The best Christmas lights trails to visit in Somerset
Make the most of the nights drawing in with the most joyful of winter events – twinkly Christmas lights trails! A number of attractions in Somerset (and just over the border!) will be bringing a little bit of festive magic into our lives over the yuletide season with their Christmas lights outdoor events – expect neon illuminations, dazzling foliage and glittering light displays!
A firm favourite on our family calendar and now a seasonal tradition that I intend to keep going for many years to come, here’s my round-up of Somerset’s best Christmas lights 2025.
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Christmas lights Somerset 2025
Enchantment at Langford Lakes
2025 dates: 21 November-30 December
If you’re looking for a dose of festive magic this winter, Langford Lakes promises an enchanting trail on a Christmas Tree Farm, a mile outside of Langford Budville, near Wellington (postcode is TA21 0RS). Wind your way past shimmering lakeside displays and into a magical forest of Christmas trees, to find dazzling sculptural installations.
A mix of gravel and grassy paths. It’s designed to be as accessible as possible, just bear in mind there are areas of unfenced water, so keep chi smallldren (and excitable grown-ups) under a watchful eye.
The route is approximately one kilometre long and takes roughly an hour to complete. Oh, and good news for dog owners: pups on leads are more than welcome to join in the adventure! What’s more, if you’re yet to buy your Christmas tree, you can get the job done while there.
Christmas Wonderland at Wookey Hole 2025
2025 dates: Weekends from 22 November, daily from 20-24 December
These famous age-old Somerset caverns are given a scintillating festive makeover for the Yuletide season, with 100,000 festive lights turning this subterranean world into a colourful twinkling grotto.
Wookey Hole decorate their famous caves with thousands of fairy lights for their festive season, turning it into a magical twinkling grotto.
Guided tours take you through the spectacular caverns and then you’re free to explore above ground, where you’ll find a giant gorilla, fairy garden, animatronic dinosaurs, festive 4D cinema, festive circus shows, soft play, Victorian-style vintage penny arcade and as part of the Christmas festivities, a chance to meet Santa and his elves.
Check ticket availability on the Wookey Hole website
Light Trails Christmas 2025, Avon Valley Adventure & Wildlife Park
2025 Dates: 29-30 November; 6-7, 13-14, 19-24 December
Avon Valley’s Christmas Experience combines sparkly Christmas lights with Christmassy storytelling, Santa Show, elf slapstick, the chance to visit Santa in his decorated wooden cabin and get a ‘golden ticket’ for the toy factory, watch ‘ The Grinch’ show, gingerbread cookie-decorating, magical forest, Santa’s post room, and miniature railway rides!
Save money by booking your Christmas Experience tickets online before your visit. Book Christmas Experience tickets here
Nearby Christmas lights events 2025
Stourhead Christmas Lights
2025 dates – 28 November-31 December 2025
Sitting on the border of Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset is the National Trust’s Stourhead – a magnificent spot and one of the best Christmas lights trails on the festive calendar. Wander along the illuminated mile-long trail to see the beautiful gardens swathed in over a million twinkling lights.
Discover gigantic luminescent sculptures rising high into the night sky, glittering trees dripping with festive colour, giant baubles and a fire garden aglow with flames, all enhanced by a soundtrack of festive tunes.
Click here to check ticket prices at Stourhead
Festival of Light at Longleat 2025
2025 dates: 8 November 2025 to 11 January 2026
Longleat in Wiltshire is so tantalisingly close to Somerset, it would be remiss of me not to include it in this festive light trails post! This year’s Christmas lights Festival at Longleat presents British icons with Wallace & Gromit and friends! The trail will whisk visitors through a spectacle of some of the UK’s most famous landmarks, native wildlife and sights, all creatively-imagined in lantern form.
Belt out carols with Britain’s biggest singing Christmas tree, go on a winter safari, let bats flap past your ears in the Bat Cave, and board the Santa Train to a snow-covered winter wonderland to meet Father Christmas and his elves.
Christmas at the Palace 2025: Illuminations, Bishops Palace, Wells
2025 dates: selected dates 29 November – 4th January 2026
The medieval ruins and magical inner gardens provide a spectacular backdrop for the Christmas illuminations emblazoning Bishops Palace. And while it’s all drenched in rainbow light and sparkly outside, inside promises to be just as eye-popping…
Festooned with Yuletide decorations ranging from Victorian to Nordic and seasonal greenery to jolly up the historic interior. There’ll also be a roaring fire, BBQ, mulled beverages and hot chocolate.
Check ticket availability on the Bishops Palace website.
ILLUMINATE at Hestercombe House and Gardens, Taunton
Sadly Hestercombe House & Gardens has gone into administration, so there will be no Christmas lights trail this year.
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