Christmas at Cowdray, in Sussex
This winter, the Cowdray Estate in Sussex will again play host to a merry light display equipped with a brand-new forest trail. This year’s event is centered on calm and serenity, and it will be presented over a one-mile path that will start in the Cowdray forests and also conclude at the Cowdray ruins. A soundtrack will accompany the event. As you make your way through the shimmering lights and interactive displays, watch Santa Claus and his reindeer as you warm up with some hot chocolate, crepes, and other tasty treats.
London: Lightopia
Lightopia is London’s greatest Christmas light show, and this winter, you can see Crystal Palace illuminated as part of the festivities. The path, intended to be an all-encompassing experience, includes attractions such as a butterfly installation and lit dinosaurs, interactive lanterns, colorful lasers, and water performances. In addition, attendees can enjoy refreshments at various points throughout the route.
Glow Wild, RBG Kew, Sussex
A sparkling path of hand-crafted lanterns, light works, and projections will bring Wakehurst’s untamed forests and also gardens to life this winter as darkness sets on the estate. The 2022 presentation investigates the vast array of colors found in nature and the function that color plays in our day-to-day existence.
Windsor: Lights on in Windsor Great Park
Visitors are taken on a journey through one of the most well-known parks in the United Kingdom as part of the Windsor Great Park Illuminated event. Which is staged in the lovely setting of the Obelisk Pond. Before settling down for mulled wine and toasted marshmallows. You’ll want to make your way past some laser displays that seem like things out of a dream, holograms of legendary beasts, and also fountains of flowers.
London: Kew Gardens’ Christmas at Kew
The return of Kew Gardens’ winter light festival. This is better than ever and has become a traditional highlight of the calendar leading up to Christmas. As customary, the route starts with a sparkling archway, which serves as the entrance to your joyous journey. In addition to an appearance by the man himself, Father Christmas. The highlights of the route include:
- Waterside reflections that dance and are bathed in color.
- Trees that are also drenched in color.
- Tunnels of light.
A mesmerizing Palm House Pond finale is in store for guests. The world-famous glasshouse at Kew Gardens will come to life with crossing laser beams and also leaping light jets. And kaleidoscopic projections projected on a gigantic water screen.
Waddeson Manor and Winter Light Trail in Buckinghamshire
As part of the Christmas celebrations at Waddeson. The lovely gardens located in Buckinghamshire will be decorated with lights this coming winter. Visitors are encouraged to take a leisurely walk around the Pleasure Gardens after dark and be amazed by the deep light displays, ranging from vivid tree canopies to huge dandelions and a tunnel of light loops. The outside of the manor will be lit with flashing lights synchronizing to prerecorded music as soon as the sun goes sets. All of this, in addition to handmade mince pies and seasonal beverages.
Oxford: Blenheim Palace Illuminated Winter Light Trail
The magnificent Blenheim Palace is a sight to see on any given day of the year. But the palace comes to life during the holiday season. Their Illuminated Light Trail is set to be more enchanted than ever this year. With highlight elements like a fire garden, shimmering tunnels of light, And spiced winter warmer beverages sold by street vendors.
Edinburgh Botanical Gardens: Christmas at the Botanics.
Christmas at the Botanics will be returning to Edinburgh Botanic Gardens this year. Bringing with it more than one million lights that twinkle. Guests are encouraged to make their way along the one-mile-long path of light works. Which includes passing historic glasshouses and also meandering through tree canopies. The road leading you to the lit tree sculptures is illuminated by flowers that glow in the dark and rise far into the night sky. The culmination of the festival, which features the illumination of the Inverleith House front in sync with traditional Christmas music, highlights the event. Be on the lookout for surprises, such as shards of light and marching reindeer. And cold snowflakes appear in places you would least expect them.
Cotswolds: Westonbirt National Arboretum’s Enchanted Christmas
Discover a magnificent world of light and interactive displays amid 15,000 tree species at The National Arboretum. You may come across elves and talking trees as you go through the maze, and when you finish. You can get a glimpse of a very special visitor.
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Christmas at Dunham Massey, Cheshire
The Dunham Massey light trail is an event that never fails to wow. And this year marks the trail’s sixth iteration. You will enter the garden next to giant glittering deer, and wander beneath tree canopies drenched in color. And stroll alongside color-changing lakeside reflections. After that, you will have the opportunity to reflect quietly in the crystal and fire garden. Which is aglow with hundreds of flickering flames. Finish with a cup of mulled wine or hot chocolate for the ultimate feeling of the holiday season.