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Real Name: Kayleigh-Wayleigh
Lives In: Birmingham, UK
Member Since: Mar 06, 2006
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Bull Ring: Bull Ring Shopping Centre
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  • Name of Shop: Bull Ring Shopping Centre

    The Bull Ring has over 26 football pitches worth of shops, restaurants and boutiques in the centre of Birmingham. There is also an open market right next to the Bull Ring with extra shops for any of your needs.

    In the Bull Ring there are many shops to suit everyone, e.g
    -Selfridges
    -Debenhams
    -HMV
    -Schuh
    -Travel Shops
    -The Purfume Shop
    -Boots
    and many many more everyone is sure to find something they like.


    What To Buy: Its got neally everything you could want or need

    What To Pay: Average price for shopping in the UK. But not as costly as London.
    Selfridges may be a little bit more expensive than other shops.


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    Theme: Other
    Address: City Centre
    Directions: Next to New Street Station.
    Website: http://www.bullring.co.uk/
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    Mailbox: mailbox
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  • Name of Shop: Mailbox

    The Mailbox has only a few shops but they are designers, you have an Armani shop, Harvey Nicholls Store, Toni & Guy Salons, Nicky Clarke Salons, Hugo Boss, DKNY, Belle Scarpe & much more.

    What To Buy: your designer clothes & 1 offs

    What To Pay: Here you can expect to pay more than your average shops as its all designers

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    Address: 61-63, Wharfside Street, Birmingham, B1 1XL
    Directions: In the city centre, near New Street Station

    You can't miss it it's red!

    Website: http://www.mailboxlife.com
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    Pavilions: Pavilions
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  • Name of Shop: Pavilions

    The Pavilions is right next to the Bull Ring in Birmingham's city centre, it consists of 3 floors, it has a restaurant on the top floor and an internet cafe. The other shops included in the Pavilions include, Vigin megastores, Waterstones, The Body Shop, HMV, The Gadget Shop, The Disney Shop, it has not long been finished after having been refurbished.%v*



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    Address: The Pavilion, High St, Birmingham, B4 7SD
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    The Fort: The Fort
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  • Name of Shop: The Fort

    The Fort is a small shopping complex right next to the dunlop factorys, it has about 20 shops including;

    - Boots
    - River Island
    - New Look
    - First Choice Hloiday Hypermarket
    - Marks & Spencers
    - BHS (British Homes Stores)
    - Warehouse
    - WHSmith
    -HMV
    - Oasis
    and more


    What To Buy: When at the fort you can really buy a wide range of things from clothes/accessories to health/beauty to books/music to home accessories.

    What To Pay: The Fort has high street shops, so you will be expected to pay high street prices, so the items aren't to expensive.

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    Address: 20 Fort Parkway, Birmingham, B24 9FP
    Website: http://www.thefort.co.uk/
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    The Mall Palasades: The Mall Palasades
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  • Name of Shop: The Mall Palasades

    The clean, bright, well maintained facilities at The Mall Palasades offer a safe and clean shopping environment with a great choice of quality retailers. High street stores including Argos, Oswald Bailey, New Look, Woolworth's, Footlocker, Nickleby's and The Officers Club and many many more, if you don't find what you need here then you will definatly find it outside this small shopping area!



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    Directions: above new street staion
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    Great Western Arcade: Great Western Arcade
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  • Name of Shop: Great Western Arcade

    Great Western Arcade offers a different type of shopping, with a different mix of retailers. Set in a Victorian architecture with shopes ranging from small boutiques to the usual high street shops. You will find something in the Great Western Arcade to suit you.



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    Phone: 0121 236 5417
    Address: Colmore Row, Birmingham, West Midlands, B2 5HU
    Directions: The Great Western Arcade is located in the heart of Birmingham, opposite Snow Hill Station. Fronting Colmore Row, it links the City's thriving commercial centre to the main retail area%f*
    Website: http://www.greatwesternarcade.co.uk
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    house of fraser: house of fraser
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  • Name of Shop: house of fraser

    Birmingham's House of Fraser offers high quality brands in womanswear, menswear, childrenswear, beauty and everything you need for your home. With a personal shopping service, beauty consultation rooms, hair salons, e restaurant and bar, there is everything you need under one roof for a new look.



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    Theme: Department Store
    Website: http://www.houseoffraser.co.uk/
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    Martineau Place: Martineau Place
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  • Name of Shop: Martineau Place

    Martineau Place is in Birmingham City Centre and is full of nice places to eat, with around 4/5 places to eat, clothing shops and is a nice place to sit down and relax when you need a break from looking round & shopping.



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    Primark: Cheap shop decent clothes!
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  • Name of Shop: Primark

    This shop is a 3-story building with kids clothes and home ware on the bottom floor, womens clothes on the 1st floor and womens underwear & mens clothes on the 2nd floor.

    Primark is a good place to go if youwant something to just wear once, or for clothes that are just going to get wrecked, because u can so easily replace the items!

    Monday 9.00-7.00
    Tuesday 9.00-7.00
    Wednesday 9.00-7.00
    Thursday 9.00-8.00
    Friday 9.00-7.00
    Saturday 9.00-7.00
    Sunday 11.00-5.00


    What To Buy: You can buy clothes and home ware in Primark

    What To Pay: Primark is really cheap and u can get normal plain t-shirts from as little as £3 (thats the only 1 i can remember seeing!) and this shop is definatley cheaper than average!

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    Phone: 0121 643 5978
    Address: 18 New St, Birmingham, B2 4RQ
    Directions: When u leave the bullring turn left towards new street station and its opposite the odeon on the right.
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    Comments for kayleigh06 about Birmingham
    Stargazer1 Wed Apr 15, 2009 21:45 UTC
     Nice tips about Birmingham, Kayleigh.
    suvanki Mon Feb 16, 2009 00:48 UTC
     Hi! Enjoyed reading your tips! I'm hoping to be in Brum at the end of the month for the Destinations Travel Show at NEC and might stay overnight - so very useful tips! Best Wishes, Sue
    Jim_Eliason Fri Oct 17, 2008 13:24 UTC
     Nice tips!
    Balam Wed Jul 30, 2008 02:21 UTC
     Great tips, would love to see some more pics.
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