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‘I visited one of the world’s best Christmas markets – it’s a wild funfair on ice’
'I visited one of the world's best Christmas markets – it's a wild funfair on ice',A review of Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park, London - a combination of delicious food, freezing cold ice attractions, a Virtual Reality rollercoaster, mulled wine and shows but it's very expensive

‘I visited one of the world’s best Christmas markets – it’s a wild funfair on ice’

Today, one of the UK’s biggest Christmas markets threw open its doors for Brits to get into the festive mood.

Winter Wonderland, in Hyde Park, has been running since 2007 and has only grown bigger and more exciting with each passing year.

In fact, this year it even made it into the top 10 best Christmas Markets in the world – ranking in second place.

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The enormous market features a whole slew of entertainment for fun lovers – from family rides to soaring rollercoasters, shows, ice bars, a massive ice kingdom and a Bavarian club-style bierkeller.

Winter Wonderland also flaunts tonnes of food options, traditional craft stalls and funfair-style games to play.

Last night, I took my first steps into Winter Wonderland 2022 – and it’s full of big hits with a couple of down sides.

Fairground ride
Fairground rides are everywhere (Image: Giles Smith – www.gilosco.pe)