My previous post mentioned that I had returned to Waddesdon Manor for the Christmas event this year having had visited its Christmas event in 2019. The property, which is owned by National Trust, is located in Buckinghamshire, and the house was decorated for Christmas. Visitors could also walk through the winter light trail and the woodland light trail. There were several food kiosks this year for visitors to grab a bite to eat, and there was a Christmas Fair, but this was sadly closed when I visited.
One of the main attractions is the manor illuinations, which is on repeat loop every ten minutes, transforming the building into the centrepiece of a light show set to music.
The winter light trail began in the parkland next to the manor.
We first saw a field of orbs that were synchronised to music and transformed colours.
Next up was the tunnel of stars.
This was followed by a spectacular light projection onto the trees and set to patriotic music.
Next up was a wooded area of young trees that had two panels to interact with, changing the trees into two colours when pressed.
A walkway here also changed colour when pressed on.
There were also butterflies in the trees that glowed.
A disco orb with light projected onto it illuminated the surroundings with "glitter".
This continued the wooded walk with the projections with icicle lights and orbs.
And a fire garden at the end.
The woodland walk contained additional projections and lit-up-lanterns but not very many and not on a large scale, and there were light projections to see in the stables too.
In front of the stables was an illuminated Christmas tree.
Inside the stables were different projections using water and lights and one using lights and mirrors.
Another part of the trail contained smoke machines and light projections, which made great shadows and silhouettes.
A large part of the trail contained lanterns made by local school children from different schools.
For more posts about Waddesdon on this blog, see the below:
Waddesdon Manor at Christmas 2022
Halloween Afternoon Tea at Waddesdon
Morning at Waddesdon (National Trust, Buckinghamshire): Lockdown Edition
Christmas and Winter Light at Waddesdon Manor (Bucks, England)
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