Members-Only Christmas Shopping Evening at Hillsborough Castle

Hillsborough Castle and Gardens

A festive event for Historic Royal Palaces members
Increased discount in the shop
Seasonal music
Delicious 3 course menu, priced separately

Come along to your exclusive Members-Only Christmas Shopping Evening at Hillsborough Castle and Gardens. The shop will be decked out in festive finery and beautiful gifts, and as a special gift from us, your member discount will increase to 20% in the shop (exclusions may apply). A local group will perform popular seasonal songs as you browse.

A specially curated, delicious 3 course menu will also be on offer at the exclusive members' price of £35 per person, with an additional 10% discount applied for members and their guests (children's option available). Menus are linked below.

In addition to the 3 course menu, there will be a tempting selection of sweet treats and festive beverages on offer.

Event details

This event will take place in the Weston Pavilion shop and café. Free parking is available in our car park off the southbound A1 dual carriageway. There will be no pedestrian access from the village for this event.

Member tickets (£5.00 per adult) can be redeemed against shop purchases made on the night, children go free.

To book a table for the 3 course meal, please email us.

When

28 November 2024

18:00 - 20:00

Ticketing information

Tickets on sale now.

Price: Adults £5.00 (refundable against a shop purchase on the evening). Children go free.

Pre-booking essential via the Member Portal; remember your membership card. Tickets are limited and subject to availability.

If you would like to book for the 3 course meal once you have secured your event tickets, please email us.

Separate ticket (advance booking required)

Book tickets online

Members' Christmas Shopping Evening Menu

Download Menu (PDF)

Members' Children's Christmas Shopping Evening Menu

Download Menu (PDF)

Meet our suppliers

In attendance at the event will be two of our award-winning local suppliers who handcraft beautiful one-of-a kind pieces, some of which will be available to purchase on the night.

Emma Spence is an award-winning mixed media artist who lives and works in Royal Hillsborough, County Down. Emma was born into a farming background, and her work aims to promote the rural landscape. She has recently been accepted into the prestigious Royal Ulster Academy annual exhibition, and her piece, “Late Summer on Yew Tree Walk” is displayed in the State Drawing Room at Hillsborough Castle and Gardens.

Cara Murphy is an award-winning silversmith, who has run her own studio in Royal Hillsborough since the early 1990’s. Well known and regarded in her field, she has created stunning silver pieces for both public and private commission, including the 2021 Grand National trophy. In the same year, she was visited in her workshop by Queen Camilla (then Duchess of Cornwall) and until 2022 was an Associate Lecturer at Belfast School of Art.