| Birmingham - Parking 09:09 - Jun 13 with 3882 views | Zx1988 |
Does anyone have any knowledge of good places to park in Birmingham?
I'm going to the Springsteen concert at Villa Park on Friday, and probably spending most of the day in Brum. For a major city, there seems to be pretty limited information on parking, and no sign of any sort of Park & Ride system for anyone coming from the east of the city.
Am I best advised to take the hit on the clean air charge and head for somewhere like Snow Hill? Or are there better options elsewhere? Star City looks like a good potential option, but I can't find anything online about whether there are time limits on the parking there. [Post edited 13 Jun 2023 9:11]
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| Birmingham - Parking on 09:14 - Jun 13 with 3318 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
I don't know if this is a good option to get to Villa Park but Lady Dollers parents live on Tixall Road, which is free to park on... and it's a couple of minutes walk to Hall Green station, which takes you right into the centre. |  |
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| Birmingham - Parking on 09:18 - Jun 13 with 3308 views | WeirdFishes |
I used the JustPark app a lot for parking at away matches last year. It’s a combination of car parks and peoples drives who have said you can park there. Shows you all the different places you can park on a map a bit like hotels.
Really recommend it. |  |
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| Birmingham - Parking on 09:19 - Jun 13 with 3298 views | SitfcB |
Gatwick. |  |
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| Birmingham - Parking on 09:27 - Jun 13 with 3262 views | Pinewoodblue |
| Birmingham - Parking on 09:19 - Jun 13 by SitfcB |
Gatwick. |
Silly answer Birmingham has it’s own airport. |  |
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| Birmingham - Parking on 09:28 - Jun 13 with 3260 views | homer_123 |
| Birmingham - Parking on 09:27 - Jun 13 by Pinewoodblue |
Silly answer Birmingham has it’s own airport. |
Have you tried parking there though? |  |
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| Birmingham - Parking on 09:40 - Jun 13 with 3237 views | Swansea_Blue |
Springsteen, eh? Enjoy. I saw him in Cardiff last time he was there (must have been about 10 yrs ago now) and he was immense.
Sorry, can't help on parking. I always come in from the West past the Hawthorns and then street park about a mile from the ground, but that won't be any use to you. |  |
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| Birmingham - Parking on 09:46 - Jun 13 with 3225 views | WeWereZombies |
| Birmingham - Parking on 09:28 - Jun 13 by homer_123 |
Have you tried parking there though? |
Surely there is a shuttle bus from Gatwick to Birmingham Airport (and then all you have is the brief nine mile stroll to Villa Park, job done.) |  |
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| Birmingham - Parking on 10:36 - Jun 13 with 3166 views | Number22 |
There's a small industrial area near the ground, there are a small number of car parks under the bridges... |  | | |
| Birmingham - Parking on 10:42 - Jun 13 with 3157 views | ElephantintheRoom |
I don’t know if things have improved around Villa park since 1975 but some urchins wanted money to ‘look after the car’ back then. Not giving them anything turned out to be an expensive mistake. | |
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| Birmingham - Parking on 11:50 - Jun 13 with 3056 views | Zx1988 |
Indeed! That's what has prompted me to give a little more thought to the parking situation, as the article makes it sound as if it's fairly endemic in the Birmingham area. | |
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| Birmingham - Parking on 13:21 - Jun 13 with 2987 views | Lord_Lucan |
I was going to mention Star City, they have over 2000 spaces - and then get a Uber.
Plenty of NCP's in Birmingham but then you still have to get to Aston - and after you will have to get back to the city centre from Aston to get the car.
Can't you get one of those Airbnb stylee parking places? |  |
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| Birmingham - Parking on 13:29 - Jun 13 with 2975 views | soupytwist |
When we played at Villa Park in the Burley era I parked at Bescot Stadium station and got a train to the station nearest to Villa Park.
https://goo.gl/maps/smwtCXQTxkW8oboAA
It's really close to the M6 if that matters too.
Looks like the next one in on the Birmingham direction - Tame Bridge Parkway has a car park too.
Edit - last train from Aston in the right direction appears to be at 10.20 pm which I bet would be a bit early for the end of a Springsteen concert. [Post edited 13 Jun 2023 16:00]
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| Birmingham - Parking on 13:39 - Jun 13 with 2958 views | longtimefan |
| Birmingham - Parking on 10:42 - Jun 13 by ElephantintheRoom |
I don’t know if things have improved around Villa park since 1975 but some urchins wanted money to ‘look after the car’ back then. Not giving them anything turned out to be an expensive mistake. |
My Dad paid  | | | |
| Birmingham - Parking on 14:30 - Jun 13 with 2908 views | Zx1988 |
| Birmingham - Parking on 09:18 - Jun 13 by WeirdFishes |
I used the JustPark app a lot for parking at away matches last year. It’s a combination of car parks and peoples drives who have said you can park there. Shows you all the different places you can park on a map a bit like hotels.
