{"id":17894,"date":"2019-09-20T11:21:57","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T10:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=17894"},"modified":"2019-09-25T11:21:58","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T10:21:58","slug":"festive-check-in-for-polar-express-at-cullloden-estate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2019\/09\/festive-check-in-for-polar-express-at-cullloden-estate\/","title":{"rendered":"FESTIVE CHECK-IN FOR POLAR EXPRESS AT CULLODEN ESTATE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4><em>Popular family Christmas event to take\nplace at Culloden &amp; Slieve Donard Resort<\/em><strong> <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/press-7-1024x736.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17895\" width=\"512\" height=\"368\"\/><figcaption>Press Eye &#8211; Belfast &#8211; Northern Ireland &#8211; Tuesday 17th September 2019 \n \nPicture by  Matt Mackey \/ Press Eye \n\n\n\nPOLAR EXPRESS RETURNS TO HASTINGS HOTELS\u00c9Elle Brown (age 3) and Ron\u0087n Daly (age 3) helped Hastings Hotels launch Polar Express which is taking place at the Culloden Estate &amp; Spa from 19th &#8211; 23rd November and the Slieve Donard Resort &amp; Spa from 14th \u00d0 22nd December.\n\n The popular festive event promises lots of fun for all the family, including a winter wonderland, story-telling with Mrs Claus and the Polar Express train adventure which will take guests on a magical journey to visit Santa and his elves in their busy workshop as they prepare for their busiest time of the year.\n\nFamilies are advised to book early to avoid disappointment for this sell out event and tickets can be purchased by going to www.hastingshotels.com\/polarexpress\n\n\n\nFiona Brown\nFiona Brown Communications \n\n(t) +44 (0) 7887 864641\n?(e) fiona@fionabrowncommunications.com?\n(w) fionabrowncommunications.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>DUE\nto overwhelming demand from families across Northern Ireland for Polar Express\nat the Slieve Donard Resort &amp; Spa over the last five years, Hastings Hotels\nhas announced that the popular festive event will also take place at the\nCulloden Estate &amp; Spa in the lead up to Christmas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Polar Express is a fun festive\noccasion with a host of attractions for all the family, including a winter\nwonderland, story-telling with Mrs Claus and the Polar Express train adventure\nwhich will take guests on a magical journey to visit Santa and his elves in\ntheir busy workshop as they prepare for their busiest time of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The much-loved Christmas event\nwill take place at the Culloden Estate &amp; Spa from Tuesday 19<sup>th<\/sup>\nNovember \u2013 Saturday 23<sup>rd<\/sup> November and at the Slieve Donard Resort\n&amp; Spa from Saturday 14<sup>th<\/sup> \u2013 Sunday 22<sup>nd<\/sup> December.\nBooking is essential and early booking is recommended to avoid\ndisappointment.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Julie Hastings, Marketing Director\nof Hastings Hotels said: \u201cWe are looking forward to welcoming Polar Express to\nthe Culloden Estate &amp; Spa in November before its annual visit to the Slieve\nDonard Resort in December. Families from across Northern Ireland have been\nvisiting Polar Express at the Slieve Donard for the last five years and we are\ndelighted to be able to give more children the chance to visit this exciting\nChristmas experience by running it\nat the two hotels over the festive season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a magical event that gives\nfamilies the chance to make special festive memories with lots to keep everyone\nentertained from movies and letter writing, to Christmas stalls and face\npainting before hopping on board the train to meet Santa and his Elves with\ngifts for the children and a personal photo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both hotels will also be offering\na fabulous selection of festive dining options including Santa\u2019s Buffet and\nAfternoon Tea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To hop on board for some Christmas\nmagic at the <strong>Slieve Donard Resort &amp;<\/strong>\n<strong>Spa<\/strong> and <strong>Culloden Estate &amp; Spa <\/strong>tickets can be purchased by going to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hastingshotels.com\/polarexpress\"><strong>www.hastingshotels.com\/polarexpress<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>andare priced \u00a318 per adult, \u00a325 per\nchild (under 14) and \u00a310 for children under one.<strong> <\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Popular family Christmas event to take place at Culloden &amp; Slieve Donard Resort DUE to overwhelming demand from families across Northern Ireland for Polar Express at the Slieve Donard Resort &amp; Spa over the last five years, Hastings Hotels has announced that the popular festive event will also take place at the Culloden Estate &amp; &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2019\/09\/festive-check-in-for-polar-express-at-cullloden-estate\/\">Continued<\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17894"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17894"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17913,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17894\/revisions\/17913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}