28-01-2006
Britons flocking to see Santa this Christmas
63 per cent of UK families expected to visit a grotto this Christmas Garden Centres the new hotbed for grottos Lancashire revealed as the UK’s ‘Santa Capital’.
Santa’s going to have a busy time this month, with 63% of families with children under 10 years old expected to visit him in a grotto this Christmas, according to research conducted on the behalf of directory assistance specialist 118 118.
In order to help those looking for Santa locally, The Number’s famous 118 boys have been out sledging across the UK in a relentless search for grottos. Their quest reveals that Santa has discovered garden centres in a big way. With an estimated
600 garden centres playing host to Santa, shopping centres have been pushed into second place with around 400 grottos.
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