Event-Packed Christmas Marquee Coming To Tarporley THIS MONTH #Blog
Victoria Hayes
7th November 2022
A three and a half week long Christmas extravaganza has been announced for Tarporley, based within an integral part of the village – The Swan pub. Opening on Wednesday 23rd November with an exclusive event for local businesses, a jam-packed schedule has been revealed called ‘Swanderland’ which includes a Santa’s grotto, wreath making workshops, The Great Tarporley Quiz, and a festive gift fair.
A luxury, heated marquee that will be erected at The Swan at Tarporley will host most of the events, and the Santa’s grotto will also feature as part of the events programme. Alongside the timetable of events, selected World Cup 2022 football games will also be shown for those who prefer a quieter atmosphere. Tickets are £15 per game of £75 for a season ticket to view all of the matches in the marquee.
Following the launch to local businesses, the first ‘Swanderland’ event will be a ‘12 days of Christmas’ celebration, a sit-down meal with a dozen festive foods and drinks on the menu on 24th November. A ‘locals hog roast’ event will take place on the Saturday. The 12 days of Christmas events are priced at £30 per person and the meal is followed by dinner and dancing with live music.
The following week will see a wreath making luncheon take place in the marquee on Tuesday 29th November (with tickets priced at £25 and including a 2 course lunch), with The Great Tarporley Quiz kicking off the day after. More ‘12 days of Christmas’ lunching events will also take place that week, alongside party and jazz nights.
Swanderland’s dinner and dancing events are £40 per person and includes an arrival drink, 3 course meal and a live band playing throughout the evening.
The Christmas party nights are open to all, with no minimum table numbers. Tickets will cost £35 per person and this includes a 3 course festive meal and a DJ and dancing. The events are expected to close around 1am.
From the week commencing Monday 5th December, ‘Swanderland’ will host the second round of The Great Tarporley Quiz, another ’12 days of Christmas’ event and a two-day Christmas gift fair, with stalls occupied by local artisan and craft businesses. Santa’s Grotto will also come to Tarporley that weekend.
Some proceeds from the luncheons will go to Save The Family, with donations also collected for entry to the local’s hog roast for charity too. 
The final week of ‘Swanderland’ will include live music acts over lunch, the final of The Great Tarporley Quiz, a jazz night, and plenty of yuletide cheers. Before the event comes to a close to make way for a busy festive period at the pub, the World Cup 2022 final will be shown outdoors in the heated marquee.
Food and drink offers will be running throughout the duration of ‘Swanderland’. The main pub will also be open during usual hours with the log fires on for those who’d rather spend the chillier days indoors.
Woody Barlow, Director of Bear Inns said: “The Swan is set up perfectly for Christmas, it has warm and welcoming interiors, lots of log fires and good, hearty, local food. It was the perfect location to bring some festive cheer to Tarporley! This is our first real Christmas post-Covid where there’s little worry, so we’re glad to bring the people of Cheshire something to really look forward to. Come and enjoy the festive period with us the way we used to!”
Bethan Rose Bailey, General Manager of the company and who will be overseeing a great deal of managing ‘Swanderland’ added: “We’ve gone above and beyond with our event schedule as we wanted there to be something for everyone. No matter how you like to spend the holidays, we hope we have something here for you and we’re so looking forward to showing everyone what we’ve built with ‘Swanderland’.”
To host a stall at the Christmas gift fair, please email [email protected]. To book in for one of the event events, email [email protected].
More information will be released in due course on the event, including a full breakdown of what to expect, prices and ticket information. For the latest word on ‘Swanderland’, follow The Swan at Tarporley on Facebook and Instagram.
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