Santa’s Reindeer are on the loose in Chorlton, he needs your help to track them all down in time for Christmas!

Chorlton Scouts, in partnership with Chorlton Traders are delighted to present our 2025 Christmas Reindeer Trail. Open to everyone, grab a tracking sheet and get hunting for the reindeer.

The trail is Free and provides a great opportunity to get young people out exploring Chorlton, whilst out and about we encourage you to visit, shop and eat local. Keep it Chorlton!

You can collect a FREE trail map from:

Meet The Reindeer

	Dancer is one of Santa’s more graceful reindeer. Simply put, she loves to dance! She always does well in the Reindeer Games Figure Skating competition. Her responsibility is to keep all the reindeer in time. She uses her inherit lively rhythm to do just that. She’s a big fan of disco music from back in the late 1970s. You’ll likely find Dancer somewhere with Music!
	With probably the strongest hind legs of the entire team, Prancer struts in a spirited manner with great confidence. Those strong legs are also used to slow down Santa’s sleigh on some of the more slippery rooftop landings around the world. Prancer loves to exercise, where can you do that in Chorlton?
	Donner is one of Santa’s strongest reindeer. His astonishing torque is essential to lifting Santa’s sleigh packed full of toys. Donner is also Rudolph’s father.Like all parents Donner loves a good coffee shop
	Vixen is considered one of the more beautiful reindeer but she does have a bit of a temper. One of the most responsible of the Great Eight, she is extremely smart, graceful, and consistently performs at a high level. She is also a strong leader and mentor. Vixen’s keen to stay looking her best, where might she go?
	With his remarkable speed, Comet has been known to whip up a trail of snow behind him when flying alone – mimicking the celestial body he’s named after. To witness this is absolutely breathtaking! Along with Dasher, Comet is a big reason why Santa Claus can get around the entire world in just one night. Comet loves to shop! Find him in a store….
	Cupid is quite the “ladies man” (or deer) known for bringing love to every household on Christmas Eve. He loves being part of Santa’s “Great Eight” and pulling the sleigh around the world with the rest of the team. Many people feel the presence of the love Cupid leaves behind on Christmas morn Cupid loves to people watch in busy places, where might lots of people go?
	Blitzen is probably the strongest of all the reindeer – although Donner can give him a run for his money. It’s no accident this mighty duo is the closest to the sleigh. While the other reindeer are fast and graceful, and can zip around corners, under trees and bridges and avoid aircraft, Donner and Blitzen are responsible for actually lifting the unimaginable weight of the sleigh from a dead stop. Blitzen is Santa’s oldest Reindeer. Blitzen is in the market for buying a home to retire to, where could he go in Chorlton?
	Dasher is one of Santa’s fastest reindeer. He loves to dash through the snow pulling a sleigh – any sleigh. In fact, the first line in the song ‘Jingle Bells’ was inspired by Dasher when he had to rush Santa to an important meeting back in the mid 1800s. Dasher moves so fast! He could be anywhere…..

The most famous reindeer of all, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was bullied as an adolescent due to his glowing red nose. Rudolph was teased and excluded from the Reindeer Games by his peers, on one Christmas Eve with poor visibility due to inclement weather, Rudolph proved himself after Santa Claus caught sight of Rudolph’s nose and asked him to lead his sleigh for the evening. The result speaks for itself. Rudolph saved Christmas that year causing all the reindeer to shout out with glee “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer You’ll go down in history” You will find Rudolph somewhere historical

Found them All? Claim a prize:

If you’re a member of Chorlton Scouts, you can claim your prize by returning your completed tracking sheet to your Scout Hut.

If you’re not a member of Chorlton Scouts, you can still claim your prize by returning your completed tracking sheet to:  TBC

Chorlton Reindeer Trail is presented in partnership with Chorlton Traders. Keep it Chorlton!