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Dec 4, 2020, 1:50 PM
nito
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A lot of the usual festive fayre in London has been deflated a bit due to lockdowns and restrictions on large groups that we are all experiencing worldwide. Happy times!
Regent St
Source:
Secret LDN
:
https://secretldn.com/regent-street-christmas-lights/
Oxford St
27 LED curtains along the length of Oxford St which shows various messages of goodwill, NHS workers and volunteers and a Poem
To London With Love
.
Source:
Londonist
:
https://londonist.com/london/christm...ghts-2020-hero
New Bond St
Source:
Secret LDN
:
https://secretldn.com/bond-street-christmas-lights/
Source: :
https://theglossarymagazine.com/arts.../#.X8oOArOnyZQ
Carnaby St
Source:
The Glossary Magazine
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https://theglossarymagazine.com/arts.../#.X8oSjLOnyZR
Strand
Source:
Secret LDN
:
https://secretldn.com/londons-christ...hts-switch-on/
King’s Cross
King’s Cross has opted for a 28-feet terrarium centrepiece which is filled with 70 smaller terrariums, each filled with miniature gardens.
Source:
Secret LDN
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https://secretldn.com/east-london-ic...light-wapping/
Seven Dials
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Nashbond
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https://www.nashbond.co.uk/projects/...-dials-estate/
Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf normally hosts a winter light festival, but with how things have panned out this has been drastically cut back, but there are still some nice light shows.
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Hampton Court Palace
Most of the pop-up ice rinks that normally proliferate across the capital are not making an appearance due to Covid-19.
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Hampton Court Palace
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https://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court...lace-ice-rink/
Royal Maritime Greenwich
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Royal Maritime Greenwich
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https://www.rmg.co.uk/see-do/we-reco...house-ice-rink
Kew Gardens
Always a big draw, Kew Gardens put on a vast one-million light display across its gardens and woodlands[/I]
Somerset House
Replacing the traditional ice skate rink are a selection of igloos
Source:
The Glossary Magazine
:
https://theglossarymagazine.com/arts.../#.X8oQ8bOnyZQ
Wembley Park
Source: :
https://tempusmagazine.co.uk/news/lo...n-wembley-park
Covent Garden
Source:
Secret LDN
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https://secretldn.com/covent-garden-christmas-lights/
Trafalgar Square
The traditional focus of Christmas celebrations in London, the idea for a tree here is courteous of Norway, who have since 1948 donated a tree every year in recognition of support during WWII.
Source:
Secret LDN
:
https://secretldn.com/trafalgar-square-christmas-tree/
Tate Britain
Chila Kumari Singh Burman’s Diwali-Christmas installation titled
A Brave New World
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Dezzen
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https://www.dezeen.com/2020/11/16/ch...ave-new-world/
St Pancras
Source:
Secret LDN
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https://secretldn.com/st-pancras-sta...hristmas-tree/
Television Centre
Source:
The Glossary Magazine
:
https://theglossarymagazine.com/arts.../#.X8oOArOnyZQ
Churchill Arms Pub
Quite possibly the most OTT pub in London; the Churchill Arms covered by some 90-odd Christmas trees
Source:
Twitter
:
https://twitter.com/kewdad/status/13...742272/photo/1
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