Tinseltown: Trafford Centre’s Christmas attraction features ice rink, giant ferris wheel and fairground

The Trafford Centre’s winter fair is open for Christmas 2022 and proving popular with families and shoppers alike. Tinseltown recently opened at the region’s busiest shopping centre and it runs until new year, on Monday 2 January 2023.

The festive fairground is back again for another year and there’s plenty to check out this Christmas, including thrilling rides, sweet treats and of course, the ice rink. There is also a huge 55m ferris wheel with lots of great views of the festive lights, and a Santa’s grotto where kids can meet Father Christmas along with Paddington Bear. The popular Snowstorm ice show has also returned to the heated big top courtesy of Gandey’s, and you can snuggle up with blankets every Saturday at noon for some festive film screenings.

We went down to speak to the centre’s brand experience director Bruce Gardner about this year’s attraction and what’s in store for visitors over Christmas for our video report. He said: “Introducing the new Christmas with Paddingto Grotto and welcoming back our iconic Skate at Tinseltown, Christmas at Trafford Centre has never been so exciting.”

• You can book tickets for the host of attractions on the Trafford Centre’s website here.