London's Christmas lights are a must-see and are free! This is a great way to enjoy London on a budget.
We have created the ultimate walking guide for your experience, keep reading to find out more.....
Firstly let's begin with Oxford street, here you will see hanging golden stars.
Just off Oxford Street, is South Molton Street. A small shopping spot packed with boutique brands and designer outlets.
Then walk down to Regent Street. This was the first central London location to introduce a festive light display in 1954. The shimmering lights run through Oxford Circus, St James and Waterloo Place.
With Around 300,000 LED lights have been handcrafted to form the 45 Spirit of Christmas angels which hang along the entire width of the street.
Then walk over to Carnaby street just off Great Marlborough Street is the coolest shopping destination, this years theme was ‘Carnaby Welcomes The World’.
With neon lyrics from Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody, glittering Rolling Stones tongues, a giant snowman, colourful palm trees from Carnaby Carnival, and underwater scenes from the fan favourite Under The Sea. Above it all is silver shimmer discs covering the Carnaby arches, embellished with carnival decorations, and an eye-catching globe.
Cross over Regent Street and head over to Old Bond Street. featuring 93,652 LED’s the new display features four big crowns at key junctions on Bond Street, inspired by The Imperial State Crown.
Then you will see the iconic Cartier store with a big red ribbon.
Make sure to have your walking shoes on, at this point it's great time to make your way over to London’s most beautiful Christmas tree which is in Covent Garden.
The huge tree has 30,000 red and white lights, also the best place to end your walking tour of seeing Londons Christmas lights. here you will find so many choices of restaurants to enjoy.