Hyde Park Winter Wonderland opening times by day
Every day of the 2026 season ends at 22:00, with last entry at 21:30, and the opening time changes with the date:
| Period | Days | Opens | Last entry | Closes |
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| 19 to 26 November | Weekdays | 12:00 | 21:30 | 22:00 |
| 27 November | Fri | 11:00 | 21:30 | 22:00 |
| 30 November and 2 December | Mon and Wed | 12:00 | 21:30 | 22:00 |
| 1 December | Tue | 14:00 | 21:30 | 22:00 |
| 3 to 18 December | Weekdays | 11:00 | 21:30 | 22:00 |
| 21 November to 13 December | Sat and Sun | 10:00 | 21:30 | 22:00 |
| 19 to 27 December | Every day except 25 Dec | 10:00 | 21:30 | 22:00 |
| 28 December to 1 January | Every day | 11:00 | 21:30 | 22:00 |
| 2 and 3 January | Sat and Sun | 10:00 | 21:30 | 22:00 |
| Period | 19 to 26 November |
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| Days | Weekdays |
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| Opens | 12:00 |
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| Last entry | 21:30 |
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| Closes | 22:00 |
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| Period | 27 November |
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| Days | Fri |
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| Opens | 11:00 |
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| Last entry | 21:30 |
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| Closes | 22:00 |
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| Period | 30 November and 2 December |
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| Days | Mon and Wed |
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| Opens | 12:00 |
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| Last entry | 21:30 |
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| Closes | 22:00 |
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| Period | 1 December |
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| Days | Tue |
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| Opens | 14:00 |
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| Last entry | 21:30 |
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| Closes | 22:00 |
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| Period | 3 to 18 December |
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| Days | Weekdays |
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| Opens | 11:00 |
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| Last entry | 21:30 |
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| Closes | 22:00 |
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| Period | 21 November to 13 December |
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| Days | Sat and Sun |
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| Opens | 10:00 |
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| Last entry | 21:30 |
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| Closes | 22:00 |
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| Period | 19 to 27 December |
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| Days | Every day except 25 Dec |
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| Opens | 10:00 |
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| Last entry | 21:30 |
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| Closes | 22:00 |
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| Period | 28 December to 1 January |
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| Days | Every day |
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| Opens | 11:00 |
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| Last entry | 21:30 |
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| Closes | 22:00 |
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| Period | 2 and 3 January |
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| Days | Sat and Sun |
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| Opens | 10:00 |
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| Last entry | 21:30 |
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| Closes | 22:00 |
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- On 1 December the site is closed to the public from 10:00 to 14:00 for Winter Wishes, a morning for charities, hospitals and schools.
The organiser publishes the list of later opening times on its travel page.
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year at Hyde Park Winter Wonderland
Over Christmas and New Year the site is open every day except Christmas Day:
| Day | Opens | Last entry | Closes |
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| Thu 24 December (Christmas Eve) | 10:00 | 21:30 | 22:00 |
| Fri 25 December (Christmas Day) | closed | closed | closed |
| Sat 26 December (Boxing Day) | 10:00 | 21:30 | 22:00 |
| Thu 31 December (New Year's Eve) | 11:00 | 21:30 | 22:00 |
| Fri 1 January (New Year's Day) | 11:00 | 21:30 | 22:00 |
| Sun 3 January (last day) | 10:00 | 21:30 | 22:00 |
| Day | Thu 24 December (Christmas Eve) |
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| Opens | 10:00 |
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| Last entry | 21:30 |
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| Closes | 22:00 |
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| Day | Fri 25 December (Christmas Day) |
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| Opens | closed |
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| Last entry | closed |
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| Closes | closed |
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| Day | Sat 26 December (Boxing Day) |
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| Opens | 10:00 |
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| Last entry | 21:30 |
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| Closes | 22:00 |
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| Day | Thu 31 December (New Year's Eve) |
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| Opens | 11:00 |
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| Last entry | 21:30 |
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| Closes | 22:00 |
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| Day | Fri 1 January (New Year's Day) |
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| Opens | 11:00 |
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| Last entry | 21:30 |
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| Closes | 22:00 |
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| Day | Sun 3 January (last day) |
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| Opens | 10:00 |
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| Last entry | 21:30 |
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| Closes | 22:00 |
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Entry time slots and last entry at Hyde Park Winter Wonderland
Each entry ticket is for a set date and a one-hour slot within which visitors must arrive. The slots start every hour from opening time, the earliest at 10:00, and the last one runs from 20:00 to 21:30, the time of last entry. The organiser advises arriving early within the slot: arriving outside it does not guarantee entry, although staff will try to help latecomers.
Once inside, visitors can stay as long as they like, until the site closes at 22:00. There is no re-entry, since a scanned ticket cannot be used again after leaving, and a visit on another day or at another time needs a new ticket.
Times of the attractions inside Hyde Park Winter Wonderland
Some attractions keep their own times within the opening hours:
- The Ice Rink: 45-minute sessions on the hour, from 10:00 to 21:00; skaters are asked to arrive 20 minutes early.
- The Giant Wheel: flights of about 10 minutes from 10:00, with the last flight at 21:30.
- Magical Ice Kingdom: no timed slot, open from 10:00 to 21:00.
- Bar Ice: 20-minute sessions from 11:00 to 21:20, with no one aged 12 or under after 19:00.
- Gandeys K-Pop Dragon Circus: shows at 14:00, 16:00 and 18:00, plus 12:00 and 20:00 on selected days.
- Santa's Grotto: open until 18:00, and the queue may close early at peak times.
- Bavarian Hall: the evening session, from 18:00 to 22:00, is for over-18s only, with ID.
- Rides: some ride queues close up to an hour before 22:00.
