THIS Christmas, Zip World is inviting visitors to meet Santa in their underground Christmas grotto, within the famous Victorian Llechwedd slate mines in Blaenau Ffestiniog.

Tickets are on sale now for between November 29 and Christmas Eve. For bookings, tickets are £22 to visit at the weekend or the week before Christmas between 9am-7pm, or off-peak dates (3pm-7pm) are on sale for just £18.

Ticket holders will also receive a complementary mince pie and a hot chocolate or mulled wine. Santa’s elves will whisk the whole family aboard a cable railway, which will delve deep underground into the slate mine grotto.

This exciting journey will take about 90 seconds on Europe’s steepest cable railway.

Once deep inside the mine, ticket holders will soak up the magical atmosphere through the festive tunnels, decorated with fairy lights and all things Christmassy, to reach Santa and his team of elves in their hidden grotto.

Here, they will receive a Welsh slate bauble to be decorated at the craft station once they return to the surface, while children will receive a high quality gift as part of their ticket, too.

Children can give their Christmas letter to Santa directly or post it in the Zip World North Pole post box – and if they leave their address, Santa may even send them a response to wish them a happy 2022.

Wes Earl, brand manager at Zip World, said: “We can’t wait for people to come and enjoy our Zipmas event, which we’ve designed to be a joyful experience for the whole family.

“We’re heavily investing in this event and are focused on making everyone’s time with us a truly unique and immersive experience for both adults and children.”

To ensure you don’t miss out, purchase your ticket for Zipmas today by visiting the Zip World website at: www.zipworld.co.uk/zipmas.

Christmas vouchers, available as e-vouchers or in special festive voucher holders, can also be purchased for all other Zip World adventure experiences at: www.zipworld.co.uk/vouchers/buy.