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Illuminated Christmas trails across the UK
Culture Creative produce illuminated trails designed to 'showcase the natural and unique environment of each setting.
This currently sees 30 trails across the UK, Europe, USA, and Australia within the Christmas, Halloween, IGNITE and Lightscape portfolios.
Culture Creative works with RGL/Sony Music on an annual a selection of Christmas light trails across the UK.
Christmas at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire
To 1 Jan 2024
The Illuminated outdoor Christmas Trail in the grounds of the Palace includes heart-shaped arches, glowing tunnels filled with stars and an eight-metre sphere filled with more than 20,000 moving LEDs.
www.blenheimpalace.com/christmas
Christmas at Stourhead, Wiltshire
To 31 December 2023
Stourhead is a Palladian house and garden and its curated trail features the Christmas Cathedral, in which more than a thousand pea lights will be woven into the forest landscape and a 'Sea of Light' with larger-than-life crystals suspended in trees.
www.christmasatstourhead.co.uk
Christmas at Leeds Castle, Kent
To 31 December 2023
The moated castle hosts a trail for the second year with sparkling chandeliers suspended in the trees, a laser garden filled with tiny beams of light, a path of mirrored hearts and Feast of Light, featuring immersive, glowing strings filled with all the colours of the rainbow.
www.christmaslightsatleedscastle.co.uk
Christmas at Bedgebury, Kent
To 31 December 2023
The National Pinetum and Forest at Bedgebury has designed by a range of international artists that portray the pinetum in a light.
www.christmasatbedgebury.co.uk
Christmas at Kew, London
To 7 January 2024
With seven installations making their UK debut this year, Christmas at Kew is firmly established as one of the UK's leading Christmas experiences.
It features one of the longest light tunnels at Kew, dancing waterside reflections, glitter balls and trees drenched in jewel-like colour and the Palm House light display.
Christmas at Belton, Lincs
To 31 December 2023
The National Trust's Belton House in Lincolnshire will offer thousands of twinkling lights, colourful trees and amazing installations choreographed to a soundtrack of seasonal music.
Christmas at Wimpole, Royston
To 31 December 2023
The Christmas trail at Wimpole, the National Trust property near Cambridge, will include feathers floating high into the sky and the shimmering sea of light.
Christmas at Heaton Park, Manchester
To 31 December 2023
New for 2023, Christmas at Heaton Park has colour-changing orbs of light, larger-than-life flowers, neon strings, a laser garden filled with thousands of tiny beams of light and a giant twinkling tunnel.
www.christmasatheatonpark.co.uk
Christmas at Dunham Massey, Cheshire
To 31 December 2023
The Georgian house and gardens in Cheshire has colour-changing batons of light, a huge silver star, and star-shaped arches.
www.christmasatdunhammassey.co.uk
Lanterns and Light at Chester Zoo, Chester
To 31 December 2023
Chester Zoo's Lanterns and Light provide the chance to 'meet' orangutans, lions and dolphins along the trail via colour changing displays, while birds and stars adorn the zoo's winding paths and trees.
www.chesterzoo.org/lanterns-and-light
Christmas at the Botanics, Edinburgh
To 30 December 2023
Over a million twinkling lights and seasonal sounds are on display at the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, with seed heads floating high, a lawn of larger-than-life crocus glowing, brightly coloured pampas, sparkling tunnels of light and the Inverleith House projections with a botanical theme.
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