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A London Christmas 2007: Traditional Toys
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In between the Fulham Road and The King's Road, down a quiet side street, Traditional Toys is a treasure trove of wooden playthings: cars, trains, planes, helicopters, trucks, puzzles and build...
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The Christmas Shop
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| Hays Galleria, 55A Tooley Street |
This is an Aladdins cave bursting at the seams with enough twinkling bits n bobs and Christmas clutter that Father Christmas North Pole home could have a complete makeover (without dipping into his pr...
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Christmas Fishmongers
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The century-old smokehouse at the rear of Walter Purkis provides excellent, and reasonably priced, smoked salmon to both branches (the other is in Muswell Hill) of this family fishmonger. It's...
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Christmas in London 2006
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As winter descends upon London, seasonal spirit simply sweeps the streets. Come the end of November red-cheeked shoppers, carol singers and merry revellers bustle across the city wrapped in scar...
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Spirit of Christmas Fair
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| Olympia, Hammersmith Road |
Get all your Christmas shopping done under one roof at Olympia - and get it out of the way more than a month before Santa gets here. Backed by House & Garden magazine, the Spirit of Christmas Fair is...
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Christmas Fairs in London
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Thousands of dealers, galleries, agents and the artists themselves set up camp inside Alexandra Palace for a huge pre-Christmas art fair.
A great chance to see what's going on in contemporary art...
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Unique Christmas Presents
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A fantastic Christmas gift for wine enthusiasts, this class is a hugely civilized way to enjoy the odd vintage tipple. While many of us quaff back the good stuff with little thought for matchi...
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A London Christmas
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At home or just visiting, London welcomes all-comers at Christmas time. The city opens its heart - as well as its shops, theatres, concert halls and churches - as the festive spirit sweeps the streets...
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Christmas Butchers
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Gordon Ramsay is, we think it's safe to say, a man of fairly exacting standards. So if you do your turkey shopping in the same place he's chosen for his restaurants, you can be reasonably sure...
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Christmas Lights in London
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For over half a century Trafalgar Square has been adorned with a majestic Christmas tree, an annual gift from the people of Oslo, thanking us for support and friendship during World War II.
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Christmas Shopping
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A wonderful place for shopping all year round, London in all its illuminated grandeur is another experience altogether. With over 30,000 shops you are spoilt rotten for choice. In the shopping haven a...
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Christmas Shows and Pantos
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Londoners love Christmas, and they love the theatre. A big part of the city's traditional celebrations takes place on her magnificent stages. For over a century, the theatres of London have been...
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A Christmas Carol
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Music has always been at the heart of British Christmas celebrations and London typifies this tuneful fascination.
Charitable singers gather on doorsteps and street corners, church congregations swel...
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Christmas Dining
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Christmas is the season of the year for indulgence. As Samuel Pepys remarked of a London yuletide in 1682, "feasting reconciles everybody". Our fair city is synonymous with the spirit of Christma...
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Christmas Drinking in London
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Find yourself a cosy nook in one the this 17th century pub's many vaulted cellars and hide away from the winter chill as you sip a warming pint of ale. Steeped in history, this pub's story str...
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Christmas Shopping in London
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The rabbit warren of pint-sized shops in the old Victorian market buildings are a fantastic shopping experience at any time of the year, but when winter comes the area plucks up some spirit of old...
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Great Christmas Pudding Race
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| Covent Garden Piazza, Covent Garden |
You're familiar with the egg and spoon race. Well how about the Christmas Pudding Race? Covent Garden Piazza swells with spectators as about 150 contestants don fancy dress and race around a course st...
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Christmas Tours
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Whether you're flying across the country on a coach or tucking into Christmas dinner on the Thames, London's sightseeing industry put together some really wonderful tours over the festive...
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Christmas Day Dining in London
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Having replaced The Engineer as the home of the Primrose Hill set, The Lansdowne is a pub that attracts mixed opinions from locals. It's a great place to show off your fashion sense, discu...
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Christmas time
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At Christmas time, London's shops and stores are full of magic and the streets lit with twinkling lights. A range of Christmas shows and pantomimes for children open all over London.
On Christmas Da...
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Christmas Trees: Green's Trees
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| 26-30 Buckhold Road, Wandsworth |
Based in Wandsworth, Greens Trees specialises in premier Nordman Firs, a type of tree which is renowned for its needle-retention - which means you wont be spending the whole of the festive season vacu...
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Preparing for a London Christmas
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Dress yourself up to the nines this Christmas hiring from the enormous range of suits at Tux ‘n' Tails. Simple, confident, formal wear sits side by side with the stylish extravagance of the Ottavio...
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Christmas Seasonal Eats in London
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Christmas is a time for sharing. It's also a time for serious eating. If you want to combine the two, then this legendary Waterloo gastropub is probably just what you're looking for. Whole shou...
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London Hotel Offers This Christmas
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A stay at a Red Carnation hotel offers guests a fantastically individual experience. This mini-chain of highly polished boutique hotels can accurately claim a top-class service record as we...
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A London Christmas 2007: Fish & Fowl
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Where once the turkey ruled the roost, now the English are getting more adventurous about their Christmas dinners. Traditionalists are turning back to goose, which ruled our yuletide feasts long befor...
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Christmas Shows and Pantos in London
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The Lyric has gone for something really ambitious for this year's Christmas show, with a stage adaptation of Richard Adams' talking-rabbits adventure. The Lyric's strong tradition of physical theat...
