While the days are getting shorter and darker up until Hogmanay, making things a bit lighter during Christmastime just adds that extra excitement. Even better when it involves the stunning backdrop of a Scottish castle! An immersive, festively illuminated Christmas experience, Starry Nights, is coming to Dean Castle Country Park this December, bringing that much-anticipated Christmas cheer.
Located just half an hour from Glasgow in Kilmarnock, Starry Nights will feature all that good stuff that we all love when it comes to illuminated trails, with plenty of fun for the whole family. The experience is taking place between December 6 and 23, and will take visitors on a journey through festive soundscapes and inspiring illuminations as they travel through “Fa-La-La-La-Lasers” filling the skies with Christmassy colours and, of course, the North Pole.
Adventurers will navigate the “nation’s largest star-shaped” Starry Night tunnel installation, and enjoy some entertainment from Twinkle the Elf, as they continue on to pay a visit to the Grinch at Who-ville, with Oh Deer, Singing Trees and Fenwick Fairies to be discovered along the way.
However, the trail has been created on a loop, so those who don’t catch Santa at the beginning can still have another opportunity to meet him.
Geoff Crow, Director of GC Live said: “We are so excited to return with our wonderful Starry Nights at Dean Castle this year, following the overwhelmingly positive response to last year’s event, and to once again bring the magic of Christmas back to Kilmarnock in December. We have plenty of festive surprises for everyone and we are looking forward to spreading the Christmas cheer once more and supporting local communities in the process.”
Visitors can book their tickets on the Starry Nights website.
Plus, if West Lothian is easier for you, there is also the same experience happening at Beecraigs Country Park!