Unfortunately, as last year, London’s New Year’s Eve fireworks display is an all-ticket affair and completely sold out – but here are some places you can watch it, free of charge, across the city:

Tower Bridge This iconic London landmark is really close to ticketed areas so the view will be excellent. Be warned it’s likely to be extremely busy and standing over a very cold body of water for hours will be very chilly. You’ll need a big winter coat, plus hat, scarf and gloves.

Hampstead Heath Because the Heath is so big, it’s less likely to become so overcrowded so it’s a win for families. Head to a high spot and enjoy the explosive views.

Primrose Hill Head to the northern side of Regent’s Park for one of the highest points in London for good views across central London.

Greenwich Granted, Greenwich is quite a distance from the actual display, but the park outside the Royal Observatory offers an impressive panoramic view across the capital.

Whether you’re attending the fireworks display or celebrating at another event, remember that London will be very busy on New Year’s Eve. Public transport will operate differently to normal with planned engineering works and station closures, and travelling on foot will be more difficult due to large crowds and diversion routes.

Many central London Bridges will start to close from 2pm on New Year’s Eve (with all closed by 4pm). There will also be a number of road closures in central London on 31 December. Transport for London will be providing free travel all night on all its public transport services, from 11.45pm on New Year’s Eve until 4.30am on New Year’s Day. Free travel does not apply on most National Rail services.