Not only is this our very first look at a Christmas Market but also our very first peak at Birmingham! This is a Massive place with so much to check out! We would go broke in minutes just on the snacks alone! So get your Hot Chocolate, warm blanket and join us on a tour of Birmingham's Christmas Market...but watch your sweets, Debbie is a little ninja and will definitely steal them while you're not looking. Thanks for watching and give the video a Like if you enjoyed this.

I'm a born & bred Brummie and very proud of it, I also worked on that Christmas market for 12 years, it was long hours stood in all kinds of weather, you're feet & hands froze, you got coughs & colds & bad backs and I loved every minute of it because of the atmosphere & the friends I made over the years, so from the day that the hut went up (battered finger nails time) until the day the hut came down was .....absolutely bloody brilliant... I wouldn't of changed anything (except the day I slid of the roof trying to fix the lights!!!) 🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅

Birmingham hosted the Commonwealth games at the end of July/ start of august and has had major renovations in the past few years. Despite the bad press from the rest of the U.K., Birmingham is actually a lovely city with, generally, some of the friendliest people you will meet.

Birmingham has to be the most underrated city in the UK.

Yay! As a proud Brummie, I’m so glad you’ve watched this, well done on the pronunciation by the way ❤

As a proud Brummie it's good to see the city get some coverage. The second city of the UK, a foodie hub now with more Michelin star restaurants than anywhere else outside of London in the country; the home of Cadburys (visit Cadbury World!); the de facto home of metal music with Black Sabbath hailing from the city (and with neighbouring towns giving us Judas Priest and half of Led Zep), UB40, Duran Duran, Dexy's Midnight Runners, ELO, Godflesh...; one of the oldest, most prestigious and greatest football clubs, Aston Villa; the hit TV series Peaky Blinders... Brum has lots to be proud of. Any office worker will have memories of being stood in the cold holding a freezing pint glass outside the Council House dying for a piss thanks to the Christmas Market :D

Small village christmas markets are lovely too. In the dales they have dickensian ones

Birmingham is the most under appreciated city in the country. Get’s a bad rep because of how it was 20/30 year ago. It’s had an insane makeover and is continuing on that. It’s a huge city with lot’s to offer, it is the second city after all

I am a Brummie but I don't live there anymore. Taking my family to see my mum and go to the German Market in Birmingham next week. Perfect for getting in the mood for Christmas.

Hi girls! I was in the RAF for 24 years in the 70s till the 90s and for nine of them I was stationed in Germany the first time on the German Dutch border and later further into Germany near Bielefeld at a town call Gutersloh. I tell you this because it meant that I experienced the German markets first hand in various German towns and villages. The first thing that you find which hits you in the nose at the markets is the smell. It’s obviously cold because of winter so the air is crisp and clear so what is the smell well it’s the German Gluhwein or to English speaking peoples Mulled Wine. It’s all encompassing and it smells wonderful it the smell of Christmas, sweet spices, hot wine and oranges and many more ingredients. The Germans heat the Gluhwein in the portable hot water heater us Brits know as Burco Boilers (trade name obviously). They hold about 4 to 5 gallons in a steel tank on a table with a tap or faucet at the front to dispense the drink. It doesn’t stop there, in the drinks booths they also sell shots of spirit to go in the Gluhwein whisky, brandy cherry brandy shelves of the dammed stuff to pep up your Christmas cheer. The sausages are not the type you put in a hot dog which in Germany are Bockwurst (usually sold in a jar) but are called Bratwurst these are fabulous and normally when I was there were cooked on a swinging griddle over hot wood embers basically a B B Q and normally with curry sauce on and sold in a sausage shaped cardboard dish and a wooden fork, this was then called a curry wurst. On the grill was also belly pork slices sold in a similar way as well as chips or fries (if you must called that barbarian French nomenclature) they also sell schnitzels with at least three types of sauces, sahne sauce (cream sauce), Zigeuner (gypsy) and Jäger (hunter) sauce. These are the fish and chips dishes in Germany sold in outlets called Snell Imbis or to us Brits known as Snellies. So to us forces blokes in Germany the Christmas markets were Gluhwein and curry wurst. Cheers girls

My home city : If you do get to come over here then you must come and visit Birmingham. So much culture and history. A great place to eat and shop plus explore the canals and nightlife :D

The deposit is to prevent people stealing the mug, either on purpose or by accident. To dissuade people from walking too far away from the stall and leaving the mugs at the place where they walked to drink it.

