Christmas events and ideas 2011 in England. Christmas days out with Enjoy England.
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Christmas Ideas

Christmas Ideas

Carols at Warwick Castle and twilight evenings at Chatsworth; Brighton’s Dickensian Festival and Westonbirt’s enchanted arboretum; Victorian Christmas in Ironbridge and ice skating in Winchester.

 

We've loads of ideas to help you celebrate the festive period this December, from outdoor ice skating and Christmas concerts to days (and nights) out with the kids.


Carols by candlelight and toy-making workshops

The Nutcracker - Aaron Robison and Christopher Larsen as Winds with Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet; Roy Smiljanic; 2011;

Top Christmas shows 2011

Ballet, musicals, carols by candlelight and panto!

Hyde Park's Winter Wonderland ; Source: Winter Wonderland; 2010;

Festive family fun

Wander a Winter Wonderland in London and discover a Dickensian Christmas in Brighton.

Margate shop window; vermegrigio;

Boutique shopping

Find a unique Christmas shopping experience near you.

Festive skating and heavenly choirs

Outdoor ice skating

Right: hats and gloves on and get practicing your salchows.

Christmas concerts

A candlelit Christmas in Newcastle and carols in Trafalgar Square.


Frankincense and fudge

Frankfurt Christmas Market, Birmingham; Tim Ellis; 2010;

Christmas markets

Roasted chestnuts and tap-dancing turkeys.

Christmas Tree; VisitBritain images;

Historic experiences

Spend a Victorian Christmas weekend in Shropshire and take a Shakespearean candlelit tour.

Enchanted Christmas at Westonbirt Arboretum; Mark Kent;

Alternative Christmas ideas

From enchanted woods in Westonbirt to burlesque in Bath.

Christmas breaks and Twixtmas treats

Top 10 Christmas breaks

Cunningly turn your Christmas shopping into a festive break or escape the holiday madness.

10 things to do over Twixtmas

There's loads going on between Christmas and New Year.