 Hot German sausages are up from £5 last year to £6.50 - with onions coming in at 50p extra. Another Bavarian favourite - the currywurst - is now £7, up from £6 at The Witch House on New Cathedral Street and the German XL sausage swing grill on Exchange Square. There are also big increases at the popular Pig and Barrell and Clowbecks Farmhouse Kitchen on Piccadilly Gardens - with hot roast pork rolls priced at £8 this year - up from £6.50 last year. Lancashire cheese potatoes are now priced at £6.50, up from £5.50 last year and Cumberland sausage up by £1 to £6.50. Drinks are also on the rise here, with gluhwein and lager now costing 50p more each, to bring the total costs to £5 and £6 respectively. Exact date you can book the cheapest train tickets home for Christmas World's best Christmas markets - and a UK attraction is in second The manager of the Pig and Barrell and Clowbecks has defended the price increases, saying it's the first time they have increased prices at the Manchester Christmas Markets since 2019. She said it was inevitable that the inflationary price increases across the board for fuel, food and services this year wou){kind=link}
German sausages, spiced mulled wine and hot roast pork rolls have all been hit by significant price increases amid high inflation and as many struggle with the cost of living
Christmas market prices are being hit hard by the same surging price rises that are fuelling the cost of living crisis.
This year’s Manchester Christmas Market promises to be a big return to festive form after two miserable years of pandemic social distancing.
Unfortunately the state of the economy – with inflation riding above 10%, and far more for some basic goods – has made the seasonal extravaganza a lot more pricey, the Manchester Evening News reports.
There are big increases year-on-year for hot sausages and gluhwein at the festive event.