Christmas Light Trails 2026

An evening light festival at Tulleys Farm with glowing woodland, lakeside displays, a new Alpine Valley, live music and a 33 metre Observation Wheel.

A newly imagined light trail at Sir Harold Hillier Gardens near Romsey, with eight new immersive zones, a laser show and projections.

A new 1.5km light trail through Ranelagh Gardens at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, with a Winter Village that is free to enter.

RHS Garden Wisley's after dark Glow adds seven new installations and two light and sound shows, one with fountains and one with fire, for 2026.

Port Lympne's after dark trail returns with a brand new zone, new species installations, a reimagined Elf Disco and a grand finale, with free parking.

Marwell Zoo's evening Fire & Ice route has fire performers, an illuminated ice maze, a snowball fight zone and marshmallows over the fire pits.

Hever Castle tells The Nutcracker after dark, from Drosselmeier's workshop to the Land of Sweets, with the castle, gardens and lake lit from 16:00.

Blenheim Palace's Illuminated Trail winds through the gardens with more than a million lights, lit fountains on the lake and Father Christmas on the way.

The National Trust's Wimpole Estate lights up after dark with an illuminated trail, new installations for 2026 and a glimpse of Father Christmas.

A 1.95km after dark trail at Sandringham with around 13 light highlights, interactive Play with Light installations and a Frozen Kingdom.

RHS Garden Hyde Hall's after dark Glow returns on a brand new route with nine new installations and areas of the garden never lit before.

A mile long trail of static and interactive light installations with a soundscape at Hylands Estate in Chelmsford, with parking included.

Over the drawbridge and into Helmingham Hall's historic gardens after dark, with light installations, immersive sound, fire pits and a vintage carousel.

Colchester Zoo's evening light trail, with a rainbow light tunnel, life size animal lights and dancing fountains, on 15 dates from 27 November.

Seventeen evenings of light, colour and sound in Cambridge University Botanic Garden, with lanterns on the lake and the Glasshouse Range lit up.

Ashridge's Grade II* listed gardens light up on a new route themed on 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, ending with a projection show on the house.

A one way lantern trail through Kipling's Jungle Book in Webbs' Riverside Gardens, with live characters, an optional Santa stop and free parking.

Warwick Castle's after dark Light Trail has a new Fairy Hollow theme for 2026, with seven fairies to find, Northern Lights and a self-playing piano.

A new route of just over a mile through Trentham Gardens in Stoke-on-Trent, with free parking, a kids' funfair, marshmallows and dogs welcome on leads.

A light trail at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern, part of Winter Glow with ice skating, UV crazy golf, a Christmas market and free parking.

A mile-long interactive light trail at the Royal British Legion's gardens in Alrewas, with light-up piano keys, stepping stones and a light tug of war.

A one-mile trail of more than a million lights, lasers and projections at Himley Hall near Dudley, with a Giant Moon, a Wishing Tree and Santa as an extra.

A Luminate trail of around 2km at Coombe Abbey Park near Coventry, with about 13 big moments, projection mapping on the abbey and fire pits for marshmallows.

A 1.15km trail of light tunnels, mirror balls, projection mapping and lasers through Birmingham Botanical Gardens in Edgbaston, with under 3s free.

A new route of just under a mile through Wollaton's deer park in Nottingham, with interactive lights, a kids' funfair, marshmallows and dogs welcome on leads.

Drive your own car round the two-mile Silverstone Grand Prix circuit after dark, past more than 7,000 lights, 10 installations and 35 laser shows.

A one-mile illuminated woodland walk near Ashbourne on four December weekends, with children at £8, under 5s free and dogs welcome for £1.

A moonlit cable car ride across the river to a summit trail of illuminated gardens, a neon forest and firepits for toasting marshmallows.

A new route of just over a mile through the Delapré Abbey grounds in Northampton, with interactive lights, marshmallow toasting and dogs welcome on leads.

