Friday 29 December 2017

Magical Lantern Festival

An event I was waiting to go to since last year so when we got our tickets, I was more excited than the kids. So on Christmas Eve eve, we set out. If you are planning to get there by public transport... don’t. It was a nightmare to get to so where late to our allocated time but was reassured that time doesn’t matter. We finally got there and were faced with a huge crowd so took another 10mins to actually get in.

But once we were in it was nice. I wouldn’t say magical as I was expecting more. Maybe more wow and a more festival feeling like music? Chiswick Gardens is a beautiful setting and loved how the walking trail allowed us to explore the grounds although very dark. There was only one way so it meant we saw all the lights and don’t miss anything. The way they have created these designs is truly mind blowing. 

There were few stalls spotted around during the walk which allowed us to take a breather as the kids were a bit tired from another long day already. 

When we reached the end, we thought we could enjoy the funfair rides but disappointed that they were just 3 rides around so just did the swings and went. 

Overall, it was good and happy to tick it off the list but wouldn’t go back. My kids, aged 8 and 5, enjoyed some of it and just wanted to get on with it so not sure if it was more for adults than kids. 


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