The best spots to catch the lights at Lumiere London

The UK’s largest light festival, Lumiere, returns for this weekend. For the next three nights the capital will be transformed into a dazzling nocturnal art exhibition, with more than 50 illuminated artworks. Here are the best places to take in the immersive display.

The Beaumont

This hotel has created an exclusive cocktail, Light & Day, a mix of lemon, Bombay gin, violet liqueur and Peychaud bitters. See Thadian Pilai’s Bottle Festoon installation in Brown Hart Gardens.

£14, 8 Balderton Street, W1, thebeaumont.com

Luma Bar

Pop into the King’s Cross Lumiere speakeasy and warm up with a hot mulled gin, 1920s-style. £8

9 Handyside Street, N1, kingscross.co.uk

City Cruises

Soak in the atmosphere with a two-hour cruise along the river with wine, canapés and live music. Boats will stop at Westminster Pier so you can explore the installations on the South Bank.

From £32, citycruises.com

Mondrian

Spend the night inside one of the festival’s most dazzling installations at the Mondrian hotel. The special Lumiere package includes an overnight stay, breakfast for two, cocktails and popcorn chicken at the rooftop bar and tickets for the Lumiere London VIP hub.

From £172, 20 Upper Ground, SE1, morganshotelgroup.com

China Exchange

Here you can create the artwork yourself: drop in from 6pm-8pm for free lantern-making workshops. Your creations will be displayed during the Chinese New Year celebrations next month.

Free, 32A Gerrard Street, W1, chinaexchange.uk