Now you've got the tree, it's time to decorate. The Christmas shop at Hays Galleria is the Aladdin's cave of christmas decs, it's bursting at the seams with enough twinkling bits 'n' bobs and Christmas sparkle. It's home to some truly spectacular pieces so if you're having a Christmas party and want to deck the halls with boughs of holly and jingle bells, Buckingham Palace baubles and silver or gold glitter reindeers, then this is the ultimate place to splurge. 

There are also nativity scenes, illuminated houses, stockings and sacks, treetop angels and Christmas crackers among the crowded displays. It's the only official Christmas shop in London and, like stepping through the wardrobe into Narnia, a winter wonderland awaits 12 months a year. Whether the thought of Christmas fills you with bah humbugs or a tinkling of jingle bells, the glitz and sparkle are worth the trip over to Tower Bridge.