Make 2024’s festive get together one to remember
We’ve all been to a rubbish Christmas party, sat around the same stuffy office you’ve been sat in all year, drinking cheap prosecco from a plastic cup and pretending to have a good time. This year, isn’t it about time you levelled up your festivities? Whether it’s you and a bunch of mates or an office do, you could book into one of the city’s best private dining rooms or you could host this year’s Christmas party in London at one of these spots.
Experience a Victorian Christmas at The Great Christmas Feast
The Lost Estate is bringing its immersive festive experience The Great Christmas Feast back for another year. Travel back in time to Christmas Eve, 1843, where Charles Dickens will lead you through A Christmas Carol, complete with live performances and music. There’s also a Victorian-inspired three-course menu, including pressed chicken with pickled beets and samphire relish, confit duck breast with all the trimmings, and a Twelfth Night cake with Christmas pudding ice cream, with Charlie’s personal cellar opened up to guests as well.
Tues 7th November – Sat 23rd December 2023
49 Tanner Street, London, SE1 3PL
velvetpines.co.uk
Virtual Clay Shooting at Clays
Indulge in a little friendly competition this Christmas and see who the crack shot is amongst your group with a few rounds of virtual clay shooting at Clays, which has sites in the City and Canary Wharf. As well as unlimited interactive gameplay in a private ‘peg’, there are a range of festive packages to choose from so you can tuck into sharing plates and festive drinks whilst you play.
From Mon 18th November 2024
Moorgate and Canary Wharf
clays.bar
Head to Humbug, Santa’s Fave Dive Bar
What do you think Santa does after a long hard day at his workshop? He hits the bar of course, and now you can too as Humbug is popping up at the Old Truman Brewery on Brick Lane this November and December. Santa’s a bit low on Christmas spirit so Humbug is going to town on the festive entertainment – as well as cabaret performances, live music, games, festive sing-a-longs, dazzling Christmas lights, and holiday memorabilia galore, there’s Santa’s grotto, a themed beer can bowling alley and a shrine dedicated to Christmas queen Mariah Carey to explore. And if you go for the first two weeks of shows in November, you could save 50% on tickets – here’s how.
Thurs 14th November – Tues 31st December 2024
Boiler House, 152 Brick Lane, London, E1 6RU
humbugchristmas.co.uk
Have Christmas Dinner at The Dusty Knuckle
Take your team to The Dusty Knuckle bakery for a knees-up this Christmas. You can hire out the whole place (capacity ranges from 25- 50) and enjoy a three course meal, including bread (obvs); pigs in blankets; pink peppercorn-cured salmon with fenugreek seed labneh and rye toast; lemon, fennel, garlic and chestnut porchetta; and mince pies with creme fraiche and brandy, with plenty of vino on the table too.
Mon 18th November – Fri 20th December 2024
Abbot Street, London E8 3DP
@thedustyknuckle
Show off Your Skills on the Ice at The Curling Club
Indulge in a little friendly competition and sweep your way to glory this festive season at The Curling Club at Vinegar Yard. You’ll be able to get on the curling sheets and show off your skills, using the same granite stones as top curlers worldwide do. As well as its own dedicated bar – ski shots anyone? – there’ll be plenty of festive food and drink on offer from Vinegar Yard’s resident traders, including Bad Boys Pizza Society, Nanny Bill’s and Baba G’s.
From Fri 1st November 2024
Vinegar Yard, 72–82 St Thomas St, London SE1 3QU
vinegaryard.london
Belt Out the Tunes at BAM Karaoke
If you love a good sing-song at Christmas, BAM Karaoke is the place to do it. There are 22 private rooms that can fit groups from 4 – 35 people, so you’ll defo be able to get all your friends/your team inside, or you could even hire out the BAM BAM Bar, which has a capacity of 170 standing and 70 seated. Whatever the size of your group, you’ll be well fed and watered too – Consultant Culinary Director Sabrina Gidda has created a festive food menu featuring the likes of roast beef croustade, pigs in blankets hot dog, wild mushroom & brie arancini, and smoked salmon flatbread with Exmoor caviar, and there are a range of champagne and cocktail packages on offer too.
74 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6SQ
bam-karaokebox.com
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