In the past decade Britain has seen an increase in Christmas markets arriving from the continent. With stalls of German sausages, French cheeses and European beers gracing the streets of our major cities the UK is gradually becoming part of the Christmas Market scene which is already huge on the continent.

Not only do they fill the cities with festive joy and the scent of mulled wine, they help to increase tourism during the winter months with many people visiting the cities which host them for city break weekends.

Here we take a look at five of the best in the UK.