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Christmas in London 2007: Ice Skating
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Nestled in the rounded hollow of the dry moat, the Tower of London's rink area is set to be a wonderfully festive scene. Running for its third year, the outdoor ice rink at London's most famous&nbs...
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Christmas in London 2009: Ice Skating
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The grand 18th-century courtyard of Somerset House makes for a spectacular backdrop for one of the most popular ice rinks in town. Skating around under the Tiffany-decorated 40-foot Christmas tree...
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Christmas Theatre and Dance in London
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When people talk about Edward Hall's company, Propeller, they can't help but focus on the all-male cast. It's been done before at the Globe and elsewhere, to varying degrees of success. But Edward...
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A London Christmas 2007: Festive Fairs
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For one day only, the pretty shops and boutiques along Walton Street share space with a host of stalls creating a temporary Christmas market. Arguably one of the prettiest shopping streets in...
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A London Christmas 2007: Sugar & Spice
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Come face to face with the Ghost of Christmas Past and pick up some seasonal sticky treats at this vintage, fine food retailer. Affectionately referred to as the "Fortnum & Mason of M...
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A London Christmas 2008: Festive Fairs
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Get all your Christmas shopping done under one roof - and get it out of the way more than a month before Christmas. Backed by 'House & Garden' magazine, you can expect the finest seasonal produ...
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Country Living Magazine Christmas Fair
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| Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street |
In preparation for Christmas, the Country Living Magazine Christmas Fair brings a taste of rural England to the Business Design Centre, with all the cosy traditionalism that goes with it. With over 40...
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A London Christmas 2007: Shows & Pantos
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Following the blistering entertainment of 'Coram Boy' and 'His Dark Materials', the National Theatre embarks on another adaptation of an epic children's book, Michael Morpurgo's World War I epic 'W...
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Christmas in London 2009: Sugar & Spice
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Come face to face with the Ghost of Christmas Past and pick up some seasonal sticky treats at this vintage, fine food retailer. Affectionately referred to as the "Fortnum & Mason of M...
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A London Christmas 2007: Hotel Hideaways
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As cosy and wood-panelled as a gentleman's club but not nearly so stuffy, The Rookery is a perfect romantic getaway – although not for Christmas itself (it's closed for Christmas&nbs...
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Christmas in London 2007: Festive Lights
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For over half a century Trafalgar Square has been adorned with a majestic Christmas tree - an annual gift from the people of Oslo, thanking Britain for support and friendship during World...
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Christmas in London 2009: Festive Lights
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Santa himself will be switching on the Christmas Lights on Thursday 12th November at London's newest and largest shopping centre, the vast Westfield in Shepherd's Bush. Then, from 14th November, yo...
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Christmas in London 2009: Shows & Pantos
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Who can forget Aled Jones's dulcet tones singing 'Walking in the Air' in the animation of Raymond Briggs's beautifully-illustrated book 'The Snowman'. Aled has since moved on from his choirboy days...
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Christmas in London 2009: Christmas Trees
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Offering an urban forest on seven farm-style sites around London, the Christmas Forest ensures that people can enjoy their tree-browsing experience and do so with their conscience appeased. For eve...
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Christmas in London 2009: Hotel Hideaways
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The Goring, near to Buckingham Palace, was built by the current owner's great grandfather in 1910 and it has been in the family ever since. This heritage gives the grand old hotel a wonderful family...
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Christmas in London 2009: Markets & Fairs
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Heston Blumenthal, Jean-Christophe Novelli and Antony Worrall Thompson are just some of the top chefs at a Taste Of Christmas, the fabulous foodie event of the festive season. Joining them are some...
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A London Christmas 2007: Carols & Services
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With plain walls and simple candlelight juxtaposed against colourful mosaics and marbles, London's striking neo-Byzantine Roman Catholic cathedral provides an atmospheric backdrop for this festiv...
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A London Christmas 2008: Carols & Services
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For over half a century Trafalgar Square has been adorned with a majestic Christmas tree - an annual gift from the people of Oslo, thanking Britain for support and friendship during Wor...
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Christmas in London 2009: Traditional Toys
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In between the Fulham Road and The King's Road, down a quiet side street, Traditional Toys is a treasure trove of wooden playthings: cars, trains, planes, helicopters, trucks, puzzles and build...
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Christmas Trees: Pines and Needles, Ealing
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| Christ the Saviour Church, Ealing Broadway |
A rose-nosed reindeer walks into a bar and the elf says: Why the long face? Rudolf duly replies: Ive got pines and needles. Yes, yes… its a shocker - but its presumably the inspiration behind this L...
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Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree and Carols
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| Trafalgar Square, Central London |
For over half a century, since 1947, Trafalgar Square has been adorned with a majestic Christmas Tree - an annual gift from the people of Oslo, thanking us for support and friendship during World War...
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A London Christmas 2007: Tinsel & Trimmings
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If you've ever been envious of friends who seem to have Christmas all wrapped up in beautifully-presented gifts, V V Rouleaux will provide all the inspiration you need to become a parcel profes...
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Christmas in London 2009: Carols & Services
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Pack inside one of London's most famous landmarks for an old-fashioned service to take you right through to Christmas Day. Westminster Abbey has been at the centre of royal and religious life in Br...
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Christmas in London 2009: Tinsel & Trimmings
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If you've ever been envious of friends who seem to have Christmas all wrapped up in beautifully-presented gifts, V V Rouleaux will provide all the inspiration you need to become a parcel profes...
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