Just in case you are spending your Christmas holiday in London

Ten of the best last-minute Christmas and New Year activities in London 

The run-up to the big day doesn’t have to be all shopping malls and panto: we pick cool, offbeat and cultural events and gift-buying opportunities across the capital

 Lose yourself in Kew Gardens, Richmond

It’s magical enough at the best of times but for Christmas Kew Gardens becomes a magical wonderland of light - from a flickering fire garden to laser beams shooting from the iconic Palm House. A trail through the grounds is lit by over a million lights, and the North Pole village is home to Santa and his elves, and plenty of toasted marshmallow.

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