Curling has been growing in popularity in recent years, nudged on by its compelling showings at various Winter Olympics. Try your hand at Curling Club's two pop-ups at London Bridge's Vinegar Yard and Waterloo, which boast six synthetic curling lanes, on which you can curl your heart out for 45 minutes before rewarding yourself with a tasty cocktail.
As you've almost certainly noticed, December's here and that means that this city is going into festive overdrive. All around London, people are untangling fairy lights, crowding into tinsel-decked pubs and pacing the streets in search of pressies. But isn't it time you slowed down a bit and did something a little cosier? As winter arrives, Christmassy pop-ups spring up all over central London, with plenty of fairylit atmosphere that makes them perfect for a festive tete-a-tete.
We’re talking riverside heated igloos, Alpine-themed lodges and kitschy nostalgia-themed bars that will keep you warm and, most importantly, full of food and festive drinks. Here are the best hideaways, markets and quirky festive experiences waiting to lure you in from the cheek-tingling cold in 2025.
London's best winter pop-ups at a glance:
đą Best for coaster kids: Winter Funland, West Kensington
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Best for partying with Santa: Humbug, Waterloo
đ„ Best for silly sports: Club Curling, various locations
đ· Best for old-school feasting: The Great Christmas Feast, West Kensington
đ„¶ Best for daredevils: Up at the O2's snow globe climbs, Greenwich Peninsula
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