Birmingham New Street
⏳ 1hNew Street station, Station St, Birmingham B2 4QA
💡 Make your way to the Council House entrance right as the stalls open to greet "Chris Moose," the famous animated singing moose, before crowds peak. Pick up your first decorative festive mug of spiced *Glühwein* or German wheat beer from the central chalet, keeping the souvenir mug or returning it for your deposit.
Birmingham New Street
⏳ 1h 15mNew Street station, Station St, Birmingham B2 4QA
💡 This long pedestrian boulevard is the prime culinary corridor of the market. Stop for lunch at the traditional grill huts for a sizzling half-metre bratwurst topped with spicy mustard and sauerkraut, followed by hot *kartoffelpuffer* (crisp potato pancakes served with sweet apple sauce) and a paper cone of freshly roasted candied almonds.
Birmingham Cathedral
⏳ 1hCathedral Square, Colmore Row, Birmingham B3 2QB
💡 Known locally as "Pigeon Park", this square provides a charming British artisanal counterpoint to the Frankfurt market. Browse rotating chalets featuring independent West Midlands ceramicists, jewellers, and printmakers, take a turn on the vintage Helter Skelter, and finish the evening with warm mulled cider and street food bites from the pop-up Pigeon in the Park pub.
Centenary Square Birmingham
⏳ 2hCentenary Sq, Birmingham B1 2ND
💡 Stroll through the modern Paradise development into Centenary Square just as the winter dusk approaches. Board the 40-metre Big Wheel first to catch sunset views stretching over the Library of Birmingham, Town Hall, and market canopies, then take to the covered 600m² ice rink for a 45-minute skating session set to holiday classics.
