Scandinavian Christmas Market

Great market to get you in the mood for Christmas. As other reviewers have noted, take a fair amount of cash but some stalls take a card. It's worth queuing to get into the churches. The line ebbs and flows, depending on mealtimes but you will find some lovely handmade items and perishables. Not cheap but the reward is a variation on gifting and festive nibbles. Friday is a good time to pop in to preview and avoid the crowds and first thing/last thing over the weekend also less of a crush.

I have been meaning to check this scandi market out every year but never quite made it as it's only on for one weekend. It's really close to Rotherhithe station and there is an outdoor market sandwiched in between a Nordic and a Finnish church. Loving everything Moomin and meatballs I ventured for the food alone...there was a great array of hot dogs, meatballs with lingonberry, waffles, gingerbread and hot chocs which smelt amazing and were reasonably priced. The church entrance fees are £1 each and with there only being one cash machine which charges per transaction (pet peeve) I would bring some cash with you. After paying into the Nordic church it was very small inside but had a good atmosphere with plenty of food stalls and tree decorations. Although the outdoor tents had the best to offer. I hoped there would be more artsy and crafty items for sale but still a nice, albeit small, market to visit.