Frank wrote:Also the Birmingham Christmas Market is the worst thing to do with this season. Just a total tedious, dull mess of expensive alcohol, inconsiderate crowds and the same three stalls repeated down New Street so they can claim it's "the biggest one yet"
I've always been fond of the Birmingham one because of the German products they sell, a lot of the other markets i go to don't seem to have that.
Frank wrote:Are there any Christmas markets that are decent? Did Worcesters last weekend and it was okay, but they never seem anything worthy of the hype.
Winchester has a nice atmosphere as it's set in the cathedral grounds, gets very busy though.
If you really hate crowds, go to the Cardiff one, it's spread across a much wider area and doesn't seem to ever get too packed.
DarkRula wrote:The Bristol Christmas market might be a good one to check out.
I've been to that one a few times over the years, and i always enjoy it.
The worst christmas market i ever attended was in 2014 when i foolishly attempted the hyde park winter wonderland on a saturday afternoon, after trying and failing to make it through the most overcrowded location i've been to in decades, i bailed and went to visit the nearby wellington monument instead as a quick and easy alternative.