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A Festive Season Awaits Families at The Peninsula London

by Kimberly Inlander

Dec 10, 2025

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The Peninsula London once again greets family travelers this holiday season with time-honored festive experiences, including music performances; children’s workshops; feasts, treats and libations; and a candy shop.

 

Each of the property’s restaurants boast new festive menus, as well as a Festive Afternoon Tea and Christmas Day menu in The Lobby, Cantonese feasts at Canton Blue, and exquisite Christmas tasting menus at Brooklands by Claude Bosi.

 

© The Peninsula London

 

All-day dining restaurant The Lobby’s Festive Afternoon Tea features a selection of sweet and savory treats, with £5 from each Festive Afternoon Tea donated to The Marylebone Project, supporting women facing homelessness in London. A Children’s Afternoon Tea is also available.

On Christmas Day, guests can enjoy an indulgent four-course set Christmas menu.

 

Canton Blue offers an alternative take on festive dining with a six-course Winter Solstice Menu featuring an array of signature dishes such as handmade dim sum, barbecued pork, wok-fried king prawns with XO sauce, stir-fried wagyu beef and pumpkin sago cream. A Christmas menu will be available Dec. 24 and 25.

 

© The Peninsula London

On the eighth floor of The Peninsula London sits two Michelin-starred Brooklands by Claude Bosi, also offering a series of celebratory menus in its sleek dining room.

 

Guests of all ages will find several amusements to delight this year. Festive film screenings return to The Cinema Dec. 13–25 at 3 p.m. Films include holiday favorites like Love Actually, Home Alone and It’s a Wonderful Life. Younger guests can meet Father Christmas Dec. 23–25.

 

New this year, The Peninsula London’s flower shop transforms into a sweet shop, offering seasonal confections and a luxurious hot chocolate station. The shop is open daily 4–8 p.m.

 

The Festive Desk offers holiday-related concierge services in The Lobby. Guests can pick up gifts, gourmet hampers and Peninsula gift cards, and receive information about holiday festivities at the hotel and throughout London.

 

The Peninsula London plans to mark the arrival of 2026 with its three restaurants offering distinct culinary experiences.

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