{"id":6600,"date":"2019-12-01T09:38:42","date_gmt":"2019-12-01T07:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/travel\/?p=6600"},"modified":"2019-12-01T09:38:42","modified_gmt":"2019-12-01T07:38:42","slug":"5-things-to-do-this-weekend-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/travel\/destinations\/united-kingdom\/5-things-to-do-this-weekend-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Things To Do This Weekend In London"},"content":{"rendered":"

London is never in shortage of fun things to do in the weekend, especially during Christmas season<\/a>. The only problem that you are most likely to encounter is making a choice of where to go and which activities to partake in. The Capital city is gearing up for festivals and events targeted at holiday makers from all over the world this December, but if you are looking for things to do this weekend, don\u2019t worry, we have got you covered.<\/p>\n

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Ice skating at Covent Garden<\/strong><\/p>\n

Covent Garden is always one of the liveliest and festive locations in London around this time of the year. So, if you are in London this weekend, you can check out the ice skating rink at Covent Garden. The space is beautiful with a lot of Christmas light displays which provide the best backdrop for festive photos. The ice skating rink pops up every year around this time, so you do not want to miss out<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Visit the gorgeous Kew Gardens<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a popular spot for many London locals and visitors. The garden is an amazing collection of more than 30,000 living plants \u2013 the world\u2019s largest collection of living plants. Well, arranged into landscapes and climates from around the world, the Kew Garden is not just a beautiful haven of plants to marvel at, but also a perfect place to learn about plants from around the world. The garden makes the ideal spot to visit this weekend in London, especially now that the Christmas season is upon us. You can expect a beautiful show of lights and beautiful ambiance and children activities.<\/p>\n

Check out the London Illustration Fair<\/strong><\/p>\n

Art lovers should go to the London Illustration Fair and see the amazing collection of artworks and prints from top designers and artists. There are also workshops and talks hosted by seasoned artists and designers \u2013 meet your favourite artistes and have a chat about their inspirations for their works. You might always want to consider buying a piece or two to add to your collection or as a Christmas gift.<\/p>\n

Go mini golfing in Shoreditch<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another fun thing that you should consider doing this weekend is visiting Plonk Golf\u2019s <\/a>Shoreditch venue. You don\u2019t have to be a pro golfer to enjoy the mini course; all you need to do is get the ball past the series of obstacles and ramps. The Shoreditch venue is located in one of the busiest areas of the Capital \u2013 just a few minutes from the station and opposite to Box Park. This is an only BYOB mini golf course<\/a>. The venue features an amazing design theme that screams \u201cexciting!\u201d the moment you walk through the paint covered door.<\/p>\n

Carriage rides<\/strong><\/p>\n

Planning a romantic weekend with your significant other? Then you should consider taking them on a festive horse-drawn carriage ride through Richmond Park. There is hardly a better way to see the beautiful Royal Park. You will get the opportunity to have a look at the working stables at Richmond Park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

London is never in shortage of fun things to do in the weekend, especially during Christmas season. The only problem that you are most likely to encounter is making a choice of where to go and which activities to partake in. The Capital city is gearing up for festivals and events targeted at holiday makers […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6601,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4928],"tags":[2786,4934,4929,4930,4743,4931,4933,4932],"class_list":["post-6600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-activities","tag-carriage-ride","tag-covent-garden","tag-kew-gardens","tag-london","tag-london-illustration-fair","tag-richmond-park","tag-shoreditch"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6600"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6600\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}