At the end of last month, I had a whirlwind visit to Bournemouth to visit a few friends and then to visit the Lower Gardens to see the Christmas Tree Wonderland. It has been a couple of years since I visited, and I went after Christmas this time. The gardens were still busy but much easier to navigate to see the lights and some small displays. There were also new attractions open with crafts, robotic reindeer, a Christmas train, golf, and Santa grotto. The Christmas market had mainly closed after Christmas, but food and drink was still on offer.
The different light displays added a lot of colour and were better with crowds instead of the single Christmas trees that they used to have spread around the gardens, which people would crowd around to get selfies. There were many different areas with lights, light sculptures, and a light tunnel.
On series of lights on the trees also had a disco ball.
There were some Christmas trees, and the bandstand had a giant elf inside.
At the Christmas market, I got a hot chocolate.
I enjoyed Bournemouth in Christmas this year, and I think that this is a better use of the space and helps to manage keeping the crowds moving.
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