Belton House Light Trail & 'Christmas in Lincoln'

Tuesday

We travel to Barnsdale Gardens, created and made famous by gardener Geoff Hamilton and the BBC programme Gardeners World. Discover 38 gardens within 8-acres of land with useful tips for your own garden, however big or small. We continue via the bustling market town of Stamford before reaching our hotel near Grantham for our 3-night stay.

Wednesday

After a leisurely morning we drive to Spalding. Here we visit Springfields Garden Centre with time for lunch and explore. Departing at around 4.00pm we'll drive to Belton House for our timed entry to the illuminated garden. The trail is designed to take around 90-minutes through the formal Dutch and Italian inspired gardens. This twinkly, after-dark, illuminated trail will delight festive fans of all ages as you wander through rainbow-coloured trees and larger-than-life flowers. Evening dinner will be served upon our return to lour hotel.

Thursday

We drive to the historic City of Lincoln with its magnificent Cathedral and Norman Castle where we visit the traditional Christmas Markets.

Friday

Departing our hotel, we make our way to Nottingham's Winter Wonderland in the Old Square district is a traditional German-style market with around 60 stalls bringing some of the magic back to the city centre during the build up to Christmas. Discover all the wonderful Christmas food, mulled wine, handmade gifts and decorations that you would expect to see in a German Christmas market.