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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…

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Guide to Visiting Winchester Christmas Market: Know Before You Go

29/10/2024

Some of the food stands at Winchester Cathedral Christmas Market. The wooden chalets - serving toasties and crumble - are decorated for the season,

Voted one of the best Christmas markets in Europe, Winchester Christmas Market in Winchester, Hampshire, is a must-visit at Christmas. Here’s everything you need to know about visiting Winchester Cathedral Christmas Market. One surefire way to get into the seasonal spirit is to visit a Christmas market. Christmas markets are filled with festive cheer, tasty food, beautiful twinkling lights and more. What’s better at Christmas? Winchester Cathedral Christmas…

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Top Christmas Trends in 2023

05/12/2023

Inside my cosy cottage with an oversized Christmas tree with twinkling lights in the centre of the room

Moving into a quaint cottage means I’ve found it hard to settle on a decor trend this winter. I’ve been scouring the internet to find the top Christmas trends in 2023 – and which ones will suit our small cottage. This time last year, we were facing our first Christmas in our new home and our biggest thought about decorating at the time was whether or not our…

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Why I’m sending festive personalised printed Christmas cards this year

29/11/2021

We all know last Christmas was a complete dud…which means I’m doing all of the seasonal things this year – including sending personalised printed Christmas cards! I may have yet to start my Christmas shopping this year, but at least I’ve got some pretty personalised printed Christmas cards to send! Christmas is my favourite time of the year, so naturally, I hated last year when we didn’t really…

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The Best Christmas Events in Milton Keynes This Year

27/11/2021

Are you looking for fun Christmas events in Milton Keynes this year? From Christmas cruises to festive ice skating, here’s your guide to all the seasonal fun in Milton Keynes. I don’t know about you but I am READY for Christmas this year. I’m well into the festive spirit and after last year being such a dud, I’m ready to throw myself headfirst at fun and festive events…

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