Happy Christmas

Jane Austen's Regency Christmas

22 Nov 2008 - 31 Dec 2008 The Jane Austen Centre 40 Gay Street Queen Square BATH Bath BA1 2NT Tel: +44 01225 443000 Visit this special Christmas exhibition and find out how Jane, her family and friends amused and entertained themselves during the festive season and how they decorated their houses. Find out about the first Christmas Tree, when and where it was erected and by whom. Games such as spillikins, cup and ball, bullet pudding and snapdragon were very popular but how did they play them? The...

Palace House and Motor Museum, Beaulieu, Hampshire

Victorian Christmas runs until 1 January from 11am to 4pm. Hop on a replica 1912 open-topped London bus for a tour of the 38-acre grounds or take a ride on the high-level monorail. More than 250 vehicles are on display, including the Lotus submarine car from The Spy Who Loved Me. Kids can dress up in period costumes and talk to characters from Victorian times to discover what life was like 'Upstairs, Downstairs' during yuletide at Palace House, home of the Montagu family since 1538. The house...