Birmingham NIA ?

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We're off to see the spanish riding school today! :D But we've never been to the NIA before - I understand it's right in the centre of Birmingham, how busy was it yesterday and how much parking is available? We're not sure whether to allow extra time for xmas shoppers....?
Thank you! x
 
Which direction are you coming from? It's just off the ring road behind Broad street so if you are coming from Hagley Road/M5 direction I wouldnt imagine it would be too bad as shoppers would be heading the other way.

If you are coming from Aston Expressway, I would get off at Matalan and go round the ring road rather than trying to get along the Queensway.

There is multi storey parking on site. I think getting out of the car park afterwards usually takes a bit of time.
 
Doh, just realised you are in Shropshire. Would you go M54, M6,M5 then get off the M5 at J2 and take the Wolverhampton Road and the left onto Hagley road?

That would bring you into the city close to the NIA and although it can be a tad slow along Hagley road with all the traffic lights I don't think shopping traffic would affect you.
 
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Thank you so much for your replies - unfortunately I think either HHO or my iphone had a minor blip as I couldn't see my thread when I needed to so I had to cross fingers & hope for the best! :eek: We came via the aston expressway but luckily didn't meet any roadworks. Parking was a nightmare as predicted as everywhere was full despite us leaving early, managed to get a space right at the top of the multistorey which was lucky as there must have been so many people who couldn't get a space & would have had to find an alternative.
Was an amazing night though! :D x
 
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