There is only one correct way to submerge into the Christmas spirit: slowly. The only question is, how slow can you go? Or rather, how slow do you want to go when taking in all the gloriousness that is Christmas? With these Christmas walking routes in the UK, you will surely want to take your time, and who could blame you?
The UK takes Christmas time incredibly seriously, and because of this, there’s a plethora of things to see and do during the festive season. From frosty countryside to twinkling city strolls, the UK offers a magical experience with its walks perfect for this time of the year. So, if you’re interested in absorbing the glory that is Christmas in the UK, then these Christmas walks all over the UK are the way to go!
Top Christmas Walks all Over the UK
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6KM Christmas in Newcastle Walk
On this 6-kilometre walk, your first stop will be Leazes Park, with the entrance and exit on Barrack Road. Leazes Park’s Northern Lights display is a breathtaking and immersive experience that includes creative soundtrack compositions and light choreography.
For an entire 90 minutes, you will be bathed in vibrant Christmas warmth with award-winning creators of well-known installations, namely Kew Gardens, Netflix, and Glastonbury. Enjoy old fair rides and delicious food in the park’s forest clearings and be sure to buy your tickets for this Christmas Walk pit-stop here. When you exit Leazes Park, take your stroll to the much-anticipated Fenwick’s Christmas Window.
Every year, for the previous 50 years, a new theme is introduced, such as Paddington, Shuan the Sheep, and Beatrix Potter’s stories. Once you’ve taken enough time to gaze at the magnificence of Fenwick’s Christmas Window, you’ll head to Grainger Street to peruse through the Grainger Market. After that, you’ll head to the Life Science Centre ice rink, the only open-air ice rink in Newcastle and Gateshead this Christmas.
However, if you want to move on, you can. Head to Newcastle Castle to watch some amazing Christmas movies inside. Be sure to book your tickets here! This 6-kilometre Christmas walking route in the UK holds many surprises but ultimately ends at The Biscuit Factory, and be sure to buy your tickets for their incredible Winter Social! From Leazes Park to Grainger Market and beyond, this 6-kilometre Christmas Newcastle Walk is indeed one of the best Christmas walks all over the UK!
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Family Friendly Christmas in Edinburgh Walk
Edinburgh is regarded as the UNESCO City of Literature, and if you want a warm and snug Christmas full of nostalgia, nothing beats spending your Christmas in Edinburgh. This short walking path highlights the best of the city and, simultaneously, the city under the warmth of beaming Christmas lights.
On this family-friendly Christmas in Edinburgh walk, you can meet Santa on 23 November at St Andrew Square. Tickets include a free gift, photographs with Santa, meeting his elves, and an entertaining 20-minute show! You can also get lost in a Christmas tree maze, the UK’s largest lit Christmas tree path.
This walk also takes you to West Princess Gardens. Here, from 15 November to 4 January, you can delight in various activities, including taking a ride on Scotland’s biggest Ferris wheel, and buying goodies at the market with over 70 stalls! After passing through, you’ll head to Edinburgh Castle, where you can partake in the Castle of Light trail.
This trail is open from November to early January, and you can buy your tickets here. If you are visually impaired, the castle does provide audio tours, BSL tours, and an autism-friendly timeslot on the 8th of December. Marvel at the magic of one of Scotland’s largest projection exhibitions, with wall-to-wall projection displays that make the castle come alive and stir something within your soul. It’s Christmas, baby! Get out and take it all in because it’s only once a year!
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Family Friendly Christmas in Oxford Walk
This short journey will take you to the nearest Christmas pleasures in the city’s core. Naturally, you don’t have to visit every site in one day; instead, you can use it as an itinerary of what to see during your special time in Oxford during the most magnificent season of the year.
Pursue the sounds and sights of Christmas that pique your interest as you go; you never know what you might discover. Your walking route kicks off with the introduction of Santa’s very helpful elves. These elves have very interesting names, and you should ask them how they got their names because the stories are simply out of this world!
This is an incredibly immersive experience, with the elves even escorting you out to see the 900-year-old Norman Crypt and explaining how they make their reindeer’s food. Lots of sprinkles I imagine. Then, you can take a keepsake picture with Santa and make a life-changing Christmas wish. Be sure to book your tickets here! After your time with the elves, you’ll find your way onto George Street to find the New Theatre hosting the prestigious, highly entertaining Muppets Christmas Carol screening film and live performance by the musical score.
Then you can take yourself to Oxford Broad Street where you’ll find a delightful Christmas market running from November 23rd to the 5th of January 5th. You will come to find the Royal Botanic Garden on this Christmas walking route in the UK, which will house many live performances, gift stalls, Christmas displays, and much more. Eventually, your walk will conclude at the Oxford Botanic Garden’s Christmas fair running 7 to 8 December. This Oxford Christmas walk is definitely something you must try to undertake to fully submerge into the festive cheer!
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Wrap Up Your Christmas Walks in the UK!
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There’s no better way to wrap up the festive season than by doing it with luxurious and leisurely walks across your favourite cities in the UK.
These walks remind us of the joy the Christmas spirit can instil, if only we could slow down for a moment, and really take it all in. Luckily, with this article showing you the way (literally), you can have a reason to slow down, and it’s a darn good one, too!
