Meet Santa at Clipper Lounge EMB
Adults must be accompanied by a child.
Discover the magic of Christmas on the Thames as Clipper Lounge EMB transforms into a little piece of Lapland.
Step inside from the winter chill into Santa's Grotto, where your little ones get to share their Christmas wishes and post their letter directly to Santa's workshop in Lapland. Each child leaves with a special gift from Santa.
Dates: Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 December
Meeting point: Clipper Lounge EMB, Embankment Pier
The festive experience begins while you wait: children can enjoy a delicious hot chocolate and gingerbread cookie, while grown-ups soak up the Christmas atmosphere with a warming mulled wine from the bar.
How to meet Santa:
- Book your time slot online — each slot is 30 minutes
- Receive your ticket via email
- Enjoy the magic!
Arrive for your allocated time slot, meet Santa, post your letter to Lapland and capture the moment.
Make it a day out on the river
Add travel to your booking and save over 20% on your boat tickets.
Choose from Hop On Hop-Off (1-day), Single or Return tickets when you bundle with your Grotto entry , the perfect way to make a festive day of it on the Thames.
Nearest pier: Embankment Pier
| Ticket | Price |
| Child (up to 15) | From £25 |
| Adult (+16) | From £10 |
| Family (2 adults and 2 children) | From £50 |
Book your tickets to meet Santa
Santa's Grotto experience
- Entry to Santa's Grotto
- Hot chocolate and a gingerbread cookie
- A special gift
Sant'as Grotto + Hop-on Hop-off (1 day) tickets
- All-day travel by boat
- Entry to Santa's Grotto
- Hot chocolate and a gingerbread cookie
- A special gift
Santa's Grotto + Single tickets
- A single ticket to travel within Central & East / Central & West zones
- Entry to Santa's Grotto
- Hot chocolate and a gingerbread cookie
- A special gift
Santa's Grotto + Return tickets
- A return ticket within Central & East / Central & West zones
- Entry to Santa's Grotto
- Hot chocolate and a gingerbread cookie
- A special gift
What's included
- Entrance to Santa's Grotto at Clipper Lounge EMB.
- A 30-minute time slot on your booked date.
- Meet Santa and post your letter to his workshop in Lapland.
- A special gift for each child from Santa.
- Hot chocolate and a gingerbread cookie for the children while you wait.
Mulled wine is available from the bar for the grown-ups. Don't forget your camera to take photos of your little ones with Santa!
Important information
- Bookings must include at least one child under 15 years old, and adults must be accompanied by a child.
- Single and Return tickets allow you to travel to/from Embankment Pier and any other pier within Central, East or West Zones.
- A Hop-on Hop-off (1 day) tickets gives you unlimited travel for one day.
- Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.
- Travel is not included unless purchased as a bundle.
- The product is only valid during your booked time slot.
ALLERGENS:
Cookie ingredients: Fortified WHEAT flour (WHEAT flour, calcium carbonate, folic acid, iron, niacin, thiamine), Sugar, Partially inverted refiners syrup, Margarine (palm oil, rapeseed oil, water, salt, emulsifier (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids), flavouring, colours (annatto bixin, curcumin, Carbon black)), Fondant (sugar, glucose syrup, water), Sugar, Water, Dried EGG powder, Cane molasses, Glucose syrup (WHEAT), Spices (ginger, coriander, cinnamon, cassia, ginger, nutmeg, fennel, cloves, cardamom), Raising agent (bicarbonate of soda), Concentrate (radish, carrot), Acidity regulator (citric acid), EGG white powder, Humectant (glycerol).
For allergens, including cereals containing GLUTEN, please see ingredients in BOLD. May contain NUTS.
Hot chocolate ingredients: Sugar, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Cocoa Powder, Anti Caking Agent (Silicon Dioxide Dioxide E551), Xantham Gum (E415), Salt.