Address: Loch Dunmore Faskally Wood, Pitlochry, PH16 5LB, United Kingdom
Rating: 4.6
based on 176 reviews.
Visit Experience
Pros:
"Absolutely outstanding! Thankfully brilliant weather made our visit even better."
"A Great visit which was drier than expected with the past weather."
"Well organised and entertaining experience with regular buses leaving and returning to Fisher's Hotel."
"Wonderful experience. So well organised."
"This was a first visit up from Edinburgh and it was definitely worthwhile. Great experience, well organised with the coaches."
"A truly magical evening for all ages. Wonderful effects and music totally transformed the forest."
"Amazing night at the Enchanted Forest. Well organised from the minute you join the q for the bus to the minute you return."
"Absolutely amazing show! Attended in 2018 while in vacation in Scotland (took a bit of planning and detouring) and it was worth every penny!"
Cons:
"Really disappointed with our visit this year. I have been the the forest previously and the lights were great."
"The process for entering and exiting the display needs reevaluating! With the remote nature of the location it is obvious most will attempt to drive, however, there is not enough parking in Pitlochry for the amount of visitors!"
"Waste of money. Seriously disappointed. Drove around and around and around and it was impossible to park the car."
"Parking, roads and routes not clearly marked. Didn't seem to be much on, some construction was taking place."
"We were up Scotland for a week and only found out about it towards the end of the week. The tickets online were sold out."
"Parking isn't bad as long as you plan, only 5-10 min walk for us."
"Parking is terrible in the town and we saw a car being ticketed by a warden so be careful where you park and make sure you are legal."
"Parking is a bit of a problem for later shows as things fill up fast."
Food and Refreshments
Pros:
"The food was great - a lot of attention was put into ensuring the lightshow was meaningful."
"We toasted marshmallows too, which was a fun activity."
"It was quite cold and raining but had the most delicious hot chocolate to warm me up and yummy warm donuts."
"There was hot donuts, fish and chips, and churros on the loop, all at a reasonable price to be fair- cheaper than the food in Pitlochry."
"Plenty of toilets around and refreshments from hot chocolate, alcohol if wanted and tea and coffee."
"The lights in the show were spectacular and the sound also good too. One of the best shows i have been to. Definitely going back next year!!"
"We toasted marshmallows too, which was a fun activity."
"Visited again 24/10/19. Different theme this year. Absolutely amazing once again. Had a wood fired pizza for £8. Really tasty."
Cons:
"There were plenty of stops for refreshments along the way, although they were a bit expensive."
"Absolutely brilliant night especially for the kids but the chaos in Pitlochry for parking put a damper on the night."
"There were incredibly long queues for food and drinks too, and so many people that we found ourselves walking very slowly in crowds."
"Absolutely awful, half the light trail wasn't lit up, no festive music as said, the maze light was broken and pathetic."
"The price of food was steep and with limited areas for sitting with said food."
"marshmallows were a joke the man was more interested in my 3 year old daughter than anything else felt unsettled."
"Food and drink are expensive."
"There are Marshalls at the fire pit so even if u didnt pay the £3 for 4 yes 4 marshmallows and brought your own u cant cook them on the fire."
Organizational Efficiency
Pros:
"The buses were excellent and very efficient, there was hardly a wait despite the vast amounts of people there."
"This was such an organised event from start to finish. You can see where the costs come from."
"The staff is very professional and kind and always helpful."
"Brilliantly organised so getting there and back from Pitlochry is easy and stress free and the forest itself was just amazing!"
"Excellent experience but I was hoping for something a little longer."
"The stewards were helpful and it was a good length of time to wander."
"The team from getting us on the coach and making sure we were okay in the forest and going the right way couldn't have been more cheerful and helpful."
"The event is very well organised with coaches taking you in to the forest and back again."
Cons:
"The process for entering and exiting the display needs reevaluating! With the remote nature of the location it is obvious most will attempt to drive, however, there is not enough parking in Pitlochry for the amount of visitors!"
"The forest had almost no light shows and maybe one interactive experience."
"The whole thing had all the allure of a Manchester lads' stag-do outing to Blackpool Illuminations."
"It's OK, very rushed, couldn't really stop and take photos as we would've caused a queue."
"Went for the first time to the enchanted forest after hearing its brilliant for so many years…. I will not be returning."
"Only issue were the seemingly endless queues. We waited for 1.hour for a bus back with a tired 3 year old."
"The process for entering and exiting the display needs reevaluating! With the remote nature of the location it is obvious most will attempt to drive, however, there is not enough parking in Pitlochry for the amount of visitors!"
"The spark has fizzled. Little in the way of interactive elements, like previous years, staff were friendly, but the show and experience lacked any oomph."