Belvoir Castle Anmeldelser 

Christmas light trail was a huge waste of money, I’ve seen better light displays driving round town, if you want to see a real light display go to Belton house or Wollaton park

Booked to take our 2 year old daughter to see Santa following a ‘non-Christmas’ last year. Having waited over an hour for our 4.30 slot our daughter was quite rightly fed up and didn’t want to know.
The lights were shocking. Having visited Belton a couple of years ago we desperately wished we had gone there instead.
I am 6 Mo the pregnant and after waking up to the castle from the depths of the carpark, we then had the horrendous experience of slipping and sliding through thick mud with a massive bump and a two year old. The lights are barely worth having on, all of the statues is the gardens have been covered over and the steps up and down are hardly fun for someone who is pregnant - let alone anyone disabled. Absolutely NO warning when booking about access difficulties and having to leave our pram at the start of the lights was not a fun prospect.
We do not have lots of money spare every month and this was meant to be a special family treat following on from our daughters first Christmas effectively being cancelled last year.
I am so disappointed, feel thoroughly ripped off and think they should be ashamed of themselves!
Never again!

Waste of time & money. A string of fairy lights that go through pitch black gardens for almost 1 hour is definitely not worth £35 a person. It went on for so long and there was nothing to see so was actually quite boring. Red lights pointing to a bush or some disc balls hanging off a tree (which weren't lit up) is a bit of a con when you charge so much for people to come. The track was so muddy, people were slipping all over the place & there's nothing to grab onto to steady yourself. Most of the house normally open to the public is closed off & not decorated anywhere near as nicely as other stately home Christmas experiences. Save your money or go to Blenheim Palace or Warwick Castle instead, both highly recommended!!

Had such a lovely day out today

We went inside the castle and was really lovely and cozy after visiting the castle I went though the light trail with my 2 lads and my niece

There was one of the workers call Mathew that helped me get past the really slippy bit after seeing I was struggling to walk

I am so thank full for his help

The light trail was Lovely but does need some tlc

Please pass my thanks on to Mathew for helping me

Better lights in my front garden! The house wasn’t lit at all, two Xmas trees either side of the front door with no lights on! No hot chocolate available. Hilly/muddy - light displays very weak! Won’t be recommending or going back. It had the potential to be amazing!

Visited the Regency Christmas show and was disappointed in the lack of decorations and lights inside the Castle. Not worth the money at all.

We visited Belvoir Light Trail tonight , our experiance started after climbing the step hill in and meeting the giggling staff she found it funny that my daughter had her baby in the push chair as they pointed out the trail was steep and had many steps and was very muddy! we were told to leave the buggy with all the others , so we had to carry my grand daughter the whole way round, I will say the steps are steep and wet plus muddy not very safe at all God knows what a wheel chair user would do and it was clearly not a suitable walk for any frail person , over the last two years we have done Wollaton Park and Belton House light trails which where both excellent and enjoyable this experiance was very poor the lights where pathetic and very amateur no Christmas theme at all and the refreshments where also poor and sad looking , all in all a pretty rubbish experiance and very poor value for Money I would advise you don't waste your Money

Note this review is purely for the 'Light Night'
After Nottingham castle probably the worst value attraction in the UK zero imagination or creativity a wholsale waste of £50 for a family ticket to roam along a mile of very muddy paths with some basic light displays - you could put on a better show from B and Q or by driving around your local housing estate - and dont waste £5 on the rip off parking its cheaper to pay at the machine on site , total robbery.

Regrettably I would not recommend this. Really not worth the money. Very overpriced and little to show for it.
Also, emailed belvoir castle to find out why the refreshment stalls were closed. They apologised and said it should have been open and would investigate. Three weeks later I'm still waiting for an explanation even though I've chased it.
Bitterly disappointed all round.

Very disappointed in christmas lights, just a long trail of lights with hardly any spectacular displays, only thing worth seeing was the fun animated videos illuminated on the castle. Belton was much better last year. Not worth the money unfortunately.

Disappointing displays inside & outside. Muddy around lake. Almost no food available. Very expensive (£75 for 2 adults) for 40.mins indoors & 50mins trail, Belton was much better last year.