Really recommend it. |
Thanks for the suggestion - managed to bag a CCTV-monitored driveway just outside the Clean Air Zone for £6 for the day. 20min walk into the city centre, and then a shuttle bus to/from Villa Park. Happy days! | |
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| Birmingham - Parking on 14:32 - Jun 13 with 2906 views | Guthrum |
| Birmingham - Parking on 13:29 - Jun 13 by soupytwist |
When we played at Villa Park in the Burley era I parked at Bescot Stadium station and got a train to the station nearest to Villa Park.
https://goo.gl/maps/smwtCXQTxkW8oboAA
It's really close to the M6 if that matters too.
Looks like the next one in on the Birmingham direction - Tame Bridge Parkway has a car park too.
Edit - last train from Aston in the right direction appears to be at 10.20 pm which I bet would be a bit early for the end of a Springsteen concert. [Post edited 13 Jun 2023 16:00]
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More recently for matches we used to park at Tame Bridge Parkway station and get the train. Free parking (at least it was then) and the fare not much. |  |
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| Birmingham - Parking on 15:08 - Jun 13 with 2865 views | jontysnut |
| Birmingham - Parking on 10:42 - Jun 13 by ElephantintheRoom |
I don’t know if things have improved around Villa park since 1975 but some urchins wanted money to ‘look after the car’ back then. Not giving them anything turned out to be an expensive mistake. |
A bloke parked up near a ground. Local kids said they'd mind his car for a tenner. Bloke said it's ok I'm leaving a rottweiler in the back. Kid asks is it any good at putting out fires? |  | | |
| Birmingham - Parking on 15:47 - Jun 13 with 2818 views | edd |
Sorry might be a bit late but if you do get let down the B4 car park at Colmore Row is decent, the Clean Air charge only applies for petrol vehicles over about 15 years old (about 5 for diesels). No Park & Ride, big spate of mobile phone thefts at Gig's in Brum where organised gangs regularly target the big gigs with large standing areas coming out with dozens.
Welcome to Brum. | | | |
| Birmingham - Parking on 16:11 - Jun 13 with 2787 views | BloomBlue |
| Birmingham - Parking on 10:42 - Jun 13 by ElephantintheRoom |
I don’t know if things have improved around Villa park since 1975 but some urchins wanted money to ‘look after the car’ back then. Not giving them anything turned out to be an expensive mistake. |
Sensible people paid them on that day. Although I had been there a few times before the 75 game and seen what those urchins did to cars of those people who refused to pay. |  | | |
| Birmingham - Parking on 18:17 - Jun 13 with 2713 views | NBVJohn |
Star City is walkable - about 20 minutes - from VP, and relatively easy to get away from afterwards. Parking is free. Buses to city centre every 15 minutes or so. Train from New Street to Aston for the concert
I guess that many if not all of the football car parks will be open, but most are gridlocked after games / events. The closer you get to the ground the worse it becomes, prices vary considerably. | | | |
| (No subject) (n/t) on 18:17 - Jun 13 with 2712 views | NBVJohn |
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| Birmingham - Parking on 21:05 - Jun 13 with 2671 views | TractorBrew |
Also you can always jump on the bike scheme, I plan to use this for getting to the Ashes this weekend. Probably not for the way home, that didn’t end well last year.
Think there are a few stations near Villa Park | | | |
| Birmingham - Parking on 10:33 - Jun 17 with 2337 views | FoghornGleghorn |
Well that was utterly glorious as always wasn't it? | | | |
| Birmingham - Parking on 10:41 - Jun 17 with 2323 views | redrickstuhaart |
| Birmingham - Parking on 18:17 - Jun 13 by NBVJohn |
Star City is walkable - about 20 minutes - from VP, and relatively easy to get away from afterwards. Parking is free. Buses to city centre every 15 minutes or so. Train from New Street to Aston for the concert
I guess that many if not all of the football car parks will be open, but most are gridlocked after games / events. The closer you get to the ground the worse it becomes, prices vary considerably. |
Definitely dont get a train to Aston. Got to Whitton. | | | |
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