Whilst we were in The Peak District for the weekend, with Jackie and Phil, we had a big day out planned; and after a full English we were on our way to Chatsworth.
First stop was the garden centre for a bit of Christmas shopping …



















Whilst things were very busy … the timed slots worked well and we had time to see everything and it wasn’t too crowded.
Once we’d made our way through and out of the house we stopped for a quick drink before exploring the garden light trail. There was still a good amount of light and we really wanted it to get a bit darker …
There is a well signed trail around the gardens taking you first up to the cascades … where it was still a little too light to see things at their best but it still looked very pretty …Once we’d made our way through and out of the house we stopped for a quick drink before exploring the garden light trail. There was still a good amount of light and we really wanted it to get a bit darker …
As we carried on round the trail and into the rock garden the light suddenly dropped dramatically and it was pretty magical … the bouncing white lights reminded me very much of the Avatar movie …
… where we were treated to the grand finale of a fabulous light show …It was then just a short walk alongside the house to end up back we started from … where the lights were looking even more spectacular in the real dark …
… and the atmosphere in the market had changed completely …All that was left for us to do was revisit some of the food stalls we’d spied earlier to pick up a few tasty bits to take back for tea.
Whilst it’s not the cheapest of days out we were all really glad we’d been. It had been a real treat … and really started to bring on the Christmas spirit … but we were definitely ready for a nice cosy evening back at Hillcrest Barn π
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What glorious weather and oh those trees are stupendous! What a lovely jolly π²π
ReplyDeleteIt really is a lovely start to the festive season. I think it’s the third time we’ve been and it’s different enough each time to keep it being a surprise at every turn π
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