Santa Claus and his trusty elves have landed in Eastbourne and will be dishing out festive cheer by the bucket load until Christmas Eve.

The Santa Grotto Experiences in The Beacon Centre launched on Saturday (December 2) with families invited to come and visit the Big Man himself.

“The experience starts as soon as you arrive at the check-in desk, our cheeky elf will be on hand to greet guests and hand out special passports,” said a spokes-elf.

“Before sending everyone to the Christmas grotto the children must fill in their passports with a unique elf name.

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“Once this has been done our elf will send all the good boys and girls through to see the main man.

“Santa will personally greet and welcome you all giving each passport his own special stamp. The children will then get the opportunity to talk with Santa and choose a gift to take home.”

The grotto is open from 11am weekdays and 10am on weekends. Christmas Eve is the last day to visit before Santa takes to the skies.