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Although
Christmas day seems far, far away, the festive season is well and truly upon
us. Whether it was the John Lewis advert, or the smell of mulled cider in your
local, you probably have, like myself, started having a burning desire to
partake in any event which promises tinsel and mince pies. So, before December is
over and we look to celebrating the New Year, here is a list of things to
satisfy your craving for a white Christmas starting in November.
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To
start things off, the Christmas Market
in Broadmead is an obvious crowd pleaser, as well having the potential to
be a productive trip for gift buying, with an extensive array of stalls and
it’s location within Broadmead and Cabot Circus. Take a break from your present
shopping and enjoy some bratwurst and a cup of mulled wine, before it gets to
the 24th of December and you realise you haven’t had any mulled wine
yet.
·
Cribbs Causeway, Millenium Square and Clifton
Village are all offering the opportunity to experience ice skating this winter, take a date for the perfect excuse to latch
on to your crush and, for once, have a valid reason to not let go.
·
Pantomimes
were the highlight of our childhood at school, and family friendly theatre
productions are an indoctrinated part of that fuzzy feeling build up to
Christmas, both the Tobacco Factory’s
101 Dalmatians, and the production of Swallows
and Amazons at the Bristol Old Vic promise
to deliver. With deeper story lines than a stricken maiden who needs to be saved,
immerse yourself in the adventures, which will take young children’s mind off
whether their letter to Father Christmas will get to the North Pole or not, and
take yours off the countdown to the last day of work.
·
All
is not lost if you are a true traditionalist and believe turning Christmas
lights on any earlier before the first week of December is just plain wrong, Bristol M-Shed has a poignant
exhibition which marks the centenary of the start of World War I. ‘Not At Home’ follows the impact of The
Great War on the lives and communities of thousands of Bristolians who were affect by the war. With a free
day on December 17th, it is the perfect form of procrastination from
trying to decide what your Aunty Jean and Granddad Pete would like that your
three other siblings haven’t already bought them.
Camilla
For further
information, including opening times and dates for all the attractions
mentioned, click here.
