Booking is now open for ice skating and visits to Santa during a month of festive entertainment.

White Cliffs Christmas ICE-travaganza will open on Sunday, December 2 and run until New Year's Day.

The entertainment, organised by the Port of Dover, is at Cruise Terminal 1 at Dover Western Docks.

There will be a 400sqm ice rink, Santa in his grotto, rides including electric bumper cars and a mini waltzer plus fun house and side stalls.

This year a new bar will open, managed by local brewers Breakwater Brewery, with some festive offers, and there will be a team room and food outlets.

Weekend Christmas market stalls will be available every Saturday and Sunday for gift ideas.

Christmas wreath workshops by Daisy Moon Florist are available on Saturday, December 8 and Friday, December 21.

There will be a packed programme of entertainment for the launch day on December 2, from 10am to 7.45pm with live music from local bands and Father Christmas' arrival at midday.

The official opening is at 11.45am and the first musicians, the Swingtime Sweehearts are onstage from 10am to 10.45am and 11am until 11.45am.

Stellar Talk are on from noon until 12.45pm and 1pm to 1.45pm and Cool Maniere from 2pm until 2.45pm and 3pm to 3.45pm.

Gentlemen of Few play from 4pm to 4.45pm and 5pm of 5.45pm and Rudy Warman and the Heavy Weather from 6pm to 6.45pm and 7pm to 7.45pm.

From Monday, December 3, public opening times are Thursdays and Fridays from 5pm to 9pm, Saturdays from 10am until 9pm ans Sundays from 10am to 6pm.

School bookings are available weekdays from Mondays to Fridays during term time;

Free entry and parking is available throughout the month but no pets are allowed except assisted living dogs.

Booking for ice-skating and Father Christmas as well as full details of this year's event are now available at www.whitecliffschristmas.co.uk

For the wreath workshops book via Daisy Moon directly on enq-daisymoonflorist@hotmail.com

For school bookings contact events@doverport.co.uk