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Deck the Halls in London

Emily Nathan Dashing through the bay in Hawaii.

Photo: Emily Nathan

The city’s incomparable sparkle could put any Scrooge in touch with his inner Cratchit. Watch a pantomime at the Hackney Empire—a thousand rotten jokes and a happy ending guaranteed. Tour Charles Dickens’s holly-swagged house. And take care of your gift list at the Victoria and Albert Museum’s new state-of-the-art shop.

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Destinations: London · Hyde Park/Green Park · Richmond (Richmond-upon-Thames) · Westminster · Chelsea/Kensington · Knightsbridge · The Strand · Hackney

Themes: Arts + Culture · Family · Holiday Travel

Inspired by: Holidays Away! | T+L Family — by Marialisa Calta, Published Nov. 2006

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Landmark Trust

London | Europe | England | Great Britain
The Goring

Westminster | Europe | England | London | Great Britain

This 69-room family-run hotel deftly balances glitz and English charm. Minutes walk from Buckingham Palace, the century-old pile has long been royally... More
Knightsbridge Hotel

Knightsbridge | Europe | England | London | Great Britain

The look is traditional English contemporary—bold patterns and plumped-up pillows meet granite-and-oak bathrooms and sandstone fireplaces—at this 44-r
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Dining Room at the Goring

Westminster | Europe | England | London | Great Britain

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Charles Dickens Museum

London | Europe | England | Great Britain

While living in this historic house, Dickens wrote Oliver Twist and
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Hackney Empire

Hackney | Europe | England | London | Great Britain

Known for his work on other theatres, incluing the London Coliseum and London Paladium, architect Frank Matcham designed this theatre in the Hackney a
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Somerset House Ice Rink

The Strand | Europe | England | London | Great Britain

Located in the 18th-century courtyard in front of the Neoclassical Somerset House, this outdoor ice rink is a wintertime tradition on the south side o
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Kew Gardens

Richmond (Richmond-upon-Thames) | Europe | England | London | Great Britain

Since the Royal Botanic Gardens were established in 1759 by Princess Augusta, they’ve expanded from nine acres to more than 300; Victorian-era greenho
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Fortnum and Mason

Hyde Park/Green Park | Europe | England | London | Great Britain

For quintessentially English products (edible and non), head to this purveyor of high-quality provisions; it’s been in business for more than 300 year
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Victoria and Albert Museum

Chelsea/Kensington | Europe | England | London | Great Britain

Within this labyrinthine collection of stately buildings covering 12 acres lie more than 27,000 pieces and 43,000 photographs: everything from Celtic
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London, Soho/Covent Garden, Chelsea/Kensington, Marylebone

Despite being right in the heart of London, the thriving neighborhood of Marylebone (pronounced mary-le-bone) maintains a fairly low profile. Those who do discover a world of independent cafés, homegr
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London, Soho/Covent Garden, South Bank, Chelsea/Kensington, East London

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