South Bank's Winter and Chocolate Festival

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It's the Winter Festival at South Bank in London, and there's a Christmas Market along the river on South Bank (near Festival Pier). A Chocolate Festival also took place at the weekend, and I sampled a few different chocolates. I went to South Bank to get some photographs of the holiday celebrations and to see what else was going on at South Bank.

The Chocolate Festival vendors sold baked goods as well as chocolate. I loved the Christmas chocolate selections, and I tried a few different samples of chocolates. I also bought a chocolate brownie from Paul A. Young, and this tasted amazing.

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Christmas baked goods at the Chocolate Festival: gingerbread men and Christmas cupcakes

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Chocolate brownies by Paul A. Young.

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Massive cookies on display at the Chocolate Festival.

After checking out the Chocolate Festival, I went to check out the Christmas Market. On my way, I spotted to Christmas trees. Southbank Centre have two Christmas trees on display. Visitors to the area can hop on the pedal bike carousels around the trees to have a go at cycling. Cycling will light up the trees. Visitors can use the pedal bikes or the hand-pedals to light up the trees. 

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The pedal-powered Christmas trees.

South Bank's Christmas Market is on from late November until the end of December, and visitors can buy a range of gift items, clothes, jewellery, and food. There's also games and plenty for everyone. The Christmas Market runs from Hungerford Bridge past Festival Pier on the South Bank. I visited in the morning, and the market was relatively quiet until later in the morning.

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Views of the Christmas Market from Hungerford Bridge.

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Cheese is available to buy.

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The wooden market stands for the Christmas Market and Big Ben in the background.

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