Best UK Christmas light trails 2025: From Kew Gardens to Belton

So, as an early present, we’ve listed for you the best Christmas light trails across the UK. From County Durham to Cardiff to Kent, these experiences can be found all around the country, whether that be in a grand country house or your local park.

They’re also a relatively cheap evening out, with most ticket prices starting at £15 and not going higher than £26, so even if you’re looking to spend less this Christmas, you can still spend an evening surrounded by breath-taking beauty. See Tickets has a particularly good range of festive events on offer, including light trails at Wakehurst Place and Kew.

Now, get ready to say "ooh" at these top Christmas light trails.

Tis' (nearly) the season! So make sure you're prepared with the best Christmas experience gifts. Plus, you can check out the best Christmas shows in London and the best UK Christmas markets.

Best Christmas light trails at a glance:

• Christmas at Belton, from £16
• Glow Wild at Wakehurst Place, from £20
• Windsor Great Park Illuminated, from £19.80
• Christmas at Bedgebury, from £18
• Christmas at Leeds Castle, from £26
• Christmas at Bute Park, from £15
• Christmas at Kew, from £20.25 per person per family ticket
• Neverland at Kenwood, from £20
• Blickling's Garden of Lights, from £16

Best UK Christmas light trails to visit in 2025

Christmas at Kew

14th Nov 2025 – 4th Jan 2026

Christmas at Kew is a highlight of the UK’s festive calendar. Every year the light trail draws in thousands of guests who come to see the gardens’ over 12,000 trees lit up in stunning technicolour.

This year, the trail is bringing in exciting new installations; plus, there’s displays scattered along the lake, Temperate House, and Christmas Cathedral.

Buy Christmas at Kew tickets from £20.25 per person per family ticket at See Tickets

Christmas at Bute Park

21st Nov 2025 – 31st Dec 2025

Everyone in Cardiff, from the residents of Splott to the students of Cathays, has a fond memory linked to Bute Park. The gardens sit just outside the city centre and stretch on for 130-acres of fields, woodland and walking trails, and there’s no better time to see all of this than at Christmas. Now in its fourth year, Christmas at Bute Park is the biggest light trail in Wales and is packed full of gorgeous illuminations, fire effects and choreography.

Buy Christmas at Bute Park tickets from £15 at See Tickets

Christmas at Bedgebury

21st Nov 2025 – 31st Dec 2025

If you’re stationed in Kent, you might want to try the light trail at Bedgebury National Pinetum and forest. With tunnels of light, twinkling birds and the “liquid sky” to wander through, you’re in for a beautiful evening surrounded by nature. Plus if it’s a bit nippy, you can walk around with one of the trail’s festive drinks or snack on a toasted marshmallow.

Buy Christmas at Bedgebury tickets from £18 at See Tickets

Christmas at Belton

21st Nov 2025 – 31st Dec 2025

Head over to Belton House in Lincolnshire if you’re looking for a festive evening packed full of larger-than-life flowers, glowing lanterns, and maybe an early glimpse of Santa Claus. With all the colours of the rainbow on display, Christmas at Belton is a vibrant treat for children and adults alike.

Buy Christmas at Belton tickets from £16 at National Trust

Windsor Great Park Illuminated

14th Nov 2025 – 3rd January 2026

You’ll have a royally good evening wandering through the illuminations at Windsor Great Park. Located in Berkshire, just a short drive from Windsor Castle, the park comes alive each winter with dazzling displays and projections. As you stroll through the woodland, mythical creatures such as fireflies and dancing fairies will blaze the way, and as you pass the lake you’ll see flood-lit fountains and breathtaking patterns projected onto the surface.

Buy Windsor Great Park Illuminated from £19.80 at See Tickets

Christmas at Leeds Castle

21st Nov 2025 – 31st Dec 2025

Christmas at Leeds Castle is returning for its second year and will give the perfect picture-taking opportunities for families and couples. With sparkling chandeliers, a laser garden a path of twinkling mirrored hearts, you’ll feel enchanted from start to finish.

Buy Christmas at Leeds Castle from £26 at Leeds Castle

Christmas at Kenwood

21st Nov 2025 – 3rd Jan 2026

Head over to Hampstead Heath for the gorgeous Christmas at Kenwood light trail. This year, their Christmas celebrations are themed around Neverland, the magical land from the stories of Peter Pan.

Kenwood has been transformed into a reimagined London, which you can wander through before heading up into the sky where you'll find the Lost Boys’ secret tree trunk, Skull Rock, Crocodile Creek and much more, before coming face to face with Captain Hook’s legendary pirate ship.

Buy Christmas at Kenwood from £20 at English Heritage

Glow Wild at Wakehurst

27th November 2025 - 3rd January 2026

Head over to Sussex this winter for the ultimate festive lantern trail. This trail is over a mile long and includes an iconic Christmas tree, flying owl and fiery dragon.

Once you've finished the trail, you can relax and unwind by shopping in the Gift Shop and Plant Centre, enjoying street food and roasting marshmallows by the fire.

Buy Glow Wild at Wakehurst tickets from £20 at See Tickets

Blickling's Garden of Lights

If you're based in and around Norfolk, then you have to check out Blickling's Garden of Lights. At Christmas, Blickling Estate you'll find impressive illuminations and bold displays of colour with the backdrop of the impressive estate. Grab a cup of mulled cider and soak up the festive atmosphere!

As well as the light trail, you can enjoy the A Mouse’s Christmas at Blickling Hall event, where you can enjoy little worker mice (disclaimer: not real mice!) decking the halls of the Estate.

Buy Blickling's Garden of Lights, from £16 at National Trust

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