Lagerstroemia Purple Magic, also known as a Crepe Myrtle tree, is a stunning ornamental plant that is prized for its beautiful purple flowers and attractive bark. It is a deciduous tree that belongs to the Lythraceae family and is native to Asia. One of the most striking features of Lagerstroemia Purple Magic is its vibrant purple flowers that bloom in the summer. These flowers are produced in large clusters and add a burst of color to any garden or landscape. The flowers are also highly fragrant and attract a wide variety of pollinators, such as bees and butterflies. In addition to its beautiful flowers, Lagerstroemia Purple Magic also has attractive bark.

Royal Banquet Hall

Royal Banquet Hall is the only restaurant in Asia which located inside the castle. As walking into here, guests will be immersed in a fairy-tale world. Within this magical atmosphere of Disney princess stories, you will have a chance to meet your favorite Disney characters, and enjoy a feast of magic with your family and friends. At Royal Banquet Hall, it’ll be a unique experience to create an unforgettable memory only belongs to you.

Dine like royalty

Ready for a feast of magic？The extraordinary dishes are waiting for you in the Royal Banquet Hall. Each dish here has the rich taste as well as the wonderful presentation. Inspired by Disney stories, royal chefs incorporate the magical elements into dishes, which treat every guest an amazing and unique culinary experience.

At Royal Banquet Hall, the high-quality and thoughtful service will also ensure you a wonderful dining experience.

Exceptional taste that goes beyond food

The Royal Banquet Hall itself is as remarkable as the dishes. It’s filled with intricately carved archways and colorful glass windows. As surrounded by domes covered with magnificent paintings and marvelous landscapes，guests will be immersed into a fairy-tale world.

There are five princess-themed dining halls including Cinderella, Mulan, Tiana, Snow White and Sleeping Beauty, where welcome you to enjoy their fantastic views.

Dreams come true when you meet your Disney friends

Come and be a guest of your favorite Disney characters in the Royal Banquet Hall. Look! They all dress up as royals and welcome you with a bow. Let’s enjoy the intimate interaction with them and it’s for sure that every moment you spend together will be the most magical moment of your life.

Menu

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Princess Adult Set Menu

Choose One Dish from each of the following Courses

• Appetizer
  1. Goat Cheese Mousse with Beetroot Salad
  2. Chinese Mixed Appetizer
  3. Grilled Octopus with White Bean Puree
  4. Seared Scallop with Cauliflower Purée
  5. Lobster Bisque with Seafood Ravioli
  6. Chicken Soup with Pork Stomach and Lotus Nut
• Main Entrees
  1. Duck Confit with Cherry Red Wine Sauce and Frisee Salad
  2. Chicken Parmigiana with Arugula Salad
  3. Cinderella‘s Pumpkin with Truffle Chickpea Curry and Pasta (Vegetarian Meal)
  4. Deep-fried Yellow Croaker with Ganshao Sauce
  5. Braised Abalone and Pork Belly in Soya Sauce
• Dessert
  1. Cheesecake with Strawberry Ice Cream
  2. Tiramisu with Chocolate High Heel
  3. Snow White’s Apple
  4. Sticky Date Pudding with Vanilla Ice Cream
  5. Chocolate Lava Cake with Vanilla Ice Cream
  6. Fruit Platter
  7. Family Sharing Dessert

*This combo includes coffee or tea

Add RMB68 to get a Grilled Beef Tenderloin with Potato Confit and Red Wine Sauce or a Seared Cod Fish with Lemon Butter Sauce or a Wok Fried M5 Australian Beef with Mushrooms and Black Pepper Sauce

Princess Kids Set Menu

Choose One Dish from each of the following Courses

• Appetizer
  1. Slow-cooked Salmon with Avocado Apple Salad
  2. Seared Scallop with Cauliflower Purée
  3. Mushroom Soup with Mickey Pita Bread
• Main Entrees
  1. Seared Halibut with Creamy Vinegar Sauce
  2. Pasta with Beef Bolognaise Sauce
  3. Braised Pork Rice with Meat Ball
• Dessert
  1. Cheesecake with Strawberry Ice Cream
  2. Chocolate Lava Cake with Vanilla Ice Cream
  3. Fruit Platter
• *Kids Menu applies to children aged 3 to 11 years old(both inclusive), free of charge for kids under 3 years old
• Beverages
  1. Fresh Juice
  2. Assorted Beverages
  3. Assorted Coffee
  4. Tea
  5. Beer
  6. Wine
• *Any vintage variation will be notified upon ordering*The sale of alcoholic beverages to Guests under 18 years old is prohibited by law. We will check valid ID credentials to confirm age.
• Specialty Drinks
  1. Royal Specialty Drinks

The menu items are subject to change. Please refer to the restaurant for availability.

