London pub installs ‘holiday heaters’ to tempt you into a warm winter getaway

Brought to you by lastminute.com

If you’ve spent the last few weeks clutching a pint in a freezing pub garden and wondering why you live on an island permanently soaked by rain, well do we have news for you!

Lastminute.com has launched Holiday Heaters, a set of bespoke pub garden heaters, each cranked up to the real-time temperature of some of the UK’s top winter sun destinations, so you can stand in a pub in Streatham and feel exactly how warm you’d be if you had booked a last-minute flight to somewhere sunny.

And better yet, every heater has a QR code that sends you directly to live holiday deals for that exact destination on lastminute.com. It’s the ultimate try-before-you-buy.

Why freeze through another soggy pint when you could literally walk five metres over… and realise you could be on a beach instead?

Comedian, author, and full-time winter sun enthusiast Ellie Taylor helped launch the heaters this week at The Railway Tavern in Streatham.

Speaking about the installation, Ellie said: “The heaters feel exactly like stepping off a plane somewhere warm – that glorious open oven door feeling.

“Standing there, you can practically smell the sun cream and hear the waves.”

And the stats don’t lie, us Brits are craving some winter sun.

New research from lastminute.com shows that 51% of Brits book and jet off on their winter getaway within six weeks of deciding to go.

The Top 5 Winter Sun Destinations for 2025, according to lastminute.com, are:

Tenerife – 23℃

Malta – 21℃

Lanzarote – 24℃

Dubai – 31℃

Costa Blanca – 20℃

Zoe Fidler, Head of Brand at lastminute.com, says it best: “We know Brits love a good pub garden, rain or shine. So we thought, why not bring a little slice of sunshine to them?”

Imagine standing under your favourite heater and booking the real thing before you finish your pint.

If you want to experience the heaters for yourself, you can do so at The Railway Tavern in Streatham Common.

Find your heat, pick your destination, scan the QR code, and you’re one click away from sunshine.