My favourite Christmas market is Lincoln.

The church (St. Martins) was built in 1855, but there's been a church on the site in some form or other since 1290.

When it comes to drinks like the mulled wine it will never come in styrofoam cups anymore as they were banned thanks to their harmful nature if thrown away You used to find styrofoam everywhere, especially when going to fish and chip shops, but were largely phased out years ago even before the ban Also! If you are on a Christmas market binge then i recommend looking at the Manchester one, I personally grew up going to that one and it was great :D

Ladies, I have followed your vlog on many things and totally love how you are with all that you do. I live in Birmingham and I am a Narrowboat owner, yes i have seen the other videos. We have a stunningly rich history in the UK. I know that when you do land on our shores you will be welcomed and loved by many and all communities. I truly hope you manage to travel by Narrowboat and see all the beauty and life we have here. If I am around and meet you, it would be my honour and privilege to spoil you so you enjoy the experience that i know you have come for. Keep doing what you do. xx

Love your reaction. Nice to see Birmingham 🇬🇧🇬🇧😚 makes me proud to be a brummie 🤗

Birmingham is a wonderful city, happy to reinvent itself. I’m there each spring to present at a conference and I’m always pleased to see it’s changing and is still not finished- never be finished, I think that’s the secret. There is a huge amount of civic space for events like this and it’s one of the best cities in the UK for having places you can just inhabit without having to buy anything. From public buildings, to the Library of Birmingham, to wandering up from the Bullring on a Victorian who’s who hunt.

We go every year it’s beautiful and the food is amazing xx

Always love when people say six quid lol.... like a poorly octopus? Loving your channel and content. I would love to see more Christmas stuff myself, also you are a lovely couple, look forward to whatever is next 😊

Hi Natasha and Debbie, consider this: Elvis with a hat! Unbeatable! So, Birmingham is my hometown! They call me a Brummie (Well, my husband does because he is from Yorkshire) BTW Natasha, you pronounced it perfectly. Debbie, there is no sandwich meat involved in it! Watching this has made me miss home so much. My hubbie and I went to the Birmingham Christmas market the Christmas before we moved out to Canada. There were still Covid restrictions, but since it was outside, it didn't really affect the market. It was FREEZING! But we loved it anyway. (Hubbie never plans ahead and so I packed an extra jumper in my bag for him, so when he got cold, I produced it, and hence, no complaining about being cold!) Just loved the Christmassy atmosphere, Christmas songs, gifts to buy, loads of great grub and drink, and a good time had by all! Thanks again for a fantabubous video! Bev

Hi girls. Born and raised Brummie myself. The church you saw in the background is called St Martins by the Bullring in Birmingham city centre.

It's been a decade since I was last at the Birmingham Christmas market. The food, the wine, the smells - it's a great experience. I miss it.

Good morning ladies ! Its 7am in a wet dark English city and you have cheered me up and l have had a laugh😅🤣😂🤪😜The guy sat in the swing made me feel a bit sick with it's height and independant moves.l aint afraid of heights as l have done bungee jumps for charities!! It was the nausea this ride gave me. I find buying & eating food is hard work because everything as Alcohol in it.l love the mince pies,cakes & puddings, the Non Alcohol versions are "shit" from what i've tryed. I wonder if you would be intrested in seeing the UK's Grand stateley Houses & gardens with there winter Christmas lights on show.Have a great day love from Seany Xxx

In the summer the Ski Bar turns into a Beach Bar with real sand and fancy cocktails and mocktails. Lovely video ladies

Birmingham was where a lot of trade came through via the camels. As a Birmingham girl born and bread I love my city, Love the videos xx

It is so nice and refreshing to see a positive video about Birmingham. I'm a proud Brummy & know just how much it has to offer, yet the rest of the UK tends to ridicule it without ever actually seeing it for themselves!

