Lady’s Marylebone Christmas Lights Guide

Today I want to bring you my guide to the annual celebration of the switching on of the Marylebone Christmas lights in London. This winter tradition is a great one in the neighborhood and worth making time for.

Marylebone Christmas Lights

It’s that time of year. The weather is getting colder, the days are getting shorter, and my appetite for comfort food is getting bigger.

It’s Christmastime in London, and there are celebrations to welcome the annual Christmas lights on high streets throughout the city.

One such celebration took place yesterday on Marylebone High Street.

From late afternoon to early evening, this beloved neighborhood street in central London was closed to traffic and filled with street vendors, musical performers, children’s activities, and more.

Being always guided by my gullet, I made my way through the mayhem to a cafe on Marylebone High Street. I had been invited to join it in celebrating the turning on of these Christmas lights in London.

I met my group outside, where I was promptly furnished with a glass of champagne and a Belgian waffle. It was a great little Christmas miracle.

After sitting outside in the cold for a while, we moved inside and settled at a cozy bar area in the cafe.

There we feasted on heaping baskets of cheese gougeres, beautifully presented charcuterie plates, and several bottles of wine. And—let’s be honest—more waffles.

We enjoyed ourselves and the food and wine so much that we ended up missing the official switching on of the Marylebone Christmas lights.

But as we left for the evening, we walked out into a bright wintry scene that welcomed us into the holiday season.

Now that it’s getting dark at 4:30pm, these lights may be the only ones we see for most of the next month. I don’t mind, though, as long as they’re paired with plenty of waffles and wine!

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