21st November 2020 – 3rd January 2021
Thursday – Saturday, 19 November – 19 December 2020
Come and enjoy an illuminated adventure at RHS Garden Harlow Carr in Harrogate. Now extended to include the entire length of Streamside, Glow lights up winter nights with a touch of sparkle and magic.
Wander the enchanting trail around magnificent trees and shrubs and see some of Harlow Carr’s iconic features, including the Queen Mother’s Lake, Winter Walk and Kitchen Garden, glow with festive colour.
Pre-booking essential.
Crag Ln, Beckwithshaw, Harrogate HG3 1QB
Monday 19 October – Sunday 25 October 2020
Wander through glowing ruins, under shadowy archways and hear music ringing through the cellarium this autumn. Join us to have an after-dark experience you won’t forget.
Watch as the night sky falls over the abbey and ruins start to glow with light.
There won’t be a choir this year but soak up the atmosphere as recorded music echoes throughout the ruins. It’s an experience you won’t forget.
Pick up a torch and come to explore the ruins of Fountains Abbey under the stars. Play your biggest ever game of hide and seek in all the corners of the shadowy ruins – there are lots of places to hide.
Pre-booking essential.
Fountains, Ripon HG4 3DY
Weekends from 21st November 2020. Daily from 19th December 2020
Discover a fantastical twilight adventure at Lightwater Valley this season with the enchanting Alice in Winterland Christmas Lights Trail. Illuminated by the dazzling magical lantern displays, this Christmas, Lightwater Valley will be home to Alice, the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, Humpty Dumpty and many more of those Lewis Carroll’s childhood characters we all know and love.
This immersive Christmas lights trail is perfect festive fun for all the family, whatever your age. From a life-size chessboard with an Alice pawn to the iconic Mad Hatter’s tea party, there’s ways to get involved throughout the experience.
These giant illuminated light sculptures will illustrate stories from Alice in Wonderland and Alice through the Looking Glass. Watch the Mad Hatter prepare for his crazy tea party, marvel at a four-metre tall Alice lantern and come face to face with the infamous Queen of Hearts herself.
Pre-booking essential.
North Stainley, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 3HT
20th November 2020 – 10th January 2021 (Various dates)
This festive season Yorkshire Wildlife Park will be transformed into a spectacular after-dark wonderland! Experience our brand new magical festival of light featuring amazing interactive exhibits, immersive lantern displays and glow in the dark trails.
Pre-booking essential.
Branton, Doncaster DN4 6TB
20th November 2020 – 3rd January 2021
Lightopia is returning to Heaton Park, Manchester! Enjoy an award-winning and visually spectacular lantern and light festival. Explore interactive exhibits, immersive light installations, and the magical illuminated trail. This year’s event will also feature new creations to discover. New themes to uncover include a stand-out Christmas showcase, Astronomy display, and the immersive Musical City!
