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Shake off the winter blues and explore an enchanting experience at Center Parcs from Monday 9 January until Sunday 26 February 2023, or plan ahead and book your 2024 Winter Forest Lights break. See the woodland lit up with spectacular illuminations and step into a magical story where fairies catch wishes to brighten up the dark winter forest.
On a Winter Forest Lights break, you can:
Gaze up at shimmering light displays and spectacular installations
At the heart of the experience is The Wishlight Village, lit up with glowing lights and inspired by the story of the Winter Forest Lights. It’s free to enter, and inside you can:
See enchanting toadstool displays and meet Beacon the Owl
Make a wish at The Wishing Tree
Meet new forest fairy friends as they roam around The Wishlight Village!
Wander through twinkling lights in the Enchanted Light Garden
Indulge in delicious winter warmers at Forest Fayre
Make magical memories with our photo opportunities – you can even pretend to be a fairy with our very special wings backdrop
Be inspired
See how our villages are brought to life with twinkly light displays and enchanting decorations
Follow The Winter Forest Lights story further - you may even make some new fairy friends! Help them to light up the forest in the Winter Lantern Workshop or see what you can find on our Woodland Pixie and Fairy Adventure.
Wishlight Wildlife Trail
Explore the magical winter forest lights garden whilst your little ones learn all about the wildlife in the woodland during the winter. Each child will get a small memento of their adventure. Ages 3 to 9 years.
Join our joyful forest pixies as they help and guide you make the perfect winter lantern, perfect to take with you for exploring the forest at night. Ages 3-9 years.
Join us for this Winter Storytime session, where your little ones can listen and enjoy our storytellers as they bring our Winter Forest Lights characters to life in this free storytime session. Minimum age 2 years.
Let your little ones get creative with tips and tricks from our magical pixies as they decorate some delicious cookies and finish the session with an enchanting winter story. Ages 3 to 9 years.
Weave your way through the enchanting winter woodland, following the map to find the clues and solve the puzzles. Learn all about the fascinating forest in this brand-new magical family experience.
Let little imaginations run wild in this magical forest adventure led by woodland pixie and fairy friends. Discover a wintery world of make-believe in this session filled with crafts, creativity and games!
In Frosty Chocolate Chefs, your little ones will create a range of winter-themed chocolate treats, join in with lots of fun and games and become a master chocolatier.
Piping bags at the ready as you learn some professional, impressive techniques for decorating and embellishing a box of six winter-themed cupcakes. Minimum age 8 years
Little ones will learn special cake decorating techniques and create four delicious, winter-themed cupcakes. The best part? You get to eat them all afterwards! Ages 3 to 9 years.
Watch your little ones be transformed into a woodland pixie or fairy, or even a mystical creature with our enchanting face paint. We use washable face paints to avoid laundry incidents. Minimum age 2 years.
This winter we’re lighting up the forest with a free Enchanted Light Garden. Wrap up warm and sip hot chocolate from Forest Fayre as you wander through thousands of twinkling lights and bright bursts of colour. Dance along to the enchanting musical soundscape and feel the magic in the forest together this winter.
Suitable for all ages and wheelchair/ buggy accessible. Open 4pm – 9pm every evening.
Forest Fayre
Warm up with tasty treats and indulgent hot drinks at Forest Fayre. From luxury hot chocolate and mulled wine to bratwurst and sweet treats, get nice and cosy in the Tipi or pick up something to enjoy on-the-go as you explore The Wishlight Village.
Luminessa is a fairy-light catcher and the main character in the story. She is quiet, gentle and kind-hearted, and she loves light of all kinds – especially wishlights!
Beacon the Owl is the wisest of all the animals, and he’s old as the forest itself. He helps Luminessa, Glowbud and Gleam to hang the wishlights in the trees. See if you can find him in The Wishlight Village.
Glowbud and Gleam are Luminessa’s fairy friends. They make special fairy string to help Luminessa and Beacon hang up the wishlights, and they love to see the forest light up with beautiful lanterns.
The Winter Forest Lights storybook
Meet light-catcher Luminessa, who struggles to catch light during the dark winter months. One day, she spots a mysterious twinkling light in the branches of a tree… a wish! With a little help from the wise owl Beacon and her fairy friends Glowbud and Gleam, Luminessa uses the wishlights to light up the forest and lead the way to The Wishlight Village.
Tune in to watch the animated version on your lodge TV every evening between 6pm – 8:30pm.
Learn more about our Winter Forest Lights experience
Blog article
Introducing Winter Forest Lights
On top of our hugely popular Winter Wonderland experience, we are also launching Winter Forest Lights, new to 2022. Prepare to be enchanted and find out how to join us for wintery magic in the forest.
How we transform our villages for Winter Forest Lights
It’s not just the fairies working hard to capture all the wishes – there’s been plenty of magic going on behind the scenes too as we prepare for our Winter Forest Lights experience.
Get ready to discover our brand-new winter experience, Winter Forest Lights. New to 2022 the forest will be transformed into a magical world of wishes and light.
