Christmas Light Trails 2024 in Cheshire & Beyond
Have you got your Christmas Lights booked yet?
There is something special about wandering around Christmas Lights, wrapped up in your warm coat holding your little ones gloved hand. Stopping at a stall to buy a mulled wine or hot chocolate to warm your hands. Finally, roasting marshmallows on a flickering fire pit.
Make sure you book your tickets in advance as a lot of the light trails sell out quickly especially the weekend slots.
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To head back to "Your Ultimate guide to Christmas in Cheshire" Click here
If you want to look through the "Where to See Santa Guide" Click here
If you are after my "Pantomime and Theatre at Christmas Guide" Click here
To look through lots of "Christmas Activities & Events" Click Here
To find gifts and get into the festive spirit visit Christmas Markets and Light Switch ons Click here
Book a special treat with family or friends and enjoy an Afternoon Tea with a festive twist. Check out my guide to Festive Afternoon Teas in Cheshire here.
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✨🎄 Luminate Cheshire at Arley Hall & Gardens
📅 29th Nov – 31st Dec
As darkness descends, bring your family and friends on the enchanting journey, where you can explore a captivating light trail through the woodlands at Arley Hall & Gardens Estate. Immerse yourself in the mesmerising mile long trail, with stunning lighting elements and fabulous interactive light play, all set to music. The start/finish area will have tasty hot food and drinks for before or after the trail. On the route you will find mulled wine and marshmallows for toasting on fire pits.
✨🎄 Luminate Staffordshire at Shugborough Estate
29th Nov - 31st Dec
As darkness descends, join us on our enchanting journey, as we weave a captivating light trail through the stunning, historic grounds of Shugborough Estate. Immerse yourself in the mesmerising mile long trail, with stunning lighting elements and fabulous light play, all set to music. There will be hot drinks available at the start of the trail and catering units, toasted marshmallows and mulled wine a third of the way around the the trail.
💰Ticket prices
Mon -Thurs Family ticket £45
Fri & Sun family ticket £69.50
Sat Family ticket £75.25
✨🎄 Christmas at Magical Woodland
📅 29th Nov– 24th Dec
This is one of our favourite light trails, everything is so compact that the lights completely surround you. With a different light display around every corner and the characters you meet along the way make this stand out from other light trails. It is over a small site so it is not loads of walking ether so great for little legs or grandparents.
Get into the Christmas spirit this year and experience never-seen-before light features, in our 15-acre enchanted Cheshire Woodland. Fully immerse yourself into a world of pure festive magic; with special guests Mr & Mrs Claus making an appearance this year! With unlimited opportunities to re explore; stay for as long as you like! Make sure you leave time to refuel and warm up with tasty snacks and hot drinks around the firepits in "Grub in the Wood" and get some marshmallows for roasting on the flames.
💰 Family Off Peak £57, Peak £65, Prime £75
✨🎄 Christmas at Dunham Massey
📅 15 Nov - 1st Jan 2025
Christmas at Dunham Massey has everything you need for an unforgettable time with friends and family, including a magical glimpse of Father Christmas along the way. Discover colour-changing battens of light stretching out into the distance, a tunnel filled with stars that reflect the colours of the rainbow and a glittering display of lights across the lake, just some of the new lights to see this year.
💰Family ticket between £60 - £83
✨🎄 RHS Glow at RHS Bridgewater
📅 27 Nov – 30 Dec
See the garden in breathtaking beauty as amazing illuminations light your way on our spectacular RHS Glow trail.
💰 £6.95 a child and £12.95 an adult ( 3.95 a child & 7.95 an adult if a RHS member)
🎄✨Festive Nights Illuminations
Biddulph Grange Gardens
📅 30th Nov - 29th Dec
Time to see the Garden in a festive light! Festive Nights returns to Biddulph Grange Garden once again. Bring along your family to explore the Garden after hours, beautifully lit with Christmas lights. Each ticket comes with a hot drink voucher to redeem in the Tearoom. A perfect chance soak up the seasonal atmosphere and make wonderful memories.
✨🎄 Enchanted at Knowsley Safari
📅 30th Nov - 23rd Dec
The Foot Safari has been illuminated with glowing animal with camels, wolves, towering giraffes and playful lion cubs.
🎅 And this year, make your visit even more magical with their brand-new Santa Panto!
💰 2 adults & 2 children £60-80 depending on date
✨🎄 BeWILDerwood Cheshire
📅 30th Nov – 23rd Dec
New for 2024, you can now meet father Christmas and children will receive a small, sweet treat. The mini BeWILDerwood pantomime is back along with the sparkly trail of lights with snowmen, candy canes and other favourites.
