White Cliffs Christmas event at Dover Western Docks up and running
12:18, 12 December 2019
updated: 13:25, 12 December 2019
It's as if it's Christmas every day at Dover Western Docks.
The port's White Cliffs Christmas spectacular is continuing with market stalls and ice skating until New Year's Day.
The event, at Cruise Terminal One, first opened on December 1.
Entry and car parking are free and most events are wheelchair friendly.
The rink this year is larger, at 440 sq m.
The dates and times for skating, sponsored by ferry operators DFDS, are as follows and last sessions are an hour before closing.
Thursdays: 5pm to 8pm. Fridays: 5pm to 9pm. Saturdays: 10am to 9pm. Sundays: 10am until 7pm.
Friday, December 20, and Saturday, December 21: until 9pm.
Sunday, December 22, and Monday, December 23: until 8am.
Christmas Eve: 10am to 7pm.
Friday, December 27 to Wednesday, January 1: 11am to 6pm.
Prices are £8 for children, £10 for adults and £30 for a family of four.
The Father Christmas grotto, sponsored by Walker Construction, is from 11am to 6pm on Saturdays and Sundays and at the same times from Thursday, December 19 to Sunday, December 23.
It is from 10am to 1pm on Christmas Eve and entry is £10.
Finally the Christmas Market will be open every Saturday and Sunday from 10am until 6pm, and every day from December 19 to Christmas Eve.
Booking is for the skating and grotto is recommended and to do so visit the web page whitecliffschristmas.co.uk
For schools or large group bookings contact events@doverport.co.uk for a bespoke package.
Our photographer Paul Amos took these pictures on a staff preview day, just before the formal opening of the event to the public.
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