The Upcoming
  • Culture
    • Art
    • Cinema & Tv
      • Movie reviews
      • Film festivals
      • Shows
    • Food & Drinks
      • News & Features
      • Restaurant & bar reviews
      • Interviews & Recipes
    • Literature
    • Music
      • Live music
    • Theatre
  • Fashion & Lifestyle
    • Accessories
    • Beauty
    • News & Features
    • Shopping & Trends
    • Tips & How-tos
    • Fashion weeks
  • What’s On
    • Art exhibitions
    • Theatre shows
  • Tickets
  • Join us
    • Editorial unit
    • Our writers
    • Join the team
    • Join the mailing list
    • Support us
    • Contact us
  • Interviews
  • Competitions
  • Special events
    • Film festivals
      • Berlin
      • Tribeca
      • Sundance London
      • Cannes
      • Locarno
      • Venice
      • London
      • Toronto
    • Fashion weeks
      • London Fashion Week
      • New York Fashion Week
      • Milan Fashion Week
      • Paris Fashion Week
      • Haute Couture
      • London Fashion Week Men’s
  • Facebook

  • Twitter

  • Instagram

  • YouTube

  • RSS

Christmas 2013

Top New Year’s Eve spots in London

Top New Year’s Eve spots in London
30 December 2013
Hannah Ross
Avatar
Hannah Ross
30 December 2013

With 2014 on the horizon, it’s nearly that time of year – after the Christmas celebrations, the tiresome Boxing Day sales, and the few days after when we reconcile in the warmth of our homes and glare bitterly at the weather outside – to venture into the night, decked out in all things bright and sparkly and sharp in search of the ultimate way to wave goodbye to 2013, and welcome the year ahead. A new year, for some, means a new beginning – be it a brand new gym membership, or a promise to oneself to quit smoking or cut out eating that. And with these resolutions,  some of which lasting for much longer than others, it seems traditional to leave the previous year of successes and failures with a definitive bang.

It’s no quietly kept secret that London is the home of diversity. Every street you walk down, there’s a restaurant from a part of the world you’ve never visited, or a new neighbour who’s just moved in next to you with a life story you could write a novel about. You can sit on a train and hear ten conversations in ten different languages. It comes as no surprise then that London is internationally renowned as the place to be to welcome the New Year.

For the extravagant

For those wanting to go all-out, the only feasible option is a lush and vehemently extravagant soiree in the heart of London itself. For sophisticated partygoers like these there are a whole host of locations, a multitude of skyscrapers across the capital. Not far from Liverpool St station is the home of the Heron Tower, a 39-floor skyscraper with a bustle of activity and a stunningly awe-striking view of the cityscape. There’s a unique menu from their cool and prestigious restaurants such as the Duck & Waffle and Sushisamba, who run well into the hours of the am, the blistering morning after the night before. For further information visit here.

Closer to the clubs and bars of central London is the tallest building in Europe – the stabbing and protruding Shard, situated by London Bridge. Celebrating the New Year in a building with astonishing, full-circle panoramas of the city is not without its consequences, with tickets setting you back £375. For further information visit here.

For the quieter ones

If you’re not willing to fork out the stunting cost of a ticket to a planned event, there are a plethora of popular hotspots in the thick of the action for all to enjoy. When the clock strikes midnight, the view is all that matters, and we all want the best spot we can get to get that winning selfie with the fireworks in the background that we’ll post on all our social media profiles three hours after, when we remember that we took them.

For the best view without the lavish price tag, Primrose Hill, a one minute walk from Camden Town in North West London, is the place to be. It can however be muddy, or snowy if the weather gets really bad, so donning a few more layers is definitely a wise tactic in order to fend off the sniffles and shivers.

If you’re willing to camp out for a close-up view – bearing in mind the perpetually temperamental weather in London – you could head down to the Southbank, where the highly coveted centrepiece fireworks from the EDF Energy London Eye reside.

Whether you’re with friends or family – be it in a swanky restaurant, or a hurriedly improvised get-together at a friends house – celebrating the arrival of 2014 shouldn’t be a stressful tirade. Stay safe, have fun, and don’t be afraid to see where the night takes you!

Hannah Ross
Photo: Courtesy of Duck and Waffle

Related Items

More in Christmas 2013

Wicked at the Apollo Victoria

★★★★★
Joe Manners Lewis
Read More

How to accomplish your New Year’s resolutions

Michelle McGill
Read More

London’s best NYE menus

Tara Sura
Read More

Ideas for your New Year’s Eve night in

Sarah Edmonds
Read More

A Christmas countdown in songs: 1 – Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

Sarah Milton
Read More

Original recipe of the week: Parmesan Thyme Courgette Fries

Bethany Stone
Read More

A Christmas countdown in songs: 2 – Christmas Lights

Naomi Couper
Read More

A Christmas countdown in songs: 3 – A Great Big Sled

Naomi Couper
Read More

Perfect Christmas recipe: Mulled Pear and Almond Tart from Picture’s chefs

Tara Sura
Read More
Scroll for more
Tap
  • Popular

  • Latest

  • TOP PICKS

  • Smith & Burrows – Only Smith & Burrows Is Good Enough
    ★★★★★
    Album review
  • Creation Stories
    ★★★★★
    Film festivals
  • Gatsby at Cadogan Hall: An interview with Jodie Steele and Ross William Wild
    Theatre
  • Wrong Turn
    ★★★★★
    Movie review
  • Ginny & Georgia
    ★★★★★
    Movie review
  • The Toll
    ★★★★★
    Film festivals
  • The Mauritanian
    ★★★★★
    Film festivals
  • My Favourite War
    ★★★★★
    Film festivals
  • In the Shadows
    ★★★★★
    Film festivals
  • Laura Mvula – Under a Pink Moon
    ★★★★★
    Live music
  • My Favourite War
    ★★★★★
    Film festivals
  • Typical at Soho Theatre
    ★★★★★
    Theatre
  • Detroit Stories – Alice Cooper
    ★★★★★
    Album review
  • Minari
    ★★★★★
    Film festivals
  • West End Musical Drive In Online
    ★★★★★
    Theatre
The Upcoming
Pages
  • Contact us
  • Join mailing list
  • Join us
  • Our London food map
  • Our writers
  • Support us
  • What, when, why

Copyright © 2011-2020 FL Media

London’s best NYE menus
How to accomplish your New Year’s resolutions