Meet our Santa Paws for 2025

November 26, 2025

Meet our Santa Paws for 2025

Meet our Santa Paws for 2025… Percy!

Percy will be our very special judge for Santa Paws in the Park, and he is very excited to meet all the contestants at the show.

Percy is 9 years old and joined his family at the age of four as a rescue. He is half pug, half Jack Russel officially making him a jug!

His favourite treat is carrots, and his favourite thing is when all his family sit down on the sofa, so he has a choice of laps to cuddle into.

Percy also likes car rides, exploring new places and of course walking at Wicksteed Park.

The Wicksteed team and Percy are so excited to welcome all the dogs and owners to the park for Santa Paws in the Park! We hope to see you there!

Find out more about Santa Paws in the Park

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Launch of the new Ferris Wheel ride to mark 2023 opening

We are excited to announce the first of this year’s new additions – a fantastic new 25-metre high Ferris Wheel.

Accolades are reward for all the hard work

It is amazing when all the hard work which people put in at Wicksteed Park is recognised, so it was particularly pleasing to receive two accolades in recent weeks.

Wicksteed Park Hedgehog Charter

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Customer Reviews

"Had a wonderful day at wicksteed in half term. Not overly busy, children went on all the rides and as many times as they wished. We booked wristbands for them on line and was great value for money. Staff were all friendly and professional. Love being able to go back to a place I lived as a child with my own child and nieces and nephews."

Emma

"We booked the day before as we knew it would be warm but not too hot. The number of places to pick up wristbands was pretty good so you weren't to be queuing for ages. The ride operators were so lovely and if no one was in the queue they let my daughter stay on. She had the best day ever. Though saying that the queues never got very long which was really handy, especially if you have restless kids."

India

"Fabulous day out, pre-ordered wrist bands and love you do a 'family of 3' option ❤️ All staff were super helpful and cheerful, no long queue times and site was all clean and tidy. All on a sunny day in half term so it was busy but never felt crowded. Thank you"

Claire

"Fantastic day with my grandchildren aged 4 and 2. All of the staff were so friendly and helpful. The “ Time for Tots” day was excellent value- very easy to book- just the perfect sort of rides available made even more enjoyable as no queues. A big thank you to everyone who is involved with Wicksteed Park."

Shelley

"This historic fun park and country park has something for all ages. There is a parking fee but it is low and supports the charity which owns and runs Wicksteed Park. There are a variety of rides for children of all ages. Without children, the park has great views, walks, miniature train, garden, etc. We had a drink at the Carousel Cafe, coffee and cake was great and sat on a nice table outside on the veranda."

Robert

"Had a wonderful time in the park today! Had lunch at the garden café, brioche baguettes and jacket potatoes, and the food was amazing !! Generous portions and super tasty! Staff in there were lovely, smiley and helpful, with lots of recommendations about what to do in the park! We took some cakes home too and they were also fab!! Will definitely be back."

Lucy

"Treated my nieces to a day at Wicksteed Park during Easter. They had an amazing day from start to finish, when buying our tickets, we were informed of the rides that were closed, we went on all the rides that were open, multiple times, hardly any queuing. For lunch we stopped for food at Lighthouse Bites, the food was cooked fresh and my nieces really enjoyed it. When the park finally closed, the girls were so disappointed their day had come to an end, we decided to spend some time in the free play park, the park was busy with happy children, lots of climbing frames and different play equipment to try. All in all, my nieces had the best day and we are planning on coming back in the summer!"