💰Tickets are £17.50 for everyone over 92cm.
✨🎄Lanterns and light at Chester Zoo
📅 15th Nov – 1st Jan 2025
Journey through vibrant lands where orangutans, elephants, and lions roam. Explore a glowing tunnel of sparkling lights, fill up on festive treats in our Christmas food markets, and even come face-to-face with Father Christmas himself along the trail.
💰Ticket prices from £18-24 for adults and £12-19 for children.
✨🎄 Yuletide at Tatton park
📅 16th Nov– 23rd Dec
Set with in their beautiful gardens. A blend of light trail and wondrous winter festival. You can roast marshmellows around the campfire while listening to festive folklore at the Yuletide gathering. Enjoy juggling and fire eating antics before you embark on the adventure of the glittering trail.
💰Adults £20, Children £12, 2 and under Free
✨ 🎄 Spectrum – A World of Illumination place
1st - 31st December
For the first time ever, experience the greatest Maze full of fun in Cheshire.
Discover a meadow of light stretching out into the distance, color-changing larger-than-life candy canes, illuminated sculptures, and a cutting-
edge infinity light tunnel at this enchanting winter festival.
💰 Ticket prices vary based on age group. Family Ticket £50
🌎 Cheshire Showground, Clayhouse Farm, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 0JJ.
http://worldofillumination.co.uk/.
✨🎄 Land of lights presents Wonderwild, Gulliver’s world Warrington
📅 9th Nov - 4th Jan
Land of Lights Lantern Festival returns to Gulliver’s Warrington this October, welcome to WonderWild! Discover a place where nature’s most majestic creatures and natural wonders have been reimagined.
💰Adult & child tickets from £12.50. Blue Light Card from £10.84
https://warrington.landoflights.co.uk/
✨🎄 Trentham Estate
📅 29th Nov - 31st Dec
Embark on a glittering adventure this winter, where you will discover over a mile of magical illuminations, captivating soundscapes and interactive displays. Plus Apres ski lodge bar & chalets, Local independent food vendors, Kids funfair amusements, Marshmallow toasting
💰Child tickets from £13 & Adult tickets from £17.50
Family Peak Ticket £65 ( £71.48 inc booking fee)
✨🎄 Twilight Trail at Mayfield Depot
📅 14th Nov - 31st Dec
The Twilight Trail is an enchanting, immersive light and sound show, transforming Mayfield Park into a dazzling city-centre Winter escape. Experience the park after dark and light up the night with us. Partner it with a trip to Freight Island afterwards. With a family tickets 2 kids can eat free at Freight Island after the Trail
💰Family Ticket £36 + £3.60 booking fee
✨🎄 Enchanted Winter Walk at Quarry Bank
📅 28th Nov -21st Dec
With festive lighting and illuminated walkways, wander through the Upper Garden on the Enchanted Winter Walk. Keep an eye out for Mrs. Claus preparing the sleigh for Christmas Eve, and little ones, don’t forget to pick up your reindeer food ready for the big day.
💰 £9.50 per person
Tickets include entry and hot drink for adults. For children, tickets include entry, reindeer food and child size hot drink.
✨🎄 Illuminated Arboretum at National Memorial Arboretum
📅 6th - 22nd Dec
Our mile-long Illuminated Arboretum route will use mesmerising light, colour and sound to bring the fascinating stories of the Arboretum to life in an entirely new way. There will be something to captivate all ages from fun hands-on elements, immersive spaces and areas for personal reflection.
💰 Family of 4 plus parking £64 (early bird discount) https://www.thenma.org.uk/what's-on/events/illuminated-arboretum
✨🎄 Light Trail at Warwick Castle
📅 23rd Nov - 5th Jan 2025
As dusk arrives, immerse yourself in breathtaking surroundings lit up with larger-than-life illuminations. Wander the beautiful gardens with twinkling trees and projections that light up the sky. Whatever your age, our castle Light Trail is sure to bring the real magic of Christmas to life.
Family of 4 £88. (£152 including day time castle entry)
✨🎄Christmas in the Garden at Chatsworth House
📅9th Nov - 5th Jan
Enjoy an interactive light and sound trail around the Chatsworth Garden featuring some of its best-loved landmarks, including the historic Cascade, Rock Garden and Maze.
The light trail will culminate in a spectacular animated light and sound show projected onto the house, inspired by Chatsworth's history and collections, and the new festive story Henry and Lion's Christmas Feast.
Best viewed from dusk | Approximately 1.8km | Allow 45mins to 1hr 30 mins
Family of 4 £64 including donation
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