This Christmas, The London Bridge Experience & London Tombs invite you to encounter the darker side of the festive season in their special Christmas Show “Christmas Nightmare”.
Take a journey through the historical, yet hysterical, Christmas time tunnel, courtesy of a ghostly Ebenezer Scrooge, where he will introduce you to a number of seasonal characters who have helped shape the face of Christmas over the centuries.
Visitors are welcomed into our magnificent grotto where they will have the chance to sit upon Santa’s knee and tell him their Christmas wishes. Here, there will also be a photo opportunity where visitors can treasure the memories of The London Bridge Experience, before exploring Christmas’ gone by.
On your journey, you will have the chance to join the Roman winter feast of Saturnalia, where Christmas dinner is served with a twist! Visitors will get the chance to get up close and personal with the infamous ‘vomit collectors’ who were traditionally employed to clear up the vomit of diners who purge themselves to make space for the next course!
If that doesn’t put you off, we then transport you back to the medieval Viking Age where you will be invited to raise a glass or two with a Norwegian Viking storyteller. Interestingly, find out how the origin of the “modern” Father Christmas story being pulled in his sleigh, comes from the ancient Nordic God “Thor” and his sledge which was traditionally pulled by ferocious horned goats.
Another, urban legend is the Frost Fair which took place each winter on a frozen River Thames. Londoners in the 1600s were able to take advantage of these freezing conditions by ice-skating across the river. However, with this sparked the fear of frozen lakes & rivers, with the tragic story of John Smith, who fell through the ice where he met his bitter death. Visitors are then invited to experience the darker side Christmas with the ghost of Charles Dickens, as he reflects on his experience of living among the destitute streets of London.
For those brave enough, they will be taken deep underground to the resting place of hundreds of disinterred plague victims in the London Tombs. These pits deep beneath the river are filled with unexplained noises, blasts of icy air and mysterious creatures that aren’t afraid to leap out of the darkness.
If the tombs were too much and you need time to recover, then sit down in The Peter Jackson Museum and browse in the gift shop at the unrivalled collection of spooky memorabilia. There are hundreds of gifts to choose from – stocking fillers to larger gifts, all perfect for the little terrors on Christmas morning. From skeleton key rings, to books of scary stories, there is something for everyone in the gift shop. Don’t forget to snap up your souvenir photo or why not treat your friends and family to a gift ticket so others can experience the UK’s Best Scare Attraction!
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