Get ready to sparkle with over a million Christmas lights at Belton

The countdown to Christmas has started, and National Trust's beautiful Belton House in Lincolnshire is getting ready to welcome its glittering Illuminated Trail back this year, from 25 November to 2 January 2022.

Get your Christmas sparkle on, and be surrounded by over a million twinkling lights, colourful trees and amazing illuminated installations, all choreographed to a soundtrack of much-loved seasonal music, transforming Belton's majestic gardens into a winter wonderland.

 There will be picture perfect colour changing spheres, trees interwoven with neon light, an immersive triangular tunnel filled with colour changing hues, giant water lilies, singing trees and a tunnel of hearts leading to larger-than-life mistletoe, so there's plenty of selfie moments along the way.

 Trail highlights for 2021

• Carol of the Bells – lighting up the night sky with colour changing spheres of light
• Triangulate Tunnel – walk through this triangular tunnel and immerse yourself in a sea of moving lights, colours and patterns that dance in time to the music
• Neon Tree – stand back and marvel at its branches interwoven with multicoloured neon lights

 Independent street food vendors bring a delicious twist to tasty treats on offer. Have yourself a holly, jolly Christmas and complete your walk under the stars with *toasted marshmallows, a *spiced winter warmer or *hot chocolate shared with someone special.

 Christmas at Belton provides a special way to celebrate the festive season with an unmissable outdoor experience. The trail is designed for visitors of all ages and is accessible to all to enjoy.

Tickets are selling fast, book now to avoid disappointment http://christmasatbelton.com

Christmas at Belton is brought to you by Sony Music Limited in partnership with the National Trust.  The trail is created by Culture Creative.

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What:              Christmas at Belton - The after-dark illuminated trail through festive gardens
When:             From 25 November 2021 – 2 January 2022. Open from 4.30pm, last entry

8pm and closes at 10pm. The festive trail is open on selected dates. For full details and bookings please visit http://christmasatbelton.com.

Why Visit:       Discover a Christmas illuminated trail for all the family set within the beautiful

landscape of Belton House.

Admission:     Limited capacity with timed entry, early booking advised
Advanced From: Adult £20, Child £14, Family £66 (2 adults & 2 children). 
Free entry for carers and children aged 2 & under.

Parking £8 per car. Free for National Trust members when booked in advance.

Website:         http://christmasatbelton.com | #christmasatbelton | #mychristmastrails
Address:         Belton House, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 2LW

 For more information please contact:

Matt Dixon | matt@flamingo-marketing.co.uk | T: 01637 808220

 Notes to Editors

• For full pricing details and booking please visit: org.uk/beltonhouse
• For information about COVID19 and booking tickets with confidence visit: https://mychristmastrails.co.uk/covid-19/
• *Additional charges apply

Image Credits

Carol of the Bells by Culture Creative, My Christmas Trails 2018. Photo by Richard Haughton © Sony Music

Triangulate by Art AV, My Christmas Trails 2020. Photo by Rikard Österlund © Sony Music

Neon Tree by Culture Creative, My Christmas Trails 2020. Photo by Richard Haughton © Sony Music

 About Belton House

Cared for by the National Trust, Belton House is within the top 100 most visited attractions in the country. Built for Sir John Brownlow in the 1680s, Belton House has all the design features of a classic English country home. It sits in a 1300 acre deer park. The estate also includes a café, indoor play area, gift and second-hand bookshops, and Lincolnshire's largest outdoor adventure playground.

For more information, please visit: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/beltonhouse

 About the National Trust

The National Trust is a conservation charity founded in 1895 by three people: Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Hardwicke Rawnsley, who saw the importance of the nation's heritage and open spaces and wanted to preserve them for everyone to enjoy. Today, across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, we continue to look after places so people and nature can thrive.

The challenges of the coronavirus pandemic have shown this is more important than ever. From finding fresh air and open skies to tracking a bee's flight to a flower; from finding beauty in an exquisite painting or discovering the hidden history of a country house nearby - the places we care for enrich people's lives.

Entirely independent of Government, the National Trust looks after more than 250,000 hectares of countryside, 780 miles of coastline and 500 historic properties, gardens and nature reserves.

The National Trust is for everyone - we were founded for the benefit of the whole nation. We receive on average more than 26.9 million visits each year to the places we care for that have an entry fee, and an estimated 100m visits to the outdoor places that are free of charge. Paying visitors, together with our 5.6 million members and more than 53,000 volunteers, support our work to care for nature, beauty, history. For everyone, for ever.

For more information and ideas for great seasonal days out go to: www.nationaltrust.org.uk.

Sony Music

Sony Music has been delivering illuminated Christmas trails for over eight years. Each trail is carefully designed to showcase the natural and unique environment of the individual location. There are currently 22 trails across the UK, Europe, USA, and Australia within the My Christmas Trails and Lightscape portfolios.

The chosen partners for national and international heritage and prestigious venues include: Blenheim Palace; The National Trust; Forestry England; The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh; Botanic Gardens, Chicago, USA and Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.

mychristmastrails.co.uk | @mychristmastrails | Twitter @mychristmastrails

About Culture Creative
Culture Creative is a creative project and production management company based in the North East of England. The Company works across a wide range of cultural fields including art, sport, heritage, tourism, festivals and events, developing projects from concept to delivery. Since 2013 Culture Creative has worked closely with Sony Music to create illuminated trails in various venues across the UK and overseas.

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