As autumn fades, experience the magic of Christmas this winter at Stourhead, with festive activities and the spectacular after-dark lights trail, as Somerset Life discovered

Christmas house

Daily from Nov 22 - December 23, 11am – 3pm

Feel the festive spirit come to life as you wander through the grand rooms of Stourhead house, decorated with twinkling lights, festive floral arrangements, and showstopping trees.

Engage with the different themes in each room, inspired by the history, nature, and beauty of Stourhead and its heritage.

Price: Free (normal admission applies). Booking not required.

Festive lino printing workshop

Nov 18 & 20, 10am – 1pm

Beginner lino printers can create their very own festive lino cut in this 3-hour workshop with Green Fox workshops. You’ll walk away with a beautiful Christmas card and wrapping paper to wow Father Christmas with underneath the Christmas tree.

Price: £50 (includes all materials plus refreshments). Tickets do not include entry to Stourhead, normal admission applies. Booking essential, please visit the Stourhead website or call 0344 249 1895.

Christmas wreath workshop

November 30 & December 1, 4, 5, 10am – 12pm

Get into the Christmas spirit with a wreath making workshop at Stourhead.

Price: £65 (includes all materials plus festive refreshments). Tickets do not include entry to Stourhead, normal admission applies. Booking essential, please visit the Stourhead website or call 0344 249 1895.

Storytime with Father Christmas

Nov 30 & Dec 1,7,8,14,15,21,23 time slots run between 10.30am – 2.15pm

Create cosy Christmas crafts, gallop with hobby-reindeer and snuggle up for a festive story with Father Christmas in his magical grotto.

Price: £15 per child. Tickets do not include entry to Stourhead, normal admission applies. Booking essential, please visit the Stourhead website or call 0344 249 1895.

Christmas at Stourhead, the illuminated trail

November 29 - January 1, multiple timings

Christmas at Stourhead has everything you need for an unforgettable time with friends and family.

For more events and things to do at Christmas, take a look inside the latest edition of Somerset Life

Discover a sea of light stretching out into the distance across the lake, huge feathers floating high into the night sky, sparkling tunnels of light and illuminations that fill the air with all the colours of the rainbow.

Price: Adult from £15, Child from £10. Booking essential, please visit the Stourhead website or call 01747 841152

Somerset County Gazette: Life

Winter walks

The wider estate of Stourhead extends into Somerset with Alfred's Tower sitting firmly in the county. Discover a 5.5 mile walk on the Stourhead website (nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wiltshire/stourhead/stourhead-king-alfreds-walk) which takes you up through ancient woodlands before circling back to see the 160ft folly which is believed to mark the site where King Alfred the Great rallied his troops in 878. A warm winter drink awaits you at the Alpine Coffee Co which sits just a few metres away in a woodland clearing. INSTA thealpinecoffeeco

Alfred's Tower makes the ideal finale to a winter walk. Photo credit Petra Mirosevic-Sorgo.Alfred's Tower makes the ideal finale to a winter walk. Photo credit Petra Mirosevic-Sorgo.