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Around Town: Ice skating
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The grand courtyard at Somerset House provides this 900-metre-square ice rink with one of the most impressive skating backdrops in town. The skate school offers lessons for beginners and there are special sessions for children and disabled people, as well as late-night skates and club nights (Thur-Sat) with DJs. Big Ice Dance workouts, led by English National Ballet, are a chance to warm-up off the ice before taking part in an ice dance lesson. The Christmas tree is again decorated by Tiffany's, this year taking its inspiration from carousel animals, and hosts family storytelling sessions with children's authors on selected days in December. There's also the Tiffany shop, selling festive cakes and sweets, as well as ornaments and gifts. Tom's Skate Lounge, a rinkside bar and lounge open to both ticket and non ticket holders, serves drinks and snacks throughout the day. Booking opens Sep 15.
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The original Somerset House was a Tudor palace commissioned by the Duke of Somerset. In 1775 it was demolished to make way for an entirely new...
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