From Blenheim Palace’s annual extravaganza to Bath’s enchanting offering, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
Spread across St John Street, Working Street, Trinity Street and the Hayes, the Welsh city’s Christmas market – which runs from 10 November to 23 December – is the place to go if you’re on the hunt for unusual gifts from independent makers. Once you’ve picked out pressed flower wall hangings and personalised cushions for your nearest and dearest, there’ll be plenty of time for a stroll through the other attractions while sipping mulled cider and tucking in to a hot buttered Welsh cake.
. The rooms of the palace, meanwhile, will be decorated with baubles, holly, mistletoe, snowflakes and shimmering crystals.From 19 November to 22 December, Belfast’s City Hall Gardens will become a tinsel-strewn playground for children and adults alike. Join the queues for the vintage carousel and helter-skelter, grab a spot on the wooden benches to sample chocolate crêpes and gluhwein , and pick up festive trinkets for family and friends.