Visit Santa: Vintage Sleigh Ride Experience

Coventry Transport Museum is bringing back its Visit Santa: Vintage Sleigh Ride Experience from 5 to 23 December, and this year is a bit of a milestone: it's the 70th anniversary of the museum's vintage sleigh ride. The whole thing is dressed in a 1950s 'Driving Home for Christmas' theme, with period-inspired décor, vintage cars and festive touches throughout. You ride the vintage sleigh, meet Santa, and stop at the Elves' Toy Shop, where each child picks a Christmas gift and collects a goody bag. There's also a new wooden decoration made for the anniversary, with a festive sleigh design, which you can buy for £3.50. The visit includes an annual Museum pass for two adults and one child, redeemable up to 60 days later.

It's worth keeping in mind that the museum itself is a proper destination, not just a backdrop. It houses the largest publicly owned collection of British vehicles on the planet, including the world's two fastest cars, Thrust SSC and Thrust 2, and it runs a wide Family Programme around science, technology, engineering and maths. So if you're heading in for Santa, there's plenty more to see around you.

Sessions run every 30 minutes throughout the period. Peak sessions on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays run 10am to 4pm, and from 21 to 23 December it's 10am to 4pm every day. There are also quiet SEN/Early Years sessions on Fridays at 3pm, and on weekends and 21 to 23 December at 9.30am and 4.30pm, which might be a better fit if you're with younger children or anyone who finds the busier slots a bit much. The museum is at Hales Street, Millennium Place, Coventry, CV1 1JD, and the experience is indoors.

Tickets start from £27.50 for a standard booking of one child and two adults. A family ticket for two children and two adults is £40.00, a large family ticket for three children and two adults is £47.50, and an extended family ticket for three children and up to four adults is £57.50.