Gates Garden Centre have announced the opening day of their much-anticipated Christmas display.

Every year, Gates Garden Centre host one of the country's biggest garden centre Christmas displays, featuring decorations, light displays, a mechanical Christmas scene and much more.

This year, the launch day for this festive, family-friendly event will be 30 September.

Image courtesy of Gates Garden Centre.

Established in 1948 by Fred and Ivy Gates, the garden centre was originally created within the walls of a large Victorian kitchen garden belonging to Cold Overton Hall. Still on the same site today, the centre has expanded considerably over the years, but still retains its "traditional family values of excellent customer service coupled with great value for money".

Gates is a large garden centre on the Rutland/Leicestershire border that offers over 100,000 square feett of retail and leisure facilities. 

Each Christmas they open up their huge Christmas display, covering over 14,000 of their large site and offering a range of products including but not limited to:

• Christmas trees
• festive treats
• novelty Christmas items and games
• Christmas craft equipment
• indoor and outdoor Christmas decorations

They also set up an impressive moving display that, each year, enchants children and adults alike.

Image courtesy of Gates Garden Centre.

Will you be heading down to the opening day on 30 September?

Doors will be open from 8am until 5:30pm on Saturday, and 10am until 4pm on Sunday.

Weekday opening times are from 8am until 5:30pm.

Find Gates Garden Centre at:

Somerby Road

Cold Overton

LE15 7QB