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Come and meet Santa at SEAlife, Loch Lomond this Christmas!

• Meet Santa, enjoy our Christmas Quiz trail & much more!
• Enjoy a Festive Quiz Trail throughout the Aquarium
• Make your own way to our Santa’s Grotto to meet Santa – with a gift for every child!
• Pre-booking via the website link below is required; please select a date and timeslot to meet Santa – the aquarium ticket is valid all day – the timeslot is just for your Grotto Entry time
• Ticket prices include general SEALife admission
• Discount prices for Annual Passholders

Visit the website for full info and T&C’s

Christmas Festival returns to bring Christmas magic to the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond!

Loch Lomond Shores Christmas Festival is back – bigger and better!

Festival returns to bring Christmas magic to the Bonnie Banks…

With lots of family and children’s funfair rides, including a magical carousel; a huge array of stalls with great gift ideas, fresh produce and much more; a stage packed with live entertainment throughout; lots of delicious hot food takeaway; children’s entertainers and more, it’s the perfect festive family day out!

And, add to all the above our magical location, selfie Christmas decorations, playpark, beaches, woodland walks, adventure golf, Loch Lomond Bird of Prey Centre, boat tours courtesy of Loch Lomond Leisure and The Loch Lomond Shores Express, you can spend the whole weekend having outdoor fun!

Indoors our shops are stocked with amazing gift ideas and holiday outfits – including designer brands like Ralph Lauren, Chanel, Tommy Hilfiger, Barbour, Rolex, Boss, Paul Smith, Phase Eight, Harris Tweed, Jimmy Choo and much more.

We’ll also have a family portrait photographer in our mall where you can get your festive memories captured professionally.

Our cafes are also feeling festive with Café Zest offering Turkey lunches, mince pies and festive baking as well as classic afternoon tea. Jurassic Ice Bar and Jurassic Grill – will also be getting in the festive spirit and offer an amazing dinosaur-themed experience for all the family and the perfect place to take a festival breather and enjoy amazing food!

And let’s not forget our most important guest – Santa – who is at SEA LIFE. You can book your visit to Santa as part of your day at the festival by visiting https://www.visitsealife.com/…/events/santa-at-sea-life/.

Come and meet Santa at SEAlife, Loch Lomond this Christmas!

• Meet Santa, enjoy our Christmas Quiz trail & much more!
• Enjoy a Festive Quiz Trail throughout the Aquarium
• Make your own way to our Santa’s Grotto to meet Santa – with a gift for every child!
• Pre-booking via the website link below is required; please select a date and timeslot to meet Santa – the aquarium ticket is valid all day – the timeslot is just for your Grotto Entry time
• Ticket prices include general SEALife admission
• Discount prices for Annual Passholders

Visit the website for full info and T&C’s

Christmas Festival returns to bring Christmas magic to the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond!

Loch Lomond Shores Christmas Festival is back – bigger and better!

Festival returns to bring Christmas magic to the Bonnie Banks…

With lots of family and children’s funfair rides, including a magical carousel; a huge array of stalls with great gift ideas, fresh produce and much more; a stage packed with live entertainment throughout; lots of delicious hot food takeaway; children’s entertainers and more, it’s the perfect festive family day out!

And, add to all the above our magical location, selfie Christmas decorations, playpark, beaches, woodland walks, adventure golf, Loch Lomond Bird of Prey Centre, boat tours courtesy of Loch Lomond Leisure and The Loch Lomond Shores Express, you can spend the whole weekend having outdoor fun!

Indoors our shops are stocked with amazing gift ideas and holiday outfits – including designer brands like Ralph Lauren, Chanel, Tommy Hilfiger, Barbour, Rolex, Boss, Paul Smith, Phase Eight, Harris Tweed, Jimmy Choo and much more.

We’ll also have a family portrait photographer in our mall where you can get your festive memories captured professionally.

Our cafes are also feeling festive with Café Zest offering Turkey lunches, mince pies and festive baking as well as classic afternoon tea. Jurassic Ice Bar and Jurassic Grill – will also be getting in the festive spirit and offer an amazing dinosaur-themed experience for all the family and the perfect place to take a festival breather and enjoy amazing food!

And let’s not forget our most important guest – Santa – who is at SEA LIFE. You can book your visit to Santa as part of your day at the festival by visiting https://www.visitsealife.com/…/events/santa-at-sea-life/.

Our Sunday Market – on the FIRST & THIRD Sunday of every month!

With a great selection of Stalls selling fruit & veg, meat, cheeses, handmade soaps and candles, craft beers, jewellery and crafts, as well as some yummy hot food vendors, we have something for everyone!

NOTE: Our Market is normally held on the first and third Sunday of the month, however, we will keep you posted on exact dates as we know the weather can be a bit unpredictable in Feb so keep an eye on our Market Facebook Page (link below) where we will post if we have to cancel at short notice!

Note for Stallholders – Please Contact SHS Events directly if you wish to book a stall for one of our markets.

Late night store opening with night market, exclusive prize draw, family photography & more…

Loch Lomond Shores announces night-time festive shopping fun

On the Thursdays 23rd November and the 7th of December, Loch Lomond Shores is opening its doors until 8pm to welcome shoppers looking for some Christmas inspiration as well as hosting a night market, offering family Christmas photography sessions and a prize draw on the nights to win £200 to spend at Loch Lomond Shores.

Most of our stores – including Sports Direct, Frasers, Catherine Kinloch and Hawkshead, Keepsakes, Tweeds of Scotland, Leading Labels and more will be on hand to welcome you and help pick up the perfect gifts.

And for those who visit our mall stores, there’s the chance to enter our exclusive late night prize draw.  Enter within Leading Labels – just complete the brief form at their cash desk – for your chance to win £200 to spend at Loch Lomond Shores!  The prize draw will be open from 3pm to 8pm, with the winner being contacted the following day.

For families, we also have the opportunity for you to get some fantastic Christmas photography done by photographer Margaret Ann McKenna of MM Photography, who will be bringing her fabulous backdrop to our mall, so you can make some special festive memories!  Margaret will be taking bookings from 3pm, with sessions costing from £45 for 5 digital images.  Sessions will take around 20 minutes.  We recommend you book to avoid disappointment at  https://www.facebook.com/mckennamargaretann, where you can also see some of Margaret’s work.

Along with our stores, Café Zest will be open until 7.30pm while Jurassic Grill will be open until 9pm (last bookings at 7.30pm) to provide delicious snacks, meals, cocktails and desserts to make sure you can enjoy a break from shopping.

We’ll also have a night market from 3pm to 8pm located beside Sports Direct with stalls including Two Towns Down craft beer, MJ Bakes Glasgow – with their cakes and bakes, and The Mindful Medium offering tarot and psychic readings as well as stalls featuring great ideas for gifts.  Street food will include the popular I Love Gyros, The Dessert Box and The Crumbologist – Scotland’s No 1 crumble bar so you can eat as you browse the market.

And, just to make sure you’re really in the festive mood, all our Christmas lights and decorations will be shining brightly, and buskers will be performing – all providing the perfect backdrop for some chilled Christmas shopping.

Commenting on the late openings, Audrey Calder from Loch Lomond Shores says:

“We’re delighted to announce these two late night openings in the lead up to Christmas.

“Our stores are stocked with great gift ideas and these late nights will add a wee bit of festive magic to Christmas shopping.  Being able to also have a drink, snack or meal as well as enjoy the atmosphere of the night market and our Christmas decorations and lights all makes for a great shopping experience.”