A belated post, but it was a foggy evening’s drive up to Altrincham where, I think for the first time, the amazing National Trust property that is Dunham Massey had been transformed into a sound and light show spectacular. It took over an hour to walk around the gardens that I'm more familiar with in summertime. For Christmas, they had been transformed onto a magical, fairy-lit world.

It was cold, but not windy or raining, and the mist swirled around the displays and the illuminated trees and bushes.

I hope they do it all again next year - if you want to go you’ll need to book a date/time slot as soon as you see the event advertised.

Pictures don’t really do it justice, of course…but here’s a few anyway: