Tel: 0118 971 4700
City of Manchester Stadium
Rowsley Street
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M11 3FF
United Kingdom
Tel: 0161 438 7821
The City of Manchester Stadium was built to host the 2002 Commonwealth Games and today the superb 48,000-seater stadium is home to Manchester City Football Club. It is one of the UK’s most spectacular sporting arenas and visitors can explore the stadium with The Manchester City Experience – Museum and Stadium Tour, which features a nostalgic, and highly commended, stroll through the illustrious past of one of the country’s most successful football teams, followed by a 75 minute tour of the magnificent stadium.
Rowsley Street
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M11 3FF
United Kingdom
Tel: 0161 438 7821
The City of Manchester Stadium was built to host the 2002 Commonwealth Games and today the superb 48,000-seater stadium is home to Manchester City Football Club. It is one of the UK’s most spectacular sporting arenas and visitors can explore the stadium with The Manchester City Experience – Museum and Stadium Tour, which features a nostalgic, and highly commended, stroll through the illustrious past of one of the country’s most successful football teams, followed by a 75 minute tour of the magnificent stadium.
Imperial War Museum North
The Quays
Trafford Park
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M17 1TZ
United Kingdom
Tel: 0161 836 4000
A striking building designed by Daniel Libeskind, and set in The Quays at Trafford Park, Manchester, the Imperial War Museum North opened in July 2002; its aim to bring national collections to the people of the north and to portray the way in which war shapes lives.
The Quays
Trafford Park
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M17 1TZ
United Kingdom
Tel: 0161 836 4000
A striking building designed by Daniel Libeskind, and set in The Quays at Trafford Park, Manchester, the Imperial War Museum North opened in July 2002; its aim to bring national collections to the people of the north and to portray the way in which war shapes lives.
The Lowry Art Gallery
Pier 8
Salford Quays
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M50 3AZ
United Kingdom
Tel: 0870 787 5780
The Lowry is a superb and award-winning building set in the revitalised Salford Quays. It is one of the UK’s most exciting art galleries, named of course after LS Lowry, the brilliant and innovative 20th century artist. Discover more about his life and work in surprising and novel ways and discover something new in the other gallery spaces. The Lowry is also a great venue for live entertainment, with a programme of international drama, dance, comedy and music throughout the year. It is also a great place for eating out in the award-winning restaurant.
Pier 8
Salford Quays
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M50 3AZ
United Kingdom
Tel: 0870 787 5780
The Lowry is a superb and award-winning building set in the revitalised Salford Quays. It is one of the UK’s most exciting art galleries, named of course after LS Lowry, the brilliant and innovative 20th century artist. Discover more about his life and work in surprising and novel ways and discover something new in the other gallery spaces. The Lowry is also a great venue for live entertainment, with a programme of international drama, dance, comedy and music throughout the year. It is also a great place for eating out in the award-winning restaurant.
Manchester Art Gallery
Mosley Street
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M2 3JL
United Kingdom
Tel: 0161 235 8888
Having undergone a £35m transformation in recent years, Manchester Art Gallery is home to one of the country's finest collections of art, set off perfectly by the spectacular surroundings. The gallery hosts regularly changing special exhibitions and boasts excellent visitor facilities as well as friendly, welcoming staff.
Mosley Street
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M2 3JL
United Kingdom
Tel: 0161 235 8888
Having undergone a £35m transformation in recent years, Manchester Art Gallery is home to one of the country's finest collections of art, set off perfectly by the spectacular surroundings. The gallery hosts regularly changing special exhibitions and boasts excellent visitor facilities as well as friendly, welcoming staff.
Manchester Cathedral
Victoria Street
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 1SX
United Kingdom
Tel: 0161 833 2220
Manchester Cathedral is one of the largest and most magnificent medieval collegiate cathedrals in the country. It now has an excellent Visitors Centre and a delightful licensed restaurant in the basement so visitors can really make the most of a day out and enjoy this superb building to the full. A parish church in the area was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 but the current building was constructed a little while later in the 13th century.
