Bringing a foreign girlfriend home for Christmas

[vladi]

Our son, who has worked in Europe for several years wants to bring his German girlfriend (aged 25) to stay with  us over Christmas. We have met her once and she is lovely but we are of more modest means than her family. She speaks excellent English and has a Phd.
We are eager to ensure that her stay is  enjoyable and informative  as regards English culture. 
Apart from going to pantomime, seeing Dulwich Hamlet, Horniman Museum and Dulwich Picture Gallery can any one contribute suggestions for a "London experience" that might be interesting?

[Finderloo]

The sky garden is free (just need to book) and an impressive view of London up there.. a lot of the big museums in central London are also free, if a little bit of a pain to get to from Dulwich.

[hellose5]

She will have a good time because you already show you care about her having a good time.  Loads of free things to do - as a couple they will probably want to get round on their own but you can supply some additional ideas - free London guided walks, all the museums in South Ken, street entertainments eg in Covent Garden, hotel Christmas lobbies decorated with trees, Borough market, walk along the South Bank, the markets Portobello, Camden, Spitalfields et al, free music concerts and lunchtime talks in many churches St Martins in the Fields for example,  and art galleries and the list goes on... Bloomberg Connect is a good app for museums, check out the Londonist, the Nudge, all the blogs on tips for London

[jazzer]

I hope she has a really enjoyable time 

There is such a vast choice of things to see from Dulwich College, beautiful architecture, the cottage in Dulwich Village where Dickens lived, I think, Greenwich Park and Observatory, to the top of Honor Oak Park over looking London and a couple of other tall hills in SE23. 

So much to see and do in central London, the list is endless. 

[vladi]

Many thanks for the tips.

There is no necessity for the venues or events to be free. Our son earns a really good salary so he is is well able to fund a good selection of events, performances and venues.

[Spartacus]

There is the Chelsea winter village 

https://chelsea-pensioners.co.uk/events/chelsea-winter-village-illuminations

Christmas lights and windows in central London 

Not sure if winter wonderland is on

Ice skating at Somerset house 

https://www.somersethouse.org.uk/whats-on/skate-somerset-house

So many things to do.and see