THE popular Santa's grotto held at Upton Country Park has been cancelled due to coronavirus.

Santa and his elves will not be returning to the woodland grotto this year to ensure the safety and wellbeing of visitors amid the pandemic.

In a post on Facebook, Upton Country Park said: "It is with a heavy heart that, regrettably, we will not be able to host Santa in the woodland grotto at Upton Country Park this Christmas. We know it is a very popular event with families and, while we have tried to proceed as best we can within Covid-19 guidelines, we must ensure the safety and wellbeing of all our visitors first and foremost."

However, the Christmas trail will still be available for visitors.

This free-of-charge Christmas-themed activity will be available to download from the Upton Country park website for the duration of the Christmas break.