London’s Best Christmas Lights

November 23, 2015November 23, 2015 London Magical Tours

The Victorians practically invented Christmas !

Love Christmas? If you don’t already know it – London is spectacular at Christmas. Cards, carols, crackers – even Dickens. Yes, Dickens’ Christmas Carol of Scrooge and Tiny Tim fame. The Victorians practically invented Christmas as we know it.

If you are lucky enough to be visiting London during the festive season you’ll certainly be in for a treat: from the bright lights of Regents and Oxford Street, to the ice rinks and Christmas trees spread all across town, here’s a quick rundown of some of our favourite London festive lights to help get you in the spirit.

Covent Garden Plaza:

Steal a kiss under the mistletoe by the famous christmas tree of Covent Garden for that perfect Hollywood moment. Don’t forget to take a visit to the market for some great gift ideas and enjoy a fun stroll down the Candy Cane walk, amongst the fragrances of roasting chestnuts and mulled wine.

Regent Street& Oxford Street

Look out for the traffic free weekends taking place throughout December at what is one of the world’s best locations for Christmas lights. Thanks to ACT Lighting Design (the team who have previously worked on the Champs Elysees, Paris), Regent Street will look absolutely spectacular once again this year. Expect music and special guest appearances throughout the season – and would Christmas in London really be Christmas without a visit to Hamley’s toy store?

Carnaby Street

Carnaby Street are putting on a Christmas party for shoppers this year. Shops, bars and restaurants are also offering savings, so make sure to grab a bargain while enjoying the light shows. And if that was not enough, live music and DJs are sure to keep everyone on high festive spirits throughout the season in this quirky London neighbourhood.

The Royal Exchange

For a more traditional christmas tree, the huge tree at the Royal Exchange found in the City of London is hard to beat. What’s more, the East London Chorus choir will be supplying Christmas Carols for all at its official switch on this year.

If you’re looking to learn about Christmas in London and take in the beautiful holiday lights (along with many off the beaten path secrets), London Magical Tours is offering the chance to discover the best of the holiday season during their London Christmas Lights Tours through November and December until the 6th of January 2016. Make sure to book your visit and make this a christmas for all the family to remember!

Christmas 2015 in London

August 15, 2015October 14, 2015 London Magical Tours

As Summer starts to draw to a close, preparations are ripe for the return of our seasonal favourite Christmas tours starting from November. Here’s a little behind the scenes sneak peak at what visitors can expect from this year’s offerings …

London’s ORIGINAL and ONLY FULLY THEMED Christmas tours return once again this 2015 holiday season. The key dates for this year’s calendar are 10th of November 2015 through to 6th of January 2016.

Image ©, London Magical Tours. Mrs. Wilcox from Somerset, UK on her Magical Christmas Tour of London

London is fully transformed during the christmas period. The nights get frosty and the christmas lights are all lit aglow. From the bright illuminations of Harrods, to the famous Norwegian Spruce tree in Trafalgar Square, there is no better time of year to visit the capital!

Image © BBC. Have a festive christmas shopping experience in London with your very own personal shopper

Why not spoil the children, a loved one or take the whole family for an evening to remember on the complete London Christmas experience. Take a London Christmas Lights Tour, visiting the festive related landmarks of London and off the beaten path secrets which are transformed with lights and festive decorations. Remember that unlike other tour offerings, this is not just the usual London landmarks – this is the only FULLY GUIDED Christmas themed Tours of London – with tales and stories behind the history of a London Christmas.

New additions to the 2015 London Christmas Tours include:

The chance to pre-book in advance tickets to one of London’s best Ice Skating Rink for a christmas skating experience
Visit Mr. Claus himself at the North Pole in his very own grotto during your London Christmas Tour
Enjoy a traditional christmas dinner at one of our traditional London pubs, including mulled wine and christmas dinner in the run up to 25th of December
Personal Shopper Experience. London is a huge city, with an over-whelming number of stores and shopping districts. Why not opt to shop with an expert Londoner, with an unrivalled insider knowledge of the city and its shops to go in search for that perfect gift.
Finish your London Magical Christmas Tour with a visit the Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park – enjoy the London Christmas markets and fair ground rides.

Enjoy a festive skate at the Natural History Museum's Ice Rink from October 2015

Image © Natural History Museum. Enjoy a festive skate at the Natural History Museum’s Ice Rink as part of the Magical Christmas London Tours.

Here is a little taste of what you can expect on our London Christmas Tours:

For the best traditional London Christmas Experience make sure to book your London Christmas Tour and make Christmas 2015 one to remember!

My favourite part of London was …

July 7, 2015August 3, 2015 London Magical Tours

We are happy to share comments from our younger visitors who visited London with London Magical Tours in recent weeks.

Our tours of London and the surrounding cities are made even more enjoyable by children visitors and we love to hear what they enjoyed during their tours.

On our VIP London Tours, London Magical Tours provides specialised tour guides that interact with children through games and activities, turning learning and education into a fun and memorable experience. Prizes are handed out at the end of the tour to whoever who participated the most and the best are entered into our annual award competitions, where bigger prizes are awarded.

Here are a few examples of our current favourite comments, submitted by our clever young visitors during their London Magical Tour:

Harry Potter London Tours

March 5, 2015May 26, 2015 London Magical Tours

In Search Of The Hogwarts Express? Clients At Platform 9 3/4

Calling all Harry Potter fans!

After much public demand, we have done it. From 2015, all our private London tours can now be customised to include a range of Harry Potter options!

From a one hour Harry Potter highlights tour in London, to a visit to the Harry Potter Warner Bros. Studios, to a full blown day experience to discover the best of the boy wizard across the south of England: there are options to fit all budgets and time schedules.

Harry Potter Film Studios Tour – Diagon Alley

Why not surprise the Harry Potter fans in your party by adding a one hour Harry Potter Highlights Tour of the best film locations in the city to your London Tour? Pay a visit to the Hogwarts Express at Platform 9 3/4, go in search of the evasive Leaky Cauldron inn and get lost in the antique bookstores that inspired Diagon Alley before seeking to enter the Ministry of Magic. The perfect treat for any Potter fan!

Harry Potter Warner. Bros Studio Tour

A must for any Potter enthusiast, a chance to experience the magic of the movies up close by visiting the very film studio where the films were shot. Continue reading

Client of the Month – Part III

February 15, 2015October 14, 2015 London Magical Tours

We’ve loved hearing your feedback on the Client of the Month videos!

This stripped back feature places the spotlight on one of our guests to tell you about their sightseeing experience in their own words. No script, no gimmicks, no fancy cameras. Just an honest review of what they thought, how they would personally describe the London Magical Tours experience.

We take all our post tour feedback seriously, ensuring we are continuously reaching the high standards we set ourselves to continue providing an award winning sightseeing experience.

So here it is, the latest addition to this series. Courtesy of a Corporate Visit to London. Simply click on the video link below to watch in Full HD:

Don’t forget to view previous clients of the month by clicking these links:

Client of the Month Part II
Client of the month Part I