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Gilda Bruno

10 Things to Do in London Over the Festive Period — Where to Shop, Eat, Drink, and Be Merry If You Love Design and Feeling Christmassy

A gondola at the berkeley feast off-piste.

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year again, or well, very nearly. While picturing the British capital dressed in its legendary festive lights and brimming with that winter magic isn't at all that hard, knowing how best to spend Christmas in London can still be.

For those traveling to the city specifically for this, it is not enough to secure a booking at one of the most dazzling London hotels, whether settling for historical bastions of hospitality of the likes of Claridge's or wanting to revel in the luxury of the next-generation sojourns offered at the more recently unveiled The Emory. To avoid underwhelming surprises and, perhaps most importantly, overwhelming crowds, throughout the holiday season, die-hard Londoners and flying-by jet setters should be thinking just a little bit harder about how exactly they intend to spend Christmas in London this year.

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