Enchanted wood and smoke, but thankfully no fire

I started off the day by setting off the smoke detector. Thats not fun when you live in a building of about 10 flats, I'm sure I put everyone in a bit of a panic.  I was surprised that no one knocked on the door. I ran around the house opening windows, and it felt like an eternity that it kept screaming. All I was doing was heating up a pan for pancakes. The pancakes didn't even turn out very good, lol.

The day ended much better, although my football team lost. I went to http://www.enchantedwoodland.com/. Such a great place! Its a little more than a mile hike around a lake and a mansion, in the pitch black. They light up their trees and create quite a show. The lights are simple and stunning. Its amazing how many different kinds of trees they have, it helps you appreciate their beauty by seeing them individually lit up. 

There were about 1,000 people there when I got there, which was a lot more than I expected. The queue moves pretty quickly if you already have your ticket. They have a few games for the kids to play as they walk, you can count little tiny sparkling fairies that hide in the trees, or there are times when you can press buttons to control the timing and colour of the lights. There's even one point where you press buttons to shoot a light out of a cannon across a long lawn and it 'lands' on a statue, very cool. The reflections in the still lake are breathtaking and they do a great job of setting up a few scenes. The scenes have moving lights set to music. There's a bit of fog blowing in as well, and even a few animal sounds. Really great place, and well worth £7, I'm guessing its priced that way per person so that a family rate isnt too bad.