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Lincoln Christmas Market

Lincoln, England
Ranked #3 of 3 shopping in Lincoln
2.5 of 5 stars 77 Reviews
Type: Flea/ Street Markets
Activities: Shopping
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Lincoln, England, United Kingdom
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2012
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After four years living in the city I finally made it to the 2011 Christmas market on the opening night. I went with three friends and being local we know the short cuts and places to park - a good job as the roads are jammed and the car parks full. If you are coming from the North of Lincoln... More

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Lincolnshire
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18 reviews 18 reviews
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26 helpful votes 26 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 March 2012
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2011 got more like 1984 with tannoy herding people like cattle. The city itself is the best bit take time to look up at the buildings rather than concentrating on avoiding the Achilles tendons of the person in front. More

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Scarborough, United Kingdom
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 February 2012
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Ive been told for many years that Lincoln Christmas Market was an amazing experience. Unfortunity, this is not the case. The group I was with all found the experience quite boring, most of the stalls are selling the same things and I could only find one German stall, that was run by a German. The rest was english people selling... More

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Kesgrave, United Kingdom
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14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 February 2012
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This is our third visit to Lincoln market. Each time we have gone on an organised trip with a coach company. We normally leave early Saturday morning, this year we went to Meadowhall Shopping centre in Sheffield and stopped overnight in Derby. On Sunday we went to Lincoln, the coach drops you right near the market. We went round the... More

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Swindon, United Kingdom
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36 reviews 36 reviews
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23 helpful votes 23 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 February 2012
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Went here after it was cut off last year due to weather, got up the hill and could not move we were like penguins all huddled together could not get to any stalls or see anything decided to leave as soon as we arrived. More

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Lincolnshire
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17 reviews 17 reviews
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13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 February 2012
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Venue, stunning. Decor and atmosphere excellent. Problem is far far too many people for comfort and tat at vastly inflated prices More

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Lincoln, United Kingdom
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 January 2012
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Have been to the market for the last 6-7 years, very congested and food and drinks over priced, I think there are parts of Lincoln that the Market would be better placed, compared to the German Christmas markets, I'll be going back to Germany this year More

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Nottingham, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 January 2012
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Drove to Lincoln, and used the park & ride. regular service.Interesting stalls on the streets,and undercoverones too. Plenty of food and drinks available, but I think the best are in the grounds of the historic castle. Be advised, though that there is a steep hil to climb to get there. At the top the famous cathedral ( in itself well... More

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Nottingham, United Kingdom
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17 reviews 17 reviews
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9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 January 2012

I'm just catching up on reviews. I went on Sat 3rd Dec, and it felt like I was at a football match. I go to Lincoln often, as it's not too far away, and chose to go to the Christmas Market, as I had heard it was great. It has lots of great stalls, but you have to fight through... More

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Peterborough, United Kingdom
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 January 2012
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Hustled in and around lincoln streets like cattle, the one way system was more of a safety issue itself, crowds of thousands were just stood still, had to take tiny shuffling steps, the crowds at the stalls were ten or more deep so couldnt see anything, mince pie stall was £1.50 for a mince pie that would fit in a... More

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