Christmas in London 2008
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By Time Out editors
Posted: Tue Nov 18 2008 -
Your complete guide to the festive season in London, including Christmas shows and events, ice skating and Christmas lights, plus gift ideas and tips for Christmas shopping on a budget
Christmas in London survival guide
Don't panic! What to do if Christmas starts going west: last-minute contacts, plus public transport and medical information.
Read our Christmas survival guide
Things to do in London on Boxing Day
Beat the Boxing Day blues with our guide to going out in London on December 26. There are more museums, galleries, ice rinks, attractions and clubs open than you might think
Read our Christmas survival guide
Restaurants open on Christmas Day
Take the hassle out of Christmas dinner with our guide to London restaurants open on Christmas Day.
Find a restaurant open for Christmas dinner
Best Christmas TV
Including 'The Royle Family', 'Doctor Who', 'Wallace And Gromit: A Matter Of Loaf And Death' and the return of 'Top Of The Pops'.
Read our Christmas TV picks
Christmas on a budget
Great ideas for saving money this Christmas, including tips on shopping, presents, homemade decorations, wrapping paper and Christmas trees.
See our guide to Christmas on a budget
London ice-skating rinks
London's top seasonal outdoor ice-skating venues, including the eighteenth-century elegance of Somerset House, the unique landscape of Kew Gardens, or the Ice Age attractions of the Natural History Museum.
See our guide to ice skating
Christmas shopping in London
The best shopping streets across the capital, where to find Christmas presents and decorations, plus late-night events and pre-Christmas sales.
See our guide to Christmas shopping in London
Christmas markets in London
A guide to the best Christmas markets and winter fairs in London: places to find Christmas presents, decorations or just warm up with a glass of mulled wine and get into the festive spirit.
See our Christmas markets guide
Christmas shows in London
Our guide to the best Christmas shows in the capital: family shows, pantomimes and shows for adults, including 'War Horse', 'Edward Scissorhands' and Cirque du Soleil.
See our guide to Christmas shows
Christmas carols in London
Seasonal songs and music to take part in and listen to in concert halls and churches across the capital.
See our guide to Christmas carol services
Christmas lights in London
Once darkness falls and the bargain hunters head home, wrap up warm and take a stroll around London's illuminations. Here's our suggested route to see the capital's best Christmas lights.
See our guide to Christmas lights in London
Vegetarian restaurants open on Christmas Day
While the world goes meat mad, vegetarians have a great selection of London restaurants catering for them on Christmas Day
Find a vegetarian restaurant for Christmas dinner
Alternative nights out over Christmas
Dump panto misery for a dose of cabaret cool with our guide to the best alternative London nightlife over the Christmas period.
See our guide to alternative nights out
New Year's Eve 2008 in London guide
Clubs, parties, cabaret, comedy and more to see in 2009 in style in London.
Read Our New Year's Eve 2008 guide
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7 comments
I would have love to spend my X-mas period on London & it would have been the most exiting period of my life but I am short of this thing called friends. greetings to everybody, <00>, merry X-mas & happy new year in advance. bey!!!!!!!
Whatever made you think it was possible to swim with dophins in London? Do you know how cold the water would be?!
Dear Manshuk, There are no longer any captive dolphins or whales in the UK that you can swim with. Dolphins suffer terribly living in a tiny pool just like you would living in a box, see www.marineconnection.org/campaigns/captivity_captive_fr ee.html
But you can watch and even swim with wild dolphins, see the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society www.wdcs.org.uk
Yesterday I found out that it's impossible to enjoy swimming with dolphins in Ln. Pity.
What to do there then? Any adrenaline capturing things?
I am arriving London for the NEw Year period and I am looking for a pool to swim with a dolphin. Where can I do it. If you know, please advise.
What do you expect?? Its christmas day!
Christmas Day in London ... never again.
I was there in 2007 - the Underground was shut down, all businesses closed !
If I had not been staying with friends I would have been reduced to cheese and biscuits for Christmas Day lunch.
Never, never again !