FabSwingers.com forum: christmas market

By *moothies. OP Couple
over a year ago

Woodthorpe

Ok guys and gals....

Sell us your local Christmas market. Needs to be in England and big enough to warrant a trip out. We loved Lincoln but after a couple of years it felt a little same old same old so looking for alternatives please.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sunderland's Christmas market is compact,,,,,,,,

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ok guys and gals....

Bury St Edmunds is running this weekend Thursday to Sunday, its a great one. And cheap parking too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Manchester is fab and much bigger this year. I can't resist a big German sausage

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Manchester's is expanding every year it's literally everywhere in the city centre streets xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Same old shite year after year

They are ok if you want to glug overpriced poor quality wine, eat sausages and buy stale biscuits or gimmicky shit - and get crushed and jostled in the process

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

Not Birmingham like a pack of wolves walking through there I only wanted to get to a bloody meeting...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

York Christmas Market is always nice .plus bars are good

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By *awtymarkyMan
over a year ago

chester

Come to Manchester not only do they have big sausages in small buns but also there are 4 areas to choose from and lots of gluwien stalls to sample.

I can promise you won't leave them sober LOL hick LOL

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By *moothies. OP Couple
over a year ago

Woodthorpe

"Not Birmingham like a pack of wolves walking through there I only wanted to get to a bloody meeting...

We've done Birmingham before a few times and fancied a change, although there are some lovely fab friends up there

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By *moothies. OP Couple
over a year ago

Woodthorpe

"Same old shite year after year

They are ok if you want to glug overpriced poor quality wine, eat sausages and buy stale biscuits or gimmicky shit - and get crushed and jostled in the process "

Bah humbug lol

We need to embrace the cold like Europeans and enjoy the festive nature while we can

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Neither are particularly local but the Bath & Winchester markets are excellent, both based around the cathedrals and really festive.

Not sure which one to go to this year, last year was Bath previously Winchester

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Cant sell the Christmas market but can sell gates nursery. Has a Christmas room that's amazing and if you've got kids the Santa's grotto is magical for them.

Our Christmas tree here was so bad last year we had a petition and someone donated one lol

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By *moothies. OP Couple
over a year ago

Woodthorpe

"Neither are particularly local but the Bath & Winchester markets are excellent, both based around the cathedrals and really festive.

Not sure which one to go to this year, last year was Bath previously Winchester "

I'm gonna have to Google maps these places and see where's where

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What we need is more English Christmas markets

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f6m9tvs3PhU

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By *moothies. OP Couple
over a year ago

Woodthorpe

"What we need is more English Christmas markets

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f6m9tvs3PhU"

Lol its not Christmas until we get plugs

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

manchester - brill - nothing more to add

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By *allyandJonCouple
over a year ago

manchester

Agree Manchester has a fantastic market lots of choice amongst the old heritage buildings creates a real Christmas atmosphere.

Watch out for the sink holes though!

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By *moothies. OP Couple
over a year ago

Woodthorpe

Never been to Manchester. ....yet

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Neither are particularly local but the Bath & Winchester markets are excellent, both based around the cathedrals and really festive.

Not sure which one to go to this year, last year was Bath previously Winchester

I'm gonna have to Google maps these places and see where's where

lol .. Dahn Sarf!

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By *teve9111Man
over a year ago

Belfast Christmas market is lovely! Yes I know not in England but it's only a hop skip and a jump away and hotels aren't dear!

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By *ssex Gent 1970Man
over a year ago

Hockley

Bath was great last year with great stalls not to commercialised. Great city aswell.

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By *r mrs pCouple
over a year ago

taunton

"Ok guys and gals....

Hi,why dont you try Bath,not only can you browse the market you can also soothe your bodies in the thermal spa.

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By *r mrs pCouple
over a year ago

taunton

"Bath was great last year with great stalls not to commercialised. Great city aswell.

Beat us to it lol.

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By *moothies. OP Couple
over a year ago

Woodthorpe

"Ok guys and gals....

Hi,why dont you try Bath,not only can you browse the market you can also soothe your bodies in the thermal spa."

Now that sounds bliss

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By *moothies. OP Couple
over a year ago

Woodthorpe

"Belfast Christmas market is lovely! Yes I know not in England but it's only a hop skip and a jump away and hotels aren't dear! "

That's a big puddle to traverse lol maybe next year with a little more planning

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By *abrina59TV/TS
over a year ago

moved to cuckold land

Done lincoln, durham, Edinburgh york Glasgow

Where next

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

"Neither are particularly local but the Bath & Winchester markets are excellent, both based around the cathedrals and really festive.