I love a German market but I have a soft spot for the Bath Christmas markets. They aren’t German but are in the little twinkly wooden huts and the stalls tend to be mainly lovely businesses selling nice gifts and foods. As it’s around the Abbey and Roman Baths it has a wonderful atmosphere with the old buildings. I find it’s a good place to actually find Christmas gifts (plus enjoy a mulled wine and roasted nuts) whereas German markets tend to be more about food/drink and Christmas decorations.

I work in Brum and lived there for years. That church is St martins; a Victorian church built on top of one from the 13th century. It was the site of the old bull ring, a market place which began in the 12th C. The modern bull ring is HUGE!! Only issue with the Christmas market- way too busy.

I live near Birmingham in a city called Wolverhampton.

Loved your reaction to Birmingham , or Brummagem as it is referred to locally, my home town. The church that you admired is St Martins in the Bull Ring, it is the original parish church of Birmingham. A church has stood on this site since 1290, and most of this church dates from 1873. If ever you get to the UK you should try and check out Birmingham it has so much to offer from the historical buildings, it’s industrial heritage, to Cadbury World where you can see how the chocolate is made and try some of their range. Also don’t forget we are only a stone’s throw from Stratford-upon-Avon, a medieval market town and the 16th-century birthplace of William Shakespeare.

Birmingham has two cathedrals but what you saw, Debs, was St Martins church. You’re so right about the architecture and the rich history, and before the decline of industrial Britain, just about everything was manufactured in this region, even the anchor of the Titannic made in nearby Tipton. I live in the Black Country area where most towns are in the Doomsday Book (>1,000 years old) so young Brum is my local ‘big city’.

Just love Christmas markets!

I left England when I was 14, and at the time a lot of the big cities were super industrial so it always amazes me to see how much they`ve changed over the last 50 plus years. More pedestrian friendly, more modern while still keeping the lovely old buildings. I`d love to be able to go to that Christmas market they did such a good job.

We have markets in Manchester, mugs are designed specially each year and people collect them. Deposit encourages people to bring mugs back to vendor as people wander around with drinks over a large area.

Oh the Britannia hotel. I booked there one year that I went to the xmas fair, never again. When I booked in, they doubled the price, knowing everywhere was full and that I couldn't just turn around and go home. There were what sounded like drug deals going on in the next room and people kept trying to open my room door! The market is lovely though, every year after, I stayed at a hotel that opened straight onto the market. I want to go this year if I can ^_^

That was charming, Natasha & Debbie. I've never been to Birmingham's Christmas market, but in the local town, there is a French market, & in my nearest city (Winchester), there are both French & German markets - all add a cosmopolitan feel to the Festive season, & having previously lived in France for three years, the build up during December is incredible - strangely, more traditional than how the British celebrate the Yuletide period nowadays. Thank you for the grand tour....stay safe & keep well 🙂

Your a loving couple,and I hope you have a fantastic and festive Christmas,and a beautiful 2023🍺🥂😊🎁

Great video. Love the Birmingham Christmas market. 😍 Would thoroughly recommend the Lincoln Christmas market too. It’s very big too and very festive! 🎅🏻🎄

I live in Birmingham and the Christmas market goes on and on and on,a lot of tourists seem to think london is the be all and end all of the uk but its not.great video you pair.

That was lovely. Never been to Birmingham myself. Think I'll definitely go now. Merry Christmas everyone! xx 😁💕

I went to a similar Christmas market in Koblenz in Germany and kept my cute Christmas mug that the mulled wine was served in instead of getting my deposit back. Birmingham's market looks massive, really lovely.

You probably may not know but the first public reading of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol was first publicly read in Birmingham Town Hall on Tuesday 27 December 1853. We've all loved that story ever since......The Town Hall appears n the background at 11:23 in the vid.There have been several adaptations including Apples new tale this year.. Proud to be a Brummie and love watching your channel.. Happy Christmas both

It’s estimated about 5million people will visit this German market over the ~7 weeks it’s open. Imagine if everyone that had a hot drink just stole one of those nice boot mugs that they serve it in. They’d never make money 😂It’s the same if you have a beer too, they charge like £4 for using the tankard, then you effectively either buy it or get your money back 👍🏼

How funny this came up as a suggestion for me today, as I was at this market today. Gorgeous day out.

love the idea of a xmas video, I do book art so love watching your videos as I book fold

Just up the road from me I go every year good to see it back properly after Covid.

