26th July 2025 | A Mid-Winter Christmas High Tea
Celebrate Christmas in July with a festive high tea experience aboard our scenic train to Timaru! Champagne, theatrical cheer, and delectable treats await. Join The Court Theatre's jesters as they uncover drama aboard with interactive theatre.
Details:
- Christchurch to Timaru, return
- Departing Christchurch Railway Station at 10.15am, returning at 4.05pm
- Enjoy 90 minutes to explore Timaru!
- High tea & Champagne along the journey
- The Court Theatre's 'Uptrain, Downtrain: Midwinter Merriment' theatre show
- Price: $449 per person
- Departing 26th July 2025
Uptrain Downtrain, performed by The Court Theatre, invites you to join Lady Treadle as she hosts some of the land's most eligible bachelors for High Tea, hoping to secure a match for her daughters and the future of Scargill Abbey. But scandal and gossip can be just as delicious as tea and cakes, and there is plenty of both to be served. Join a cast of elegant ladies, cads, and bounders, scheming footmen, and ambitious ladies' maids. Help decide who will find true love, and who will have their reputations ruined forever.
Join us for a festive celebration like no other!
Join us for a journey of high tea and high drama as we travel to Timaru. From the team that brought you Murder Mystery on the Tormore Express, meet a new cast of characters full of elegance, wit and intrigue.
Uncover the latest scandal, give advice on which suitor to accept, or just sit back and watch the drama unfold.
Departing at 10:15 am, you’ll indulge in a platter and a glass of bubbly as you travel south to Timaru, where you'll have an hour and a half of free time to explore the charming streets.
On your return journey, enjoy a delicious Christmas-themed high tea featuring three-tiered cake stands filled with festive treats, traditional Christmas lunch items, and merry décor to get you into the holiday spirit.
With crackers to pop and champagne to sip, this is the perfect way to celebrate Christmas in July.
Limited seats available—book now to secure yours!
Mid-Winter Christmas High Tea
Picture yourself, sipping champagne, indulging in festive treats, and enjoying the festive atmosphere celebrating Christmas, in winter, in New Zealand?
Whether you’re treating yourself, your friends, or loved ones, this unforgettable journey is the ultimate mid-winter indulgence. Seats are filling fast—secure yours today and join us for a festive day to remember!
"How could I pick one thing! The actors were amazing. The staff serving food and drink did a great job. We loved the train trip. We loved dressing for the night. We loved the night!"
Dorothy, Tormore Express, Washington
Uptrain Downtrain: The High Tea and High Drama Express
Interactive theatre aboard Great Journeys New Zealand's Scenic Trains