Havering Christmas Land, Harrow Lodge Park, open for 2024

The charity event run by Havering Mind has returned for its fifth year, once again transforming Harrow Lodge Park, Hornchurch, into an immersive festive experience.

Havering Christmas Land transforms Harrow Lodge Park each year (Image: SANDRA ROWSE)

Mind in Havering, Barking and Dagenham has called it the "biggest and brightest" Havering Christmas Land to date, complete with "hundreds" of lights, decorations and Christmas scenes.

The experience takes guests through an outdoor lights walkway in Harrow Lodge House's "secret garden".

One of the volunteers enjoying the lights (Image: SANDRA ROWSE)

This year, some famous faces can be spotted along the walkway, including the Snowman, the Grinch, and Olaf and Anna from Frozen.

Havering Christmas Land also features a children's ride, mulled wine and German beer served each night and a Santa's Grotto.

Ethan, 5, meeting Santa and one of the elves (Image: SANDRA ROWSE)

Santa and his Elves have already welcomed the first visitors to the Grotto, with 5-year-old Ethan getting the chance to meet the big man himself.

Havering Christmas Land will run almost every evening until January 1, with entry slots from 4.30pm until 7.50pm.

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The organisers and volunteers who put this year's Havering Christmas Land together (Image: SANDRA ROWSE)

A team of volunteers design, set up and run Havering Christmas Land each year. 

Tickets for Havering Christmas Land can be bought on Havering Mind's website and prices start from £4.50, with under 2s going free.

Havering Mind has called this year's event their 'biggest and brightest' (Image: SANDRA ROWSE)

All funds raised will support Mind in Havering, Barking and Dagenham.