On a chilly winter morning, we decided to head into London and visit the Tower of London; an iconic landmark in the capital that I had somehow never visited.
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THE MAKING OF HARRY POTTER AT THE WARNER BROTHERS STUDIO TOUR, LONDON (VIDEO)
The Great Hall is the first set you walk onto, made with stone floors and decorated with Christmas trees and decorations during our visit. The costumes of the Hogwarts’ teachers are lined up across the front and props are displayed on the tables. The guide talks you through the creation of the hall and refers to some of the famous scenes based in the hall. You have around 10 minutes in the Great Hall before you are moved on for the next group to enter.
Continue readingWALKING IN LONDON’S WINTER WONDERLAND 2016 (VIDEO)
With the possibility that this may be our last Christmas the UK for a few years, I decided that this was the year I needed to cram as much festive happenings in the season as possible. So, last week was the Ideal Home Show Christmas Fair and this week I decided a trip to Winter Wonderland would be next on my list.
Continue readingSPENDING TOO MUCH MONEY AT THE IDEAL HOME SHOW CHRISTMAS – KENSINGTON OLYMPIA, LONDON
As a birthday gift to my mum, I treated my parents and I to tickets for the Ideal Home Show Christmas. At £15 a ticket, I bagged a deal on Groupon UK; two tickets for £16 including a free Ideal Home Magazine. The show ran from the 23rd to the 27th of December 2016 and held at the Kensington Olympia Exhibition Hall – directly opposite the Kensington Olympia Station.
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