Our reporter Sophie Mei Lan Malin took her husband and children to the Winter Wonderland sponsored by HARIBO.
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00:00Welcome to Yorkshire's Winter Wonderland, a fun fair, the North's largest ice rink, a Christmas tree trail.
00:09We are here in York at the Designer Outlet but for once it's not for shopping.
00:15No, we are here for the Winter Wonderland yet Haribo have sponsored the Winter Wonderland in York
00:22and there's a golden bear on top of the tree and it looks ace.
00:26Let's go, kids and grown-ups love us all, the happy world of York's Designer Outlet.
00:33So you buy tokens and wristbands if you want to go on the ice rink or to take part on the fun fair rides.
00:41We booked a slot on the ice but first stop it was of course with the kids, party time in the fun fair.
00:49We still managed to have a good explore around the park, it was a real vintage festival.
00:56Having lots of fun on the dodgyms as well as just seeing the kids explore, roam and have fun in a safe space.
01:05It also wasn't too crowded like some of the other places.
01:09Honestly, I've tried lots of different Winter Wonderlands all over the world and this by far was one of my favourites.
01:17There were also plenty for this little one today.
01:27First stop, fun fair rides, we went on the oldest ride, didn't we beanie buds? Yes, we did.
01:33And we also went on the vintage dodgyms and now she's desperate for a bit of ice skating.
01:38But unfortunately, you're going to be watching love, so we'll take you to Grotto first.
01:43Now it's time for the ice skating and no, we cannot have penguins.
01:48It was time to get our skates on as there was a golden bear top tree that I wanted to see first hand.
01:56There was so much space, it really was a magical taste into winter.
02:01Although we had a few accidents, which is all part of the Christmas fun.
02:07Finally, it was time to head to the alpine themed chalet cafe.
02:12So we just finished off an amazing evening. Yes, fun fair rides, ice rink, winter treats, hot drinks, stalls, Christmas trees, proper winter fair.
02:25And now it's time for some more grub inside York Designer Outlet as well as hopefully a bit of shopping.
02:32I'll be honest, I've been to a lot of these places and often I'm thinking is it going to be worth it or is it just a ploy to get me shopping?
02:38Because I'll always shop, but honestly, this is amazing in its own right. It's a destination in its own right.
02:44We nearly forgot that they had a Christmas tree trail before we hit inside the outlet and this really was magical.
02:52It's also where you get to meet Santa and you can donate gifts for a worthy cause this Christmas, which is what it's all about.