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From the Jubilee Bridges (also known as the Hungerford Footbridges), an evening view of the South Bank is illuminated with festive lights.
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January 2, 2026 at 3:30 PM
From the Jubilee Bridges (also known as the Hungerford Footbridges), an evening view of the South Bank is illuminated with festive lights.
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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/london-southwark-south-bank-tour/
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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A look at our top nine posts on Instagram for 2025: a mix of posts showcasing our knowledgeable, engaging Blue Badge Tourist Guides, plus major attractions such as the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and the Tower of London.
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December 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM
A look at our top nine posts on Instagram for 2025: a mix of posts showcasing our knowledgeable, engaging Blue Badge Tourist Guides, plus major attractions such as the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and the Tower of London.
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From Holborn Viaduct, two gilded dragons in deep crimson and gold keep watch over the western edge of the City of London.
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December 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
From Holborn Viaduct, two gilded dragons in deep crimson and gold keep watch over the western edge of the City of London.
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📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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Will you be in London on New Year’s Day? 🎆
Don’t miss the 2025 New Year’s Day Parade — a 2.2‑mile celebration from Green Park to Parliament Square! Expect colourful floats, 25+ bands & London’s unbeatable energy. 🇬🇧🥁
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Don’t miss the 2025 New Year’s Day Parade — a 2.2‑mile celebration from Green Park to Parliament Square! Expect colourful floats, 25+ bands & London’s unbeatable energy. 🇬🇧🥁
👉 https://lnydp.com
#LetsDoLondon #VisitLondon
December 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Will you be in London on New Year’s Day? 🎆
Don’t miss the 2025 New Year’s Day Parade — a 2.2‑mile celebration from Green Park to Parliament Square! Expect colourful floats, 25+ bands & London’s unbeatable energy. 🇬🇧🥁
👉 https://lnydp.com
#LetsDoLondon #VisitLondon
Don’t miss the 2025 New Year’s Day Parade — a 2.2‑mile celebration from Green Park to Parliament Square! Expect colourful floats, 25+ bands & London’s unbeatable energy. 🇬🇧🥁
👉 https://lnydp.com
#LetsDoLondon #VisitLondon
Wishing everyone who celebrates Christmas a warm and joyful season from our association of over 500 Blue Badge Tourist Guides in London! May your holidays be filled with laughter, love, and memorable moments. Thank you for exploring the wonders of London with us this year! 🇬🇧🎁🎄🎅
December 25, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Wishing everyone who celebrates Christmas a warm and joyful season from our association of over 500 Blue Badge Tourist Guides in London! May your holidays be filled with laughter, love, and memorable moments. Thank you for exploring the wonders of London with us this year! 🇬🇧🎁🎄🎅
Happy Christmas Eve! 🎄 A few snaps from the Guide London | Association of Professional Tourist Guides 2025 Christmas Party at The Cock Tavern in Kennington, where over 110 guides, trainees and guests danced the night away over pizzas and drinks.
📸 © Blue Badge Guides Linda Hamer & Matthew Ware
📸 © Blue Badge Guides Linda Hamer & Matthew Ware
December 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Happy Christmas Eve! 🎄 A few snaps from the Guide London | Association of Professional Tourist Guides 2025 Christmas Party at The Cock Tavern in Kennington, where over 110 guides, trainees and guests danced the night away over pizzas and drinks.
📸 © Blue Badge Guides Linda Hamer & Matthew Ware
📸 © Blue Badge Guides Linda Hamer & Matthew Ware
View of some of the giant bells and baubles inside Covent Garden’s Market Building, part of this year’s “The Theatre of Christmas” display with over forty oversized decorations.
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📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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December 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM
View of some of the giant bells and baubles inside Covent Garden’s Market Building, part of this year’s “The Theatre of Christmas” display with over forty oversized decorations.
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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/classic-london-tour/
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
Along the South Bank, “Desire Lines” is a new light installation by artist Nathaniel Rackowe, illuminating the nine Thames-side trees opposite the Royal Festival Hall.
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📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
December 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Along the South Bank, “Desire Lines” is a new light installation by artist Nathaniel Rackowe, illuminating the nine Thames-side trees opposite the Royal Festival Hall.
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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/london-southwark-south-bank-tour/
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
Happy Sunday! Pictured is the south side of St Paul’s Cathedral. A magnificent example of English Baroque architecture, it was built between 1675 and 1710 after the Great Fire of London.
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December 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Happy Sunday! Pictured is the south side of St Paul’s Cathedral. A magnificent example of English Baroque architecture, it was built between 1675 and 1710 after the Great Fire of London.
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Early morning calm at the diagonal pedestrian crossing where Oxford Street meets Regent Street. Designed in a scramble style, the crossing allows people to cross in any direction at once.
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December 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Early morning calm at the diagonal pedestrian crossing where Oxford Street meets Regent Street. Designed in a scramble style, the crossing allows people to cross in any direction at once.
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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/london-fashion-shopping-tour/
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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Looking up at some of the winged angels on Regent Street in London! Created by James Glancy Design Ltd, each has a 17‑metre wingspan and forms part of The Spirit of Christmas light display.
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📸: © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Looking up at some of the winged angels on Regent Street in London! Created by James Glancy Design Ltd, each has a 17‑metre wingspan and forms part of The Spirit of Christmas light display.
