LONDON - Ideas for Son to take GF for birthday?

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DS want to take his GF to London during Dec but hasn't a clue what to do where to go - something fun. I've suggested these ideas but can anyone offer any other suggestions:

He likes:
Winter Wonderland

He says these are probably nos:
Ice Skating
Afternoon Tea

HELP anyone advise or suggest

How old are they? What do they enjoy? How often are they in London? How long will they be there for?

Personally, I think Winter Wonderland is the inner circle of hell but I’m a grumpy old Londoner (except my kids hate it too).

Back To The Future, the musical? Saw it recently and it was ace!

Both 17, both quite quirky like to try anything fun etc

Like to suggest something that someone has experienced and raved about

Winter wonderland is expensive as hell... nice for a mooch around and perhaps a drink, but avoid the rides/ice sculpture exhibition etc.

What about The Crystal Maze experience? There's some good indoor crazy golf places but they double up as cocktail bars so I think age will be a problem.

Winter Wonderland is stupidly expensive and really not that fun. How about Christmas lights at Kew?

What do yiu mean by fun - you mean interactive?

How much are we talking for rides?

They would like the rocket boat on The Thames but thinking what else they could do

Has he thought about taking her up the OXO Tower?

Skygarden before or after the rocket boat?

Sky garden is good and free.

Electric Winter at the Southbank
southbanklondon.com/events/riverside-walkway/electric-winter

One of the fun games bars? Flight Club (darts), Shuffle Club (Shuffle Board)

Camden Market is always good for a potter

There are some themes bus tours - definitely a ghost bus and I think there is an Xmas lights one

they r too young to drink so dont think they will let then in sky garden - she looks very young

The London Eye? V and A museum?

I read today that WW is going to be ticketed time slots, so you know they will be upping prices to cover reduced numbers. Also, if you've been to any sort of theme park the WW rides aren't very good...

Try:
Six Musical
Portobello or Spitalfields
Mooch round Chinatown, try some of the korean or bao restaurants
Walking tour - recently did great Halloween ones at night my teen enjoyed.

Winter wonderland is my idea of hell on earth. Just shuffling along looking at overpriced stall after overpriced stall. But I know some love it.

I second the Kew lights (if you can still get tickets) is wonderful. But not central london. It is very romantic.

I also second the Back to the future the musical it is brilliant.

London eye and a walk round south bank is nice.

Junk yard golf in shore ditch is good (check times for under 18’s though)

Cartoon museum used to do workshops

I’m missing something obvious I know. A lot of the independent quirky stuff seems to have gone over Covid. Hopefully they will reappear over Christmas.

School of wok do cooking classes. Might be quite fun.

Not Kew lights. My friend's daughter went a couple of years ago with friends, all aged 16 and 17. They were not allowed in as they didn't have an adult (aged 18) with them. As they had all travelled from East London they were very upset.

Camden market.

Although personally I much prefer Portobello, for that age Camden is probably better.

Also the Xmas lights on Oxford Street & Regent street, Piccadilly Circus.

Is bubble tea still a thing?

right will scrap WW

my teens all want to see Hamilton (again). It's very expensive though.

Borough Market is fun (and delicious) then a walk along the embankment as far as Tate Modern where there's a really cool floating exhibition in the Turbine Hall, you can lie on the floor and watch it, and then over the bridge to St. Paul's, walk down the other side of the river to Somerset House, go ice skating (maybe) walk on to Westminster etc.

Depending on the day of the week, yes to Portobello (it's only Fridays and Saturdays) then walk on to Kensington Gardens, find Peter Pan, continue to the Science Museum/ Natural History Museum or to Alice in Wonderland exhibition at the V&A which is excellent.