ChELSEA WINTER VILLAGE

Community CONSULTATION page

This page aims to provide you with information about our exciting plans for Chelsea Winter Village.

About Proud Events

Proud Events design, deliver and manage events in green field and urban locations, including major city centres. Their work includes work on some of the UK’s major festivals, creating temporary touring arenas in stadiums and greenfield locations for leading international artists and designing and operating concerts in unique and protected locations. Proud Events is owned and operated by Harry Feigen, Joe Sheals and Ben Whur.  

They have a long track record delivering events including the delivery of The Cambridge Club, Lightopia Festival and UK Black Pride. Prior to the establishment of Proud Events, Ben and Harry both had major roles delivering Pride in London, Ben as Event Director, overseeing the design, delivery and operation of the Capital City’s second largest one day event requiring the management and closure of much of Central London. 

Christmas In Chelsea

Chelsea Winter Village is a second year event building off the success of the debut Christmas in Chelsea 2024.

Chelsea Winter Village is a festive event held in the grounds of the historic Royal Hospital Chelsea, just off the King’s Road. Home of the Chelsea Flower Show, this new event honours the heritage of Chelsea Pensioners and the iconic venue itself.

The idea was born out of the stunning location, bringing it to life for winter in the same way that the Chelsea Flower Show transforms it for Summer. It will honour the rich heritage of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, founded in 1682 by King Charles II and home to the Chelsea Pensioners, retired veterans of the British Army. With its history and charm, the Royal Hospital provides a unique backdrop for this immersive Christmas experience.

Our ethos is to bring together independent businesses, artisans and creatives who all share a love of Christmas, to create a place which evokes the very best of the season in one place.

Event Location

Royal Hospital Chelsea is one of London’s most iconic landmarks, serving as home to the Chelsea Pensioners. With over 300 years of history, this Grade I listed building offers a majestic setting for Christmas in Chelsea.

The event will take place within the Hospital's beautiful Ranelagh Gardens and the internal alley that runs alongside Ranelagh Gardens in the South Grounds. The event space will be transformed into a dazzling winter scene, featuring a 1.5km light trail and Christmas village which will host food and beverage, winter socialising activities, traditional fun fairs and more.

Ticketed event customers for the Illuminations and Curling Club will access Ranelagh Gardens via London Gate and those non-ticketed for the free to access Winter Village will go via Barrack Gate. There is no access to any other area of the Royal Hospital Chelsea.

Park Use and Timings

The Event Team will be onsite at Ranelagh Gardens between 17th November - 25th November in order to build and get the event ready to open on the 26th November.

The Event will then be open to the public on the below dates:

26th – 30th November 16:30 – 22:00 (Wed-Fri); 12:00 – 22:00 (Sat & Sun)

3rd – 7th December 16:30 – 22:00 (Wed-Fri); 12:00 – 22:00 (Sat & Sun)

10th – 14th December 16:30 – 22:00 (Wed-Fri); 12:00 – 22:00 (Sat & Sun)

17th – 21st December 16:30 – 22:00 (Wed-Fri); 12:00 – 22:00 (Sat & Sun)

22th – 28th December. 16:30 – 22:00 (Mon-Fri); 12:00 – 22:00 (Sat & Sun) (not open Christmas Day)

The Event Team will then break the event site down ready to be handed back over to the Royal Hospital Chelsea on the 2nd January.

The park is inaccessible to the general public outside of event opening hours, expect for Chelsea Pensioners whose access rights remain.

Licensing & Permissions

Royal Hospital Chelsea holds a premises licence that Chelsea Winter Village would operate under, which includes regulated entertainment for the event, sale of Food, Alcohol and more.

Safety & Security

During the event we will have a security team on site 24 hours a day.

When Chelsea Winter Village is open to the public our security and stewarding teams’ primary responsibility is the safety and security of guests, some of who are families with young children. They are also responsible for looking after the infrastructure and the park within our licensed area. We will be liaising with the police as part of our planning and they will be provided with details of our security plans.

Waste & Litter

Whilst we occupy Ranelagh Gardens we will be providing lots of extra bins, continually picking litter and making sure we take proper care of the event site.

Event Customers will be encouraged to use bins throughout and on leaving the park.

Supporting the Local Economy & Community Benefits

If you are interested in trading at the event please contact info@chelseawintervillage.com

Contacting the Team

If you’d like to contact the team, please email info@chelseawintervillage.com and one of the team will come back to you on any questions you may have.

During the live event, the team will be contactable on 07xxxxxx during the hours of 15:00 - 22:00 (Weds-Fri) 11:00-22:00 (Sat & Sun). Christmas week 22nd-28th December 15:00 - 22:00 (Mon-Fri) and 12:00 – 22:00 (Sat & Sun). We are not open Christmas Day.

You can purchase tickets and find out more about the event on the events official website: https://www.christmasinchelsea.co.uk