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What: Christmas at Kew When: Friday 4 December 2020 – Sunday 17 January 2021, 4pm – 10pm Where: Kew Gardens, Entrances at Victoria Gate, Lion Gate and Brentford Gate Tickets: Standard advance adult: Off peak £19.50/ Peak £24.50 Family tickets available Ticket discount for Kew members For more info and booking: https://www.kew.org/kew-gardens/whats-on/christmas/everything-you-need-to-know As twilight falls, the magic begins… Join us for the most magical time of year at Kew Gardens as our after-dark trail lights up for 2020. Returning for its eighth year, our enchanting winter trail takes a new route, leading you for the first time through the beautifully illuminated Rose Garden. Old favourites and brand new light installations will sparkle and glow around you, bringing festive cheer to you, your family and friends. Discover a glittering tunnel of bells, giant illuminated seed heads and majestic trees wrapped in light on your way to the dazzling treetop waterfall, where beams of light interplay in a breath-taking aerial dance. The iconic Temperate House will be a beautiful spectrum of Christmas colour, with dynamic laser projections enveloping the glasshouse. Stroll through the sparkling Tunnel of Light twinkling with thousands of fairy lights, and be greeted by fiery sculptures aglow with flickering flames in the scented Fire Garden. The much-anticipated Palm House Pond finale returns with a stunning light show playing to a memorable soundtrack of festive classics. Flavour your festive fun with tasty treats from our street food vendors or book a delicious traditional Christmas dinner at Kew’s Botanical restaurant. And have yourself a merry little Christmas with festive drinks and hot chocolate under the stars.

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What: Skylight Rooftop - views, booze, and igloos When: until 31 December 2020 and few selected dates on January 2021 Where: TOBACCO DOCK, WAPPING, LONDON E1W 2SF Cost: varies depending on booking type, £10-120  Book here: https://www.tobaccodocklondon.com/skylight/ Menu: https://tobaccodock2019--live.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/01161703/Skylight-Food-Drink-Menu.pdf Celebrate the season in your very own ice palace (well, igloo). With 360° vistas of the distinctive city skyline, award-winning mixology and an alpine-inspired street food menu, Skylight Rooftop is a perfect spot for a festive get-together with family and housemates.  Our snuggly igloos, complete with blankets and mounds of cushions give you the best seat in the house to catch our famous sunset, wherever you’re sitting. Hunker down with your friends (up to 5 of them from a single household for the time being!), get involved with a mountain of Tartiflette, discover the joy of Poutine and oil the party wheels with a steaming jug of mulled wine.
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What: The LEGO® Group presents ‘A Really Cool World’ at Covent Garden When: FREE family tickets are available throughout December. Where: Covent Garden East Piazza Adjacent to Russell Street Covent Garden London WC2H 7AR  For more info: http://www.coventgarden.london/LEGO-Christmas Book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-lego-group-presents-a-really-cool-world-at-covent-garden-london-tickets-130575493817 Visit Covent Garden this December to step into a free immersive musical adventure walkthrough of The LEGO Group’s 2020 Christmas advert, where you can follow a trail of lyrics that sees children reimagine the world in creative scenes as they build, unbuild and rebuild with LEGO® bricks. During the experience see if you can spot a princess knight fighting a dragon, a police car chasing crooks, or some astronauts having an out of this world celebration! ​All visitors will require a free ticket for entry to the experience in a timed entry slot. Each ticket will be valid for a group of up to six people from the same household, so please only book one ticket per group of six. You can also experience an interactive online 360 walkthrough of the adventure from your mobile device or computer. Watch extra videos that inspired the musical adventure and take part in an online Santa hunt to win a LEGOLAND® WINDSOR RESORT family ticket in 2021!