Christmas Time! Gifts, Snow, Chestnuts & Markets Galore!

Christmas Time!

Gifts, snow, chestnuts and markets galore! 

Check our cosy, warm and casual pieces for you to wear while enjoying our pick for Christmas activities. 

Enjoy the perfect winter day out at Somerset House.

‘The very definition of festive fun’ Time Out

Our stunning Edmond J. Safra Fountain courtyard is the backdrop to London’s most beautiful ice rink, where you can skate day or night with family and friends. Skate Lates features an extra special series of music nights throughout the season - the perfect start to your weekend. Après-skate, treat yourself at Fortnum’s Lodge with one of our Skate Extras – all designed for two to share; relax and take in the spectacle rink-side with a drink or warming snack in the Skate Lounge.

A Portsmouth Christmas market with a difference
The Festival of Christmas is back bigger and better than before with a new name - The Dickens Christmas Festival. Celebrate all things Charles Dickens with classic Christmas tales including A Christmas Carol, Great Expectations, David Copperfield, Oliver Twist and The Old Curiousity Shop. Feel the essence of these novels when you walk across snow-covered cobbles and authentic decoration from the period. Plus, watch the parade of the characters at the end of each day - back by popular demand!

As if lifted from one of Charles Dickens' books, enjoy wonderful stalls filled with artisan bakes and cakes, homemade crafts and vintage clothes that you'll absolutely love.

Experience Christmas in the Wizarding World and discover how film-makers created fire, ice and snow that never melts as the Studio Tour undergoes a magical makeover for Hogwarts in the Snow.

Hogwarts in the Snow will run from Saturday 17th November – Sunday 27th January 2019. Tickets must be pre-booked, and all extra features are included in the ticket price.