Travel with Angela Lansbury: Ice Skating, Skiing Indoors or Out Worldwide and What To Eat Afterwards

Wembley Arch, lit against the evening sky, scene from the Metropolitan line train between Baker Street and Wembley. November 2017. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.

What to do for Christmas Season?

Ice Skating and Skiing In England And Worldwide
Activities for adults and children over Christmas in London and many other cities will be outdoor ice skating, plus all the museums and stately homes run by the National Trust for England and Scotland all decked out.

In Hemel Hempsted you can go ice skating and ski with Santa and his little helpers.

Or go to the indoor ski slope. Must book for timed sessions. All time to collect your clothes and hired items and passes in advance.

Hemel indoor artificial ski slope. Photo by Angela Lansbury.

I was going to say in warm countries, but Singapore and Dubai have indoor artificial ice activities.

If you are thinking ahead to Easter ski trips, England has an artificial indoor ski slope. Even if you are an experienced skier, good to practise.

1 See the city lights in London

London - Oxford Street and Regent Street lights and shop window displays.

Plus many suburban streets, with Christmas trees in shop windows.

Many other capital cities in Europe.

White chocolate snowman in Waitrose, 2017. £5. Photo by Angela Lansbury.

2 Christmas goodies and signs in supermarkets and department stores

3 Santa Claus grottoes in department stores and malls

4 Shopping Mall lights

Major UK malls include London's Watford Intu

This iced fruit bar says best before January. If you can keep it that long.

Waitrose Christmas tree cake, 2017. Photo by Angela Lansbury. The round white iced cake with free tree cake costs £10; the cake with three pieces of green holly is cheaper, £6. The plain white iced bar costs £3.50.