If you’re alone on Christmas day, don’t panic. Check into a nice hotel (try The Zetter in Clerkenwell) and order the full Christmas dinner from room service. Yes, you’ll eat it in your pyjamas while watching Die Hard on your laptop. It’s perfect. Or, if you’re feeling brave, join a pub’s “orphan’s lunch”—a table for people without family nearby. The strangers there will become your temporary aunties. You’ll share stories, laugh too loud, and probably cry when someone brings out a box of Quality Street.
But wait, there’s a catch
The buses don’t run on Christmas Day. So if you’re staying in a hotel, don’t think you’ll casually stroll to a park. You’ll be stranded in your little bubble, and that’s exactly the charm. You’re forced to slow down and notice the quiet—something London never allows.
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