12 Super Festive Things To Do This December

The Arctic Express is departing from Pedley Street Station this December and no pressure or anything, but the fate of Christmas depends on you jumping aboard. Ed Snow has been spreading rumours that Santa isn't real (tut, tut) and it's up to you to make him believe again. You'll be working up an appetite on this festive task, so you can look forward to a welcome drink and a four-course meal created by BBC Masterchef, Louisa Ellis. If you're successful in saving the most wonderful time of the year? Your final stop will be the very magical Polar Bar.

Forget Santa, there's a Christmas-themed brunch coming to town. Tibits have slotted out a Sunday for their vegan bottomless brunch this December and it's all kinds of wonderful. Promising endless skinny prosecco, mulled wine and beer, with as much food you can fit onto your plate from their brunch banquet, you'll be munching and drinking away to live music from London's up and coming artists.

Forget skating folks... you can now drive actual bumper cars on ice. Removing the possibility of slipping, sliding and smacking your face onto the floor, you can now bash into each other in gigantic red and blue bumper cars. Offering street food and DJ sets before and after you buckle in, it's one of this year's coolest Christmas activities.

If you love Christmas and you love gin, you might want to hop on your sleigh and make your way to Sipsmith's Gin Shop. Offering stocking fillers and unique gift sets for the festive season, you can also learn how to make botanical wreaths for your front door (whilst drinking complimentary gin cocktails) and they even have a merry tasting experience that will have you sipping everything from mince pie to chocolate orange flavoured gin.

Ditching their outdoor lanes for fire pits, London Shuffle Club have transformed their terrace into a seriously snug spot for the winter months. Zoning in on the American snack S'mores, (made up of gram crackers and chocolate, sandwiched together with toasted marshmallows) you can scoff as many of these bad boys as you want if you book a big table for you and your mates.

Sunday roasts are a rite of passage come this time of year but there's a restaurant in Manchester that's changed the game. Bock Cafe have dreamed up a Sunday roast fondue where you can dunk beef brisket or roast chicken into hot red wine gravy lava, alongside sauteed potatoes, seasonal veg and that all important Yorkshire pudding.

Winterland is basically a gigantic playground for adults and to keep you toasty this winter they've given their Thameside pop-up an alpine makeover. Decked out with heated hunting lodges, bauble-filled igloos and actual cable cars, you'll feel like you're skiing on the slopes. Games come in the form of curling, beer pong and karaoke for those brave enough to belt out a tune or two, while street food and hot cocktails will be ready and waiting for you at the bar.

Live your best fairytale life by making like Hansel and Gretel at York and Albany's Gingerbread Cabin. Although we regret to inform you that the cabin - that's decorated with candy canes and icing - is not edible, find solace in the fact that you will be spoilt with plenty of other treats from the kitchen; think pigs in blankets, pumpkin soup shots and sticky toffee bites. And if you're not too boozed up on their Gingerbread Latte-tini cocktail? You can go all out and decorate a gigantic cookie for an extra £10.

Dirty Martini are ahead of the pack when it comes to themed cocktails, and they've got a stocking's worth of sips to keep you happy this December. Make your way to their bar in Cardiff for their usual concoctions, alongside the Grinch's Espresso Martini and Santa's Punch. Both made with Absolut vodka with gingerbread foam and homemade Christmas syrup, they'll leave you merrier than St Nick himself.

Advent calendars and Mariah Carey not doing it for you this year? Cue Dalloway Terrace. This pretty little spot has transformed into a frosted winter wonderland for the colder months, giving you a dozen Instagram opportunities. Festooned with everything from magnolia to eucalyptus, settle down with one of their hot water bottles and Foxford woollen blankets before ordering from a comforting menu of truffle cheese fondue and Christmas-inspired cocktails.

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