Travel Man United (A) - 28th November

[petsknee]

Prepare yourself for some light mockery from some of the regulars for mentioning bakeries and cocktail bars on a football trip ... but it's your day out, you enjoy it!

#thecode or something...

 

[nocoat]

mods. can we MUMSNET individual posts rather than entire threads?

 

[PhilE]

Yeah, we love Manchester generally, our favourite English city break thanks to the long list of food and drink places we really like or are keen to try. Will head straight to a favourite bakery in the morning (either Pollen or Companio) and hit a couple of many great breweries / pubs / beer bars / cocktail bars throughout the day and night.

Then added bonus this time of year as we can do the Christmas markets

It is a fantastic city but Saturday, Christmas Markets and Black Friday weekend mean it will be absolutely rammed. My daughter is manager at one of the Arndale stores and they project 40% increase in business over a normal Saturday. Normally that weekend is embargoed for vacation but there are benefits to being the boss so we certainly intend to brave the markets and get a good meal after the match - hopefully a victory under our belts will make it feel like just before Christmas a few years ago when we beat the other half of the city.

 

[bobob]

Prepare yourself for some light mockery from some of the regulars for mentioning bakeries and cocktail bars on a football trip ... but it's your day out, you enjoy it!

Ha, I'll take the trade-off of eating/drinking better than anyone else!

 

[BuzzWord]

There is no coach option for this one, or it’s been already sold out?

There was .... sold out

 

[JCMcBee]

It is a fantastic city but Saturday, Christmas Markets and Black Friday weekend mean it will be absolutely rammed. My daughter is manager at one of the Arndale stores and they project 40% increase in business over a normal Saturday. Normally that weekend is embargoed for vacation but there are benefits to being the boss so we certainly intend to brave the markets and get a good meal after the match - hopefully a victory under our belts will make it feel like just before Christmas a few years ago when we beat the other half of the city.

....given the state of both teams in Manchester...and the prospect of Gary Neville becoming Mayor...I thoroughly expect a downturn in all markets in Madchester... including the Xmas one.