Upton House's Christmas with the Muses runs 14 November to 3 January, 11.30am to 3.30pm, plus family crafts, wreath workshops and evenings from 2 December.

Upton House’s Christmas this year is “Christmas with the Muses”, and it runs from Saturday 14 November 2026 to Sunday 3 January 2027, 11.30am to 3.30pm. The National Trust lists five Christmas events at the house, seven miles north of Banbury on the A422: the decorated house, a family trail, weekend crafting, wreath-making workshops and festive evening visits from 2 December.

These are the dates and times the National Trust’s own Upton House page carried when we read it on 9 October. The prices of the individual events were not readable that day, because the Trust’s event pages sit behind a bot check. We will add them when they are.

The quick answer

  • When: Christmas with the Muses, 14 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, 11.30am to 3.30pm.
  • Where: Upton House and Gardens, on the A422 near Banbury, OX15 6HT.
  • Admission (with Gift Aid): adult £19.80, child £9.90, family £49.50. National Trust members free.
  • Closed: Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 November, while the house is dressed for Christmas.
  • Evenings: a Festive Evening Visit on Wednesday 2 December, with three more dates listed.

What is on, and when

Event Dates Times
Christmas with the Muses (the decorated house) 14 Nov 2026 to 3 Jan 2027 11.30am to 3.30pm
Christmas Trail with the Muses 14 Nov 2026 to 3 Jan 2027 11.30am to 3.30pm
Family Christmas Crafting 14 Nov to 20 Dec 2026 12pm to 3pm
Christmas Wreath-making Workshop 28 Nov to 2 Dec 2026 10am to 12pm
Festive Evening Visit 2 Dec 2026, plus three more dates from 6.30pm

All dates and times are from the National Trust’s Upton House page, read 9 October 2026.

Christmas with the Muses

The Christmas display fills the house. The Trust’s listing pairs it with a trail for families of the same name, on the same dates and hours, from 14 November until the first weekend of January. The house is open 11am to 3.30pm on an ordinary October day, so the Christmas hours start half an hour later.

Family Christmas Crafting

From 14 November to 20 December, noon to 3pm. The Trust has not put a price we could read on the crafting itself, so check the event listing before you go. At half term, Upton’s Halloween crafts cost £2 a child on top of admission, which is the nearest guide we have.

Wreath-making workshops

Morning sessions, 10am to noon, between Saturday 28 November and Wednesday 2 December. The price and booking link sit on the event page we could not read.

Festive Evening Visits

The first is on Wednesday 2 December, with an arrival time listed as 6.30pm to 6.40pm, and the Trust lists three more dates. We will add the other dates and the price once the event page reads.

Admission and opening

The Trust’s admission prices for Upton House, with Gift Aid, are £19.80 an adult, £9.90 a child and £49.50 for a family. National Trust members get in free. On the Trust’s page for 9 October, the garden was open 10am to 5pm and the house 11am to 3.30pm.

Upton closes on Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 November, the two days the Christmas displays go up. Check the Trust’s page for Christmas Day and Boxing Day opening before you plan a visit over the holiday.

Getting there from Banbury

Upton House is on the A422 Banbury to Stratford road, about seven miles north of the town, postcode OX15 6HT. Before you set off, check our Banbury roadworks page for anything on the A422. If you are combining a visit with an afternoon in town, the car parks and prices are on our parking in Banbury page.

More Christmas near Banbury

Sources

  • National Trust: Upton House and Gardens, read 9 October 2026, for the five Christmas event listings with their dates and times, the 3 and 4 November closure, opening hours and admission prices.

Checked on 9 October 2026. Event prices and the remaining evening dates are not yet confirmed here; we check again in early November.