Broadway Late Night Christmas Shopping

Broadway holds two late-night Christmas shopping evenings each year, organised by the Broadway Business Association. In 2026 they are on Friday 27 November and Friday 4 December, from 4.30pm to 8.30pm, with the shops, galleries and restaurants along the High Street open late under the Christmas lights.

What happens

The shops stay open into the evening, there is music in the street and mulled wine, and the cafés and restaurants serve festive food. Stalls join the shops on the evenings; traders apply to the association for a pitch. It is free to come, and it suits anyone who would rather do their Christmas shopping in a village street than a shopping centre.

Going by steam train

The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway runs a shopping train to Broadway on both evenings. Trains leave Toddington at 3.45pm, 4.45pm and 5.45pm, reaching Broadway 16 minutes later, and come back from Broadway at 6.45pm, 7.45pm and 8.30pm; your ticket is valid on any of them. Tickets cost £12 for adults and £6 for children in 2026, booked on the railway's website, and parking at Toddington is free. A steam and a diesel engine work the shuttles top and tail, the buffet car serves mince pies and festive drinks, and the café at Toddington stays open late. Members' free passes and shareholders' tickets are not valid on these trains.

Parking

The railway warns that parking in Broadway is heavily restricted on these evenings, so if you drive in, use the Church Close or Milestone Ground car parks rather than looking for a space on the High Street. Without a car, Evesham is the nearest main-line station, about 6 miles away; our Broadway guide has the buses.

Making an evening of it

Book a table ahead: the Lygon Arms and Russell's are on the High Street. Broadway Museum is in the middle of the village. On the railway, the Santa Specials on the steam railway start the next day, and Christmas in the Cotswolds has the rest of the season.