Watch the Space Station fly over London on Christmas morning
If you can drag yourself out of bed early on Christmas Day, there’s a chance to see Father Christmas heading home after delivering his presents — or more accurately, the International Space Station flying over London.
London’s museum Christmas opening hours
During the Christmas to New Year interregnum, when many of us will be off work and many tourists will be back at home, it's a good time to visit those museums and galleries you never quite get around to visiting.
Trafalgar Square’s Christmas Tree is on its way to London
The annual gift from the people of Oslo in Norway to London of a Christmas Tree has continued, as the tree was cut down yesterday (Fri 24th Nov) morning in woods in the northern part of Oslo.
The full guide to London’s museum memberships as Christmas presents
If you want to give something this Christmas that your recipient can use all year round, rather than socks and fragrances… give them membership to a museum or gallery they love.
Christmas jumpers from London’s venues
Tis fast approaching the season to sit in front of your computer on a video call wearing nothing except a Christmas Jumper.
St Pancras station’s Christmas tree is a spiralling tower of books
Hatchards, London’s oldest bookshop, has provided the annual crafted Christmas tree for St. Pancras International Station, in the style of a ziggurat tower of books.
London’s Christmas tree recycling collections 2022/23
It might seem a bit Scrooge to be talking about getting rid of the Christmas tree before the event is over, but it can help to know what to do before 12th night comes along.
What to do in London on Christmas Day 2022
It’s 10 days until the dread day, when most of London shuts down — for Christmas Day, but a few hardy venues will open for the visitors stuck in the centre of town and with nothing else to do.
Watch “Father Christmas” fly over London on Christmas morning
Father Christmas — in the guise of the International Space Station — will be flying over London early on Christmas morning.
London’s museum & galleries Christmas 2022 opening dates
Lots of museums are open over the Christmas period, but often with opening hours as erratic as Aunt Norra on her 3rd sherry of the day – so here is a list of known opening hours.
Christmas themed tours of Shakespeare’s Globe theatre
Hear how Christmas was observed in Shakespeare’s time and the folk traditions that people practiced to welcome in winter.
Ride in a 1950s vintage bus on Christmas Day
On the day when tubes, trains, buses and even cable cars go to sleep, there will be one bus company offering a very special Christmas Day service.
Rail disruptions over the Christmas break
Network Rail and TfL have outlined the planned disruptions that will take place over Christmas, with quite a few changes in the London area.
The City Christmas Fair – in aid of Wellbeing in Women
The magnificent Drapers' Hall in the City of London will be open to the public next month for an annual charity Christmas fair.
Callipygian Christmas tree decorations from the National Gallery
The National Gallery would like you to hang some naked bodies from your Christmas tree this year. Yes, really!
Christmas jumpers from London’s venues
Tis fast approaching the season to sit in front of your computer on a video call wearing nothing except a Christmas Jumper.
London museum and galleries Christmas opening dates
Lots of museums are open over the Christmas period, but often with opening hours as erratic as Aunt Norra on her 3rd sherry of the day – so here is a list of known opening hours.
London Christmas tree recycling collections 2021/22
It might seem a bit Scrooge to be talking about getting rid of the Christmas tree before the event is over, but it can help to know what to do before 12th night comes along.
Watch the Space Station fly over London on Christmas morning
If you can drag yourself out of bed early on Christmas Day, there's a chance to see Father Christmas heading home after delivering his presents -- or more accurately, the International Space Station flying over London.
See the homes of Christmas Past at the Museum of the Home
A tradition has returned as the Museum of the Home in East London puts on a display of homes decorated for Christmas as they would have been in the past.
Take a trip in a 1950s vintage bus on Christmas Day
On Christmas Day, a vintage bus hire company will be offering a free vintage bus service on Route 430 between Roehampton and Putney Bridge.
The Christmas Cracker memorial in Finsbury Square
What looks like a typically grand Victorian drinking fountain in the City of London is in fact a memorial to the family that invented the Christmas Cracker, well, sort of.
Architectural Christmas wrapping paper
If you're having difficulty finding the right wrapping paper for an architecture fan, then try these for size.
Give the gift of Museum Membership at Christmas
If you want to give something this Christmas that your recipient can use all year round, rather than socks and fragrances… give them a membership pack for a museum they like to visit.