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In Pictures: Winter wonderland illuminates Yorkshire nights

A theme park is offering a bright display of favourite characters and scenes from Alice In Wonderland.
A theme park is offering a bright display of favourite characters and scenes from Alice In Wonderland. A theme park is offering a bright display of favourite characters and scenes from Alice In Wonderland.

A Yorkshire theme park has brightened up the cold winter nights with a display of illuminated characters from Alice In Wonderland.

The aptly named Lightwater Valley, near Ripon, has giant versions of Alice, the Mad Hatter, the Queen of Hearts and the March Hare among illuminated mushrooms and flamingos.

Ripon is believed to have been a major influence on Lewis Carroll’s classic children’s story as his father was canon of Ripon Cathedral and figures resembling the Gryphon and White Rabbit are carved into the choir stalls.

Alice in Winterland light trail
Alice in Winterland light trail (Danny Lawson/PA)
Alice in Winterland light trail
Alice in Winterland light trail (Danny Lawson/PA)
Alice in Winterland light trail
Alice in Winterland light trail (Danny Lawson/PA)
Alice in Winterland light trail
Alice in Winterland light trail (Danny Lawson/PA)
Alice in Winterland light trail
Alice in Winterland light trail (Danny Lawson/PA)
Alice in Winterland light trail
Alice in Winterland light trail (Danny Lawson/PA)
Alice in Winterland light trail
Alice in Winterland light trail (Danny Lawson/PA)