London
We deliver real Christmas trees across London, free, on the date you choose. Nordmann Fir, Norway Spruce and pot grown trees, British grown and cut to order.
London is the hardest city in Britain to get a Christmas tree home. No car, no roof rack, a flight of stairs, and a tree that sheds needles across the Tube. That is the problem we solve. The tree comes to your door, netted and packed, on a day you picked.
Christmas tree delivery across London
We deliver anywhere in London and around the M25. Every borough, every postcode.
That includes Camden, Islington, Hackney, Haringey, Barnet, Brent, Harrow, Hillingdon and Ealing in the north and west. Kensington and Chelsea, Hammersmith and Fulham, Wandsworth, Lambeth, Richmond, Kingston and Hounslow to the west and south west. Greenwich, Lewisham, Croydon, Bromley, Southwark and Merton to the south. Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Newham, Barking and Dagenham and Havering to the east.
If your borough is not on that list, it changes nothing. We still deliver, and it is still free.
How London delivery works
You choose your delivery date at checkout. We cut and pack your tree the working day before it travels, so it arrives fresh rather than having stood on a forecourt for a fortnight.
Deliveries run between 8am and 6pm. You do not need to wait in. If you are out, the courier leaves the tree somewhere safe.
Every tree is netted, then loaded into a heavy-duty tree carrier with a cane inside to protect its shape. Netted, it will go through a standard London doorway and up a staircase. Cut the netting in the room where the tree is going to stand, not in the hall, because once those branches drop it will not fit back through the door.
We use DX, a national carrier that specialises in large goods. They are good, but no national carrier is perfect, so we cannot promise a date will never slip. If it does, tell us and we will sort it.
Delivery is free. No minimum order, no congestion surcharge, no postcode penalty.
Which tree for a London home?
London rooms are smaller than the rest of the country's, and London ceilings are either very high or very low. Both matter.
Nordmann Fir
The non-drop tree, and the right call for most London flats. Its needles are waxy and hold moisture, so it stays green for four to five weeks. In a warm flat with the heating on, that matters more than it does in a draughty house.
Soft, blunt needles, strong branches for heavy baubles, and very little mess.
Norway Spruce
The traditional tree and the one that smells like Christmas. It drops sooner, so put it up in mid December rather than late November, and keep it away from the radiator.
Pot grown trees
Alive, roots and all, at about 2ft to 3ft. Made for a flat with no floor space, or a balcony it can live on for the rest of the year. It can come back next Christmas.
What size tree fits a London flat?
Measure the ceiling, then take off a foot. The stand lifts the trunk and the star needs room above it.
A Victorian conversion with high ceilings will take a 7ft or even an 8ft tree and look magnificent. A new-build flat with an 8ft ceiling wants a 6ft. A studio wants a 5ft or a pot grown tree.
Remember width. A tree is about two thirds as wide as it is tall, so a 6ft tree needs four feet of floor. In a London living room that is a real sacrifice, so measure the floor before you measure the wall.
Our Christmas tree size guide covers this properly.
Christmas lights in London
If you want to see Christmas lights in London you are spoilt for choice. These are our favourites.
Carnaby Street
Tucked between Oxford Circus and Piccadilly, Carnaby is the most photographed Christmas street in London. The display changes theme every year and it goes up earlier than most, often in late October, so you get longer with it.
Regent Street
The grandest of them, with around 300,000 LED lights strung the length of the street. The Spirit of Christmas angels have run for several years now. The switch-on is a mid November event and the street is closed to traffic for it.
Kew Gardens
A light trail through the botanic gardens, lit by more than a million lights. The route runs over a mile and takes an hour or more at a gentle pace. It is ticketed and it sells out, so book well ahead.
Recycling your Christmas tree in London
It varies by borough, and that is the honest answer.
Most London councils collect real Christmas trees in January and chip them for mulch. Some collect from the kerbside on a set date. Others run drop-off points in local parks. A few will not take a tree at all unless you cut it up for the garden waste bin.
Check your borough's website first, because in most of London it is free.
Failing that, hospice charities across London collect trees in January for a donation. It is a good deal. Your tree gets recycled, a hospice gets funded, and you do not have to carry a dead conifer down three flights of stairs.
You can also add our collection service to your order and we will take it away. Check the free options first though. We would rather tell you that than sell you something you can get for nothing.
Full detail in our Christmas tree recycling guide.
Looking after your tree in a London flat
Central heating is the enemy. A flat in December is hot and dry, and a tree loses water through its needles faster than the trunk can pull it up.
Saw an inch off the bottom of the trunk before it goes in the stand. Sap seals the cut end within hours of harvest, and without a fresh cut the tree cannot drink at all, no matter how full the reservoir looks.
Then get it into water and check the water every single day. A fresh tree can drink two litres on its first day indoors.
Keep it away from the radiator. In a small flat that may mean turning one radiator off for December, and it is worth it. A stand with a deep reservoir does the rest.
More in our guides to keeping your tree fresh and stopping needle drop.
London Christmas tree delivery FAQs
Do you deliver Christmas trees to all London boroughs?
Yes. Every borough, and out to the M25. Delivery is free.
How much is Christmas tree delivery in London?
Free. There is no minimum order and no surcharge for a London postcode.
Do I need to be home for the delivery?
No. Deliveries run 8am to 6pm and the courier will leave your tree in a safe place if you are out.
Will the tree fit up my stairs?
Netted, yes, in almost every case. Carry it up netted and only cut the netting in the room where it will stand.
Which tree is best for a London flat?
The Nordmann Fir. It holds its needles in a warm flat and it is the least messy tree we sell. For very small spaces, a pot grown tree.
Can I get a tree delivered to a flat with no lift?
Yes. The courier delivers to your door. Tell us anything we need to know about access when you order.
Choose your tree and pick a delivery date, or read our complete guide to real Christmas trees.