The Postal Museum have been planning all sorts to get you into the Christmas spirit. Mail Rail has been given a festive makeover to whisk guests back in time to the heyday of the postal railway, with wartime wives wishing husbands a Merry Christmas from afar and the broadcast of the first King’s Speech on the BBC. Letters to Santa will display the Royal Mail's official cards from Father Christmas sent to children between 1963 and 2010, alongside a showing of the first ever commercial Christmas card.
There will also be Festive Family Fun Days, taking place on December 4, 11, and 18, from 10am to 5pm. Here, families can enjoy arts and crafts drop-in sessions with artist Susie Foster and follow the Christmas Family Trail around the museum with Tibs, the postal cat. All Christmas activities are included in the price of a standard ticket.