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    Quote Originally Posted by jamesy12345 View Post
    Why does everyone like christmas pudding flavoured ice cream



    Don't understand

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    Good luck with finding a hotel, nearest I found was 3.6 miles away, and cost £140 for the night , all the nearby ones are booked up.

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    http://uk.hotels.com/hotel/details.h...=1&ZSX=0&SYE=3
    Theres that one right in Birmingham city centre

    The issue is the Christmas market brings tons of tourists into Birmingham this time of year combine that with company Christmas parties block booking rooms for staff it puts the prices up this time of year
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    Quote Originally Posted by stribo View Post
    Good luck with finding a hotel, nearest I found was 3.6 miles away, and cost £140 for the night , all the nearby ones are booked up.
    I found that - either booked up or more than I would like to pay for one night (as a tight £££££££), so trying AirBnB

    //edit

    not much luck on AirBnB either
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    Parking website if some people are driving in to/from hotels

    http://en.parkopedia.co.uk/parking/t...et_birmingham/

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    Quote Originally Posted by jdavis View Post
    I've never tried it, just though it may have been a Brum speciality so was going to try it.
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    I never thought of that, I've never tried it either
    The brummies are a weird people
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    Quote Originally Posted by jamesy12345 View Post
    I found that - either booked up or more than I would like to pay for one night (as a tight £££££££), so trying AirBnB

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    not much luck on AirBnB either
    Just a thought, as there are local people going, how about a hotel near one of them and share taxi/car ride?
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    Sorted Premier Inn on Broad Street

    http://www.premierinn.com/gb/en/hote...id=GLBC_BIRPTI

    Parking is available at 36-37 Sheepcote Street at 8GBP per 24hours or Qpark at Brindley Place at 16GBP per 24 hours.

    or SIP car park is 2.5 quid for 24 hours at B1 1SJ, according to that parking website above. Don't leave your Ferrari there though
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    Got an empty house in b20 2ju free but it really is empty with nowt in it , free parking on the driveway


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    Quote Originally Posted by Jamest5r View Post
    Got an empty house in b20 2ju free but it really is empty with nowt in it , free parking on the driveway
    FFS now you tell us, we could have held the do there maybe even done place up a bit for selling

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    Jim you gonna come german market mate?

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    So what time we all meeting

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    Quote Originally Posted by ExternalError View Post
    So what time we all meeting
    Sit down by 8pm. If anyone fancies german market.....?
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    I'm up for the market just gauging what time people will be heading up

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