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The Christmas Adventure is a seasonal event held at the Stockeld Park estate in North Yorkshire.〔Stockeld Park, Yorkshire, http://www.stockeldpark.co.uk/the-house.asp〕 Initially a supplement to the estate’s extensive Christmas tree business,〔Stockeld Park Christmas Trees, http://www.thechristmasadventure.com/christmas-tree-shop.asp〕 The Christmas Adventure now boasts a number of unique activities, including a giant, snowflake-shaped maze based on the 12 Days of Christmas, an Enchanted Wood, Europe’s longest synthetic Nordic ski trail, a skating rink and Santa’s Grotto.〔'The Christmas Adventure at Stockeld Park', http://www.thechristmasadventure.com/〕 The Enchanted Wood is perhaps The Christmas Adventure’s most distinctive attraction. Described as “a mixture of theatre and fantasy”, the wood is illuminated by several thousand lights and filled with fairytale characters and animals. Running for over 1,200 metres through the wood is a pathway and the Nordic ski trail.〔 The Christmas Adventure also contains a Christmas shop and a café.〔 Since opening in 2006, The Christmas Adventure has been the subject of considerable media attention and has featured in papers such as ''The Times'',〔‘Enchanted Forest’, http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/gardens/article2975780.ece, 8 December 2007〕 ''The Daily Telegraph'',〔'Skiing in the UK: It's Grimm up North, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/snowandski/3851273/Skiing-in-the-UK.html, 20 December 2008〕 the ''Guardian''〔’25 festive days’, http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2008/dec/14/family-events-christmas-travel-activities?page=6, 14 December 2008〕 and the ''Yorkshire Post''.〔‘If you go down to the woods today’, http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/people/If-you-go-down-to.3485384.jp, 14 November 2007〕 Beginning at the start of the October half term and ending after the second weekend of January, it is estimated that over 100,000 people visit The Christmas Adventure, which has been the recipient of a number of awards.〔Winner 2008, Ackrill Business Awards, Best Rural Initiative Yorkshire, http://www.thechristmasadventure.com/business-awards.asp〕〔Regional Finalist 2007, HSBC Start Up Stars, http://www.startupstars.hsbc.co.uk/〕 == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Christmas Adventure」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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