This question pops up all the time, so we’ve asked for the expertise from Cathy, our Visual Merchandising Manager and Christmas decoration maestro, on how many lights you’ll need for your tree. Cathy and her team are responsible for the beautiful displays you see when visiting Ruxley Manor and our Father Christmas’ Grotto.

"As a general guide we start designing our trees with a 100 twinkle lights per 1.5ft of height. This gives us an even covering of lights across the whole tree with enough room to add decorations and accents to the tree. However, there are no set rules – if you prefer minimalist trees with more lights you can double or triple this amount, or use layering. With certain displays we like to wrap Micro Lights close the trunk of the tree and then compliment them with twinkle lights towards the middle of the branches to create a dramatic visual with multiple layers of depth."

Cathy, Visual Merchandising Manager