Akershus Royal Banquet Hall

Join Disney Princesses for Storybook Dining inside a medieval castle with soaring archways and cathedral ceilings.

Location: Epcot, World Showcase
Type: American, Norwegian Cuisine
Price: $$$ ($35 to $59.99 per adult)
Reservations: Yes

Princess Storybook Dining

Her Highness the Queen is holding a feast in honor of the world’s best-loved Storybook Princesses—and you’re invited! Dine in a medieval castle as Disney Princesses and Friends mingle with Guests to give autographs and pose for pictures.

All who attend the royal banquet can expect to meet several of the following Disney Characters:

• Snow White
• Cinderella
• Belle
• Princess Aurora
• Ariel
• Mary Poppins

Taste of Norway

Start the day with American breakfast favorites served family-style, and enjoy Norwegian fare for lunch and dinner.

Breakfast may include such selections as scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, potato casserole, biscuits, cinnamon rolls and fresh fruit.

At lunch and dinner, a Norwegian buffet (koldtbord) of cold dishes features salads, meats and cheeses, while hot entrées are served à la carte. The rotating menu may include seared herb-dusted beef tips, oven-roasted chicken breast and a special Scandinavian meatball dish made of pork, beef and capers called kjottkaker.

Children’s menu options include such familiar offerings as pizza, pasta, hot dogs and grilled chicken. Be sure to save room for The Royal Chef’s Dessert Plate—a platter of 3 delectable desserts served family-style for the perfect ending to your feast.

Complimentary Photo Keepsake

As you enter the castle, pose under the white stone archways for a complimentary portrait with a Disney Princess. Photo keepsakes are delivered right to your table as you dine on sumptuous fare and meet more Disney Princesses.

• One Professional Photo Package, for groups of 4 Guests
• 2 Professional Photo Packages, for groups of 5 to 8 Guests
• 3 Professional Photo Packages, for groups of 9 to 12 Guests

Each Photo Package includes:

• One 6″ x 8″ and four 4″ x 6″ prints
• Beautifully themed photo holder

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        Magical Castle Winter Wedding Venues in the UK and Ireland

        People sometimes imagine castles are cold in the winter-time, but nothing could be further from the truth. Those thick, ancient stone walls are perfect for retaining the heat and there’s nothing like relaxing by the warmth of a giant, open fireplace.

        Summertime may bring sunshine and bouquets of roses but winter can conjure up romantic, moonlit moments, spectacular winter wonderland settings and the cosiness of a roaring log fire. Here are just some of the ways in which we think winter weddings are something special.

        Festive weddings: magic, sparkle and colour statements

        As Christmas approaches, you could use this to enhance your own theme. Alongside traditional decorations, create a winter wonderland adding a white-carpeted aisle dotted with pine cones and holly, frost-tinged evergreen foliage sprinkled with flowers of gold and silver for table centrepieces and plenty of sparkling jewels throughout your own wedding attire.

        Rich colours and brighter hues contrast perfectly against cool, wintry settings; from shade of reds from crimson to berry and burgundy, or emerald to forest green. A richly-hued bouquet looks show-stopping against a white wedding dress.

        Winter wedding drinks will warm up guests

        Guests will be delighted by a warm drink after the ceremony and there’s lots of choice - mulled wine, warm cider or hot chocolate. Continue the theme into your wedding reception with classic Christmas tipples, perhaps mimosas or cranberry whiskey sours. Later on, give golden cocktails a splash of colour with a sugar-frosted trio of berries and an evergreen leaf.

        Winter wedding food for comfort and nostalgia

        Who doesn’t love winter food? Real comfort food can help everyone relax and evoke contented chatter from even the quietest of wedding guests. Serve soul-warming cuisine reminiscent of home-cooked food; think short-crust meat pies, with mash and seasonal veg topped off with mouthwatering sponge and custard. Or, opt for rich, creamy pasta dishes followed by wintry-looking desserts such as meringue or cheesecake dusted in icing sugar. When the weather is cold outside, we’re sure there’ll always be room for a final mince pie and Irish coffee, too!

