British Christmas markets

[P&S]

Hi All

Looking for some recommendations for some British Xmas markets, I have been to Edinburgh Xmas market quite a few times and I do love Edinburgh and the market, also been to Glasgow Xmas market.

Although I am from Manchester I don't like Manchester Xmas market

Any recommendations from anyone and I'm prepared to travel but want to stay in this country this year

[TINKERBELL44]

Bath has a really good Christmas market.

[mikeclark007]

Nottingham’s is nice. Only went once a number of years ago but it was better than anything in my vicinity (including York)

[dietcokebreak]

I like Lincoln’s Christmas market 🙂

[Minnie18]

York always had a good Christmas market 😊

[Beaker's Fluff]

Another vote for Bath, visit the spa too, nice relax before Xmas.

[mikeclark007]

Originally Posted by Minnie18

York always had a good Christmas market 😊

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It’s nice but all the stalls face in on each other and are close together meaning walkways are really congested.

They do spread the stalls out to other areas but the bulk of it is all in one square in the centre.

[TigerMom]

Birmingham has a good market. We go to Salzburg most years and Birmingham compared well to that.

[Pino_Spetzberg]

Every year we wander around a good few.
Birmingham is a good size, but tends to be a bit like many of the 'Frankfurt Christmas Market' style.
The same five or six stalls, repeated over and over, the same sausages, the same wine, the same beer, and the same novelty souvenirs.
Prices have gone up a lot this last couple of years. Not cheap anymore, maybe their rents are too high.
Liverpool, Manchester, Shrewsbury, Chester, all the same as Birmingham but smaller.
For something different, farmers market, better souvenirs, local beers, try Portmeirion.
If it snows it's like an enchanted forest.

[dpmcalister]

Originally Posted by dietcokebreak

I like Lincoln’s Christmas market 🙂

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I live in Lincoln and have been a few times. It's been going downhill (no pun intended*) for a few years unfortuantely. The best one, IMHO, was 2011.

* The market is at the top of Steep Hill in Lincoln