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Illuminated trees for Cambridge Botanic Lights
Illuminated light triangles along a path for Cambridge Botanic Lights.
A frosty day along the winding path of the Winter Garden
Snowdrops nestled with bright yellow winter aconites
landscape view of the main lawn with the fountain in the foreground and glasshouses in the background
Drifts of yellow daffodils naturalised in grass amongst trees
Cloud-like white blossom of Yoshino cherry on the Main Lawn beneath a blue spring sky
Several long tassles up to 5ft long of the vivid green, pea shaped flowers belonging to the jade vine, flowering in the Glasshouses
Purple globe heads of alliums flowering amongst other pale yellow spring flowers in the Garden's bee borders, with a backdrop of trees
Drifts of mainly purple and red flowers which make up our Bee Borders, surrounded by mature trees with a curving grass mown path
The Garden's Lake in summer time, reflecting the blue summer sky, with the Rock Garden in the foreground, with visitors wandering through.
Fiery autumn colours of the trees surrounding the Lake and tree reflections in the Lake
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*Christmas closure*

The Garden will be closed Tuesday 24 December 2024 – Wednesday 1 January 2025 inclusive.

Botanic Lights

Botanic Lights

Join us for 2024's Cambridge Botanic Lights trail around Cambridge University Botanic Garden!
What's On this Winter 2024 - 2025

What's On this Winter 2024 - 2025

Celebrate the festive season and embrace the New Year in the beautiful seasonal landscapes of Cambridge University Botanic Garden.
Cambridge Botanic Lights FAQs

Cambridge Botanic Lights FAQs

More information and frequently asked questions including information on tickets, the trail, high winds and bad weather policies

Plant picks

Sally Petitt, Head of Horticulture, picks this week's must see plants.

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1. Massonia pustulata

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2. Populus nigra ssp. betulifolia

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3. Jasminum nudiflorum

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4. Hakea suaveolens

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5. Alnus glutinosa

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6. Calliandra haematocephala

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7. Ilex x altaclerenis 'Platyphylla'

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8. Ruscus aculeatus

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9. Mahonia x media 'Underway'

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10. Viburnum farreri

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Cambridge Botanic Lights 2024

29 Nov - 21 Dec 2024
5 - 9.30pm

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Little Robin’s Christmas Trail

13 Nov - 23 Dec 2024
10am - 4pm

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Saturday 7 December 2024
10am - 1pm

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