Pay a visit to The North Pole this month as the ice rink, funfair and Christmas market returns to Parker’s Piece in the centre of town.
The spacious, open-air rink covers 600m2 and holds up to 200 skaters at a time – last year 120,000 of you visited over the Christmas period. Spectators can keep warm on the sidelines with a creamy hot chocolate, or hole up in the Alpine Bar, then explore the beautiful old-English market selling a variety of fabulous festive food, traditional gifts, crafts and other Christmassy treats. Drink in the sweet smell of BBQ cooking on the authentic German swing grill, serving traditional German sausages, speciality beef burgers, festive turkey and chicken stuffing rolls, then indulge in warm crêpes, doughnuts, hot chocolate, spicy mulled wine and hot cider. The market is open 2pm-9pm Monday-Friday, 10am-9pm weekends.
And if the kids are still raring to go after a few laps of the ice rink, the fairground will keep them entertained with dodgems, penguin boats, teacups, a beautiful carousel, helter-skelter, bungee, polar express and other snow-themed games. New for this year, Santa and his elves have upgraded from their usual grotto and will be handing out gifts (to good children only) in Santa’s Throne Room – come and meet the man himself and tell him what’s on your Christmas list.
Richard Elmer, managing director of Ice Box Entertainment, says: “We’re delivering a traditional festival straight to the heart of Cambridge city centre where you’ll find something for everyone. We can’t wait to make your Christmas even more magical, see you there!”
The North Pole 2015 opens on 20 November 2015, running through until 4 January 2016. Skate sessions take place every hour on the hour and last for 45 minutes, though you’ll need to arrive 15 minutes early in order to collect your skates. Tickets are £10.95 (peak, adult), and pre-booking is recommended.
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www.thenorthpolecambridge.co.uk