Visited the Christmas lights and very disappointing. Not a patch on Belton last year and amateurish. Cars driving too fast up to castle and food outlets extremely exposed to wind and rain. Poor show!

Really disappointing christmas light trial, more like follow the festoon lighting and thats your lot. Having been to Belton previously we thought we'd try Belvoir - what a bad decision, expensive, paths were extremely muddy, really poor light shows with no real christmas theme, the video image that was projected onto the side of the castle was 50% blurred. No real food outlets - and no other entertainment. Suggest the Duchess takes a visit to Belton to see how its done !

I went for the Regency Christmas experience. Booking was easy and the checking in well organised. The whole experience was excellent I got to see lots of beautiful rooms it was informative with guides who were friendly and knowlegable. The Christmas decorations were stunning. I cannot recommend highly enough. I have visited Chatsworth previously and was bitterly disapointed . You will not be disappointed at Belvoir. I did not attend the light trail but when leaving it was getting dark and I could see some of the trail and it looked lovely. Highly recommend.

We went to the enlightened Xmas lights walk last night... OMG... what a load of rubbish.. I feel ripped off..
I took my wife and parents and we were all so disappointed, it was awful, we went at half 7 and when we got to the end all the food and drink places were already shut and Considering they were still letting people in I think its dreadful. Utter waste of money. Avoid this place like the plague

We spent £185 on 5 people to see the Regency & Light trail. Very disappointing. Inside the house was beautiful... but very short. Outside... it was a long, muddy walk.... the show was underwhelming. The lighting was actually quite dangerous in parts as you're so dazzled (in a bad way) that you can't see where you're walking. Trail was not at all Christmas themed... Refreshments at the Castle were very limited. Bacon buns, beef brisket or chips.... very expensive. They weren't allowed to sell drinks... queued for 'drink cabin' but only four hot drinks on offer. No cold drinks or water. I paid for hot water as I was so thirsty but didn't want caffeine, alcohol or sugar. We went to Belton last 2 years and thought we'd try somewhere different. We regret that decision as so much less for nearly twice the price. Gutted.

REALLY,,,,,,a light trail....seen better in my neighbours garden, and if you have any dexterity issues you may need to think twice...overpriced....poor display ....

We went to the enlightened light trail this evening,come on,that wasn't a Christmas light trail,it's sooo overpriced for what it is.Putting up 1.5 km of lighting along a path isn't a Christmas light spectacular,my Christmas lights are better than this!!!!
The castle and the surroundings were pretty but it isn't what it says it is,very disappointing,there are much better light displays elsewhere,a waste of money in my opinion.Sorry but you need thousands more lights!!!!!

It looks like we may have celebrated too early, we have received an email from POPLA to say they cancelled our parking charge notice in error, which not only took us by surprise but left us confused as to what is going on, apart from the fact that the saga continues. It appears that the appeal process is as flawed as the parking payment system.

**APPEAL THROUGH POPLA SUCCESSFUL**
We regularly supported Cafe Alez and the Engine Yard, partparticularly through the pandemic. Wishing to further support local businesses we visited Belvoir Castle on 26 July paying £36 entrance fee and also ate lunch in the tea room, paying for parking on exit. We enjoyed visiting the castle but not so much the gardens which were poorly maintained, in particular the Japanese Garden which had very little signs of any Japanese influence. We were dismayed to realise we had underpaid when we received a parking charge notice for £60 rising to £100 if not paid within 14 days. In our opinion, and that of many others on Tripadvisor (90+) and social media, the machine set up is misleading and confusing. Initial Parking declined our appeal but 2 months after appealing through POPLA we have now had our appeal upheld.
Our appeal was on the grounds that the signage and machines were misleading and as their defence included the fact that they had subsequently installed additional signage to make it clearer which we felt was an admission that the process was confusing they are no longer pursuing the matter. I would urge people to fight the charge and gather evidence to support their appeals.

It is such a shame that what should be a pleasant experience supporting a local business is thoroughly spoilt by this parking system and I will not be taking the chance of being caught out again by parking on site.