Best outdoor Christmas lights 2024: Illuminate your house and garden so Santa can find his way!

If you're after a simple string of lights on a budget, that'll stretch far enough to light up your whole house or a large fir tree in your garden, these will definitely do the job - with a 100m cable and 88 LED bulbs and costing less than £40 these offer great value for money.

We love the warm white glow of the small balls that provide the perfect tasteful and magical touch to your outdoor decorations, without annoying your neighbours. The cords aren't noticeable and there are a number of effects to choose from, which are controlled by a remote. They're also waterproof and suitable for really cold weather if you're lucky enough to get some ice and snow this Christmas.

These adorable spiral Christmas tree path finders are a lovely subtle way to light up the path leading to your front door wihtout bothering your neighbours, or to pop into plant pots in your back garden. They come in packs of 4 so you can buy as many as you can afford.

They are mains-operated with a 5m lead length between the plug and decorations, and come with ground stakes for easy installation. We love that they have a timer feature so you don't have to be home to switch them on when it starts to get dark.

If you're looking to create an impressive Christmas scene in your front or back garden, kids will love this moving star-gazing nodding reindeer is the perfect centre-stage addition! Beautifully lit with rope LEDs, his animated head will bring your garden display to life. We like that it's suitable for both indoor and outdoor use, and that it has a timer feature.

If you're looking to light up your house and dazzle the street, this giant set of the best outdoor Christmas house lights will certainly do the job with 960 individual icicle white lights, which should be plenty to go around the perimeter of your home. There are 8 settings including gently twinkling and static. We can't believe the great price for these, too, you certainly get good value for your money!

Here's something a bit different! Turn your home into a festive wonderland with this clever projector. Use it to shine interchangeable scenes on a wall. Just position the projector so it's facing your home, then power it up and let the show begin. We love that you can reuse this for other seasonal events throughout the year, like Halloween!

These simple warm white LED outdoor decoration lights include a string of 100 small bulbs with an 8 meter cable, a waterproof battery box, and 8 flashing modes. They can withstand harsh weather conditions like rain or snow, and the low voltage and safe design mean that they are safe for children and pets in the garden.

These fun candy cane Christmas stake lights come 4-in-a-pack, with a 50cm cord and timer function, and they're battery-operated with energy-efficient low voltage lights. They're ideal for both indoor and outdoor use.

These adorable coloured outdoor fairy lights are solar-powered, which means the more sun they get the bright they'll be. They're a cost-effective and planet-friendly way to illuminate your garden for Christmas, with 50 1 inch diameter LED solar bulbs and 24ft of cable, plus 8-14 hours of light once fully charged. Enjoy 8 lighting modes too! They charge during the day and automatically turn on a dusk.