Christmas in London – Advent Calendar for London Lovers
A hand-illustrated advent calendar of Christmas in London: find 24 hidden doors and guess the landmark or festive tradition behind each one.
Product description
It’s Christmas Eve in London. Santa’s sleigh sweeps past Big Ben, skaters glide across the ice, a red bus crosses the bridge and the Thames is strung with fairy lights.
Hidden among the rooftops, bridges, lamp posts and crowds of the capital are 24 little doors. Behind each one is a London landmark or Christmas tradition, from the Tower of London ravens to carols on the Southbank. Every morning in December, find the door, open it and guess where in London you are.
Some are easy: Tower Bridge, a black cab, Piccadilly Circus. Others will test even a born-and-bred Londoner, like the 1814 Frost Fair, when the Thames froze solid and an elephant walked on the ice.
How it works
- Find the door. Search the snowy skyline for today’s number.
- Open it. A hand-drawn London scene is waiting inside.
- Guess the place. Name the landmark or tradition.
- Check the answers on Christmas Eve. All 24 are listed, with a little fact, on an illustrated answer sheet sealed in its own envelope.
Why Londoners and visitors love it
- A daily London quiz: from Big Ben and the London Eye to Leadenhall Market and the Christmas Eve Tube.
- Real places, festive spirit: Covent Garden, Borough Market, Somerset House, Camden’s canal boats and more.
- Hand-illustrated artwork: a detailed ink-and-watercolour skyline with something to spot in every corner.
- A gift with a story: for anyone who grew up in London, moved away, visited once or dreams of coming.
- Screen-free and sugar-free: a cosy December ritual.
Perfect for
Londoners, Londoners who moved away, visitors and tourists, history lovers, teachers, grandparents and families abroad with a link to the city.
What’s included
- 1 illustrated advent calendar, A4 landscape (21 × 29.7 cm / 8.3 × 11.7 in), with 24 perforated doors
- 1 illustrated answer sheet listing all 24 landmarks with a short fact
- 1 illustrated “The Answers” envelope to keep the solutions secret until Christmas Eve
Good to know
- The calendar contains no food or treats. The surprise behind each door is a place to guess.
- The text is in English. Younger children may need a grown-up to help open the small paper doors.
- Looking for another city? Edinburgh, Manchester and more are planned.
24 doors, 24 London surprises, and a merry December in the capital. 🚌🎄