Festive Experiences To Book Now

Set against the backdrop of one of London’s most iconic buildings, Glide at Battersea Power Station offers unrivalled views of the Thames as you skate around three interconnecting rinks surrounded by twinkling lights and a spectacular 30ft Christmas tree. After your skate session, warm up in The Glass House with delicious hot chocolate. The bar offers the perfect setting to sit back and watch the festivities.

Join McQueens Flower School for one of its most popular classes of the year – mastering the skill of festive wreath-making with the experts, inside the beautiful Mayfair boutique. Guided by the school’s tutors, you will discover the McQueens’ artisanal methods behind making a show-stopping wreath from scratch, customised with an array of seasonal ingredients.

Covent Garden’s One Aldwych hotel, in collaboration with Curzon Cinemas, is showing a selection of festive films this Christmas, complete with an indulgent three-course meal at Indigo, the hotel’s renowned restaurant. Enjoy complimentary popcorn and a glass of sparkling wine while you watch a favourite Christmas classic such as Home Alone, Elf, Love Actually and It’s A Wonderful Life.

The historic Blenheim Palace and gardens in Oxfordshire will once again come alive with thousands of twinkling lights, seasonal scents and sparkling baubles over the festive season. For the first time ever, the Palace’s Great Court will house a spectacular covered ice rink – a brand new experience for 2024. Inside, there will be a swashbuckling adventure in Neverland. Follow Tinker Bell through the state rooms as she sprinkles fairy dust over baubles and Christmas trees, then wander through a moonlit London skyline and onto the Mermaid Lagoon.

JM Barrie gifted the rights to Peter Pan to Great Ormond Street Hospital in 1929 and Blenheim will be supporting the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity this Christmas.

Biscuiteers School Of Icing is inviting baking enthusiasts to its Notting Hill store to create a unique gift in the form of a beautiful Christmas tin filled with festive, iced biscuits. After mastering colouring, piping, feathering, line and flood icing, attendees will receive a certificate of excellence, a 100% cotton Biscuiteers apron and 10% off any shopping at the boutique.

Christmas isn’t complete without carols at the Royal Albert Hall. These special concerts have become a festive favourite over the years, and 2024 is no exception. Each show will feature a presenter and soloist who will bring your favourite carols to life in one of London’s most spectacular settings.