Christmas light trails 2026
Christmas light trails for families, soonest first. 32 events listed, 1 of them free. Each one shows dates, times, prices and tips, and we check them against the organisers' websites.
October 2026
- On now The Enchanted Forest
8 Oct 2026 to 8 Nov 2026
Faskally Wood, Pitlochry · See event website - On now Land of Lights: Wonderwild (Gulliver's World)
24 Oct 2026 to 30 Jan 2027
Gulliver's World, Warrington · Adult £20 · Child £20
November 2026
- Festival of Light: Legendary Worlds
7 Nov 2026 to 10 Jan 2027
Longleat, Warminster · Adult £34.95 · Child £34.95 - Land of Lights at Gulliver's Valley
8 Nov 2026 to 23 Jan 2027
Gulliver's Valley, Rotherham · See event website - Scarborough Lights
11 Nov 2026 to 20 Dec 2026
Scarborough · See event website - Christmas at Blenheim Palace
13 Nov 2026 to 3 Jan 2027 · Usually 10am-8pm
Blenheim Palace, Woodstock · Adult £25 · Child £18 - Christmas at Kew
13 Nov 2026 to 3 Jan 2027 · 4.20pm-10pm (timed entry)
Kew Gardens, Richmond · Adult £25.23 · Child £20 - Giant Lanterns at Edinburgh Zoo
13 Nov 2026 to 21 Feb 2027
Edinburgh Zoo · Adult £14 - Lanterns and Light at Chester Zoo
13 Nov 2026 to 3 Jan 2027
Chester Zoo · Adult £19.50 · Child £12 - Lights of Lowther
14 Nov 2026 to 30 Dec 2026
Lowther Castle, Penrith · Adult £20 · Child £15 · Family £65 - The Plotters' Forest Enchanted Christmas Trail
14 Nov 2026 to 3 Jan 2027
Raby Castle, Staindrop · Child £14 - Winter Illuminations: Polar Bear Express
14 Nov 2026 to 9 Jan 2027
Yorkshire Wildlife Park, Doncaster · See event website - Yuletide at Tatton Park
14 Nov 2026 to 23 Dec 2026
Tatton Park, Knutsford · Adult £19.50 · Child £11.50 - Christmas at Bute Park
19 Nov 2026 to 31 Dec 2026 · 4.15pm-8.30pm
Bute Park, Cardiff CF10 3DX · Adult £19.50 · Child £13.50 - Christmas at the Botanics
19 Nov 2026 to 30 Dec 2026
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh · Adult £26 - Northern Lights at Heaton Park
19 Nov 2026 to 31 Dec 2026
Heaton Park, Manchester · Adult £17 · Child £12 - AGLOW Light Trail at Auckland Palace
20 Nov 2026 to 3 Jan 2027
Auckland Palace, Bishop Auckland · Adult £23.50 - Bedgebury Pinetum Light Trail
20 Nov 2026 to 31 Dec 2026
Bedgebury Pinetum, Goudhurst · Adult £27.50 · Child £19 - Christmas at Dunham Massey
20 Nov 2026 to 2 Jan 2027
Dunham Massey, Altrincham · Adult £19.50 · Child £13 - Enchanted at Knowsley Safari
20 Nov 2026 to 23 Dec 2026
Knowsley Safari, Prescot · Adult £9.95 · Child £9.95 - Northern Lights Leeds
20 Nov 2026 to 31 Dec 2026
Temple Newsam, Leeds · See event website - Trentham Gardens Light Trail
20 Nov 2026 to 3 Jan 2027
Trentham Estate, Stoke-on-Trent · Adult £17 · Child £12.50 - Winter Lights at The Alnwick Garden and Lilidorei
20 Nov 2026 to 3 Jan 2027
The Alnwick Garden, Alnwick · See event website - Winter at Sizergh
20 Nov 2026 to 24 Dec 2026
Sizergh, Kendal · Adult £13 · Child £9.75 - Christmas at Cragside: A Journey Through Fairyland
21 Nov 2026 to 31 Dec 2026
Cragside, Rothbury · See event website - Glow at RHS Harlow Carr
26 Nov 2026 to 30 Dec 2026
RHS Garden Harlow Carr, Harrogate · See event website - Hillier Gardens Light Trail
26 Nov 2026 to 1 Jan 2027
Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Romsey · Adult £22 · Child £14 - Northern Lights Newcastle
26 Nov 2026 to 31 Dec 2026
Leazes Park, Newcastle · Adult £12 · Child £12 - Lightwaves, MediaCity
27 Nov 2026 to 13 Dec 2026 · 5pm-10pm
MediaCityUK, Salford Quays · Free - Noel at Liverpool Cathedral
27 Nov 2026 to 5 Dec 2026
Liverpool Cathedral · Adult £10.50 · Child £8.50 · Family £29.50 - Wild Lights at Bristol Zoo Project
27 Nov 2026 to 23 Dec 2026
Bristol Zoo Project, Blackhorse Hill · Adult £20.50 · Child £15.99
December 2026
- Winterlight: The Tudor Glow
3 Dec 2026 to 23 Dec 2026
Burton Constable Hall, Skirlaugh · See event website
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