Natural History Museum ice rink
Things to do in London on Boxing Day
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By Serena Kutchinsky
Posted: Wed Dec 19 2007 -
Got festive cabin fever? Here's our Turkey-free guide to how to beat the Boxing Day blues
Art exhibitions
There’s plenty of mind-expanding art shows to help broaden your cultural horizons. Feast your eyes on everything from the Saatchi Gallery's snapshot of China’s contemporary art scene to cutting-edge installations at GSK Contemporary and the works of Aimé Maeght and his artists at the Royal Academy .
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Museums & Attractions
Keep your faculties sharpened over the festive period by visiting any of these major exhibitions. There’s a portrait of a landmark civilisation on show at the Royal Academy’s ‘Byzantium’, medieval horrors on offer at the London Dungeon, A Jungle Bells stage show at London Zoo and a chance to catch the time warping delights of ‘Sweet Sixties’ at the Museum of Brands And Packaging and the blockbusting 'Ripley’s Believe it or not!'.
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Family fun
Plenty of activities to unite the troops over the festive season. Why not take in a top show such as the puppet-tastic ‘The Giraffe, The Pelly and Me’ or Matthew Bourne’s gothic dance production of ‘Edward Scissorhands’? If the little wrigglers like to be outdoors why not embark on a family outing to Kew Gardens?
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Walks
Burn off those Christmas Day calories with an action-packed stroll around the capital. Take in the best of the Big Smoke’s twinklers on our Christmas Lights walk, learn more about Dickens’s career as an actor and author on the Boxing Day Dickens Walk or go for a ramble in Richmond Park.
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Ice rinks
All the major rinks are open, giving you the perfect chance to skate off those Christmas calories. If you don’t feel so inclined you can still cling onto the side for ten minutes and then retire to drink mulled wine and eat mince pies at the rink side café. Head to the O2 Slopes for a more adventurous experience or soak up the views on the sky-high observation wheel at Hyde Park’s Winter Wonderland .
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Clubs and parties
Boxing Night is traditionally the time when overstuffed ravers beat a hasty retreat from their parents’ homes and sweat off their turkey dinner on the dancefloor. There’s plenty to choose from with the Credit Crunch Ball at Moonlighting in Soho, UNCZ drum’n’bass session at Herbal and Bedrock for the indie massive at Metro.
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5 comments
This listing might just save the day for something to do to keep my 22 year old autistic brother on leave from mental health section from tearing at my mother's nerves etc etc. Thank you.
According to the RA website the gallery is open until 6pm today.
are they really giving us the incorrect information....OMG LOL
im only 11 yrs old and i have my own appinyon
I have just checked the websites of the RA and Saatchi - they say they are closed on Boxing Day - so someone appears to have the incorrect information.
umm i dnt live in london so yerr i live in australia