A couple of years ago we attended the Spectacle of Light event held at Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire. It usually happens end of November and runs for a month or so I think. But the castle and grounds are quite something just in daylight, so to see the whole place lit up and decorated was awesome. I believe they have a different theme every year, ours was Alice in Wonderland. Not bad, one of my all time favourite films as a child.

Walking around the ground was great, I love colourful things and lights, so was in my element. It was bitterly cold but soon your hands numbed enough that you couldn’t feel them properly so it was ok. I didn’t take as many photos as I would have liked because the gloves stayed on mostly and I couldn’t keep my hands still long enough without them!

The trees were creating a semi spooky wonderland, nicely reminiscent of Alice. The strangest part of it was the people. Actors hired to play odd characters from the story standing around in the freezing cold (so fair play to them), but it was odd as they lunged forward to deliver their line. Weirdly, it didn’t fit for me.

The rest of it did fit though, bits and pieces here and there which all in all was a feast for the eyes.

It was a nice evening out and apparently it is running again this year, so I may get to see another one.

(c) K Wicks