{"id":11260,"date":"2023-08-26T09:51:12","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T09:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/19-things-must-londons-winter-wonderland\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T10:38:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T10:38:48","slug":"19-things-must-londons-winter-wonderland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/19-things-must-londons-winter-wonderland\/","title":{"rendered":"19 Things To Do At Winter Wonderland, London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The opening of Winter Wonderland is right around the corner (I wasn&#8217;t entirely sure when they&#8217;d be opened <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hydeparkwinterwonderland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">but according to their website<\/a>, the gates open from the 21st of November!).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4611\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6583-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"12 Things You MUST Do In London\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following on from my <a href=\"https:\/\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/2014\/11\/02\/8-things-london-winter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">list of things you have to do in London over winter<\/a>, here&#8217;s a deeper dive into one of said activities &#8211; a trip to Winter Wonderland.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4633\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6542-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"12 Things You MUST Do In London\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4622\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6565-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"12 Things You MUST Do In London\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nLondoners and visitors alike need to try to spend a few hours doing the following&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n1.)<strong> Stock up on some&nbsp;Christmas ornaments<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4631\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6551-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"12 Things You MUST Do In London\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n2.) <strong>Get stuck in some Christmas sweets and treats!&nbsp;<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4630\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6553-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"12 Things You MUST Do In London\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n3.) <strong>Get yourself a bratwurst\/sausage.<\/strong> Those sausages are so tempting &#8211;&nbsp;you can almost smell them from a mile away!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4629\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6554-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C1500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"12 Things You MUST Do In London\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n4.)<strong> Buy stuff you don&#8217;t really&nbsp;need&nbsp;nor want<\/strong> (or at least, you didn&#8217;t want it until 5 seconds before you saw the item!)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4628\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6555-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"12 Things You MUST Do In London\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n5.) In case you missed the initial sweet treats run,<strong> there are always lots of candy stalls dotted around.<\/strong> <strong>Get your sugar fix <\/strong>at one of them.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4627\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6556-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"12 Things You MUST Do In London\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6556-s.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6556-s.jpg?resize=500%2C333&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6556-s.jpg?resize=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6556-s.jpg?resize=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6556-s.jpg?resize=320%2C213&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6556-s.jpg?resize=560%2C373&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6556-s.jpg?resize=1160%2C773&amp;ssl=1 1160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6556-s.jpg?resize=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6556-s.jpg?resize=1120%2C746&amp;ssl=1 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n6.) <strong>Take a preliminary walk around and check out some of the entertainment around (while deciding what entertainment to shell your pennies out on).<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4626\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6558-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"12 Things You MUST Do In London\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4632\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6549-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"12 Things You MUST Do In London\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n7.) <strong>Go Ice Skating!<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4625\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6559-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"12 Things You MUST Do In London\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4624\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6561-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"12 Things You MUST Do In London\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n8.) <strong>Check&nbsp;out some of the other rides!<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4623\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6563-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"12 Things You MUST Do In London\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n9.) <strong>Stop for a drink (or two) in the beer ( or coffee???) garden.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4621\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6567-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"12 Things You MUST Do In London\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n10.) <strong>Now that you&#8217;ve been on some of the tamer rides, work your way up to getting onto some of the bigger scarier rides&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4620\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6569-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C1500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"12 Things You MUST Do In London\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n11.)<strong> &#8230;but not before heading over to the North Pole.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4619\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6571-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"12 Things You MUST Do In London\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n12.) <strong>Get on this tall bouncing ride!<\/strong> (It&#8217;s PRETTY high so hopefully you&#8217;ve worked up your courage to get on it at this point. If not, fake it! \ud83d\ude42 )<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4618\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6572-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C1500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"12 Things You MUST Do In London\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4617\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6573-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C1500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"12 Things You MUST Do In London\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n13.) <strong>Go on a zip-line across the park.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4616\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6574-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C1500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"12 Things You MUST Do In London\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n14.) <strong>Look out for famous pop-up restaurants<\/strong>, like this one from Jamie Oliver.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4615\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6577-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"12 Things You MUST Do In London\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n15.) <strong>Take a ride on the ferris wheel<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4614\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6578-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"12 Things You MUST Do In London\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n16.) &nbsp;<strong>Get yourself some fresh&nbsp;caramelised nuts!<\/strong> (My favourite!!!)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4613\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6579-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"12 Things You MUST Do In London\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n17.) <strong>Head over to Santa Land<\/strong> (This more for children though adults can join in on the fun too! Make it a little family event!)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4612\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6581-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"12 Things You MUST Do In London\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n18.) <strong>Ride the big roller coaster!<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4611\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6583-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"12 Things You MUST Do In London\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n19.) <strong>Get some grilled salmon<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8230;or pretend to get some grilled salmon while&nbsp;instead getting warm by the fire (like this guy below!)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4610\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6584-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"12 Things You MUST Do In London\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4609\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6585-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"12 Things You MUST Do In London\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The opening of Winter Wonderland is right around the corner (I wasn&#8217;t entirely sure when they&#8217;d be opened but according to their website, the gates open from the 21st of November!). Following on from my list of things you have to do in London over winter, here&#8217;s a deeper dive into one of said activities &hellip; Continue Reading<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11261,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,396],"tags":[359,355,360,361],"class_list":["post-11260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel","category-travel-journal","tag-england","tag-europe","tag-london","tag-united-kingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11260"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11260\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}