Please ensure you park at the Lime Avenue car park for this event.
Lime Avenue, A45 Entrance (Blue Badge Holders, Conferencing Guests and Wedding Guests Only)
The Elves and the Shoemaker Show
- 30th Nov 2024
- 45 minute show
- Great for all ages
- Kick off the festive season
A classic fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, reimagined for the stage in this charming 45-minute, Christmas-themed, family theatre production.
Arthur and Elsie run 'Arthur's', a shoe shop. Times are hard and they are down to their last few pennies. Their luck seems to change overnight as three elves, Orion, Artemis and Finn, secretly help make some shoes which Arthur is able to sell.
Will Arthur's greed get the better of him? Will the elves' own dreams come true? And will everyone have a Happy Christmas? Come and join us to find out!
Join us on our Old Tennis Lawn, which will be reimagined as our Winter Wonderland, for this perfect winter theatre.
Travel to Chester House Estate:
Lime Avenue straight off the A45 is only accessible to Blue Badge Holders, Conferencing Guests and Wedding Guests. All tickets for this entrance must be pre booked in advance. Please use postcode NN29 7EZ to find this entrance.
You can now walk to the estate from Wellingborough due to our brand new pedestrian bridges that have been fully restored and are accessible to the public.
If you are accessing us from Wellingborough by walking, you can follow a path from the Wellingborough embankment through along the Nene Valley alongside the River Nene. As you follow this path (also known as the Nene Way) you'll come to a large footbridge which crosses the Nene and you can see the stunning 17th century Farmhouse across the valley. Head towards the house and follow the landscape path to get to the main site.
Some parts of this route may be uneven and potentially overgrown due to it being a natural footpath, please come prepared for this and wear sensible footwear whilst walking.
If you arriving the the Chester House Estate via bus, the closest bus stop is based on London Road in Wellingborough, you can find the location of this by searching 'The Dog & Duck PH Stop' into Google/Apple maps. Services from Stagecoach run from the bus stop, including services into Northampton, Kettering, Raunds, and many more of the local towns.
Find out more about the local bus routes from Stagecoach and plan your journey by visiting: https://www.stagecoachbus.com/plan-a-journey.
If you need support with getting to us from your location then please contact us and we will help you plan your journey. You can contact us using our contact form.
If you are accessing us via train, you'll need to get the train to the Wellingborough train station and you can either walk following the route below (approx. 40 mins walk) or get a taxi the estate. When getting a taxi to the estate please feel free to use the NN29 7EZ entrance.