Birmingham has really improved over the years and the annual Christmas market is really special. To see more pics and tv footage of Birmingham, look for the 2022 commonwealth games, we just hosted it and it was world class.

Birmingham is my home city, I hope you enjoyed your ‘visit’!

Birmingham Christmas Market is the biggest authentic market outside of Germany and Austria. If you are anywhere near Birmingham it is a must see. It also looks way better when it is dark out.

I live in Birmingham. When the Birmingham Christmas Market started about 20 years ago it had a lot more variety with plenty of genuine German small businesses. Then it was taken over by one company with 5 or 6 stalls/bars that are repeated in multiple locations. If you want to see a more varied Christmas Market check out the one in Bath - 'Bath Christmas Market 4K' which has a stunning background of historic buildings.

That boxy building that looks like a Christmas gift next to the ride is actually the library and it's extremely beautiful on the inside. Think also one of the biggest libraries in country or Europe

As we say in Birmingham 'It's bostin'...! Thanks you, you lovely ladies... Bob in the UK

The market as slimmed down for this year. Please do more of Birmingham though!. X

Manchester Christmas Market is a great event also. Many cities & towns have them in UK, many with a German theme.

I absolutely loved this video especially as it gave me good feelings for the upcoming festive season so I hope you wonderful ladies will do more Christmas related videos.

Loving your jumper Natasha

Was there on Monday, nice beer but very expensive

I have been to this Christmas Market a few times over the years and its still my favorite

The church is Saint Martin's in the Bull Ring , a lot of city centre is has been redeveloped in recent years there are still lots of older buildings still though.

We were literally there today. The ice rink is seasonal. Just during December.

thank you. these films allow the less able of us to still get out and about I've been to the isle of sky, London, and many other places recently while sitting in my armchair

I'm a subscriber of Tim's it's a great channel ladies.

There's a video on KZfaq of a little girl singing loud at her Nativity in UK it was filmed years ago - so funny - to cheer you up and really get you into the Christmas spirit ❤️ Funny Nativity - sing like no-ones listening 👍

The ceramic mugs are probably to reduce plastic usage, hence the whole deposit system

The church at 21:00 is St Martin in the Fields. It is a parish church dating back to the 13th century

I've never been to Brummie Land but it looks pretty nice. We don't have a Christmas fair here but we do have a craft fair at the end of November which has hundreds of locally made items

I walk through this market everyday to get to work… Too easy to just spend lots of money though!!

Um, am, no its um, am, got you! Love it LOL

Edinburgh Christmas market is a good one

Hello Girls, I've spent this afternoon with my beautiful, darling daughter and her husband (canny lad as they live in the NE of England). We had some bratwurst but only 8 inches, pardon me vicar. it was really busy and the darker it got the busier it got, people coming out of work for a few beers. She's expecting her first child, a boy, and I am so pleased for the pair of them and myself and ex-wife who is now getting excited about. she's 20 weeks and the scans this week were great results! You should check Durham where my daughter lives. I lived there for 15 years when she was growing up. It's a beautiful place but can get very cold.

It's funny what the sight of a big sausage can do🤣🤣❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

They are bloody ENORMOUS sausages!! 🤣🤣

Hi Ladies, check out Lincoln Christmas market, its not about the size of the market (or the sausages) more about the setting. It is held in the castle and cathederal grounds. I think Natasha will really like the setting.

I was there last night 😊 it was good, although not as many craft stalls as previous times I’ve been, it was still a fun evening.

There is an amazing Christmas market in the Grand Place in Brussels . On the day of St Lucia 13 th December. (My birthday . ) the Children from the Scandinavian school sing in Swedish .

