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Offline Chico Hamilton III

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Villa Park tour
« on: February 14, 2013, 09:57:37 AM »
Anyone been on it? is it any good? would kids enjoy it?

Looking at the website, it seems that they are mostly on weekdays?


Offline Phil from the upper holte

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Re: Villa Park tour
« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2013, 10:36:46 AM »
I've done it and I loved it

Offline Phil from the upper holte

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Re: Villa Park tour
« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2013, 10:37:46 AM »
I think kids would like it, you come out of the tunnel with the music playing and go into the changing room and all the boxes and stuff like that

Offline Irish villain

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Re: Villa Park tour
« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2013, 10:38:18 AM »
I've been over five times and have never managed to take in a stadium tour. I reckon I'd have to spend about a week in Birmingham to catch a tour and a game.

Are they limited because of a lack of interest or is it genuinely to do with Match day prep etc?

I might pop over in the summer for a tour.

Offline bob rowe

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Re: Villa Park tour
« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2013, 10:56:57 AM »
Ive done it & thought it was very good. Kids would love it. You can take all the photos you want, unfortunately cant go on the pitch though.

Offline Godfrey Brian

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Re: Villa Park tour
« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2013, 11:14:35 AM »
 Really enjoyed it. Once you get past the club 'PR' guff, the guides who take you around know (most of) their stuff and are all supporters who'll have a good old chat about anything Villa.

Offline paulcomben

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Re: Villa Park tour
« Reply #6 on: February 14, 2013, 01:34:09 PM »
Yep. You'll love it. Go straight ahead.

We had a Blues fan on our tour, with his Villans relations. Looking at the newspaper facsimiles about the FA Cup being stolen whilst in Villa's care, our guide repeated the classic 'We like to point out that Villa have lost more FA Cups than the Blues have won.'

Offline Simon Ward

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Re: Villa Park tour
« Reply #7 on: February 14, 2013, 01:52:52 PM »
Well worth it.

Offline usav

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Re: Villa Park tour
« Reply #8 on: February 14, 2013, 02:04:15 PM »
Anyone been on it? is it any good? would kids enjoy it?

Looking at the website, it seems that they are mostly on weekdays?

Did it last summer mate with the family - money well spent.   Kids really liked it.

Offline charleeco7

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Re: Villa Park tour
« Reply #9 on: February 14, 2013, 02:25:32 PM »
Can only reiterate what others have said, well worth going. I went on some sort of package deal where we had a meal with Sid and Chris Nicholl doing a Q and A.

Great Day.

Offline eamonn

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Re: Villa Park tour
« Reply #10 on: February 14, 2013, 03:22:58 PM »
Wait til they build a trophy room so the kids can lift the European Cup.  They'll be big, bowld teenagers by then though I guess.

Seriously though, while it's great to walk out onto the pitch, sit in the dugout, see the changing rooms etc. the major selling-point of a tour of a prestigious club for me is seeing and possibly holding the silverware.
When I did the tour a few years ago all they had was a small cabinet at reception with the Intertoto and Hong Kong 7's in pride of place. Was a bit miffed to say the least.

Offline Phil from the upper holte

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Re: Villa Park tour
« Reply #11 on: February 14, 2013, 03:32:06 PM »
When I went they didn't have any trophies whatsoever, they said they were hidden until the museum was sorted.......That was about 3 years ago

Offline Phil from the upper holte

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Re: Villa Park tour
« Reply #12 on: February 14, 2013, 03:33:00 PM »
In fact it was longer because I remember having my pic taken in front of Zat Knights shirt...In a piss taking way obviously

Offline Chipsticks

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Re: Villa Park tour
« Reply #13 on: February 14, 2013, 04:37:13 PM »
When I was doing my work experience with the stadium maintenance department I got about 3 'unofficial' tours of the grounds with some of the older guys that worked there. Amazing experience and I got to see parts of the ground I never knew existed, such as underneath the Holte End which was quite cool. I got to go into the changing rooms on the day of a game against Blackpool as well, and I was allowed to get a picture of me wearing the shirt out for Petrov to wear.

That aside, I've been on the official tour as well, it's great and there's things for both kids and adults.

Offline richardhubbard

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Re: Villa Park tour
« Reply #14 on: February 14, 2013, 05:52:59 PM »
Great experience, little bit too much on corporate offering and lack of trophy room.

But barring a great day for all

 


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