Feast and be merry: 10 UK winter villages for Christmas food and drink

Venues across the UK are celebrating in style this year – but safely outdoors. After the ‘cancelled Christmas’ of 2020, we could all do with a treat

The new winter village at York Minster is a good spot for shopping as well as socialising, with wooden cabins selling local food, drinks and gifts. The Smoking Pig serves pulled pork sandwiches and Yorkshire bratwurst; the Chocolate Cabin sells sweet treats and hot chocolate; and the Cabin Bar has gluhwein and beer. Gifts include local cheese, rapeseed oil and preserves, and coffee roasted in Robin Hood’s Bay; spirits from the Yorkshire Bottle Shop; and candles, blankets and sleepwear from Yorkshire makers. There is an adjacent Christmas Tree festival with 40 trees, plus decoration workshops and other events.
Until 6 January, yorkminster.org