Enjoy the season at Christmas Markets near Umi Hotel London
You can see the cloud of your breathe hover in the air and feel the exciting chill of cold weather, preludes to the coming festivities of the holidays.
London becomes filled with lights and quaint Christmas markets to enjoy. The holiday markets are a great way to spend time socializing with friends as well as try new things and find the perfect gifts for those you love.
Cologne Christmas Market (19 November – 23 December) – Explore the 60 German Chalet stalls set up along the Thames filled with unique and hand crafted gifts. Sample traditional German foods, and let your children discover Santa’s secret village. The market is about a 20 minute Tube ride from umi Hotel London.
German Christmas Market (21 November – 3 January) – Enjoy Hyde Park’s Winter Wonderland. Browse through 100 stalls filled with handcrafted items and specialties not to be find in high street stores. Sample and purchase a variety of delicious Christmas treats. Also enjoy the Winter Wonderland’s ice skating rink, fun fair and circus about a 30 minute walk from umi Hotel London mostly through Hyde Park.
Paddington Christmas Market (29 November – 3 December) – Learn how to make candles, weave baskets and design jewelry at a variety of demonstrations, in addition to shopping at the wide variety of stalls present. The market is only a 20 minute walk from umi Hotel London.
Real Food Christmas Market (3 – 5 December) – Sample treats and purchase all of your Christmas holidays goodies at this market. The market is full of sweets, cheeses, wines and all manner of seasonal delicacies. The Southbank Centre hosting the market is about a 20 minute Tube ride from umi Hotel London.
Christmas Chocolate Festival (10 – 12 December) – Taste a variety of chocolate at each of the festival’s stalls. Everything is devoted to chocolate, eating it, drinking it and making it. It all things chocolate and a wonderful place to pick up gifts and holiday treats.
The Festival is about a 20 minute Tube ride from umi Hotel London.
