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Pro
great pubs & beer, farmers market, street festivals, trams, cinemas and easy access to fantastic countryside
Con
It Does Seem To Rain All The Time!
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Manchester is Englands best city by far!!
14 Reviews The Manchester wheel takes you up to a height of 60 meters and the ride lasts about 12-15 minutes so you dont feel rushed...there are different types of capsules available for instance with glass floors and extras like your own DVD and champagne can be added on at extra cost of course ...an adult...
11 Reviews Visiting and doing the Granada Studios Tour was one of my first trips to the city. I viisted the complex twice (1993 & 1994) when it was opened from 1988 to 1999. The highlights included: - Times Square, New York (An exterior set and the main entrance) - The guided which took approximately an hour...
17 Reviews Manchester's China Town, second largest in Britain behind London, became prominent following mass Chinese immigtation in the 1950s and many decided to migrate in the city centre. China Town today mainly consists of Chinese businesses, pharamcies, restaurants, banks and solicitors. At one point,...
42 Reviews This is of course the football Old Trafford, located almost next door to the cricket ground! I am sure you will not get confused. It is worth visiting and you can book tickets online. The tour is enjoyable, even if you are not a United fan - it is interesting to note how many fans are so against...
4 Reviews and 925 Opinions I had a great time there. Stayed due to business 4 nights in the hotel. Staff was great, friendly...
1 Review and 333 Opinions Stuart really made our first impression at the reception upon arrival. He couldn't be more of a...
7 Reviews On a recent visit to Manchester, not knowing the city at all, I cast my net of contacts looking for suggestions. A friend of a friend highly recommended a tapas bar in the centre of the city called El Rincon de Rafa. As always, local knowledge proved to be invaluable and my companion and I had an...
17 Reviews New Chef Darren Marshall has introduced some fascinating ideas Starter was sun blushed tomato & goats chees risotto Mains Pan seared duck breast,roast beetroot,glazed carrots Blueberry frangipane with vanilla pod ice cream TOTAL FOOD cost was £20.50 plus drinks. They also have special offers and...
20 Reviews This former Printing House redeveloped as an entertainment complex in 2000 with a health club, cinemas, restaurant and bars. I have been to the complex on several occasions including visits to The Hard Rock Cafe, seeing a 3D movie at the cinema and the last time I was there is where we had our VT...
5 Reviews A fancy bar with lots of babes wearing hot pants and tight tops dancing on top of your table! This is not an adult spot but a light concept for attracting men or women to a fancy bar and club. Trendy.
53 Reviews The Manchester Metro-Link is a Tram network that operates in the City Centre and other parts of the Manchester area.It is a very modern network with trams to all parts of the city.It consists of four lines which converge in the city centre and terminate in Bury,Altringham,Eccles and...
23 Reviews Due to some insidents we had to go to Liverpool from Manchester. Being a person with Collective transport up the neck I found actually a system to the madness. Managed to get tickets - roundtrip - from an automat and managed to get on the right train back and forth... That is the easiest way to go...
15 Reviews A very large shopping centre in the middle of Manchester,built in two phases in 1972 and 1979.The centre was then redeveloped after an IRA bomb attack in 1996 that damaged a several parts of the building.It has a floorspace of just under 1,500,000 sq ft and is connected to Selfridges and Marks and...
8 Reviews Afflecks palace has been around for years and sells everything weird and wonderful. Afflecks palace is famous for its gothic or "mosher" clothing. There are stores selling vintage clothing, slogan t-shirts, tattoo parlours, body piercing and hair dressers. The lighting in Afflecks palace tends to...
25 Reviews Unlicensed and dangerous taxis are a danger no matter where you are but there is a scheme for all of the Greater Manchester area called 'Travel Safe Taxis' You can type in the registration number of the taxi you are about to ride in and if you want to book a taxi you can call it straight off the...
4 Reviews If you travel to Manchester, a sight worth seeing is the Manchester United Stadium, although there have been reports of tourists beeing robbed in this area. If taking photographs do not allow anyone to take a picture of you in front of the stadium as some tourists have done so only to find someone...
27 Reviews Manchester is quite flat in the city centre so you can bring wheeled suitcase with you. You see a lot of people wheeling suitcases around in the early hours of the morning near picadilly train station. If you are travelling around on buses, metro, trains etc I would recommend wearing a bag pack as...
Salford Quays/Lowry/War Museum
6 Reviews The Lowry is a brand new arts complex with galleries, a huge theatre and eateries. the visual look of the building is stunning as well. Unfortunately the day i saw it, the sky was gun metal gray and the building more or less faded into it. It truly is an amazing building. It houses the L. S. Lowry...
7 Reviews Chetham's Library is off the beaten path. I'd never heard of it and neither had my boyfriend who has lived in Manchester all his life. Most visitors to Manchester may see the John Ryland's Library on Deansgate in their travels but Chetham's, a medieval library which is part of the School of Music,...
19 Reviews My one love, Manchester City Football Club! Get yourself down the the Etihad Stadium to watch a game of football. Check the website for ticket information and dates. - Your ticket! - Your glasses! - Your voice!
7 Reviews There is so much about Manchester i love. Not just the City Centre itself, but the surrounding areas of Greater Manchester are well worth taking the time to explore. From the Uk's biggest and best modern Market located in Bury town centre (Please check out the website:- www.burymarket.com click on...
4 Reviews Manchester is the home of Granada Studios which produces Coronation Street, a long running British soap. It first aired on Dec. 9, 1960 and is still going strong. I am a dedicated Corrie fan and I have met most of my interenet friends through the corrie communities online. Granada used to have set...
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Manchester Dreamtime - Manchester has an undeserved reputation of being one of the UK's wettest cities. This is simply not true - although at times it feels like it should be! This doesn't mean, of course, that it has a...
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Q: I will be in Manchester on the 27th of February and it would be very nice to meet other VT-members. I wonder if anyone is...
A: Hope you meet up with the crew...just pop this into Misc for better coverage. Travel forum moves on very quickly Marg
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The original Manchester was an old town which has been inhabited from Roman times if not before. The area was part of the lands of the Brigantes tribe which when the Romans came around AD 69 was led...
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My home city -- I've lived here all my life and of course seen many changes over the years, some good, some bad. The construction of the Arndale Shopping Centre, which opened in 1976, was the first...
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Manchester is a great city to live in if you want to enjoy yourself. We have so many great restaurants, bars, clubs and cultural events, as well as fantastic shops and historical sites. I have been...
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Manchester - Full of Surprises
I thought it ws about time I visiteted Manchester - I'd seen so many European Cities abroad recently and was in danger of neglecting those nearest to my doorstep. So this first Saturday in October...
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Manchester is a city in the North West of England and lies at the centre of the Greater Manchester urban area. Manchester is often described as the 'Second City' of the UK and 'Capital of the North'....
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