Chessington Winter's Tail is returning for Christmas on selected dates from 29th November 2015 - 3rd January 2016, 10am - 5pm.

This winter visit Chessington World of Adventures and meet Father Christmas in his magical grotto along with market stalls, reindeer and a giant Christmas tree setting the festive scene.

You'll also get to see the amazing animals in Chessington Zoo including Tigers, Gorillas, Zebras, Meerkat, Binturong, Fossa and Lynx and the creatures beneath the waves including sharks and rays in Chessington SEA LIFE. 

There will be selected rides and attractions open including Hocus Pocus Hall, the AMAZU Treetop Adventure, Carousel and Seastorm plus with the daily animal shows there will be lots to see and do this winter at Chessington World of Adventures.

Chessington Howl'o'ween returns with two brand new attractions for 2015 and ThemeParks-UK was invited to a special preview of the event on Thursday 22nd October.

SPOILER WARNING: our review does contain spoilers, so if you want your experience to be a complete surprise don't read on...

You will be able to enjoy spooktacular entertainment as Halloween takes over Chessington World of Adventures for another year.

Chessington Howl'o'ween takes places between 23rd October - 2nd November 2015, 10am - 8pm, and this year the spooky event includes two new spine-tingling attractions, Curse of the Lost Tomb and Trick or Treat Wood, as well as rides in the dark.

2016 is set to be an exciting year at Chessington World of Adventures, with the introduction of Explorer Glamping, a new ride and a high ropes course.

There will be plenty of new adventures for families to enjoy in 2016, as Chessington World of Adventures continues to add new experiences. In addition to the existing Safari Hotel and Azteca Hotel, an alternative accommodation option comes in the form of Explorer Glamping. A much-needed new ride is also coming to the theme park, along with a high ropes course for the resort.

Dive into the Year of the Penguins at Chessington World of Adventures in 2015, where DreamWorks Penguins of Madagascar descend for an exclusive live show, a newly themed penguin ride provides fun and games in the park’s Africa land and Humboldt penguins frolic in a brand new walk-through experience!

Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private - the greatest and most hilarious covert birds in global espionage - are set to take on their biggest challenge yet as the brand new Penguins of Madagascar Live! Operation Cheezy Dibbles is launched on the Africa stage. The brand new show features exclusive, never before seen in the UK animatronic characters that sing, dance and talk, helping to bring the secret mission to life. Meet and greets with the Penguins means guests can strike a pose alongside their favourite characters, before joining the agent birds on a top secret operation on a newly themed Penguins of Madagascar ride for young adventurers, Treetop Hoppers.