An after dark light trail will be coming to Staffordshire this year, hosted on the historic grounds at Shugborough, near Staffford from 25th November to the 1st January 2023. 

The captivating light trail, Luminate, will weave a 1.5km long route around the grounds at the historic hall. Tickets for the light trail are booked on a starting time slot basis, but you can take as long as you like walking the magical trail. Visitors will be welcomed into a courtyard by where mulled wine and festive street food stalls will be cooking up tasty treats. 

Once on the light trail visitors can expect projections, light tunnels, a wishing tree, interactive light play, animated characters, a stunning 3D mapped projection on the hall and much more. 

In previous years the Luminate event has been at the Queen’s Sandringham Estate, Margam Park in South Wales, a stunning country park and castle and Coombe Abbey Park in the Midlands. 

Daniel Maycock, one of the organisers said; "We are really looking forward to bringing this magical event to Staffordshire and this amazing venue. It’s a historic building with such character, perfect for an enchanting light trial. The event is something new and different for the area, we hope most people won't have seen anything like it before and we can’t wait to open! We look forward to welcoming people to this captivating event over the festive period and hope it becomes a favourite family tradition for years to come."  

Emyr Thomas, Visitor Experience Officer added; "At Shugborough we’re very excited to have Luminate at the estate. Last year, some of our team visited a Luminate event at another venue. We were very impressed with the experience and we’re excited to see their creativity at Shugborough this year. We’re hoping our visitors will enjoy the opportunity to visit the estate after dark and see our parkland and gardens in a different light."

Tickets for the trail are now on sale, via the website luminate.live where you can also find more information.