Winter Wonderland will return to London’s Hyde Park for Christmas 2025 this week

Time to embrace the darker nights, colder days and cosy evenings, and look forward to everything London in winter has to offer. Christmas is just around the corner, and to help you get in the festive mood, Winter Wonderland is coming back for 2025 this week. Yep, this week. 

London’s largest Christmas festival is returning in a matter of days, lighting up Hyde Park with a thrilling lineup of rollercoasters and fairground rides, dazzling light installations, the UK’s largest open-air ice rink and Alpine bars warm with the scent of mulled wine. 

Starting to feel some of the Christmas spirit? Dust off your cosiest festive jumpers and get practicing your carols – here’s everything you need to know about Winter Wonderland 2025.

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Winter Wonderland 2025 dates

Winter Wonderland will be open from Friday November 14 until January 1.

Location

As ever, Winter Wonderland is taking place across 350 acres of Hyde Park. 

When do tickets go on sale? 

You can get your hands on tickets right now on the Winter Wonderland website.

Ticket prices

There are three types of tickets for Winter Wonderland: free off-peak entry, £5 during standard time entry and £7.50 for peak hours entry. 

Visitors have to pay extra if you want to check out any of the major attractions –  access to to Bar Ice and Magical Ice Kingdom costs £15.50-£18, tickets to Cirque Beserk’s show are £12.50-£18, a ride on the Giant Wheel is £8-£11 and the ice rink is £11.50-£17.50.

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New attractions

For 2025, Winter Wonderland has introduced ‘Luminarie Lane’, a brand new ‘premium’ marketplace with its own light installation, and an all-new Après-Ski themed village with live DJs. 

The Ice Kingdom has also been given a new look – this year it’s theme is the ‘Mystical, Mythical, Fantasy World’.