Somerset House

Art center · Strand

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How to Spend a Classic Christmas in London

"We love renting skates and gliding around the frozen 18th-century courtyard of Somerset House, a sprawling neoclassical building off the Strand; a little hot chocolate from one of the cafés that line the rink doesn't hurt, either."

https://www.cntraveler.com/story/how-to-spend-a-classic-christmas-in-london

Strand, London WC2R 1LA, United Kingdom Get directions

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