By Isabella Schembri-Adams 
After wanting to go for several years, we recently went on the Steamlights at the Bluebell Railway.
Steam trains seem very magical at Christmas and this trip was very magical indeed.
Eight of us had our own compartment booked and we were very excited to be there.
As you walk up to the station, there are many lovely lights and an old fashioned Carousel.
The Carousel had horses, tractors and other things on it.
Their heads were pointing to the left and it went round clockwise.
Apparently that means it’s an English Carousel as French Carousels go round anti-clockwise, with their heads looking to the right!
We visited the engine shed to see the trains in there and then had a snack in the restaurant. Chips and festive cookies.
I was very pleased to find vegan cookies.
At 7.45, the Ice Queen appeared on the bridge and we all did a countdown to turn the train lights on.
It was beautiful to see the train covered in coloured lights.
We boarded and found our compartment which was decorated and had a window wiper and cloth in case the window steamed up.
The Ice Queen waved us off and we headed very slowly through the night to Horsted Keynes.
Very relaxing music played on the way and the Ice Queen spoke to us every time we passed a light display.
We saw Unicorns, butterflies, spiders and a dragon amongst others. Very magical!
At Horsted Keynes, we had a chance to board the engine and pull the whistle, then we returned slowly back to Sheffield Park and saw the light shows again.
We enjoyed it so much that a couple of days later we drove to Horsted Keynes to watch it go past from the outside.
