A Highland forest will be transformed by thousands of lights this winter as Landmark Forest Adventure Park brings its Ancient Forest Twi Lights experience back to the Cairngorms.
The illuminated woodland experience will return to the Carrbridge attraction from late November and continue until the February half term, giving families another reason to wrap up warm and head into the forest after dark.
Visitors will follow a one kilometre trail through Landmark’s ancient pinewood forest, with thousands of lights, sounds and effects changing the familiar woodland as darkness falls.
Ancient Forest Twi Lights will run on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, with nightly openings planned during the Christmas and New Year holidays.
The popular UV light tunnel will return alongside the Red Squirrel Trail, where visitors can climb up to eight metres into the forest canopy.
From there, families will be able to look down across the illuminated woodland below.
Festive food and treats will also be available along the route, adding a little warmth to a winter evening among the trees.
At the heart of the experience is Landmark’s original Treetop Trail, which was built almost 30 years ago and has since been expanded to improve accessibility.
The trail now includes access for wheelchairs and buggies, helping more families experience the forest attraction together.
Landmark has been part of the Cairngorms visitor landscape since 1970 and now offers more than 22 indoor and outdoor attractions from its base at Carrbridge.
Around 180,000 people visit the park each year, making it one of the Highlands’ most established family attractions.
Earlier this year Landmark was named among the UK’s leading visitor attractions by consumer organisation Which?, placing within its top ten family days out for 2026 and among the highest rated adventure parks in the country.
But the winter experience offers something rather different from the water rides, climbing attractions and other adventures associated with a summer visit.
As daylight disappears early over the Cairngorms, the ancient pinewood becomes the attraction itself.
Thousands of lights among the trees, a walk above the forest floor and the darkness of a Highland winter provide most of what is needed.
Sometimes the simplest ideas work particularly well.
Take an ancient Highland forest, wait until nightfall and switch on a few thousand lights.
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