The Christmas Trees of London – A Sparkling New Walk
Bond Street underground station, London (Marylebone Lane exit, by Disney Store – north side of Oxford Street)
Guided by Claire
Adult: £20 · Students & Seniors: £15 · Children: £5
Walk Times
| Day | Walk Type | Start Time | End Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 December 2025 | Tour du Jour | 4 pm | 6 pm | Winter | |
| 20 December 2025 | Tour du Jour | 4 pm | 6 pm | Winter |
Ask and thou shalt receive. Here’s a tree-mendous scene-setter for this walk.
Memories make us rich.
Christmas season. London at its best. A city in full twinkle. And a guide who knows how to serve it up dazzlingly.
Welcome to London’s most glorious constellation of Christmas trees. This is the tour you don’t just like – you love. Claire takes you to the trees that matter. The iconic ones. The hidden ones. The jaw-dropping hotel ones. The “oh-my-word, I’d never have found this in a million years” ones.
This walk really is the gift that keeps on giving. Because here’s the delicious twist – many of the finest trees indoors. Behind doors. Tucked in lobbies, halls, arcades, galleries. Claire gets you in, gets you warm, gets you up close to the festive extravaganzas Londoners whisper about. You glide from Claridge’s splendour to Covent Garden’s giant fir, from designer wonderlands to Georgian square enchantments, from great department stores to beautiful old churches… and finally, for the grand finale, the most famous Christmas tree of them all – the Norwegian gift tree, evergreen gratitude rising in the heart of Trafalgar Square. And then, an encore: the mighty piazza tree and its sparkling little copse.
And here’s something quietly marvellous – something almost nobody ever thinks about, but it makes all the difference. You’re not just getting the two hours of the walk; you’re getting the 40 hours Claire spent scouting, sleuthing, and stitching together the perfect route. The clever route. The flowing route. The route that strings the very best trees into one elegant, time-saving tapestry. Try it cold and you’d spend days – days – trying to work out where the best trees are, and how to link them. You’d never find half of them. You’d be in the woods, as it were. But on this walk, your most precious resource – your time — is used brilliantly, beautifully, joyously well.
Then there are the backstories — the traditions tucked in the branches. How the Hanoverians planted Britain’s very first Christmas tree. How that royal seedling grew into a mighty London forest: Crown Estate groves, hotel masterpieces, department store showstoppers, Grosvenor Estate grande dames, churchyard evergreens, square-side firs. Each one with a tale to tell.
What you get is not just a walk. It’s a rich, warming, full Christmas feast – a London Christmas lit up tree by tree. Visual mood music. A sparkle at every turn. And, best of all, the shining eyes of Claire and her troupe performing that old London miracle on our merry band of walkers – turning strangers into delighted companions.
“2023 – the year that brilliant guide took us to all the must-see trees, told their stories, explained the symbolism…it was like decorating the platonic ideal of a Christmas tree, bow by bow, bulb by bulb, light by light. Never forget it.”
And you won’t.
The shining eyes of Claire and her troupe give the game away, they perform that same miracle on our merry band of walkers.
IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THE GUIDING
What’s not to like.
Elaine M –
On 20th December 2025 a group of 24 of us went on this Xmas Tree walk. Claire was very friendly, engaging & knowledgeable about the various Xmas trees we were about to see, together with the history of Xmas trees in general. We even went inside Claridges and the Royal Opera House. This walk is a must around Xmas time.
Sara Barry –
In a small group of eight, we enjoyed a crisp night exploring the Christmas trees of London with Claire. We visited squares, famous hotels, shopping arcades, and more on this adventure. Claire provided great history and stories along the way and even ventured off the plan when she sighted a new tree to behold. The trees were beautiful and unique; I left feeling in the Christmas spirit for the first time this season. I do recommend going early in the season as the streets were not crowded except a brief time on New Bond Street which was not a bother. What a wonderful evening; I’d do it again in a heartbeat!
Bernice Hand –
A wonderful walk to see the trees plus all the street lights and decoration on the way . Claire gave us lots of background info as well and was passionate about what she does . The streets were so crowded it was difficult to follow her and trying not to get lost , may be the walks can even start 30” -60” earlier since it’s dark by 4pm . May be have walks not so close to Christmas ?