Ice Rink Closure Evie Jouning Putney High

For me, ice skating has always been the epitome of Christmas in London. The second advent calendars start appearing in shops, tickets to rinks across London are frantically bought. From Somerset House to Hampton Court, our city boasts of many different locations to fulfil this Christmassy rite of passage. However, the ice rink in the Natural History Museum is arguably the most renowned. First opened in 2005, it has drawn people in for years, tempting them with its’ smells of mulled wine an