Free light projection at Torre Abbey celebrating 800 years of history, opening night with fireworks, part of the Bay of Lights winter season.
Torre Abbey: Alive with Light! opens at Torre Abbey on Saturday 28 November, and it runs through to 3 January 2027. The abbey, which dates back to the 12th century and was founded by the Premonstratensians, becomes a canvas for a projection that mixes light, history and festive joy. It's set to a historical soundtrack that pulls from the Medieval, Tudor, Georgian and Victorian periods, so the music shifts through the centuries as the light does.
The show is part of the Bay of Lights, the English Riviera's biggest winter event. That includes a free, fully accessible 1.5-mile Illumination Trail running along the Torquay seafront from Torre Abbey to Torquay Harbour. This year it brings together 18 large installations: an LED light fountain, 1,000 colour-changing flowers, pixel pads and a walk-through Christmas present. There are also pixel tree light shows in Paignton and Brixham, so the trail stretches beyond just the Torquay seafront.
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Opening night is marked by a fireworks display, and the wider season brings in a Christmas Market in the abbey grounds, the Devon Train of Lights, lantern parades and carols by candlelight. It's a free event, and the abbey is at The Kings Drive, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 5JE.
