The Yorkshire Wildlife Park’s enchanted light and lantern Winter Illuminations festival is coming back for Christmas 2021 and we can’t wait to see what amazing creations they’ve dreamt up this year.
With four different enchanted worlds to explore on the magical light and lantern trail, you’ll travel through a fairytale realm, fantasy land, animal kingdom and underwater empire as part of the one-way, circular 2.4km route.
Beginning at the Yorkshire Hive, you’ll encounter an array of different illuminated animals, flowers and imaginary creatures as you journey through the four different fantasy worlds, ending back at the starting point.
With hot food and drink stalls available along the way, the trail can be completed in roughly 90 minutes – not counting any time you want to spend stopping for a drop or something to eat as you go.
And if you want to make the most of the experience whilst attending the light and lantern festival by booking to go and see the animals on the same day, you can get a discount on your day ticket – with prices for these costing just £10 when you book the same day.
Do this online by choosing the number of Winter Illumination tickets for the day and time you require, then selecting the relevant number of ‘Winter Illuminations Park Day Time Tickets’ from the same ‘WHO’S COMING?’ section.
Time slots for the enchanted winter trail run from 4 to 7 pm, after the park has been cleared for the day, so if you get tickets for both experiences be aware that you’ll have to leave and then re-enter again for the Winter Illuminations event.
If you’re looking to kill time though, the Yorkshire Hive has plenty of restaurants, play areas and shops to keep you entertained – including two immersive themed dining areas where the “lost Jurassic island meets the fantasy world of caves and mythical Dragons.”
The Yorkshire Wildlife Park is fully accessible for wheelchair users and has a small number of manual wheelchairs that are available to pre-book, free of charge.
The enchanted festival kicks off on Thursday 18 November and runs right through the Christmas season into the new year.
Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased in advance here.