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Cologne Christmas Market

This event has now finished Until Dec 23 2009 Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, London, SE1 8XX Full details & map

Around Town: Fairs & sales

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A real German Christmas market along Queen's Walk (from the Southbank Centre to the London Eye) with decorated wooden chalets selling a wide range of hand-crafted gifts and German delicacies such as glühwein (mulled wine), bratwurst and Kölsch (famous Cologne beer). In the centre of the market there's a carousel and tucked away among the chalets lies Santa's Secret Village (£10-£15 plus booking fee, to include stories, gift and photograph for one child with an adult, extra adults £6 each; booking essential, at santas-secret-village.co.uk).

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By shauna - Dec 12 2009

we have one of these so called german markets in Kingston. A complete rip off and a mockery of the real thing. Surely London can do better with an authentic british market which reflects the diversity of this wonderful city and not a cheap imitation which is only about tat and expensive rubbish. Your better off going to somewhere like Greenwich Market which is fab at Xmas.

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By robert - Dec 11 2009

Went last year and was hugely dissapointed, is this year any better?

Organisers should go to Germany first to find out what a christmas market really is, the London version is extremely tame.

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By Lauren SW2 - Dec 9 2009

Not great - again! Don't know why I went again after last year. Mulled wine was rubbish and the gifts are all over-priced. Surely we can do better than this, London?!?

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By Alessandra Granata - Dec 9 2009

I think no effort at all was put into this so called "cologne xmas market"! Really? I suggest the organisers should go to Germany first to get the idea right...
Absolutely no waste your time visiting

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By sarita - Nov 29 2009

so disappointing!!!!

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By Loz Horan - Nov 28 2009

Santas Secret Village... Oh lordy. This really isnt worth the visit. Birminghams German market is VERY impressive. This is just a very poor selection of tatty stalls. I actually left Borough market on Friday to come here on the rec of this site. Doh! :)

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