From festive fairground rides and ice skating to cosy Christmas markets and shows for the whole family, Hyde Park’s Winter Wonderland is a seasonal staple in the calendar each year.
London’s leading Christmas fair is back in 2022, perfect for everyone needing to escape the woes of the cost of living crisis and embrace some Christmas cheer.
Here’s all you need to know about Winter Wonderland 2022, including when it opens and how to get tickets.
When is Winter Wonderland open?
Winter Wonderland will be helping people feel oh so merry and bright from November 18, 2022 and will be open until January 2, 2023.
Throughout this period, the attraction will be open from 10am to 10pm, Mondays to Sundays.
How much are Winter Wonderland tickets?
Tickets range from being free to £7.50.
If you choose to go off-peak, which the booking website suggests is most weekdays between 10am and 2pm, entry is free.
A standard entry ticket, which is from 2pm-10pm on weekdays and 10am-2pm on weekends, costs £5.
Tickets for peak hours, which are from 2pm on weekends, cost £7.50 for an adult/teen entry or a child under 12.
Tickets for infants aged two and under are free.
Pre-booking your tickets is essential. You must arrive within the time slot you have chosen on your booked date.
You are welcome to stay as long as you like, but entry will only be allowed during your selected arrival time.
Last entry is at 9:30pm and closing time is 10pm.
What is there to do at Winter Wonderland?
While there are plenty of free things to do once inside, from walking around and seeing the fun sights to taking pictures with the decorations, there are also a myriad of rides and shows you can pay to see too.
These include:
- An ice rink
- Taking a ride on a vintage wave swinger
- Going down the ice slide on a rubber ring
- Zippo’s Christmas Circus
- The Munich Looping, the world’s largest transportable roller coaster
There’s also haunted mansions, Santa’s train rides, Helter Skelters and bars.
If you spend over £25 on any of these events and rides when booking your visit online, your entry ticket automatically becomes free.
There will also be bars, food stands and gift stalls to help get you in the Christmas spirit.
How to get to Winter Wonderland
Winter Wonderland has different entry gates. The nearest tube stations to these gates are:
- Green Park or Hyde Park Corner (Blue Gate entrance)
- Bond Street or Marble Arch (Gold Gate entrance)
- Knightsbridge (Green Gate entrance)
There is also a taxi rank 220 metres from the Gold Gate and Red Gate entrances.
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