The 5 Beautiful London Winter Terraces you need to visit…

Snuggle up and watch London go by from one of these beautiful terraces…

Winter is perfect for snuggling up with a hot chocolate, cosy meal and some blankets and we have the best winter terraces for you to visit…

Fondue Terrace with Belvedere Red

This winter, Le Pont de la Tour are keeping it cosy at the Bar & Grill and hosting a Belvedere (Red) winter fondue terrace. Decorated with luxurious furry blankets the terrace menu features Winter Warmer cocktails including Blazing Toddy Deconstructed and Let’s Get Warm. Until the end of February Head Chef Frederick Forster will be serving up an array of fondues, from truffle cheese fondue right through to the indulgent Belgian chocolate fondue. This year the terrace is sponsored by Belvedere Red and their chosen ambassador for the campaign is the one and only John Legend. For this limited edition bottle, he has chosen to partner with Esther Mahlangu, a celebrated artist from South Africa. For every bottle sold, Belvedere contributes 50% of its profits to the Global Fund to help fight HIV/AIDS in Africa. http://www.lepontdelatour.co.uk/whats-on-london-bridge/events/fondue-terrace2016/

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Orrery’s rooftop terrace in Marylebone

Orrery have teamed up with Hennessy to create a cosy Courchevel-inspired winter terrace. Sample their new line of hot and cold cocktails, including Orrery XO, Mulled Wine and Hennessy Chocolate Delight. Mince pies, a cheese board and cognac cake dessert will also be available at this Marylebone bolthole. http://www.orrery-restaurant.co.uk/whats-on-marylebone/events/courchevel-winter-terrace/

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Big Easy Canary Wharf Terrace

The 150 cover, west facing wraparound terrace offers guests a unique location in Canary Wharf to enjoy alfresco drinking and dining above the city.  A Warm Winter Tipple menu is available exclusively on the terrace, offering mulled cider, wine and sherry, boozy hot chocolates and a range of hot cocktails such as Big Easy Hot Buttered Rum (butter, demerara sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, apple juice, 8Yr Bacardi). Please find the full Winter Terrace drinks menu here http://bigeasy.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/WINTER-TERRACE-MENU_04_DO_WEB-1.pdf

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Bankside’s Wonky Wonderland winter terrace

This Christmas, Hilton Bankside are hosting London’s first Wonky Wonderland installation in collaboration with Better Bankside and Character Christmas Trees.  Dedicated to finding a home for unloved and unwanted Christmas trees, the popup is part of the Bankside Urban Forest initiative, a long-term project dedicated to bringing new life and uses to outdoor spaces in Bankside, London SE1.  Dressed in festive solar-powered fairy lights, moss and silver birch, the trees surround the hotel’s winter terrace, furnished with cosy blankets and serving spiced winter cocktails, roasted chestnuts and The Distillery’s Ultimate Christmas Sandwich.  In the New Year, the bark from the trees will be re-used on local gardening projects, including the hotel’s own beehives situated on the meadow roof terrace of the building. http://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/united-kingdom/hilton-london-bankside-LONSBHI/index.html

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Galvin HOP Pilsner Urquell Winter Garden

Spitalfields pub deluxe, Galvin HOP has launched a Winter Garden in partnership with the original golden pilsner, Pilsner Urquell. Running throughout the festive season and into the New Year, the Pilsner Urquell Winter Garden is available for private hire. Adjacent to the restaurant, the Bavarian-style beer tent can accommodate 30 people seated, 40 people standing, and up to 80 people with the addition of its own private terrace, the perfect space for an after-work drink or exclusive Christmas party. The beer tent also features its own bar comprising of a 250 litre copper Pilsner tank serving 440 pints! For larger parties, sharing platters and a three course menu are available.

https://www.galvinrestaurants.com/section/62/1/galvinhop

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Which winter terraces will you be visiting? Let us know in the comments below…

Natasha Colyer
Natasha Colyerhttps://seeninthecity.co.uk
My name is Natasha and I am the Editor and Founder of Seen in the City. I have always loved to express myself creatively, most particularly through my writing, and after working for a number of other companies including Vogue and My Chic City I decided to head out on my own and Seen in the City was born. You can contact me on natasha@seeninthecity.co.uk

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