Christmas In South London

South west london at christmas is always special and there are only 72 days til it s here again.

Christmas in south london. Kingston s vibrant independent scene is a draw from across south west london. Travel back in time to a victorian christmas where many of our modern english traditions began. With views of the tower of london le pont de la tour is a prime location south of the river for a christmas dinner the name means the tower of london in french. If you want something a bit different to your standard dinner arrange a wine tasting or sit down meal amongst the hundreds of bottles which line the walls.

For one night only santa will swap his sleigh for a speedboat to light up central london s only marina for christmas. Grab a selfie under the arches along south molton street some of london s most unique christmas lights. Discover our guide to christmas in london 2020. Head over to chelsea to see duke of york square gloriously dressed in festive lights.

Stroll along the south bank with a bag of roasted chestnuts and be dazzled by the christmas lights twinkling next to the thames. Journey through the classic tale of a christmas carol and see houses decorated for christmas queen victoria would be proud of them. From christmas trees to crackers and a hefty celebratory meal those guys really pulled it all together and the museum of london pays homage to that by transforming their victorian walk into. From mid november to early january a huge annual event takes place in the iconic hyde park.

Amble past the traditional wooden chalets lining the banks of the thames and pick up gorgeous stocking fillers from the winter market. This is the biggest christmas festival in london with lots of sparkly light decorations winter markets fairground rides an ice skating rink street foods and of course plenty of mulled wine. Make your way to eden walk the streets by the ancient marketplace and fife road just outside kingston station for specialist boutiques and independent stores for those. Although snow is really pretty unlikely it s always nice to imagine sitting by an open fire singing christmas carols and looking out of the window to see the snowflakes falling on christmas eve.

Find the best christmas events and festive activities around the capital including christmas markets santa s grottos and christmas lights. See the south bank s riverside transformed into a wintry wonderland where global cuisine and an artisan christmas market come together in one sparkling location for southbank centre s winter festival. Christmas lights switch on at st.