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With 90 trees and 21,000 lights, is this Britain's most festive pub?

Santa's watering hole? (SWNS)
Santa’s watering hole? (SWNS)

If Santa needs a break on from all his hard work on Christmas Eve, then this is just the place to park his sleigh.

The Churchill Arms in west London has been dubbed Britain’s most festive pub after it put up 90 Christmas trees and more than 21,000 lights for the festive season.

More than 20,000 lights are on the Churchill Arms pub (SWNS)
More than 21,000 lights are on the Churchill Arms pub (SWNS)

There are so many decorations, they nearly took a fortnight to put up.

Landlord Gerry O’Brien said this year the pub has broken its own record for tree count, with conifers placed outside, inside and even on the roof.

As well as 90 trees (SWNS)
As well as 90 trees (SWNS)

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The decorations cost the landlord about £30,000 (SWNS)
The decorations cost the landlord about £30,000 (SWNS)

There are so many lights, Gerry says they still haven’t finished decorating.

“This year we’ve got a lovely reindeer outside the door in front of the Queen’s picture, so it looks like she’s taking a ride to Buckingham Palace on the sleigh,” he told Metro.

The pub is close to Notting Hill Gate tube station (SWNS)
The pub is close to Notting Hill Gate tube station (SWNS)

“We’re still finishing off inside, but we’ve got the 18ft tree outside, five inside, and then all the others, with 21,000 lights.

“We do it for our area – it’s lovely to see people’s reactions, and Christmas is such a special time of year.”

Landlord Gerry O'Brien says Christmas is a
Landlord Gerry O’Brien says Christmas is a “special time of year” (SWNS)

The decorations don’t come cheap.

Gerry spends around £30,000 on decorations every year with £25,000 of that going on flowers alone.

This year is the largest light show the pub has put on (SWNS)
This year is the largest light show the pub has put on (SWNS)

“We want to make the lights look better every year and it really does make a striking impression,” he said.

“It’s only once a year and we should make the most of it and enjoy it.”