        Embrace winter weather and dark evenings

        As darkness engulfs a winter’s day, let your wedding sparkle into life with clusters of fairy lights or cultivate a romantic atmosphere with lanterns or candles. If you opt for a winter wedding you’ve likely already accepted that the weather will be colder, but use this to your advantage. In summer, many brides struggle in heavy, layered dresses, but in winter your wedding dress can be as elaborate as you want without being uncomfortable. Thick, beaded bodices and netted petticoats become a breeze. Add a luxurious faux fur cape to embrace the outdoor chill.

        Winter wedding availability from Celtic Castles

        Now that we’ve given you some inspiration and hopefully encouraged you to opt to hold your wedding at this beautiful time of year, read on to discover our handpicked selection of castles that we think are simply perfect for a winter wedding.

        Cloughan Castle

        This ancient fortress creates a magnificent backdrop to an intimate winter wedding with its two or three-nights’ luxury self-catered stay for up to 14 guests. Exclusive use includes lashings of medieval ambiance to create your very own winter’s tale.

        Committed to designing bespoke weddings tailored to you and your favoured few guests, the castle offers any type of wedding breakfast from a simple buffet to a lavish feast. Imagine mouthwatering food piled high on shimmering serving platters, wine flowing into glass goblets across a long oak table of dramatic floral centrepieces all set against exposed stone walls.

        Softly-lit candelabras and original arched doorways create intimacy whilst Co Galway’s rolling hills and panoramic countryside offer endless winter wedding photo opportunities.

        Belle Isle Castle

        The sprawling 17th century country manor-style castle sits peacefully on the Upper Lough Erne, the tower at one end of the building reaches up to rival the tall trees of its ethereal wintry backdrop. Large bay windows look onto an atmospheric terrace area enclosed by a low stone wall, where, as daylight fades, you and your wedding guests can watch the sunset across the water and the ancient hills of Fermanagh.

        This exclusive-use winter wedding venue of immense character offers three nights in 14 beautiful bedrooms and a five-course wedding breakfast for 30 to 60 guests in the magnificent Grand Hall. Guests receive wine with the meal, a glass of Champagne and private use of the estate; the castle’s personal island.

        Rothes Glen

        The charming exterior of small turrets before a crenellated tower, combined with elegant, luxurious interiors – including a sweeping staircase and crystal chandeliers – ensures a picture-perfect intimate winter wedding for up to 28 guests. Nestled in the heart of Speyside, Rothes Glen boasts mesmerising views towards the dramatic, mountainous Cairngorms.

        Exclusive use offers a choice of stunning outdoor and indoor ceremony spaces, a bridal suite (with wet room), and a cream tea or dram on arrival. The internationally-renowned castle chef creates an enviable wedding breakfast and a dedicated team recommends a host of suppliers. Fourteen sumptuous bedrooms, featuring large bathrooms with underfloor heating and a personal gift for guests, are beautifully decorated. This is truly a very welcoming place.

        Roch Castle

        If a marriage of traditional character and sleek, contemporary luxury, with spectacular views and a unique ambiance, are your winter wedding venue must-haves, then Roch Castle could be ‘the one’. Designed to host small weddings up to twelve guests, this 12th century castle - impeccably decorated and abound in history - sits atop a volcanic rock formation overlooking the magnificent Pembrokeshire countryside.

        Exclusive use over two-nights in deluxe bedrooms, includes breakfast, a toasting glass of Champagne and a wedding coordinator. (An additional 30 evening guests could be accommodated if required.) Create your dream winter wedding within ancient castle walls accented with moments of peace, comfort and joy. Lose yourselves in tranquil estate walks, far-reaching views from the Sun Room’s alfresco viewing platform and deep, cosy sofas.

        Cringletie

        If a pretty, fairytale, winter wonderland positioned conveniently close to central travel links are wedding venue must-haves, then Cringletie could be your ideal match. Situated in 28 acres of dramatic landscape framed by dense forest, its stone walls reach up to a castellated outline and tiny turrets that house 13 beautifully-appointed bedrooms. Designed for either an intimate midweek gathering from 6 to 20 guests or an exclusive use weekend wedding from 40 to 70 guests, Cringletie’s package includes a Master of Ceremonies, ceremony room hire, two glasses of Champagne, a fine dining three-course wedding breakfast, half a bottle of house wine with the meal and a glass of Champagne for the toast.

