking spaces cannot be pre-booked. 

If you would like any further information, please visit the accessibility section of our website.

Manual wheelchairs and electric scooters are available for use in the house, garden and farmyard and can be added to your order at no extra cost when you book online.

They can be collected from the house entrance underneath the flagpole.

If you pre-book an two-hour hire electric scooter with lights for the garden trail, these can collected by Flora's tea room at the garden entrance.

You can amend the date or timeslot of your booking via the manage your booking link provided in the booking confirmation email or on the website. There is a modification fee of £5 to do this.

We are unable to refund tickets for any reason.

Only assistance dogs can be admitted to the house or farmyard and adventure playground. As the Christmas at Chatsworth ticket includes entry to the house, garden, farmyard and adventure playground, we recommend dogs are left at home.

Over the Christmas market period (9 Nov - 1 Dec) some cars may be parked on grass, or temporary tracking across the parkland with a tractor and trailer shuttle service transporting visitors between numbered car park shuttle stops and the main car park.

Due to the time of year and the wet weather often experienced throughout Derbyshire, the walk from your car is likely to be very muddy. Please take care on trackways as they may become slippery. You may find it helpful to have access to a torch.

We strongly recommend that you wear sturdy footwear suitable for walking on uneven ground, and in wet and muddy conditions. We will not accept any responsibility for damage to footwear.

You can view a map of car parking during the Christmas market here: view map.

From 2 December, cars may be parked on grass or trackway in addition to the main car park. As above, these surfaces can become slippery and muddy in wet weather so we advise all visitors to wear sturdy footwear suited to uneven ground and muddy conditions. We recommend you have access to a torch. 

We have car park capacity for a small number of accessible mini-buses each day. Please call the booking office on 01246 565430 for more information about how to book.

Mini-buses are classified as any vehicle with between 10+ seats.

Please note that we cannot accommodate mini-buses that have not pre-booked with the booking office.

We may release Christmas in the Garden tickets later in the year however, this will depend on ground conditions and our ability to park visitors safely.

We are therefore unable to confirm if/when these tickets will be available at this time. 

If you are concerned about not securing your preferred date and time for a Christmas visit, we recommend booking a Chatsworth at Christmas ticket which includes the garden light trail.