FOCUS Favourites Holiday edition!
A short selection of ideas on how to enjoy the festive season.
Check our previous blogs to find out about Carol singing, concerts and grottos.
A 'Merrie Monarch' Christmas The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace Thursday, 14 December 2017
Hear the music of Charles II's time against the backdrop of Charles II: Art & Power, provided by students from the Royal College of Music. Festive drinks will be served after the concert, during which time you can enjoy a private view of the exhibition.
Family Christmas Chocolate Truffle Making Chocolate Museum 20th, 21st, 22nd, 27th & 29th December
You will be making lollies and truffles while learning how to temper chocolate, shape ganache and fudge, and get creative with Christmas decorations. At the end, each participant will take home a bag full of delicious Christmas treats.
Winterville Clapham 23rd November – 1st January
An alternative festive experience with an ice rink, a backyard cinema’s Winter Night Garden, a plonk golf, a fairground, a roller disco, a special family Christmas show (Mimi & The Mountain Dragon) and a market.
Christmas Lights Bike Tour 17th November - 6th January
Experience London at twilight on a tour for a Christmas you’ll never forget! They will equip you with a suitable bike, a helmet (optional), lights, and a free Santa hat! The tour will go at a leisurely pace with plenty of time to stop for photographs. Your guide will also be equipped with a boombox, blasting some traditional carols and your favourite Christmas hits!
Fri 15 - Sat 23 Dec 2017
Strings of lanterns laced through the boughs of trees and fairy lights twinkling behind leaves will lead you along an enchanting garden trail into a magical wonderland.
Finnish Rooftop Sauna Until 30th Dec
A pop-up Finnish sauna set in the Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden with ace views of the Thames. Strip off and warm up to a steamy 90 degrees before sipping warming tipples under blankets in a Scandi-inspired rooftop bar. It’s peak cosiness. Reaching 90 degrees celsius inside, you can then cool down in the open air (or with cold water buckets if you’re feeling brave), all while enjoying exclusive views over the River Thames.
Queen of Hoxton’s Moroccan Medina Until March 31st 2018
Inspired by the Majorelle Gardens in Marrakech, the spot on the Shoreditch skyline has been transformed, with giant cacti, fairy lights, pretty lanterns and fire pits. Sip gin-spiked Casablancan mint tea and piping hot espresso martinis, feast on halloumi fries, mezze and tagine and warm the hell up inside the giant wigwam snug.
Winterland Fulham
30th November - 22nd December
Fulham’s enchanted woodland escape with winter lodges, igloos, curling, mini golf, ping pong, prosecco/beer pong, hot toddies & jimmy Garcia's fondues...what more could you want this Christmas!
Kenilworth Castle & Elizabethan Gardens, Warwickshire
15th - 23rd December
With twinkling paths to show the way, relive the romance of Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley as you approach the castle illuminated with colour. Light displays will reignite the castle's royal past, while the sounds and scents of a banquet drift through the castle walls. From the Great Hall, follow streams of festive lights towards our Mistletoe Garden, where bright red holly berries decorate the trees and an arbour glitters against the night sky.
A weekend choc-full of fun 18th November - 23rd December
Cadbury world, Bournville, Birmingham B30 1JR
Learn how your favourite confectionery is made, play in chocolate rain and add your favourite treat to a pot of delicious warm liquid Cadbury Dairy Milk. Discover the origins or the cocoa bean amidst trees and waterfalls in the Aztec Jungle, before riding the Crunchie rollercoaster in a unique cinema experience, the 4D Chocolate Adventure.