Olympia London
£37, £145 family ticket
Okay Christmas fans, brace yourselves for some huge news. This year, one of Europe's biggest indoor festive family extravaganzas is coming to London. And it's packed with funfair rides, a special circus show, and a massive ice rink to whizz around, without becoming so chilly you could double as a winter snowman.
In the 1900s, Kensington venue Olympia was a place for grand fairground spectacles, so it's fun to see some good old-fashioned entertainment returning to this west London spot. Winter Funland has already run shows in Manchester and Birmingham, and it's got a welcome focus on affordability: instead of making families pay for each ride or show ticket, there's a flat entry fee that includes all entertainments.
As well as circus acts, a rollercoaster, dodgems, waltzers, and the ice rink, there are special late night sessions with DJs aimed at a more grown-up crowd. You can pick up nosh and mulled wine at a Christmassy food court, so you can fuel up for a full day of festive fun.