The building with the columns is called the Town Hall. It's base on the temple of Castor and Pollux in Rome and was completed in 1834. It's a concert hall that has hosted some famous names. The church towards the end is the ancient parish church of Birmingham (from when it was just a village). It's called St Martin's in the Bull Ring. The Bull Ring is the be markets area of Birmingham with open and conferred markets both retail and, until recently, wholesale. Seeking everything from clothes to veg. The Bull appeared in very large mechanical guise at the opening of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in the summer. That is well worth a watch.

I'm off to our Christmas market tomorrow - it's held on the cathedral green here in Exeter. It's very similar to the Birmingham market (no rides though) It always has a very magical feel to it, especially when the cathedral choir sing carols outside.

I’m going up here today. Watching this to get in the mood

Merry Christmas,and fantastic 2023😊🥂🍺🌲🍗

That church you saw at the end by the ski bar is St Martins in the bull ring. The original parish church of Birmingham an Anglican victorian church build on the site of a previous 13th century church. Just in front of the ski bar is one of the first ever statues built of Lord Horatio Nelson the famous admiral and Victor of trafalgar. The Birmingham statue predates trafalgar Square by quite a bit

Hi girls this is my home town Xmas Market. The ice rink is a pop up as is the wheel. The ice rink is usually open air this is the first time it's had a cover. Come over I'll show you around . Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New year to you and your families. Xx

I was born in Birmingham and lived all my life 10 miles away in the Black Country. You did a piece on the Black Country Museaum it is only a 45 minute bus ride from the Christmas Market.

Hi ladies if you want to have a look at some of the canals check out ,. The boat that James built , in camden London. He is a bloke who bought an old narrowboat carcass and remodeled it his self, he is not yet finished but he is what's called a liveaboard that means it is his home very interesting to see . Xxx

We go every year .its great place to get in the mood for Christmas 🎄 🙂

That big reindeer head on the roof sings I believe

Edinburgh Christmas Market is stunning , but expensive . So is Hyde Park , the light displays at Hyde Park are beautiful ❤

I love Christmas markets. My favourite is Vienna for the bread bowls with garlic soup. Manchester is second. The Vienna market has an outdoor ice rink that has the rink but also an ice path coming off the ring that winds around the park outside of the townhall.

The deposit for the mug is to avoid waste so you don't have lots and lots of styrofoam or plastic cups in the bin. They did it for Birmingham Pride too

That is Saint Philips cathedral. Birmingham is the second largest city in UK . wonderful china town and fabric quarter . Also the Diamond quarter and jewellery quarter are well worth a view as well as the canals. lovely video as ever ladies merry Christmas

Been plenty of times to the German market really good and the atmosphere gets you into the christmas spirit 😊🎄🎅

Hi girls, it was brilliant to see you reacting to the German market in Brum. I was born in Birmingham and I miss it at times now we live the other side of the country. The beautiful church you saw in the background was Saint Martins. I have sung in the choir there any moons ago x

Hi Debbie and Natasha love your videos , on the topic of the refundable cups it’s better for the environment ❤️

You should check out more of Walk With Me Tim's videos, you'll learn a lot about lesser-known places in the UK! I've been subscribed to his channel since its early days, and have even arranged holidays based on seeing places he's been to in his videos.

I was a boatman for many years in Birmingham before I moved to Louisiana. I ran boat trips on the canals there

Walk with me Tim is brilliant.

Thanks for reacting to my city, nearly everything you saw today is normally only here for five weeks but this year it was here for seven weeks!

Birm ing gum! Name comes from the Inga tribe whose leader was Beorma and Hamm means homestead. Beormaingahamm. BTW, best city in the world, the most lovely people. St Martins is the Church.

The deposit is incase people steal the mug. If you don't steal it and hand it back you get your deposit back. So you pay 5 for the mulled wine, 5 deposit (which you then get back)

I have wanted to visit Birmingham Christmas Market for years, I have visited Birmingham on numerous occasions. Yesterday I visited Lincoln Christmas Market afternoon/evening one food stall the men wore Lederhosen and the women wore Dirndls. A week on Monday I’m visiting Chester Christmas Market.