Hyde Park Winter Wonderland 2026: Dates, Opening Times Day by Day and Tickets

Hyde Park Winter Wonderland 2026 opens on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2026 and runs to Sunday, Jan. 3, 2027, according to the official Winter Wonderland website and The Royal Parks. The site says it is open “everyday” in that period, “apart from Christmas Day.” Opening times in this story are Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), the time in London.

On Nov. 19 the gates open at 12 p.m. (7 a.m. Eastern Time, ET, by our calculation; both sides of the Atlantic are on standard time by then). Our day-by-day table below covers all 45 open days, and a one-page printable of it is in the downloads.

What are the Winter Wonderland 2026 dates?

Item	Date	Source
Preview Night	Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2026 (tickets sold out)	The Royal Parks
Opening day	Thursday, Nov. 19, 2026	Winter Wonderland; The Royal Parks
Closed	Friday, Dec. 25, 2026	Winter Wonderland
Final day	Sunday, Jan. 3, 2027 (a Family Fun Day, details to come)	Winter Wonderland

From Nov. 19 to Jan. 3 inclusive there are 46 calendar days. With Christmas Day closed, that leaves 45 open days, by our count. The site lists no special hours for Dec. 24.

How does 2026 compare with last year?

In 2025, The Royal Parks listed the run as Friday, Nov. 14, 2025 to Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026 (published Nov. 1, 2025). The 2026 run opens 5 days later and ends 2 days later, by our calculation. Treat the 2025 dates as last year’s pattern only.

What time does Winter Wonderland open and close?

The official Getting Here page says it is open until 10 p.m. every evening. Any date not listed there opens at 10 a.m. Later openings are listed for the dates below.

Dates (2026-27)	Opens (London time)
Thu., Nov. 19 to Fri., Nov. 20	12 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 21 to Sun., Nov. 22	10 a.m.
Mon., Nov. 23 to Thu., Nov. 26	12 p.m.
Fri., Nov. 27	11 a.m.
Sat., Nov. 28 to Sun., Nov. 29	10 a.m.
Mon., Nov. 30	12 p.m.
Tue., Dec. 1	2 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 2	12 p.m.
Thu., Dec. 3 to Fri., Dec. 4	11 a.m.
Sat., Dec. 5 to Sun., Dec. 6	10 a.m.
Mon., Dec. 7 to Fri., Dec. 11	11 a.m.
Sat., Dec. 12 to Sun., Dec. 13	10 a.m.
Mon., Dec. 14 to Fri., Dec. 18	11 a.m.
Sat., Dec. 19 to Thu., Dec. 24	10 a.m. (no special hours listed for Dec. 24)
Fri., Dec. 25	Closed
Sat., Dec. 26 to Sun., Dec. 27	10 a.m.
Mon., Dec. 28 to Fri., Jan. 1	11 a.m.
Sat., Jan. 2 to Sun., Jan. 3	10 a.m.

The weekdays are our calculation from the listed dates. The 10 a.m. rows are dates the Getting Here page does not list, which the page says open at 10 a.m.

How do Winter Wonderland tickets work?

The Tickets Guide describes entry tickets in one-hour slots from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., with last entry at 9:30 p.m. Slots come in three types: Off-Peak, Standard (gold) and Peak (orange). The guide says Peak slots are “mostly later in the day and over weekends.” We did not find a list of 2026 Peak dates.

• Off-Peak: “always free to enter (you must still book an entry ticket),” the Tickets Guide says.
• Free entry with spend: spending £25 in one transaction when pre-booking gives free entry.
• Advance prices: available until 23:59 the day before the visit.

A standard entry price is not given clearly enough on the page to quote, and a ticket on-sale date was not stated when we checked on Oct. 27, 2026. We have not found 2025 prices either.

What do attractions cost?

The home page shows “from” prices: Coaster Pass £43.10, Explorer Pass £27.45, Santa Land Unlimited Ride Pass £27.50 and Santa Land Package (child) from £36.50. It names Gandeys K-Pop Dragon Circus, The Giant Wheel, The Ice Rink (age 3 and over), Bar Ice (new for 2026) and Ice Sculpting Workshops (age 12 and over).

Magical Ice Kingdom presents Neverland runs Nov. 19 to Jan. 3, 10:00 to 21:00, and is for under-12s with an adult aged 18 or over. Advance prices from its page:

Ticket	Off-Peak	Standard	Peak
Adult	£10.20	£12.95	£14.60
Child	£8.00	£10.75	£12.40
Family	£32.00	£43.00	£49.60
Concession	£9.20	£11.95	£13.60

How do you get to Hyde Park Winter Wonderland?

The Getting Here page names Hyde Park Corner (Piccadilly line), Knightsbridge (Piccadilly line) and Marble Arch (Central line) as the closest stations, and expects them to be busy. For step-free access it points to Green Park (about a 17-minute walk) or Bond Street (about a 14-minute walk). There is no Elizabeth line service on Dec. 26, which runs a Boxing Day timetable. Our UK Christmas bank holidays story explains the Boxing Day substitute day.

What else is on in London this month?

The Lord Mayor’s Show is on Saturday, Nov. 14, five days before opening day, covered in our Lord Mayor’s Show 2026 story. Bonfire Night comes earlier, on Nov. 5, in our Bonfire Night 2026 story.

Mark Nov. 19 on the November 2026 printable calendar and the closure on Dec. 25 on the December 2026 printable calendar. Dates, ticket rules and prices can change, so check the Winter Wonderland site before you book.