Shrimpsvoices

I am planning on going to Bradford away in a fortnight, but with a house full of females, they have decided we should "make a nice day of it". They don't want to watch the footy, so any ideas as to where to drop them not too far from the ground for a few hours of retail therepy. I've not been to Bradford before, so I don't know the area at all - help !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe Leeds would be ok but your wallet might take a hammering

I seem to recall there is a Halfords nearby, but i dont think they will be able to spin that out for a couple of hours.

Aldi and netto arre both in walking distance of the ground,I shop at neither as they are full of tramps though

I like the Halfords idea, but as you say, would be hard to spin that out for a few hours. Not going so well yet lads, any more ideas ? I'm thinking Arndale's or anywhere with a Primark - easy place to lose your family if you are a bloke !!!!!!!!!!

Valley Parade is almost in the centre of Bratford so you shouldn't have too much trouble, although typical man, i have no idea or want to know, what the shopping is like Must be less than 2 miles to the centre.

Well at least it is near something then. Took them to Chester last season & they spent 4 hours looking around the industrial estate & Toys R Us etc.

you could drop them off at Skipton it looks like a nice little market town with plenty off shops to browse in and then pick them up on the way back with three points in our shopping bag

Go via the A65 and dump them in Skipton or Ilkley

That's worth a thought, although it knackers up the possiblity of any beer. Thanks though, I feel a plan coming together nicely.

If they are in to film &/or photography, the National Media Museum would fill an afternoon quite easily... for free!

http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/

FREE

Now you are talking

That's not a bad idea, went there a few years ago as a parent helper on a school trip, it was excellent. They had a load of playable old video games from the eighties which took me back !!

Morectalk wrote:That's not a bad idea, went there a few years ago as a parent helper on a school trip, it was excellent. They had a load of playable old video games from the eighties which took me back !!

Ah yes the eighties ,when Bradfud had a hugh sucesful football team .

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Opinionated wrote:Ok, sorry on my behalf, it was a silly post made after a few too many

mrpotatohead wrote:Thats fair enough, we all do it in the pub,glad to see it resolved so quick without moderation needed.

Thanks for the forgiveness, I genuinely didn't mean to cause that reaction and also it was not a serious comment e.g. the kind of risque joke you tell to a mate that knows your joking.

I was naive, and once again sorry.

Last time I took the family we went to the ice-skating for an hour or two, then had a reasonable meal in a nearby Wetherspoon's then went to the game. Good day out.

oh glen, you are a nice bloke, but you are no piers morgan

I went to Bradford by train last season, the ground is about a mile and a half from the city centre (otherwise I've travelled from Morecambe and been dropped off at the stadium in a mini-bus). For such a big city, I thought that it was quite limited in terms of shops and facilities. They were however, building what looked to be some sort of large shopping complex. I doubt this has been finished in six months though. Looked like a crap night out.

For a city the size of Bradford there is not a lot to do to be honest. While where on the subject is it a walkable distance to the stadium from Bradford Interchange been before but went by coach aslo any good pubs near the ground that have Sky Sports?

Cheers for all the good stuff - can you believe that women folk think that I can drop them off at the Trafford Centre on the way & then pick them up on the way back!!! Unbelievable

By the way, it's not going to happen.