Christmas

Ashridge House Illuminated: Visiting Hertfordshire’s Biggest Christmas Light Trail

16/12/2025
Nighttime view of Ashridge House Illuminated with vibrant red, purple, and blue lights highlighting the gothic architecture and church spire. The foreground features a formal garden lit with hundreds of glowing pathway lights and a decorative stone monument.

With over 20 sensational installations across Grade II* listed gardens, Ashridge House Illuminated is Hertfordshire’s biggest – and perhaps most magical – light trail! Here’s what I thought when I visited this December. Having lived between Luton and Dunstable all my life, Ashridge is a place pretty familiar to me. I spent many a picnic up in the countryside with my parents when I was younger, and woodland…