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5. Iconic Christmas Feast Returns
The Lost Estate9s iconic festive experience returns this year celebrating 昀ve sold out years! The
immersive food and live music production will return to West Kensington and transport guests
back in time to Christmas Eve 1843 inside the enchanted home of Charles Dickens. As night
draws in, Charles leads you and your fellow guests through a critically acclaimed immersive production of 8A Christmas Carol9, accompanied by cinematic live music and a Dickensian feasting
menu. Executive Chef Ashley Clarke (Gordon Ramsay Group, SmokeStak, Temper Soho) has
scoured forgotten archives and rediscovered culinary manuals to create a 3 course love letter
to Christmas in Victorian London while Dickens9 personal cellar will be open to all with a list of
cocktails - all set to live music and outstanding performances from actors, Alex Phelps (Shakespeare9s Globe) and Adam Elliot (The Mousetrap), under director Simon Pittman (Royal Shakespeare Company, National Theatre). The show runs till 14th January 2024.
https://christmasfeast.thelostestate.com/
6. A Tour of Kensington
Opportunity Kensington would like to invite KCR readers to experience a cultural festive day out
in 3 where else but Kensington!! The Itinerary could include a tour of Kensington High Street
with its great mix of places, to eat, shop and drink combined with rich cultural o昀erings is a fabulous destination for a festive day out. Highlights include delicious yuletide treats and fascinating
exhibitions at Japan House, Leighton House and the Design Museum. Other options include
exploring Kensington on foot As the decorated streets, shop windows, cafes and restaurants of
Kensington High Street will be at their sparkling best, what better way to explore than with a
handy downloadable map. Your visit will also include a meal at one of the destination9s great
eateries. Choices include but are not limited to Design Kitchen the newly refurbished lounge-style
space at the Design Museum, The Builders Arms9 o昀ering freshly prepared seasonal dishes the
newly opened pub The Holland, which specialises in British ingredient led cuisine or A festive
afternoon tea in the stylish Milestone Hotel & Residences, lunch at the Ivy Kensington Brasserie
or in the bright and airy Origin restaurant overlooking Kensington Gardens.
https://www.opportunitykensington.co.uk/
7. WA Unlimited
Accidentally Wes Anderson: The Exhibition is launching in London on 8th December looking to
take guests on a visually captivating journey around the world through the art of photography.
The experience is a partnership between Fever, the leading live entertainment discovery platform
behind some of London9s most loved experiences, and online community and social media phenomenon Accidentally Wes Anderson (AWA). The exhibition will showcase a collection of over
200 real-life images, unique in the way that they exude the charming and eccentric aesthetic of
acclaimed 昀lm director, Wes Anderson. These will be displayed across 7 distinct themed rooms
including 8Transport9, 8Maritime9 and 8Nature9.At the forefront of one of the biggest social media
and visual trends of recent years, online community 8Accidentally Wes Anderson9 is a hub to
share original photography inspired by the works of Wes Anderson. Accidentally Wes Anderson:
The Exhibition launches in London9s Kensington on 8th December.
https://awaexhibition.com/london/
A Record-Breaker in Kensington
Spirit of Innovation, a world record-breaking all-electric aircraft, is now on display at the Science
Museum in London. It achived the feet over three kilometres, with an average of 555km/h (345.4
mph), breaking the previous record by over 200 kilometres per hour. Powered by a lightweight
and energy e٠恩cient 400kW electric powertrain, Spirit of Innovation also set a new record for the
fastest climb by an electric aircraft to 3 kilometres. Rolls-Royce created the aircraft as part of the
Accelerating the Electri昀cation of Flight (ACCEL) project, in collaboration with Electro昀ight (now
part of Evolito), YASA, and the Aerospace Technology Institute. It joins several innovative aircraft
3 from Amy Johnson9s Gypsy Moth biplane to the famous Spit昀re and Britain9s 昀rst jet-powered
aircraft 3 already on free. Visitors can also study the innovative electric powertrain that propelled
the aircraft to record-breaking speeds.
https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/
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