Christmas Tree Farms in Northeast England

Whether you want to pick a live Christmas tree and have it cut for you, buy a Christmas tree already cut or buy a living tree in a container, this page provides detailed listings of Northeast England's Christmas tree farms, shops and markets to buy pre-cut (also called pre-harvested and fresh-cut) trees, stands, ornaments and holiday decorations, sleigh rides, hay rides and related winter events and fun. I'm always looking for more to add, so if you encounter any, please email me! So if you have any to add or corrections please let me know! Also help me rate them!  

Always call or email the farm or store to confirm their supply, their hours and events.  All three can change during the short Christmas season, due to weather and demand! For more tips to make your trip fun and successful, click here!

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NOTE: "Cut-your-own" tree farms are very rare in the UK - unless it explicitly says Choose-and-cut, all of the farms listed cut the trees for you or have pre-cut trees.

Durham

• Croft Christmas Trees - Christmas trees
  Grange Farm, Croft, near Darlington, Co Durham. Phone: 01325 720 673.
• Hamsterely Visitor Centre - Christmas trees
  Redford, Hamsterely, Bishop Auckland DL13 3NL. Tel 01434 220242.
• Raby Castle - Christmas trees, Christmas Shop, Tearooms and Santa's Grotto
  Standrop, Barnard Castle, Co. Durham. Phone: 01833 660 207/660 202. Open: for Christmas season activities from Saturday 26th November to Friday before Christmas, Shop and Tearooms: 9-30 am to 5pm, Father Christmas' Grotto: Monday to Friday 2pm to 5pm, Saturday and Sunday 10-30 am to 5pm (From Monday 19th December the Grotto will be open from 10-30 am.) Last admission to Grotto 4-30 pm. Admission charge for Grotto: £4 per child. School, Nursery & Youth Groups can book to visit Santa. Choose an Estate grown Christmas Trees just right for your home. Decorate the tree from hundreds of decorations in the Christmas Gift Shop. Freshly hand-made wreaths are also available in many designs.One of the largest and most impressive of English medieval castles, Raby Castle, in County Durham, Northumbria, provides a wonderful day out for all the family, with towers, turrets, embattled walls, interiors and artworks from the Medieval, Regency and Victorian periods. See the herds of deer roaming the surrounding parkland, enjoy the ornamental gardens, the horse-drawn carriages, relax in the tearooms and be tempted by traditional and unusual gifts & souvenirs in the gift shop. The Christmas Shop has a huge selection of traditional and unusual gifts and stocking fillers. Visit to the Stable Tearooms that prides itself on home cooking, where you can relax and treat yourself to a dish from the superb menu. The Tearooms also have a fine selection of festive meats for that Christmas feast. The reputed Estate venison and a selection of game birds are on sale. The 18 the century Riding School has been transformed into a magical grotto where we will take you on a journey through an enchanted woodland where animals are peeping through the undergrowth, over a humped back bridge to Father Christmas's log cabin where he will be waiting in his chair by his log fire.

Northumberland

• Beauclerc Gardens - Christmas trees,
  Riding Mill, Northumberland. (Go through Riding Mill on A695 and follow signpost to Slaley and Shepherd's Dene). Phone: 01434 682 440,
• Kielder Castle Visitor Centre - Christmas Tree Sales Centre - cut your tree with hayrides and husky rides
  Phone: 01433 220 242 and Phone: 01434 250209. Directions: Kielder Castle is situated at the Northern end of Kielder Water, off the C200. Kielder Village, Bellingham, Hexham, and Newcastle are the nearest towns or villages.
  OS Grid Reference: NY632934. View the map (Multimap). and Local Weather Forecast (Multimap).
  In addition to the Christmas tree sales there are events: 
  • Christmas Tree Decorations Workshop.
    In 2005, December 10 and 11: Design your own decorations to hang on your tree, using natural materials to get creative. Drop in any time between 11am-1pm and 2pm-4pm. Kielder Castle. Phone: 01434 250209.
  • 17th & 18th Christmas Tree Decorations Workshop - December 17 and 18, 2005: Design your own decorations to hang on your tree, using natural materials to get creative. Drop in any time between 11am-1pm and 2pm-4pm. Kielder Castle. Phone: 01434 250209.
  • 18th Carols at the Linn - Enjoy a winter walk to Hareshaw Linn. Be seasonally serenaded as you refresh yourself in the tea rooms afterwards! Bring a musical instrument if you wish and money for your tea. Starts 1pm, meet at Hareshaw Linn car park. Northumberland National Park. Phone: 01665 578890

Tyne and Wear

• Ikea Gateshead - Christmas trees
  Metro Park West, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear NE11 9XS. Tel: 01434 220242. 

Teesside

• Ormesby Hall - Christmas trees
  Middlesborough. Tel: 01642 324 188 or 01751 417 722 .