We track 1 display in Kensington. Every one of them is free to visit.
Displays here switch on around sunset. In Kensington that means about 4:46 PM in early December and 4:47 PM by mid-month — the earliest sunsets of the year fall right in the middle of lights season. It is properly dark by about 5:17 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Kensington typically drop to around 30°F.
| Date | Sunset | Fully dark |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 4:46 PM | 5:16 PM |
| Dec 15 | 4:47 PM | 5:17 PM |
| Dec 25 | 4:51 PM | 5:21 PM |
Residential displays have no facilities of their own — no parking, no toilets, nowhere to warm up — so it is worth knowing what is around. Within about three miles of the Kensington cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 15 public car parks and 11 public toilets. There is no shortage of cafés and takeaways for a hot drink on the way round.
Freeattractionilluminated temple groundsno tickets requiredfree parking
The grounds of the Washington DC Temple in Kensington are illuminated nightly during the season, and the walking display requires no tickets. Parking is free as well.
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