Santa is in his grotto every weekend 10.30am - 4pm 2nd Nov plus extra days on 23rd and 24th Dec. £6.99 per child, arrive, purchase ticket then queue. Ticket sales on busy days might stop as early as 3pm to allow queue to reduce prior to closing

Breakfast with Santa available on 30th Nov, 1st Dec, 7th and 8th Dec, 14th and 15th, 21st and 23rd. Tickets must be purchased in advance in store at £9.99 per person and are subject to availability.

Some of our herd of Reindeer are on site every weekend in October then every day from November through till 31st Jan.

At Richardsons you will find a huge range of plants such as alpines, perennials, annuals, trees , shrubs, roses, conifers, ferns, grasses, vegetables, fruit plus many more.

Here at Richardsons Coffee Shop, we are pushing the boundries of Garden Centre Catering; by providing a varied, unique and innovative menu.

It’s now official, Santa's reindeer live in County Durham.