An Illuminating Guide to London’s Christmas Lights

Festive Season in Mayfair

From humble bulbs brightening up a post-WWII cityscape to today’s show-stopping LED marvels, lighting up London through winter has long been a beacon of festive cheer. As our most iconic streets prepare to welcome the colder months with warming illuminations, visit the most stunning light displays in the capital, all within a 10-minute walk of Brown’s Hotel.

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Angels fly over Regent Street

1954 marked London’s first dedicated Christmas lights display, when local business owners on Regent Street attempted to brighten up the tired postwar capital with trumpet-playing angels soaring above the bustling thoroughfare. Today, the annual light displays over Bond Street and beyond remain the largest in London. LED angels, sustainably designed to use seventy-five percent less energy than electric bulbs, watch over Christmas shoppers while a Wishing Tree on nearby St James’s Market comes to life with twinkling lights.

 

Seven-minute walk from Brown’s Hotel

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Starry Nights on Oxford Street

Oxford Street joined in the light festivities with its own display in 1959, when fully-electrified lights were allowed to hang freely over the streets of London. Regent Street celebrated with 25 swaying chandeliers with crystals cascading from them, while Oxford Street was home to glittering orbs. The world-renowned shopping district will once again be first to switch on its lights this November, accompanied by live music performances and festive activities as shoppers explore the boutiques and department stores beneath a canopy of 300,000 stars.

 

10-minute walk from Brown’s Hotel

A Colourful Carnaby Street Christmas

A veteran of imaginative Christmas displays, Carnaby Street never fails to spark wonder with its light installations. Since 1997, the central London icon has showcased eccentric themes, from collaborations with rock legends such as The Rolling Stones and Queen, to seascapes in the sky. This year’s theme is ‘All is Bright’, a dynamic blend of form and function designed to create a sense of unity. Suspended over the street, more than 60,000 energy-efficient LEDs form six-metre-long light sculptures, delighting shoppers with majestic hourly displays.

 

10-minute walk from Brown’s Hotel

Beyond Mayfair, discover the city aglow with dancing light displays over the designer shops of Bond Street and Belgravia, the village-like streets of Marylebone, and the disco balls shimmering above Covent Garden’s covered market.


See London’s most beautiful festive light installations with Brown’s Hotel as your base.

Located in heart of London's fashionable Mayfair district, Browns Hotel is an iconic luxury hotel where history meets 21st-century sophistication.

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