UK seaside town to light up with spectacular illuminations to rival Blackpool's

The resort's astir historical building, Torre Abbey, volition instrumentality centre signifier successful this year's Bay of Lights programme

Torquay successful Devon is gearing up to alteration into a wintertime wonderland, implicit with a dazzling airy amusement and Christmas market. The town's astir historical building, Torre Abbey, volition beryllium the centrepiece of this spectacle, featuring an awe-inspiring airy projection show.

The Bay of Lights programme, acceptable to footwear disconnected successful 2 weeks (Friday, November 29), volition spot the beforehand of the abbey morph into a canvas of airy and past done an innovative airy projection amusement titled 'Alive with Light'.

This 3D show volition wage homage to the building's heritage, narrating the communicative of 800 years of Christmas astatine the Abbey. Viewers volition beryllium treated to a ocular and philharmonic extravaganza.

Images inspired by assorted humanities periods volition beryllium projected onto the recently restored architecture of the abbey, each acceptable to a mesmerising philharmonic soundtrack. This airy projection amusement forms a important portion of this year's Bay of Lights Illumination Trail, which runs each evening from Friday, November 29, 2024 until Thursday, January 2, 2025.

Visitors tin embark connected their 1.5-mile way travel astatine Torre Abbey, past meander done the magical Tunnel of Lights, earlier taking a leisurely stroll on the picturesque seafront promenade.

Finally, they tin research the vibrant harbourside, wherever unrecorded euphony awaits from 6 to 9pm each Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening until Saturday, December 21. The Trail is made imaginable by Torbay Council, The English Riviera Bid Company, SWISCo and the creator of the airy displays, section institution Future Technical Solutions (FTS).

And caller for 2024 is the 'sponsor a flower' initiative. For conscionable £10, you tin sponsor an LED angiosperm successful the sanction of your choice. The names volition beryllium displayed connected boards/projections astatine the sunken gardens and sponsors volition person a integer certificate to recognise their donation.

Running alongside the airy amusement is Torquay's archetypal Christmas marketplace which volition instrumentality spot connected the grounds of Torre Abbey. The marketplace volition connection an array of vacation treats, unsocial gifts, artisanal crafts arsenic good arsenic a tempting enactment of nutrient and drink.

It's the cleanable spot to bask immoderate Christmas buying and to find the cleanable acquisition for your loved ones portion soaking up the festive atmosphere. There volition beryllium implicit 30 section stalls and nutrient traders and amusive household activities.

Two large, covered areas volition beryllium a haven for those looking to flight the chill, offering a accidental to lukewarm up with a mulled beverage oregon section brew portion feasting connected delicious nutrient and enjoying a mesmerising airy projection show. The Exeter Beer Company is teaming up with Torbay Council and Torre Abbey to bring this festive acquisition to life.

The marketplace volition invited visitors regular from November 29 until December 22, with varying opening times. Entry is wholly escaped and everyone is invited to articulation successful the festive fun.

Moreover, Torre Abbey is hosting its beloved acquisition and trade fair, Winter Fest, successful the Spanish Barn from Saturday, November 30 to Sunday, December 1. This lawsuit showcases unsocial handmade section crafts cleanable for Christmas, including decorations, toys, jewellery, and crochet gifts.

Guests tin besides get up adjacent with alpacas from a adjacent farm, drawback up alpaca-related products, and soak successful the festive ambiance with music, decorations, and mulled wine. The lawsuit is escaped to enter, and there's a bonus of 50% disconnected location and plot admissions passim the Winter Fest weekend.

Cllr Jacqueline Thomas, Cabinet Member for Tourism, Culture and Events and Corporate Services astatine Torbay Council, said: "With its stunning airy projection show and festive Christmas market, Torre Abbey is simply a must-visit attraction for anyone coming to the English Riviera this Christmas. Ideally situated astatine the commencement of the Bay of Lights Illumination Trail, it offers a fantastic accidental to get into the festive tone and indulge successful immoderate Christmas buying earlier enjoying the remainder of the airy installations."

Carolyn Custerson, Chief Executive of the English Riviera BID Company, expressed her excitement: ''It is precise breathtaking to spot the Bay of Lights, a resort-wide wintertime selling run initiated by the English Riviera BID Company, proceed to grow, with caller attractions joining the programme this year.

"There volition surely beryllium tons of festive amusive for each the household and galore reasons to sojourn and enactment connected the English Riviera to stock the magic this year. The English Riviera BID Company are pleased to proceed to beryllium sponsors of the Illumination Trail."