Hand car wash - Birmingham

[mackay45]

Evening all

I have defected from Essex to Birmingham for 3 weeks for a training course - can anyone recommend a decent hand car wash near the city centre?

Also any recommendations of decent places to drive to in the evenings would be appreciated, how far out do you have to go to hit some fun country roads?

[Blair357ci]

Whereabouts in Brum are you? If south head thro Solihull onto A4177 out through Knowle lots of good roads await.

[mackay45]

I am right in the city centre, near the Bullring, just had a quick streetview of the area you suggest and it could be worth a visit one evening so thank you for that

Keep them coming!

[Frances The Mute]

Can't help you with the car wash but there's plenty of nice places to spend an evening for a meal/drinks etc.

Andersons in the Jewellery Quarter does a very cheeky line in food. You could walk there from the centre in about 10-15 minutes but the parking is free after 7pm on St Catherine's Square.

Brindley Place have a fair few hostelries. Cielo, Piccolino and Bank all do very good food although not as accomplished as Andersons. Bank has a hell of a selection of drinks, too.

For more 'pub' type places, The Old Joint Stock, The Old Contemptibles and The Duke of Wellington have some superb ales and imported beers to offer. All are within spitting distance of the town centre.

Marco Pierre White has a restaurant aloft The Cube. It's good food but tends to be full of people who like to be seen which can get pretty tiresome. Awesome view of the city, though.
The food is very good but can be beaten by what Andersons have to offer which is a far quieter and more relaxed atmosphere.

[Bungleaio]

There is a few nice roads out around Clent, and some good place to eat too.

[mackay45]

Thanks guys, some more good suggestions there!

[heebeegeetee]

Aberystwyth for fish and chips and back, it's a great drive.

Failing that go from Coleshill to Atherstone and out beyond.

[Blair357ci]

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Failing that go from Coleshill to Atherstone and out beyond.
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Or Meriden to Nuneaton

Loads of good roads around that way too

[dontfollowme]

I use the guys on Sandpits which is just up from the BMW dealership.

[Craikeybaby]

Blair357ci said:

Or Meriden to Nuneaton

Loads of good roads around that way too

The hand car wash on the A45 near Meriden is meant to be good too.

[MrC986]

City Centre car washing is IMO all down to cost....you can take the chance and be lucky or pay more and try someone like the guys situated in the Mailbox car park though you will undoubtedly pay for it!

[Big Pants]

If you take the A34 Stratford Road out of Birmingham towards Solihull you'll drive past half a dozen hand car washes, some of them quite decent.

I'm told that none of the speed cameras in the West Midlands are switched on now too, should you select roads in the Clent/Knowle area (which geographically speaking is two very different areas some distance apart, but let's not split hairs), and be forced to accelerate to pass a pensioner in a Punto.

Have fun.

[Blair357ci]

Big Pants said:

I'm told that none of the speed cameras in the West Midlands are switched on now too,

The police announced this on April 1st.....

[Agrilla]

The static cameras have been turned off, but it appears that in addition to a increase in mobile vans (to 4) they will be trialling average speed check cameras

[K321]

just off stratford road sparkhill. £5 car wash, car stays clean for a week, often frequented by supercar drivers

[sbird]

Last time I need my car washed properly I took it here: B11 2LS. There's a car-wash team that operate at the back of the petrol station.

However, if you decide to go to the one in Sparkhill, pop down the road and you'll find some good take-out curry houses.

[Who me ?]

Blair357ci said:

Or Meriden to Nuneaton

Loads of good roads around that way too

And on return, after Fillongley take right fork at top of hill ( Green end lane) , then turn Left on to Packington lane to go past Forest of Arden Hotel and back on to A45 .Narrow twisty road .Good fun though . But just remember that Nuneaton is not nicknamed Treacletown for nothing ,especially the native driving examples .

[rog007]

H2O at Bullring or Mailbox car park while you do your shopping.

[Craikeybaby]

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But just remember that Nuneaton is not nicknamed Treacletown for nothing .

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My girlfriend is from Nuneaton, so the treacle town/six fingered glove shop jokes are always good!

[Haggleburyfinius]

rog007 said:

H2O at Bullring or Mailbox car park while you do your shopping.

Expensive but good.