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Lincoln Christmas Market


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 2.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #9 of 16 attractions in Lincoln
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Attraction type: Flea/street market
Activities: Shopping

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1 of 5 stars
Beeg18   1 contribution
Milton Keynes
Dec 7, 2009

My girlfriend and I went to the "Christmas" market on Saturday and both of us were extremely disapointed. We thought we would be sensible and avoid trying to stay in Lincoln so we booked a lovely hotel (seprate review provided) in Newark and decieded to get the train to Lincoln. We were given some good advice by the hotel proprietor... more

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djb3280   19 contributions
London
Dec 6, 2009

After visiting the Lincoln Christmas market I can say several things and please heed my warning well. 1. The market is a disgrace to Christmas and left a sour image in my mind of what is probably a beautiful historic town as nothing but a sis pit and tacky Christmas event. No doubt the market is being run by unorganised... more

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1 of 5 stars
DaytripperNottingham   1 contribution
Nottingham
Dec 6, 2009

We visited Lincoln Christmas market yesterday and it was the day from hell! We were so looking forward to seeing the stalls and soaking up the atmosphere but was very disappointed. There were just so many people you could not move to even get to the stalls,let alone get into the shops as there were people crammed everywhere! We came... more

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1 of 5 stars
whickhammob   1 contribution
newcastle upon tyne
Dec 6, 2009

Just got back from the 2009 Lincoln Christmas Market. We were treated like cattle. At points it was so crowded it was dangerous. Dont go. They want your dosh thats all. Its tatty and no fun at all. more

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big-mc007   1 contribution
sunderland
Dec 5, 2009

simple don't go it is'nt a german market, its juat stalls scatted around the castle, there is so many people,they have a one way systum which means u take tiny posetional steps squshed like sardines. u carnt get to the tables to see whats on offer. There is tanoy anouncments, it is like a prison camp iv been to york... more

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5 of 5 stars
Sasha027   1 contribution
UK
Nov 4, 2009

If you are going to the Lincoln Christmas Market then make sure you go to the Bishops Palace and have a look around the Medieval Market. It's not run by the same people who organise the main market, so is not advertised well. It's free entry and is open at the same times as the main market, is less crowded... more

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1 of 5 stars
little999   9 contributions
wakefield
Dec 8, 2008

went to lincoln christmas market yesterday and it was the day from hell. to say it was overcrowded was an understatement. 100`s of coaches descending on a small city was too much to bear. you could not move. you couldnt even get to the stalls to have look as it was so overcrowded. people pushing and shoving. from what I... more

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wheresmysuitcase   15 contributions
UK
Dec 7, 2008

My girlfriend and I were expecting something special when we went to the 2008 Lincoln Christmas Market but came away wondering what all the fuss about. The £10 park and ride fee left me feeling like I had been mugged, and it only got worse as it became clear that this was just one big rip-off operation. Once in the... more

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Washington, Tyne & Wear
Dec 10, 2003
8
people found this review helpful

Have just returned from my second visit to Lincoln Christmas Market and have enjoyed it just as much second time around. Last year we visited on the Saturday on a day trip, which was brilliant, but this year decided on a 2-day trip staying overnight at Peterborough on the Thursday then heading into Lincoln on the Friday. It must be... more

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2 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Cambridge, UK
Dec 8, 2003
3
people found this review helpful

Having looked forward to the visit with positive reviews noted on this website, I was very disappointed. The city was massively over-crowded with visitors (literally acres of coaches parked on fields near the showground), a fun-fair seemed out of context, and the marshals kept herding the hordes of people round the one-way system too enthusiastically, so that you could not... more

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