You can now dine in a festive igloo by the Thames

When alfresco dining is no longer on the cards, what's the next best option? How about an igloo? All-day restaurant Coppa Club has installed eight igloo-style PVC party-domes along the Thames, complete with sheepskin blankets and festive cocktails. 

Positioned just outside Coppa Club Tower Bridge, with dreamy views over the Thames, the igloos are available for private hire as well as walk-ins. Three of the igloos will have large circular tables which can seat groups of up to eight, while the other igloos are kitted out as cosy riverside lounges.

Speakers pump out funk, soul and jazz while you have the enviable task of choosing from the new range of festive cocktails, including the Maple Old Fashioned and Spiced Berry Caipirissima. Coppa’s Christmas menu will also be available from November 16 and includes alternatives to your usual turkey and mince pie affair – think roasted seabass and a blood orange polenta cake instead. Yum. 

To book a riverside igloo, email towerbridge@coppaclub.co.uk, call 020 7993 3827 or visit their website.

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