点评:We were meant to visit the light trail with our family but the event was sadly cancelled due to the storm that weekend. Our refund was processed quickly & we decided to rebook for ourselves, since we couldn’t all get together again.
First we visited the house for Christmas at the Mansion’. The rooms looked beautiful with many Christmas trees decorated in different ways. There seemed to be less of the house open than on a ‘normal’ visit and we were disappointed that the kitchen wasn’t open with a suitably festive food display. We got round in quite a short time. The usual large tree outside was also absent this year, instead there was a sleigh & reindeer display as a photo-op.
A little later we set off on the light trail & there was quite a bit different to last year. I like how it starts in different places each time - this year near the orangery. The large scale projections on the house were great as were the multicoloured sticks that changed patterns & colours to a vibrant rock track. Our favourite area was what I can only describe as an enchanting flower garden made up 100’s if not 1000’s of lights that glowed & changed colour subtly to the strains of Silent Night. The usual light tunnel was joined by a coupe of others - a triangular neon one & one with string of bauble like lights dangling down that you walked through.
The car park in the last couple of years has improved immensely from the once uneven muddy field. Now it is well lit with a good surface for both people & vehicles. Belton light trail isn’t cheap by any means & other than free parking there are no concessions for National Trust members. That said it’s a lovely event & has become a new family tradition for us. Sadly the weather was against us earlier in the month but it was a great way to spend time on Boxing Day evening.
翻译:我们原本打算和家人一起参观灯光步道,但由于那个周末的暴风雨,活动不幸取消了。我们的退款很快得到处理,我们决定重新预订,因为我们不能再聚在一起了。
首先,我们参观了 Mansion 的圣诞节房子。房间看起来很漂亮,有许多圣诞树以不同的方式装饰。与“正常”访问相比,房子开放的部分似乎较少,我们很失望厨房没有开放,也没有合适的节日食品展示。我们很快就逛完了。今年也没有通常的室外大树,而是有雪橇和驯鹿展示作为拍照机会。
稍后,我们踏上灯光步道,与去年有很大不同。我喜欢它每次都从不同的地方开始——今年在橘园附近。房子上的大型投影很棒,五颜六色的棍子也很棒,它们将图案和颜色变成了一条充满活力的岩石轨道。我们最喜欢的地方,我只能形容为一个迷人的花园,里面有数百甚至数千盏灯,随着平安夜的旋律,它们闪烁着,颜色微妙地变幻着。通常的灯光隧道由其他几条连接在一起——一条是三角形的霓虹灯隧道,另一条是悬挂着一串像球形的灯的隧道,你可以从中穿过。
过去几年,停车场从曾经凹凸不平的泥地变成了现在的样子。现在,它光线充足,路面适合行人和车辆。贝尔顿灯光步道无论如何都不便宜,除了免费停车外,国家信托成员没有优惠。尽管如此,这是一个可爱的活动,已经成为我们家的新传统。遗憾的是,本月早些时候天气不好,但这是在节礼日晚上消磨时光的好方法。