Not sure which one to go to this year, last year was Bath previously Winchester "

We will be going to the Winchester one this year.

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By *atelotmanMan
over a year ago

Chatham

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By *atelotmanMan
over a year ago

Chatham

Don't bother going to the Rochester Castle market,just a load of what looks like garden sheds,selling over priced mulled wine, sweets an crap.Get better at the 99p shop.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Manchester is very good. I'll be there again this year, next month, but my favourite is Cologne. It was my first experience of a Christmas Market and still to be surpassed.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What's the Glasgow one like? And is it up and running properly from 1st December, or a smaller version then gets larger closer to Christmas?

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By *essiCouple
over a year ago

suffolk

Have previously been to Oxford,bath and Winchester which were all good would like to go to Leeds castle market

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By *icked weaselCouple
over a year ago

Near Edinburgh..

We Did The Exeter One Yesterday and it was quite Good..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ok guys and gals....

Don't bother with ours. It's run by foreigners as our council turned it over to the people who have their stalls there. Germans have charge of it to my knowledge

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By *artytwoCouple
over a year ago

Wolverhampton

As it happens, we went to the Birmingham German market today and it was ok. However, same old stuff on each stall was a -ve. German schnell imbiss (quick snack) food is usually good quality and what we had didn't dissapoint. Nice for a change, christmasy.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ok guys and gals....

Don't bother with ours. It's run by foreigners as our council turned it over to the people who have their stalls there. Germans have charge of it to my knowledge "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ok guys and gals....

Don't bother with ours. It's run by foreigners as our council turned it over to the people who have their stalls there. Germans have charge of it to my knowledge "

Isn't that kind of the point ?

It's not really a German market if Fred and Mavis just stop selling big knickers for a month and start selling strüdel instead

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By *moothies. OP Couple
over a year ago

Woodthorpe

Strudel wrapped in big knickers.

Remember to recycle

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Have previously been to Oxford,bath and Winchester which were all good would like to go to Leeds castle market"

don't bother - it's tacky overpriced and not very big

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Belfast Christmas market is lovely! Yes I know not in England but it's only a hop skip and a jump away and hotels aren't dear! "

Yes I agree, I was there there a couple of days ago

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By *moothies. OP Couple
over a year ago

Woodthorpe

Gotta be a day trip this year.....unless we find fab friends to host

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ok guys and gals....

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I'm going to bath but think it finishes about the 14 th December

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

German xmas market in manchester is very good,the only problem is the road works in the centre of crator manchester its a nightmare

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"German xmas market in manchester is very good,the only problem is the road works in the centre of crator manchester its a nightmare"

Never drive in the city!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"We Did The Exeter One Yesterday and it was quite Good..

It is lovely, I loved it last year

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Cardiff is lively too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Cardiff is lively too

*lovely

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"German xmas market in manchester is very good,the only problem is the road works in the centre of crator manchester its a nightmare

Never drive in the city!!

I work in ancoats and used to drive to aquatic centre but cant be arsed now with holes appearing all over

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By *abrina59TV/TS
over a year ago

moved to cuckold land

Does anyone know if chester had a xmas market

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

Anyone going to the Winchester one?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Never been to a Christmas market

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think they get a german sausage stall in round here. Yeah, don't bother,

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Manchester is very good. I'll be there again this year, next month, but my favourite is Cologne. It was my first experience of a Christmas Market and still to be surpassed."

we went there first year after divorce - my son lives there now - food is amazing

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

I'm going to Birmingham German Christmas market, daytime midweek shouldn't be to busy

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By *unknSoulCouple
over a year ago

dumfries-ish

There allthe same. Run by big companys selling the same mass produced stuff. Exactly same stalls in different places.

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By *bovethekneeCouple
over a year ago

Hampshire / Herefordshire

I would agree with the other posters regarding Bath. We have been for a couple of years now and booked a hotel for the second week in December to go for a two day break this year. All the usual stalls but a few interesting things run alongside it to keep the days busy. Roman baths well worth a visit, architecture is good and the main areas are very pedestrian friendly. Have a big breakfast and then snack from the stalls during the day. Night for playtime.

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By *moothies. OP Couple
over a year ago

Woodthorpe

Thanks all. We're keeping an eye on everyone's thoughts

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