My toddler met Santa at the UK's biggest grotto and loved 3 unexpected things

centre:MK shopping centre in Milton Keynes hosts the UK's 'biggest' indoor Christmas grotto, featuring Santa visits, Peter Rabbit characters, festive rides and magical light displays for families

There's something rather apt about Milton Keynes, the host of the UK's 'largest' indoor Christmas grotto.

The new town - officially recognised as a city from 2022 - has its fair share of critics, but the reality of MK is that it's not all as it seems. What initially strikes you as a concrete jungle upon arrival in Central Milton Keynes is actually a lush, vibrant and expansive city teeming with vast green spaces and waterways.

So, those visiting the city's premier shopping centre - centre:MK, once the longest undercover mall in Europe - might find the location of the Christmas grotto a bit pecu