Few locations can be as ideal for exploring London’s biggest festivities as the Henrietta’s, one of our favourite London hotels. A stone’s throw from Covent Garden, this boutique townhouse hotel is not only within easy reach of the best restaurants, theatres, and museums in the city but it also puts on one of the kitschiest festive pop ups each winter. Reopening for its fifth year, the Miracle Bar is designed as a 1970s inspired living room packed with tinsel and an over-the-top festive cocktail menu featuring drinks such as Elfing Around, using Broker’s Gin, mulled wine reduction, grapefruit shrub, aromatic bitters, orange bitters. New dates to book are dropping on the 16th October at midday, bookings will be released for 26th, 27th and 28th November and 26th, 27th and 28th December.
King’s Cross Christmas Market
- When: TBC
- Where: King Cross’s Granary Square and Coal Drops Yard
- Website: kingscross.co.uk
If it’s anything like last year, expect King Cross’s Granary Square and Coal Drops Yard to be transformed into an illuminated Alpine festive wonderland for the season. As well as a roster of rotating designer markets flogging arts and crafts, vinyls and street food (including Crafty Fox Market, Independent Label Market and The Illustrators’ Christmas Fair) there’s hot toddies, wintery cocktails and a curling rink.
Crafty Fox Market, King’s Cross
- When: December 7th, 2025, 11am-5pm
- Where: The Crossing, Granary Square, London, N1C 4AA, 11am-5pm
- Website: craftyfoxmarket.co.uk
Crafty Fox Market returns to King’s Cross to show more than 100 makers over each of two days, including handcrafted jesmonite homeware from Oh Studio, festive candles from Cocolulu and unique jewellery from Fleur de Trésor, among others. There’s a lot of variety across the two days, so pencil in a whole weekend of browsing to see the whole shebang.
Kingston Christmas Market
- When: 13th November 2024 – December 28th 2025
- Where: Kingston Ancient Market Place, Kingston-Upon-Thames, London KT1 1JS
- Website: kingstonchristmasmarket.co.uk
The riverside town’s Ancient Market Place gets transformed into a German-style Christmas market each year complete with cosy cabins and stalls selling artisan wares, festive beer gardens and a stage for some seasonal entertainment.
Salad Days Christmas Market, Various locations
- When: November 30th & December 1st, December 7th & 8th
- Where: Battersea Power Station, SW11
- Website: saladdaysmarket.co.uk
- Price: Free entry
The former duo behind South London Makers Market return as Salad Days, featuring weekend pop-ups across London, with our favourite once again occupying the impressive Turnbine Hall in Battersea Power Station. Expect a variety of handmade and vintage homeware from a whole host of colourful small brands. When you’ve completed your Christmas shopping, head to Vagabond for a glass of red wine and a baked camembert.