Parking in Birmingham...
Discussion
First off, please can the mods leave this in The Lounge, so it gets seen and I hopefully get some useful replies? Ta.
I’m in that there Birmingham on Monday night, at the Alexandra Theatre, which Google maps shows as being right next to New Street railway station. This was ideal, as the original plan was to get the train to Birmingham, watch the show (a recording of Radio 4’s “I’m Sorry, I Haven’t A Clue”) and then get the train home afterwards.
Getting the train there is fine, but there isn’t a late enough train home, so we’d have to leave the theatre early and miss a chunk of the show. Staying overnight isn’t an option, as my GF has work at 8 in the morning and there isn’t a train early enough to get us back in time. That means we are driving.
Where is the best place to park for the theatre? I’m still hobbling round on crutches, so the closer, the better. We’ll also be getting some early dinner before the show, so where would people recommend, that’s also nearby? Any cuisine will do, as long as there’s either seafood or vegetarian options.
Thanks in advance.
I’m in that there Birmingham on Monday night, at the Alexandra Theatre, which Google maps shows as being right next to New Street railway station. This was ideal, as the original plan was to get the train to Birmingham, watch the show (a recording of Radio 4’s “I’m Sorry, I Haven’t A Clue”) and then get the train home afterwards.
Getting the train there is fine, but there isn’t a late enough train home, so we’d have to leave the theatre early and miss a chunk of the show. Staying overnight isn’t an option, as my GF has work at 8 in the morning and there isn’t a train early enough to get us back in time. That means we are driving.
Where is the best place to park for the theatre? I’m still hobbling round on crutches, so the closer, the better. We’ll also be getting some early dinner before the show, so where would people recommend, that’s also nearby? Any cuisine will do, as long as there’s either seafood or vegetarian options.
Thanks in advance.
Apologies for my very late reply, had a hectic week or so since I posted.
Many thanks for the poster offering their driveway, it was extremely kind. We drove in and it was a nightmare to get to anywhere, even trying a variety of navigation options - Google, Co-Pilot, Waze - so we ended up parking in a multi-storey near to the new Paradise development and hoofing it through the city centre, which seemed remarkably devoid of people.
The show was great, so worth the trek. Unfortunately, I dropped my wallet in the loo and only noticed when we’d almost slogged all the way back to the car park. My fantastic GF went back to the Alex but there was no sign of my wallet, even after I’d checked the bin in the loo.
We got back to the car eventually and because of where we were parked, when I’d been getting out, my wallet had slipped out of my pocket and down the side of my seat. So the to-ing and fro-ing was in vain, but on the plus side, I hadn’t lost my wallet and fortunately, I’d only “frozen” my cards on my phone app, rather than calling the bank straight away and getting them blocked.
Because of our laps of the city centre roadworks, we didn’t have enough time to eat, so it was a good job I’d thrown some “emergency rations” in the car. Thankfully, the trip home was completely uneventful, the only item of note was seeing quite a few people setting off the cameras on the northbound M6 in the smart motorway bit where there’s about ten miles of roadworks/contra flow.
We’d just stuck the cruise control on and bimbled through at a GPS indicated 50(ish) without incident.
We are going to be back in Birmingham in April as my GF has a veterinary conference she’s attending, so we will try and get to at least one of the restaurants that were suggested.
Now we just need to find a decent silversmith so we can get a silver ringer repaired. We don’t want to risk posting it and it getting lost because of the sentimental value, so we thought we’d kill two birds with one stone while we are in Birmingham.
Actually, I’ll have a day or two of kicking my heels in the city centre while my GF is at the conference. Which galleries/museums/stuff is worth a look at?
Many thanks for the poster offering their driveway, it was extremely kind. We drove in and it was a nightmare to get to anywhere, even trying a variety of navigation options - Google, Co-Pilot, Waze - so we ended up parking in a multi-storey near to the new Paradise development and hoofing it through the city centre, which seemed remarkably devoid of people.
The show was great, so worth the trek. Unfortunately, I dropped my wallet in the loo and only noticed when we’d almost slogged all the way back to the car park. My fantastic GF went back to the Alex but there was no sign of my wallet, even after I’d checked the bin in the loo.
We got back to the car eventually and because of where we were parked, when I’d been getting out, my wallet had slipped out of my pocket and down the side of my seat. So the to-ing and fro-ing was in vain, but on the plus side, I hadn’t lost my wallet and fortunately, I’d only “frozen” my cards on my phone app, rather than calling the bank straight away and getting them blocked.
Because of our laps of the city centre roadworks, we didn’t have enough time to eat, so it was a good job I’d thrown some “emergency rations” in the car. Thankfully, the trip home was completely uneventful, the only item of note was seeing quite a few people setting off the cameras on the northbound M6 in the smart motorway bit where there’s about ten miles of roadworks/contra flow.
We’d just stuck the cruise control on and bimbled through at a GPS indicated 50(ish) without incident.
We are going to be back in Birmingham in April as my GF has a veterinary conference she’s attending, so we will try and get to at least one of the restaurants that were suggested.
Now we just need to find a decent silversmith so we can get a silver ringer repaired. We don’t want to risk posting it and it getting lost because of the sentimental value, so we thought we’d kill two birds with one stone while we are in Birmingham.
Actually, I’ll have a day or two of kicking my heels in the city centre while my GF is at the conference. Which galleries/museums/stuff is worth a look at?
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