        Bovey Castle

        Another perfect place to hold an elopement and situated in the stunning setting of Dartmoor National Park, the grand Bovey Castle’s traditional, characterful interior boasts plenty of space to make your wedding day feel like a totally private affair.

        Ideal for a winter wedding, owing to its spectacular landscaped grounds, large roaring fires and cosy candle lit nooks, the package includes exclusive use of the Library for hosting your civil ceremony, two witnesses, bottle of Champagne, a selection of canapés and a private three-course tasting menu.

        Borthwick Castle

        Stepped in history, moody and opulent, and just twelve miles from Scotland’s capital, the far-from-the-norm Borthwick Castle offers something truly special. Sumptuous furnishings, gilded mirrors and elaborate chandeliers provide a dramatic yet intimate winter wedding setting for up to 26 guests.

        Made for romance, the castle has been extensively renovated with intricate detail and showcases a host of gloriously-designed rooms draped in the finest fabrics and boasting the richest colours. With its rustic, homely ambience portrayed through wooden furnishings and atmospherically-lit spaces, Borthwick seems ‘at one’ with its peaceful, rural location.

        Private castle hire includes use of the twelve ornately-furnished bedrooms, public rooms and the top-floor Garrison for your ceremony. Wedding breakfast options are flexible, from banquets to barbecues.

        Hedingham Castle - Elopement Package

        An idyllic, private wedding retreat, the uniquely historic Hedingham Castle provides the perfect setting for a ‘wedding for two’ elopement. Set in classical sweeping parkland and surrounded by enchanting woodland and beautifully landscaped gardens, it is just over an hour from the city of London.

        The generous package includes sole use of the castle and grounds, a wedding night in the richly, regally-designed Royal Chamber with a welcoming bottle of Champagne and chocolates, followed by a continental breakfast for two - plus the gorgeous gesture of a locally-crafted seasonal bouquet!

        Also included is use of Garden Cottage for pre-wedding preparations, witnesses, Champagne reception drinks, a wedding coordinator and up to four additional ceremony and drinks reception guests.

        Chateau Rhianfa - Elopement Package

        What could be more romantic than tying the knot in a castle that was built as a gift to a Lady from her husband and inspired by their châteaux stays in France’s exquisite Loire Valley? With their special elopement package, elegant Chateau Rhianfa, situated on the beautiful Isle of Anglesey overlooking the Menai Strait in North Wales, would welcome you both with a Champagne afternoon tea and offer two-nights in a luxurious suite followed by a traditional Welsh breakfast.

        With a generous allowance towards your wedding breakfast and accompanying wine, the package also includes ceremony room hire, ivory chair covers and a romantic restaurant dinner with a bottle of premium wine on your first night at the castle.

        Cromlix - Elopement Package

        Situated near Edinburgh, this warmly-decorated building boasts a tranquil spot for a winter ‘wedding for two’, with its three-night-stay package in a luxury suite followed by a full Scottish breakfast. Known for its decadent cuisine, Cromlix offers a varied dining experience, from a three-course seasonal dinner on the first and last evening to an opulent five-course private wedding breakfast with coffee and petit-fours.

        Enjoy hire of the historic, candlelit chapel, a floral arrangement, a bottle of Champagne served with post-ceremony canapés, house wine to accompany the meal plus a traditional piper. Ample photo opportunities range from the wild, ethereal backdrop of the castle’s very own loch to the pretty castle facade, lit by a myriad of atmospheric lighting once daylight fades.

        Over to you…

        We hope you have found our reasons to have a winter wedding appealing, and our recommended castles have given you a taste of what’s on offer. Please visit our wedding venue pages for a full list of castle wedding venues or if you would like to speak to us directly, our friendly, knowledgeable team of independent castle wedding experts is available 7 days a week.

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        Lagerstroemia Purple Magic is a relatively easy tree to grow and is well-suited to a variety of climates. It prefers full sun and well-drained soil but can tolerate a range of soil types, including sandy and clay soils. This tree is also drought-tolerant once established, making it a great choice for gardens that experience periods of dry weather. To keep Lagerstroemia Purple Magic looking its best, regular pruning is recommended. Pruning should be done in late winter or early spring, before new growth begins. This will help maintain the tree's desired shape and promote healthy growth. In conclusion, Lagerstroemia Purple Magic is a stunning ornamental tree that adds beauty and color to any garden or landscape. With its vibrant purple flowers and attractive bark, it is a true showstopper. Easy to grow and care for, this tree is a great addition to any garden..

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