Christmas Markets Site Adds London

Christmas markets and other Xmas events can be found by using the Christmas Markets and Festive Events website, which adds the first ever market in London's Hyde Park

Last November I wrote a blog about a brand new website, Christmas Markets and Festive Events, which enables users to – you guessed it – track down Christmas markets and festive events. The website only covers Christmas events in Europe, from Austria to the UK, but has been updated for 2007 and includes details of the first ever Christmas Market in Hyde Park in London.

The Christmas Market in Hyde Park opens on December 1st, 2007, and runs right through until January 6th, 2008. It will be open every day from 11am until 8pm, but don't expect British festive fare. No, the Hyde Park Christmas Market is a traditional German-style market, which will include a glass of Glühwein, the German Mulled Wine, although as well as German foods and wines there will also be stalls selling toys, arts, crafts and other Christmas gift ideas, and of course Father Christmas will be in attendance too.

There will also be a big wheel in London's Hyde Park, and other fairground rides including a Haunted House, as well as carol singers and other musical events on the Bandstand in the evenings. Hyde Park's Christmas Market will also feature Europe's largest outdoor ice rink, big enough to cater for 400 skaters per hour.

As well as the market in Hyde Park, over 100 other Christmas Markets and festive events are described on the website, from Aarhus in Denmark to Zurich in Switzerland, from Rovaniemi in the frozen north of Lapland to events in Barcelona and Madrid in sunny Spain.

So wherever you're going to be in Europe this winter, if you're looking for ideas for Christmas presents or just want to enjoy the festive market atmosphere, check out the Christmas Markets and Festive Events website. Merry Christmas!

Visit the Christmas Markets website.

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