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Winter's Tail 2026 at Chessington World Of Adventures: crowd calendar

21 Nov to 24 Dec 202618 datesChessington, Surrey, United Kingdom

Winter's Tail 2026 at Chessington World Of Adventures runs 21 Nov to 24 Dec 2026 and is forecast moderately busy, averaging 41% crowd level. The quietest date is Thu 17 Dec at 22%, the busiest Sat 5 Dec at 49%.

Quietest date of Winter's Tail 2026

Thursday 17 Dec

Winter's Tail 2026 is forecast moderately busy at Chessington World Of Adventures, averaging 41% crowd level across its 18 dates. The busiest is Saturday 5 Dec at 49%.

22%crowds
Next bestFri 11 Dec 29%Fri 18 Dec 29%Sat 21 Nov 34%

Across its 18 dates the forecast averages 41% crowd level, which is about a normal day for this park. That is 16 points busier than the same weeks measured in 2025 (25%). Expect queues to average around 14 minutes park-wide on a typical date.

Every date, with the forecast

November 2026

  1. Sat2134%~11 min
  2. Sun2239%~13 min
  3. Sat2846%~16 min
  4. Sun2935%~11 min

December 2026

  1. Sat549%~17 min
  2. Sun646%~16 min
  3. Fri1129%~10 min
  4. Sat1249%~17 min
  5. Sun1348%~16 min
  6. Mon1436%~11 min
  7. Thu1722%~9 min
  8. Fri1829%~10 min
  9. Sat1948%~16 min
  10. Sun2047%~16 min
  11. Mon2144%~15 min
  12. Tue2248%~17 min
  13. Wed2345%~15 min
  14. Thu2447%~16 min
Quietest 0-15%Quieter 15-35%Typical 35-65%Busier 65-88%Busiest 88-100%

How the same weeks ran in 2025

Between 21 Nov and 24 Dec 2025 the park measured 25% on average over 20 recorded days. The busiest was Monday 22 Dec at 51%, the quietest Saturday 22 Nov at 8%. These are the same calendar weeks, not necessarily 2025's event dates.

Busiest days, measured

  1. 1Monday 22 DecQueues averaged 18 min51%
  2. 2Sunday 21 DecQueues averaged 17 min49%
  3. 3Sunday 14 DecQueues averaged 14 min43%
  4. 4Saturday 13 DecQueues averaged 14 min42%
  5. 5Saturday 20 DecQueues averaged 14 min41%

Quietest days, measured

  1. 1Saturday 22 NovQueues averaged 6 min8%
  2. 2Sunday 23 NovQueues averaged 6 min9%
  3. 3Friday 19 DecQueues averaged 7 min11%
  4. 4Thursday 18 DecQueues averaged 7 min11%
  5. 5Wednesday 17 DecQueues averaged 7 min11%

Dates as published by Chessington World Of Adventures; always check the park's own site before travelling. Crowd levels are modelled from this park's own recorded queue times, school and public holidays, day of the week and the weather forecast, and may not always be right. We score every past forecast against what the queues actually did and publish the result in the crowd forecast accuracy ledger.

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Frequently asked

When is Winter's Tail 2026 at Chessington World Of Adventures?

Winter's Tail 2026 runs 21 Nov to 24 Dec 2026, on selected dates: 18 dates in total. Dates are as published by Chessington World Of Adventures.

What is the quietest date of Winter's Tail 2026?

Thursday 17 Dec is forecast the quietest at 22% crowd level. The next best are Fri 11 Dec (29%), Fri 18 Dec (29%), Sat 21 Nov (34%).

What is the busiest date of Winter's Tail 2026?

Saturday 5 Dec is forecast the busiest at 49%. The 4 dates that fall in the Christmas (21 Dec to 24 Dec) average 46%.

How busy is Winter's Tail compared with a normal day at Chessington World Of Adventures?

The event dates average 41% crowd level, about a normal day for this park. The same weeks in 2025 measured 25% on average.