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Most are a train ride from London, and the best of them sit inside old city centres. 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The hotel stands above Waverley station, so you go from the platform to reception in a few minutes. The market in East Princes Street Gardens is about five minutes away. The spa has an indoor pool, and Number One serves dinner when the stalls close. The market stays open until 3 January.","HalfAndHalfBlock","Check availability and prices",{"_uid":809,"body":810,"card":930,"layout":371,"component":372,"article_rounded":85},"6de11d0b-00a2-4582-b71a-895cbf709359",{"type":359,"content":811},[812,817,825,833,841,846,851,855,860,864,869,873,878,882,887,891,896],{"type":378,"attrs":813,"content":814},{"level":380},[815],{"text":816,"type":366},"Our verdict",{"type":362,"content":818},[819,823],{"text":820,"type":366,"marks":821},"What Picolo would choose:",[822],{"type":396},{"text":824,"type":366}," The Balmoral in Edinburgh for the full Christmas city break, and Grays Court in York for a couple who want the Minster and The Shambles outside the door. For a market weekend that ends in a thermal pool, choose The Gainsborough in Bath.",{"type":362,"content":826},[827,831],{"text":828,"type":366,"marks":829},"Why:",[830],{"type":396},{"text":832,"type":366}," The Balmoral is above Waverley station and about five minutes from the market. Grays Court is a historic house next to York Minster, with breakfast included. The Gainsborough has its own pools of Bath's spring water, about five minutes from the chalets.",{"type":362,"content":834},[835,839],{"text":836,"type":366,"marks":837},"The trade-off:",[838],{"type":396},{"text":840,"type":366}," Bath's market is the shortest, at 18 days, and the centre has few hotels, so it needs the earliest booking. Edinburgh is the longest train journey from London, at about four and a half hours.",{"type":378,"attrs":842,"content":843},{"level":380},[844],{"text":845,"type":366},"Frequently asked questions about Christmas markets in the UK",{"type":378,"attrs":847,"content":848},{"level":548},[849],{"text":850,"type":366},"Which is the best Christmas market in the UK?",{"type":362,"content":852},[853],{"text":854,"type":366},"There is no single winner, but Edinburgh, York, Bath and Manchester are the most popular for a weekend away. Edinburgh has the most dramatic setting below the castle, York the best medieval streets, Bath the most compact market around the abbey. Manchester has the most stalls and the liveliest evenings. Choose by the kind of weekend you want.",{"type":378,"attrs":856,"content":857},{"level":548},[858],{"text":859,"type":366},"When do the UK Christmas markets open in 2026?",{"type":362,"content":861},[862],{"text":863,"type":366},"Manchester opens first, on 6 November 2026, followed by York on 12 November and Edinburgh on 14 November. Bath runs from 26 November to 13 December. In London, the Southbank Centre Winter Market opens on 2 November and Hyde Park Winter Wonderland on 19 November. Edinburgh and parts of Manchester stay open until 3 January 2027.",{"type":378,"attrs":865,"content":866},{"level":548},[867],{"text":868,"type":366},"Are the UK Christmas markets free?",{"type":362,"content":870},[871],{"text":872,"type":366},"Yes. Entry to the markets in Edinburgh, York, Bath and Manchester is free, and you only pay for what you buy. Rides, ice rinks and big wheels charge separately. 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