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City Of Stories Norwich - a City of Centuries and now a City of Stories and a City of Light - is gearing up for a stunning seven-week festive furore in which the UK’s first ‘Tunnel of Light’ will crown the city’s Christmas celebrations. Tony Cooper discovers more
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ight’ is at the heart of Norwich’s festive celebrations this year with the main attraction being the UK’s first immersive ‘Tunnel of Light’ located on Hay Hill linking Gentleman’s Walk with The Forum. The tunnel - inspired by Nabana no Sato located at the Nagashima Resort just outside of Nagoya in Japan - can be enjoyed daily to midnight and, open to the elements, it’s free to walk through as many times as you like. Obviously, it looks more spectacular at night. Visitors to the attraction - on site to Thursday 5th January (Twelfth Night) - will experience a wonderland display measuring 45 metres long 26 | November 2016
by four metres high and six metres wide made from 50,000 pulsating LEDs. The sequenced lights will reflect the patterns and colours of the Northern Lights in a rich, varied and aweinspiring display of mesmeric dancing beams, the likes of which Norwich - named as one of Britain’s Top Ten cities in The Telegraph 2014 Travel Awards - has never seen before. But before one gets to this fantastic light display, the Big Switch On, which brings families flocking to the city in their droves, falls on Thursday 17th November. Don’t miss it! In addition to all of this fun activity, three commissioned original film projections - each with its own distinctive Christmas story and
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