Commuters queue for a bite of Shrek’s Adventure edible gingerbread ticket office on the Southbank, London.

Commuters line up for a piece of Shrek's gingerbread house.

Commuters line up for a piece of Shrek’s gingerbread house. Image by Mikael Buck/PA Wire

The 12ft high, 8ft wide real gingerbread house appeared on the Southbank, as tickets to the UK’s newest visitor attraction, Shrek’s Adventure! London, went on sale. The ticket office took a team of bakers eight weeks to create, and was erected overnight.

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