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When it comes to Christmas trees, London has it all – from abstract, conceptual firs to great traditional spruces. And King’s Cross station is no different. Every year the London travel hub unveils a new tree with a different theme. This year, the hub has something particularly crowd pleasing.
King’s Cross, the home of Platform 9¾, has unveiled a Harry Potter-themed Crimbo tree for the 2025 festive season. The 31-foot-tall spruce is decorated with approximately 800 scarlet and gold baubles (they’re giving Gryffindor) with an owl perched on the top of the tree.
At the installation’s base are recreations of shops found in Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley, with detailed shopfronts including Ollivander’s wand shop, Tomes and Scrolls bookshop, Gladrags Wizardwear and Owl Post. You can’t go inside any of these retailers, but there is a Honeydukes kiosk where you can pick up wizarding sweet treats, including Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans, Chocolate Frogs, Butterbeer cookies and bottled Butterbeer.
The tree is also just a hop, skip and a jump away from the King’s Cross Harry Potter shop, which sells all sorts of Hogwarts and HP-related merch.
Whatever your thoughts are towards the Harry Potter franchise, passing by this magical tree is probably going to unlock some nostalgic and festive feels this winter. Accio Christmas spirit!
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