Christmas at Kew 2014: A Glittering New Trail

An activity to consider with the family this festive season is Christmas at Kew. Guides by snowflakes, you follow a new one-mile glitter trail as it winds its way through the world-famous botanic gardens in a magical after dark experience.

This year you’ll find: giant light sculptures, a garden of fire, a tunnel of lights, sparkling giant snowflakes, Santa’s snowflake grotto and much more, making it the perfect Christmas experience. There will be a Victorian carousel, family rides and an outdoor adventure playground. The trail is very popular and entry is time by ticket, so it is important to book well in advance. Visits are timed at 30-minute intervals from 5pm until 8pm and the last session starts at 8:15pm. The trail is open until 3 January, but closed on 1,2,8,9,15,16,24 and 25 December.

Ursula Petula Barzey

Ursula Petula Barzey is a Digital Marketing Consultant who enjoys all that London has to offer to its residents as well as visitors from all across the globe.

Now in its fourth year, the new 2016 winter trail is inspired by the gardens themselves, as the trees, temples and glasshouses of Kew are playfully lit and all aglow. Enter between two giant Christmas trees festooned with ribbon and wander beneath unique tree canopies drenched in seasonal colour. Follow the path between a carpet of light gently swaying like blossom and stop for a moment of reflection at the scented Fire Garden inspired by Five Gold Rings from The Twelve Days of Christmas.

20 December 2015

Selfridges 12 Zodiac Inspired Christmas Windows

Major department stores in London give their shop windows a makeover in December to celebrate the festive Christmas season and become retail theatre. The unveilings are highly anticipated and people often queue for hours waiting for the moment that stores like Harrods, Selfridges and Fortnum & Mason unveil their Christmas masterpieces.