{"id":15202,"date":"2025-10-28T09:43:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T09:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/?post_type=events&#038;p=15202"},"modified":"2025-11-18T12:19:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T12:19:22","slug":"blackwood-elf-trail","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/events\/blackwood-elf-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackwood Elf Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" single-featured-image\">\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Blackwood-Elf-Trail-1-e1763392491933.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"video-tagline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t<section id=\"\" class=\"block text-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">The Blackwood Elf Trail is coming! Santa&#8217;s Elves have escaped from the North Pole and are hiding in Blackwood town centre! Can you find all the elves hiding in the shops?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Pick up your <strong>FREE<\/strong> activity form and map from:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Blackwood Library, NP12 1AJ<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Blackwood Town Council offices, NP12 1AF<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/listings\/blackwood-miners-institute\/\"><strong>Blackwood Miners&#8217; Institute<\/strong><\/a>, NP12 1BB<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">between <strong>Fri<\/strong><strong>day 21st November 2025<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>Saturday 13th December 2025<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">This activity runs during normal shop trading hours, so please check opening times \/ days when planning your journey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This activity is organised by Caerphilly County Borough Council.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.caerphilly.gov.uk\/contact-us\/general-enquiries\/business\/town-centre-management\"><strong>CCBC Town Centre Management Team<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t<section id=\"\" class=\"block featured-content-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-title-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-stars\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>More in Blackwood<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-wrap\">\t\t\n                \n                    <article class=\"featured-content-card\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/listings\/the-social-bull\/\">\n                            <div class=\"featured-content-image\">\n                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_20260305_163106-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                                                            <\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"post-feed-feature-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"featured-content-content\">\n\n                                <h3>The Social Bull<\/h3>\n                                <div class=\"featured-content-types\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/type\/activities\/\" rel=\"tag\">Attractions &amp; Activities<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/type\/food-and-drink\/\" rel=\"tag\">Food &amp; Drink<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/type\/outdoors\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sports &amp; Outdoors<\/a><\/div>\n                                \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-location\">\n                                    \t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-location-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                                     \t115 High Street, Blackwood NP12 1AD\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/article>\n                \n                    <article class=\"featured-content-card\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/listings\/crai-scout-activity-park\/\">\n                            <div class=\"featured-content-image\">\n                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Park-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                                                            <\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"post-feed-feature-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"featured-content-content\">\n\n                                <h3>CRAI Activity Park<\/h3>\n                                <div class=\"featured-content-types\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/type\/accommodation\/\" rel=\"tag\">Accommodation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/type\/activities\/\" rel=\"tag\">Attractions &amp; Activities<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/type\/outdoors\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sports &amp; Outdoors<\/a><\/div>\n                                \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-location\">\n                                    \t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-location-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                                     \tMaes-Y-Haf Lane, Newbridge NP11 4RX\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/article>\n                \n                    <article class=\"featured-content-card\">\n                        <a 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