A 2km after-dark trail past the Cascade, Rock Garden and Maze, ending in a light and sound show on the house, with the farmyard and playground included.

A brand-new after-dark light trail at the National Trust's Belton Estate near Grantham, with a festive fairground and dogs on short leads welcome most nights.

A flat, step-free 3km lantern trail themed The Polar Bear Express, with polar bears, penguins and reindeer in light and Santa's home at the finish.

A mile-long trail through the woods and around the ponds at Temple Newsam, themed The Lost Light of Christmas, with a Christmas Village and dog-friendly nights.

Projections, light sculptures and a show on the lit lake at Stockeld Park near Wetherby, with the Enchanted Forest, Snowflake Maze and playgrounds included.

Harlow Carr's winter illuminations mark their tenth year, on selected evenings to 30 December 2026, with a calmer SEN night on 6 December and under 5s free.

A first year Christmas world at Hazlewood Castle near Tadcaster, with a 13 realm woodland light trail, funfair and feast, and over 90% of tickets already sold.

Gulliver's Land of Lights lantern festival is open at Gulliver's Valley, Rother Valley, on selected evenings to 30 January 2027, with dog-friendly nights.

One Winter Lights ticket covers the light and sound trail at The Alnwick Garden and the lights around Lilidorei, evenings from 20 November 2026 to 3 January 2027.

Northern Lights brings A Christmas Time Machine to Leazes Park, a kilometre-long trail through the decades with a Christmas Village, from 20 November 2026.

AGLOW lights up 1.5 miles of Auckland Palace's Deer Park after sunset, with a light tunnel, a giant lit tree and Santa's Village, from 20 November 2026.

Yuletide fills Tatton Park's gardens with a 1km glittering trail of lights, illuminated puppets and live performance, on selected evenings from 14 November 2026.

Sizergh's Knoll lights up with a nature light and sound trail, a children's animal trail and a Georgian party in the house, every day 20 November to 24 December 2026.

RHS Glow takes a completely new route through Bridgewater's woodland and the new Yangzhou Scholars' Garden, with the Halo light show, on selected dates to 30 December 2026.

Magical Woodland's Christmas light and sound trail at Blakemere Village marks its 10th year with a new silent disco, from 20 November to 24 December 2026.

Lowther Castle's new light trail starts at the gothic ruins lit after dark and winds through the gardens to a castle view finale, on selected evenings to 30 December 2026.

Knowsley Safari's Foot Safari becomes an extended Christmas trail of twinkling lights and woodland scenes, with a Winter Village and rides, from 20 November 2026.

Gulliver's Land of Lights lantern festival is open now in Warrington on selected evenings to 30 January 2027, with dog-friendly nights and free parking.

Chester Zoo's after-dark lantern trail returns from 13 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, with quiet sessions, adult-only nights and £12 tickets on late November slots.

An Aladdin-inspired light trail with a mysterious lamp, a princess and a wish-granting genie, told in light and sound in Bents' Hidden Garden, from 20 November 2026.

BeWILDerwood Cheshire's woods fill with snowmen, sparkly lights and a 20 minute mini pantomime for a 1.5 hour Christmas evening, 28 November to 23 December 2026.

An illuminated evening trail through the grounds of Leeds Castle, with a Christmas Cathedral, Fire Garden, Laser Garden and Water Fountain Show, to 3 January 2027.

Dunham Massey's mile-long light and sound trail marks its 10th year with new lights in the gardens and projections on the historic house, from 20 November 2026.

Forestry England's own light trail under Bedgebury's tall conifers, with the Christmas Cathedral and a brand-new Laser Garden, on selected evenings to 31 December 2026.

Stourhead's gardens light up for a mile-long winter trail with a Sea of Light, a Fire Garden and the Winter Cathedral, from 27 November 2026 to 3 January 2027.

Twycross Zoo's after-dark lantern trail returns on an all-new route over a mile long, lit by thousands of handcrafted lanterns, through to February 2027.