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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/classic-london-tour/
📸: © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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📸: © Ursula Petula Barzey.
Step into Dickens’s London this Christmas. Discover how A Christmas Carol shaped our festive traditions, and follow in Scrooge’s footsteps through the city streets in this beautifully researched Guide London article.
A Dickens Of A Christmas in London | Guide London
More than anyone else, Charles Dickens invented the British Christmas with A Christmas Carol, his story about Ebenezer Scrooge and the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. It was first published in 1843 and has been adapted for stage and screen many times. No surprise then that there are four museums in the United Kingdom dedicated to Charles Dickens (including one in London), more than any other British writer.
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December 19, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Step into Dickens’s London this Christmas. Discover how A Christmas Carol shaped our festive traditions, and follow in Scrooge’s footsteps through the city streets in this beautifully researched Guide London article.
View of the Christmas tree at #BoroughMarket, one of London’s busiest food markets. Along with twinkling lights, the tree is decorated with colourful fruits and wreaths made from dried citrus slices.
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📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
View of the Christmas tree at #BoroughMarket, one of London’s busiest food markets. Along with twinkling lights, the tree is decorated with colourful fruits and wreaths made from dried citrus slices.
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📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
Today in history (17 Dec 1843): Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol was first published in London.
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📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Today in history (17 Dec 1843): Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol was first published in London.
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View of the Horse and Rider sculpture on New Bond Street in London. Created by Dame Elisabeth Frink, it depicts a man riding a horse, symbolising the connection between humanity and nature.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
View of the Horse and Rider sculpture on New Bond Street in London. Created by Dame Elisabeth Frink, it depicts a man riding a horse, symbolising the connection between humanity and nature.
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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/classic-london-tour/
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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View of Fortnum & Mason's 2025 Christmas windows on Piccadilly, themed “A Fantastical Christmas” with six enchanting scenes of hand-painted mythical creatures. #ChristmasInLondon
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📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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December 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
View of Fortnum & Mason's 2025 Christmas windows on Piccadilly, themed “A Fantastical Christmas” with six enchanting scenes of hand-painted mythical creatures. #ChristmasInLondon
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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/london-fashion-shopping-tour/
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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View of the Ralph Lauren Giving Tree outside the brand’s flagship store on New Bond Street.
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December 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
View of the Ralph Lauren Giving Tree outside the brand’s flagship store on New Bond Street.
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📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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View of The Royal Arcade on Bond Street, a Victorian glass‑roofed shopping passage completed in 1879–80 that links Old Bond Street with Albemarle Street in the heart of Mayfair.
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📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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December 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
View of The Royal Arcade on Bond Street, a Victorian glass‑roofed shopping passage completed in 1879–80 that links Old Bond Street with Albemarle Street in the heart of Mayfair.
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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/london-fashion-shopping-tour/
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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31ft Harry Potter Christmas tree at King's Cross: Hedwig topper, scarlet baubles, Hogwarts letters & Hogsmeade shops (Ollivanders, Honeydukes sweets!). #ChristmasInLondon
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December 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
31ft Harry Potter Christmas tree at King's Cross: Hedwig topper, scarlet baubles, Hogwarts letters & Hogsmeade shops (Ollivanders, Honeydukes sweets!). #ChristmasInLondon
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📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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Early morning view of Fortnum & Mason on Piccadilly, one of London’s oldest department stores.
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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/london-fashion-shopping-tour/
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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December 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Early morning view of Fortnum & Mason on Piccadilly, one of London’s oldest department stores.
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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/london-fashion-shopping-tour/
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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Evening view of the London Eye from the Golden Jubilee Bridges (also called the Hungerford Footbridges).
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December 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Evening view of the London Eye from the Golden Jubilee Bridges (also called the Hungerford Footbridges).
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Rainbow reflections light up the Southbank: Liz West’s “Hymn to the Big Wheel” turns colour and movement into interactive art outside the Southbank Centre.
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📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Rainbow reflections light up the Southbank: Liz West’s “Hymn to the Big Wheel” turns colour and movement into interactive art outside the Southbank Centre.
Related Guide London Tour:
https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/london-southwark-south-bank-tour/
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/london-southwark-south-bank-tour/
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Walking through one of the tiled pedestrian passageways in Piccadilly Circus Underground Station in London.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Walking through one of the tiled pedestrian passageways in Piccadilly Circus Underground Station in London.
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View of the 12-metre ‘Powered by Dreams’ Christmas tree at St Pancras International in partnership with Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity.
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📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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December 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
View of the 12-metre ‘Powered by Dreams’ Christmas tree at St Pancras International in partnership with Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity.
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📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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Prowling panthers and decorative gift boxes adorn the exterior of Cartier’s New Bond Street facade, featuring a half-hourly light show that animates the stack of red-ribboned presents after dark.
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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/london-fashion-shopping-tour/
📸 © Ursula Barzey.
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December 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Prowling panthers and decorative gift boxes adorn the exterior of Cartier’s New Bond Street facade, featuring a half-hourly light show that animates the stack of red-ribboned presents after dark.
Related Tour:
https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/london-fashion-shopping-tour/
📸 © Ursula Barzey.
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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/london-fashion-shopping-tour/
📸 © Ursula Barzey.