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White Christmas at Van Hage's

Title: White Christmas at Van Hage's
Date: 23/12/2009 21:25:48
Christmas at Van Hages

It was a truly White Christmas this year at Van Hage’s Garden Centre in Great Amwell, Ware, Hertfordshire.

The snow gives a stunning backdrop to our beautiful Antique Ferris Wheel, that has proved to be a great success with Van Hage visitors.

The Ferris Wheel looks down onto a terrific skating rink, and alongside the Skating rink is our amazing Christmas Carousel.

The Magic of Santa Land

Title: The Magic of Santa Land
Date: 18/12/2009 21:52:45
Truly a magical experience within the heart of Winter Wonderland, Santa Land offers families with young children a completely different experience, with Santa’s Grotto (absolutely free of charge), Christmas themed rides and Festive games of skill. Or simply relax with a hot chocolate and festive foods hot and cold.

Kate Moss goes down a storm on our Snow Storm Ride

Title: Kate Moss goes down a storm on our Snow Storm Ride
Date: 18/12/2009 21:25:52
The Christmas Season is here again and with it brings the truly magical Winter Wonderland event in London’s Hyde Park right in the heart of our Capital City. This is the third year of this truly spectacular event and this year the event has exceeded all expectations, there is something for everyone from 1 to 101.

We have been involved with the event right from the start and this year have brought the North Pole direct to Hyde Park, with our unique Santa Land experience. Where children and grown ups can visit Santa in his Grotto absolutely free of charge.

You can ride the magical Christmas Train which takes you into the heart of Santa Land, once there you can relax with a Hot Chocolate “with cream of course” made by Mrs Clause herself and munch on some of the fine foods and festive sweets on offer.

There is lots of fun to be had in Santa Land, visit the Elves Workshop, slip and slide on the Candy Slide, ride a Reindeer or a Penguin or even a Swan you can even take an adventure ride in a Balloon, or the Snowstorm. If you don’t want to ride then there are some festive games to try out your skills and win prizes!

You can visit the Christmas Store which is bursting with some special gifts for that Christmas stocking.

Not only are the attractions brought in by ourselves, but there is wealth of attractions from Europe, the German Market is a great success and has a variety of gifts and food and beverages. Zippo’s famous Circus, a Giant Wheel and lots, lots more.

One of the best things about Winter Wonderland is that it is completely free to enter; you just pay for the things you want to use. Day or night Winter Wonderland is magnificent, but the night brings the choirs, the wonderful glow of the lights and breathtaking scenery of the Serpentine. Or you can do some star gazing for those famous faces that love to visit Winter Wonderland, Kate Moss, David Cameron and Gwen Stefani to name but a few!

So why not take a day or night out and visit Winter Wonderland, with its unique attractions and magical atmosphere. You will love it!!

Enjoy a Snowstorm in Central London this winter

Title: Enjoy a Snowstorm in Central London this winter
Date: 31/10/2009 11:52:58
In arctic climes the imminent arrival of a snowstorm leads to people taking in rations and locking themselves in their home, awaiting the thaw. This November there will be a giant snowstorm in London, but it will have completely the opposite effect.

Our fantastic Snowstorm Big Wheel Ride, the only one of its kind in the world, will be central to Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park and crowds will leave their homes, forget the food, and come to see and ride this imaginative creation. This is only one of the many attractions that Carnival Funfairs will be bringing to Britain’s best winter festival in London’s premier park, and will stand close to Santaland, another Carnival Funfairs production for your entertainment, with Santa’s Express, games, fun and Father Christmas in his grotto.

So if you did not know what to do in November, you do now and get down to Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park and stand by to have your breath taken away!

Winter Wonderland awaits your visit

Title: Winter Wonderland awaits your visit
Date: 05/10/2009 11:19:02
Once again this Christmas Carnival Funfairs will be featuring at the fabulous Winter Wonderland Festival in Hyde Park in the heart of London and for 2009 we will have superb and special features for you to enjoy. This is without doubt the best festive festival in Britain, perhaps Europe, and over 1 and a half million people visited last year to enjoy the superb entertainment, including a whole host of our rides, that they found.

Make sure you are one of these visitors this year, and with great public transport access as we are just a short walk from Hyde Park underground station, do come and see this must visit spectacular and you will find Santa in his grotto right in the middle of Carnival Funfair's display, surrounded by our wonderful Christmas Train as featured in one of our other news features on this website.

Don't be vague, visit Van Hage

Title: Don't be vague, visit Van Hage
Date: 05/10/2009 11:15:50
From 6th December right through to Christmas we will be providing a superb Carousel to add to the exciting attractions at the wonderful Van Hage Garden Centre in Great Amwell, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 9RP. Santa's Grotto is already open there from Wednesdays to Sundays each week, but from the 6th we will be there alongside a giant Real Ice Rink.

Van Hage's is a marvellous centre and in the past we have taken Old Macdonald's Country Fayre to feature, so we are really looking forward to providing additional festive cheer for the happy shoppers in Hertfordshire.

Chilly Willy Out in Summer Sun

Title: Chilly Willy Out in Summer Sun
Date: 01/07/2009 11:06:31
Want to pick up a penguin? No need to visit Regent's Park Zoo as you can come to Carnival Funfairs and ride on our brand new and totally unique attraction, Chilly Willy!
Wrapped up warm for the winter, our peculiar penguins revolve around a central point, and you sit comfortably inside and get spun even more in this fantastic giant family attraction. Absolutely perfect penguin pleasure and not to be missed, this is another reason why you should come to one of our great value family days out at our London fun fairs.
We show Chilly Willy with snow flakes falling in a Winter Wonderland atmosphere, but these chirpy birds will spin just as fast as the summer sun beats down as it will at each of our fairs this year.(Well, we hope so anyway!) We cannot promise the blazing sun, but can promise great value fun.
Slightly silly, but fantastic fun, Chilly Willy adds to our range of rides waiting for you.

Jade enjoyed the Goody Life on Santa's Express

Title: Jade enjoyed the Goody Life on Santa's Express
Date: 22/03/2009 15:20:03
In December we featured this short article when we were visited by Jade Goody who has sadly passed away after a brave fight with cancer. We republish this as a tribute to her and think of her family at this sad time.

Now open in Hyde Park, Winter Wonderland is bringing festive cheer to beat the credit crunch blues. Amongst the celebrities to visit and enjoy our super rides featured there were Anneka Rice, who rode the Bauble Ride we provide, and Jade Goody, here shown on our Santa's Express, who brought her children with her. This marvellous event is right in the heart of London, a short walk from Hyde Park Corner Station.

Last year over 1 million people visited Winterwonderland, and this year they, like Jade, have the opportunity of riding our new attraction, with a driver who promises he will not go on strike, and carriages including one that is specifically adapted to be fully accessible for those with mobility problems.

So hop aboard and ride our train all the way down to the spinning Christmas Tree Ride, the Flying Reindeer, and much much more!