Pride: leiester, birmingham (uk) 2013?

I shall be going to Birmingham Pride. No excuse not to go to a Pride event now that I'm living here, plus it feels like something that should be ticked off the list.

Should be an experience to remember eh.

 

I'm probably gonna show my face at Birmingham Pride, just to see what it's all about

 

i am indeed!
might be going to glasgow.
but deffo london

 

I doubt anyone i'm out to would want to go, so i'd end up there on my own. I think i'd rather give that a miss lol.

 

I'm going to the Brighton pride parade, and went to last years with a friend too.

Might venture to London's one, but truthfully it's the first I've heard of it. Sounds fun though.

 

Birmingham is about an hour away by train - it'll cost you £12.50 for a day return ticket at the weekend. Just a short walk to the Gay Quarter from New Street Station.

Hope that helps

 

Well obviously I don't know whereabouts in Leicester you are - the station is near the town centre (I haven't been there for years so can't be much more specific - check google maps).

As for Birmingham, the gay quarter is centred around Hurst Street, which is about a 5 minute walk fromNew Street station, which is where the train will take you. Again check google maps for a better idea

 

Given your age and the fact you'd be going by yourself, the mentor inside of me is tempted to say leave Birmingham Pride for when you're a little older and/or have a friend or two who can either meet you there or go with you. Mainly because at least if you're in Leicester you'd know the area/transport links. Or maybe that's the overbearing sister in me eh.

Unless you're dead set on avoiding people you know in Leicester and heading to Birmingham, in which case you're pretty lucky as from Leicester train station it's a direct train to New Street, and once there it really is pretty easy to make your way to the Pride action. Generally you can't miss it if you're coming in from New Street.


Edit: Ha, I'm so slow! According to my lovely lady friend there should be a wide variety of stalls available at Pride, including those offering t-shirts for sale.

 

dont walk out of the wrong exit! i did that once and was like wtf where am i, ran back in the station and nearly cried lol. theres two exits if its birmingham new street. victoria street is one exit and then the big main one! (no idea what street that is lol)

birmingham international is one train station aswell. i havent googled but i would assume you would need to go to new street.

EDIT: nevermind you know the station anyways

 

The NEC is by Birmingham Airport, so it's quite the distance away... about 9 miles if I remember rightly?

 

Yep the NEC is quite a way out of the city. Not sure on the exact date of pride, but the new concourse at New St opens in April - if so then you will need the Hill St entrance, then it should be obvious from there. If the old concourse is still in use, you want the taxi entrance - through the ticket barrier and left or right - NoT upstairs into the shopping centre. And as someone mentioned definately not the Victoria Square (Stephenson Street) entrace.

There are lots of staff at New St - don't be afraid to ask for directions. If you're wary of asking for pride, ask for the Chinese Quarter - they are pretty much the same area.

 

It does, either would be a direct route and pretty easy to navigate. For some reason my brain just froze out and wondered what the NEC had to do with anything; I'm so used to just going straight to New Street I forgot about International. Whichever one you're most comfortable with eh.

As others have mentioned, New Street is literally crawling with staff and a good portion of them are willing to help.

 

Yes if you get dropped at the NEC there are regular trains from Birmingham International (next to the NEC) to New Street. Trains are Every 5-15 minutes (varies during the day)