Christmastime in London

If you fancy a bit of Christmas spirit along with a bit of shopping, skip New York and indulge in the quintessential Christmas experience in London. Elegant lights all over the city and festive cheer make for the authentic holiday experience everyone searches for. 

Trafalgar Square

Where to feast:

Rules London’s oldest restaurant is also one of its finest. Red velvet banquets and dark wood paneling evoke the feeling of an elite private home’s sitting room. Deer antlers and estate paintings only heighten the ambiance of a bygone formal era. While it is known for serving game in season, most of the menu is a very traditional English selection with Beef and Yorkshire pudding, Steak and Kidney Pie, and Dover Sole on offer. And at Christmas time this fashionable establishment really decks the halls from head to toe. Swags of pine, a whimsical Santa’s hat on a deer’s antlers, it is like having Christmas in Downton Abbey. A festive delight.

Dining room at Rules

Where to Tea:

The English Tea Room at Brown’s Most tea’s are formal affairs but at the comfortably stylish Brown’s hotel it is a most relaxing event. Comfortable chairs by the fireplace, or cozy sofas in the sitting room, you feel like you are in a posh friend’s sitting room having tea and the service is flawless. Their ‘Festive Tea’ even includes seasonal mini mince pies, and if you really want to indulge add a glass of champagne. Tis the season to celebrate after all…

Delightful treats, scones, and mince pies at The English Tearoom

Where to be Spiritual:

St. Batholomew’s the Great One of the only City churches to have survived all wars, it is a massive yet impressive church from the Middle Ages that feels almost as if time stood still. Their church services are a real treat done completely by candlelight.

St. Bartholomew the Great

Where to Shop:

Fortnum & Mason Without a doubt the best tea selection in Britain in the original and best food halls. Pick up a real Christmas pudding and traditional mincemeat.

Staircase at Fortnum & Mason

Hatchard’s One of London’s oldest book shops it retains its original Dickensian looking space with wooden framed windows and curved glass. Creaky wooden staircases lead to an exceptional selection of books.

Front window at Hatchard’s

Liberty One of a kind, there is no department store quite like this iconic shop. From their famed Scarf Hall to their extensive gift selection of products made from their famous fabrics, you are bound to find great presents here.

Christmas window display at Liberty

Where to Drink:

Martini bar at The Connaught Find glitter and glow at the uber stylish bar at The Connaught Hotel. Serving the best martini’s in the city, right from a trolly made at your table while you watch. If that is not your thing try something delicious from their varied cocktail menu. Cheers!

Classic Martini at the bar at The Connaught

Happy Christmas!