Christmas is a very busy time for Santa, Batchworth Sea Scouts in collaboration with other local scout and school groups, help Santa by organising a series of routes around the Rickmansworth, Croxley, Maple Cross and Chorleywood area in the run up to Christmas. Rudolf’s Sleigh is accompanied by a team of Elves that encourage people out to see Father Christmas, and to invite donations towards the charities we support.
We continue to support New Hope, a Watford based charity helping those who find themselves without a home and who need support at this time of year more than any other. 50% of all the donations collected during the Santa Sleigh rides are passed directly onto New Hope; often in excess of £2,500 a year.
The remaining profit is split across the charity groups that help run the sleigh rides, ensuring that the local community can access active adventures at a young age. Everyone involved in the sleigh rides is a volunteer – most are either scout leaders, parents of scouts or scouts themselves (aged 16 and over, due to licensing restrictions).
Santa Sleigh Routes
Below are the routes that Santa plans to complete during 2026. Best endeavours are undertaken to keep to the programme, but weather, volunteer availability and other factors can knock us off course. We also can’t guarantee to complete each route every night, as we have an enforced finish time and can get slowed down as we progress around.
Seeing and hearing Father Christmas pass along your road can be a magical experience for our young residents and we try to choose routes that cover popular roads. However, we have limited nights a year when we can run the sleigh due to the restrictions on our charity collection licence, and each route requires us to find and vet 10 volunteers.
We appreciate the frustrations if we can’t pass along your road or aren’t able to finish a route; but please do come and find Santa whilst he is out and about! Keep an eye on local Facebook groups for live posts about his travels. Sorry in advance if we aren’t able to keep to the published programme.
All routes aim to depart at 5.45pm and will finish by 8pm.
For any queries regarding the Santa Sleigh, please contact santa@batchworth.org.
| Mon 7th Dec | Croxley Green South (run by Phoenixes Explorer Scout Unit) |
| From Frankland Rd, Frankland Close, Harvey Rd, Gonville Avenue, Dickinson Square, Dickinson Ave, Yorke Rd, New Rd. | |
| Tues 8th Dec | Croxley Green East (run by Batchworth Sea Scouts) |
| Beechcroft Ave, Valley Walk, Sycamore Road, Valley Walk, Oakleigh Drive, Hazelwood Road. | |
| Wed 9th Dec | Croxley Green Central (run by Batchworth Sea Scouts) |
| From Croxley Green Baptist Church, Sherborne Way, Owens Way, Dulwich Way, Fuller Way, Sherborne Way, Rugby Way, Fuller Way, Barton Way, Malvern Way, Lancing Way. | |
| Thurs 10th Dec | Croxley Green North (run by Bograts Explorer Scout Unit) |
| From St Mawes Close, Appleby Drive, Scarborough Drive, Pevansey Way, Lincoln Way, Rochester Way, Kenilworth Drive, Durrants Drive. | |
| Fri 11th Dec | Mill End South (run by Mill End Scouts) |
| From junction of Springwell Avenue with Cress End, Springwell Avenue, Penn Road, Mill Way, Whitfield Way, Beresford Road, Home Way, Fotherley Road, Basing Way. | |
| Sat 12th Dec | Maple Cross (run by Maple Cross JMI School PTA) |
| Woodland Road, Hornhill Road, Downings Wood, Horsleys, Long Croft Road, Bradbery, Long Croft Road, Hornhill Road, Chalfont Road, Denham Way. | |
| Mon 14th Dec | Rickmansworth Central (run by Phoenixes Explorer Scout Unit) |
| Norfolk Road, Waters Drive, Skidmore Way, Church Street, Bury Lane, Ebury Road, Wensum Way, Nightingale Road, Townfield. | |
| Tues 15th Dec | Rickmansworth East (run by Batchworth Sea Scouts) |
| From Berry Lane Methodist Church, Berry Lane, Tudor Way, Pheasants Way, Beacon Way, Highfield Way, Meadow Way, Hill Rise, Ridge Way, Berry Way. | |
| Wed 16th Dec | Rickmansworth Money Hill (run by Batchworth Sea Scouts) |
| From Money Hill Road, Mount View, The Close, Park Way, Elm Way, Field Way, West Way, The Highlands, Shepherds Way, Pheasants Way. | |
| Thurs 17th Dec | Chorleywood North (run by Batchworth Sea Scouts) |
| From New Parade, Blacketts Wood Drive, Carpenters Wood Drive, Whitelands Avenue, Shire Lane, Green Street, Orchard Drive. | |
| Fri 18th Dec | Chorleywood South (run by Bograts Explorer Scout Unit) |
| From Lower Road, Chorleywood Bottom, Hubbards Road, Capell Way, Capell Road, Furze View, Rendlesham Way, Stag Land, Heronsgate Road, Dove Park, Burfield Road. Plus, if time allows: Shire Lane Haddon Road, Berks Hill. |