While a continental jaunt to Germany or Prague for the rosy-cheeked, gluhwein-fuelled Christmas markets delivers on all the festive, gingerbread house charm, you really don’t need to leave home turf for the pleasure.
In fact, the UK’s Christmas markets are stretching out across the diary and increasingly integrating artisanal, local fare and fancies, and our Victorian fairground pedigree into nostalgic, sweet chestnut-infused daytrips and cosy evenings beneath the glow of fairylights, perusing chalet-like stalls.
