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Top Ten London Christmas activities, with a twist

TOP TEN | Staying in London this Christmas? Say “goodbye” to seafood and backyard cricket, and “hello” to mulled wine, roasts, log fires and ice skating. We've shortlisted our Top Ten Christmas activities in London, so you can make the most of this festive season.

Georgia Dawes by Georgia Dawes
27-11-2012 09:18
in Expat Life
Meow Meow Southbank Centre

Meow Meow Southbank Centre
THE temperature is dropping. Your fluffy slippers are out instead of your thongs and you have your trench coat on instead of your bikini. It’s winter time in London and it’s time for a different, more traditional and far chillier festive season.

If you are planning on staying in London town over the festive season get ready to say  “goodbye” to seafood, backyard cricket and fresh mango and say a big “hello” to mulled wine, delicious roasts, log fires, ice skating and *fingers crossed* snow.

As London lights up with dazzling Christmas lights and incredible Christmas displays, get involved in the huge array of Yuletide treats that will fill you with Christmas cheer (scrooges included). Here are our top ten of the off-the-beaten track London Christmas offerings:

Meow Meow at Southbank Centre

She is Australian, she perfectly combines humour and sex appeal and she is doing her own deliciously dark twist on a Christmas Classic. She is Meow Meow. Check out the UK premiere of Meow Meow’s Little Match Girl at Southbank Centre.

Dates: 13 – 30 December.
Cost: £15-£30.
See: ticketing.southbankcentre.co.uk

Christmas panto with a twist

Love a Christmas panto but want to enjoy a (few) mulled wines whilst watching it?

Check out Comatose Beauty at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern. The now legendary RVT Panto is back this December with a unique (and very adult) reworking of a British Panto Classic, starring Mz Kimberley, Myra DuBois, Lorraine Bowen, Alp Haydar, Holestar and Sharia Law.

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Date: 5 December
Cost: £11.25
See: www.rvt.org.uk

Christmas themed pop-up cinema

Sing along with Jack Skellington, swoon over Johnny ‘Scissorhands’ Depp and scream “Santa… I know him!!” at the top of your lungs as you enjoy all the best Christmas films at this year’s Christmas pop-up Cinema in Brick Lane.

Date: 18 December
Cost: £14
See: www.popupscreens.co.uk

Kick an elf out of the workshop, and make your own presents

Don’t get your best friend socks this Christmas. Learn how to make Christmas presents fit for the Queen, such as Christmas themed cookies or homemade jam – just like Kate Middleton did for the royal family last Christmas.

Dates: Various
Cost: £40-£49
See: www.themakelounge.com

Share the love this Christmas

Spend Christmas under the mistletoe. Meet someone new at the annual Speed Dater singles Christmas party. With match up games and over 200 singles, you may end up having “All I want for Christmas is you” stuck in your head all Christmas.

Date: 8 December
Cost: £12.95
See: www.speeddater.co.uk

Mulled wine magic

Stuff your face with delicious bratwurst, warm yourself up with a glass (or ten) of mulled wine, stroll through the traditional German-style wooden huts along the river and catch up on any last minute Christmas shopping for friends gifts (and maybe a little something for yourself) at the South Bank markets.

Dates: Until 23 December
Cost: Free

Skate the winter blues away

Big fan of Blades of Glory? Get your skates on (and lycra if you are so inclined) and carve up some ice at the Somerset House ice skating rink. Not much of a skater? Never mind! Ice skating is also a really good spectator sport!  Enjoy a glass of mulled wine and check out the skating talent.

Dates: 16 November to 6 January
Cost: £7-£14
See: www.somersethouse.org.uk

Collectables and celebrities

Fancy a festive season rummage and perhaps a little star spotting? Actors from popular TV shows including Doctors, Emmerdale and Coronation Street preside over this year’s annual Curtain Up Christmas market. Get your friends pressies that no one else will have and pick up a bargain for yourself. Choose from collectables, crafts, jewellery, bunting, handbags, cakes and more.

Date: 9 December
Cost: £1.50
See: www.curtainupevents.co.uk

Run, pudding, run

Have you ever seen a pudding run?? The Great Christmas Pudding Race is back on this year. Yippy! Watch as teams navigate themselves around a complex obstacle course whilst trying to keep a tasty Christmas pudding on a plate. Hilarious! A fun day out is guaranteed with entertainment and guest celebrities, all in the name of supporting Cancer research.

Date: 1 December
Cost: Free to watch
See: www.xmaspuddingrace.org.uk

Delightful deer

On Dasher and Dancer, Donner and Blitzen. They might not be able to fly or deliver presents all over the world in one night, but they definitely are real deer. Head to Richmond park to see beautiful deer frolic freely in the park.

Dates: Any time
Cost: Free
See: www.royalparks.org.uk

So go on, warm up those carolling vocal cords, bulk-up those shopping bag carrying arm muscles and stretch those stomachs to make room for all the feasting. It’s Christmas time: let the eating, drinking, shopping, film watching and ice skating fun begin.

Vote now in our poll of the best Aussie Christmas songs for 2012. 

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