Victoria Street
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 1SX
United Kingdom
Tel: 0161 833 2220
Manchester Cathedral is one of the largest and most magnificent medieval collegiate cathedrals in the country. It now has an excellent Visitors Centre and a delightful licensed restaurant in the basement so visitors can really make the most of a day out and enjoy this superb building to the full. A parish church in the area was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 but the current building was constructed a little while later in the 13th century.
The Manchester Museum
The University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M13 9PL
United Kingdom
Tel: 0161 275 2634
The Manchester Museum has evolved from a quest for knowledge and development in medicine, science and art, fields in which the city of Manchester has excelled for two centuries. The museum allows visitors to explore the world, with four floors of displays and exhibitions in 15 galleries that feature collections from all over the world: with the famous Egyptology galleries; the new Science for Life gallery; Zoology collections featuring birds, mammals and live animals; ethnology collections from South America; and the Manchester Museum's own collections of fossils and minerals.
The University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M13 9PL
United Kingdom
Tel: 0161 275 2634
The Manchester Museum has evolved from a quest for knowledge and development in medicine, science and art, fields in which the city of Manchester has excelled for two centuries. The museum allows visitors to explore the world, with four floors of displays and exhibitions in 15 galleries that feature collections from all over the world: with the famous Egyptology galleries; the new Science for Life gallery; Zoology collections featuring birds, mammals and live animals; ethnology collections from South America; and the Manchester Museum's own collections of fossils and minerals.
Manchester United Museum & Tour
Old Trafford
Sir Matt Busby Way
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M16 0RA
United Kingdom
Tel: 0161 868 8000
The Manchester United Trophy Room and Museum charts the history of one of the UK’s most famous and successful football clubs from 1878 to the present day. Three floors are packed with memorabilia, and include a Hall of Fame and of course the famous Trophy Room. There is an interactive floor where visitors can pick their Manchester United Dream Team, explore the club's official website, enjoy a virtual reality tour through the Old Trafford stadium, and even commentate on some of United’s finest moments. The stadium tour gives more than 200,000 visitors every year a fascinating insight and a peek behind the scenes of the breathtaking ‘Theatre of Dreams’.
Old Trafford
Sir Matt Busby Way
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M16 0RA
United Kingdom
Tel: 0161 868 8000
The Manchester United Trophy Room and Museum charts the history of one of the UK’s most famous and successful football clubs from 1878 to the present day. Three floors are packed with memorabilia, and include a Hall of Fame and of course the famous Trophy Room. There is an interactive floor where visitors can pick their Manchester United Dream Team, explore the club's official website, enjoy a virtual reality tour through the Old Trafford stadium, and even commentate on some of United’s finest moments. The stadium tour gives more than 200,000 visitors every year a fascinating insight and a peek behind the scenes of the breathtaking ‘Theatre of Dreams’.
Museum of Science and Industry
Liverpool Road
Castlefield
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 4FP
United Kingdom
Tel: 0161 832 2244
The Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester can be found in the oldest passenger railway buildings in the world. The museum brings the history of science and industry of the city to life, telling the story of the world's first industrial city through fascinating displays and exhibitions. There are regularly changing special exhibitions and events throughout the year.
Liverpool Road
Castlefield
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 4FP
United Kingdom
Tel: 0161 832 2244
The Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester can be found in the oldest passenger railway buildings in the world. The museum brings the history of science and industry of the city to life, telling the story of the world's first industrial city through fascinating displays and exhibitions. There are regularly changing special exhibitions and events throughout the year.
National Football Museum
Cathedral Gardens
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M4 3BG
United Kingdom
Tel: 0161 870 9275
Formerly the Urbis Museum in Manchester, the futuristic looking building now houses the National Football Museum. Formerly part of Preston North End’s football stadium Deepdale the museum is home to all sorts of famous paraphernalia from the 1966 World Cup final ball to football shirts from some of the game’s greats. Admission is free of charge.
Cathedral Gardens
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M4 3BG
United Kingdom
Tel: 0161 870 9275
Formerly the Urbis Museum in Manchester, the futuristic looking building now houses the National Football Museum. Formerly part of Preston North End’s football stadium Deepdale the museum is home to all sorts of famous paraphernalia from the 1966 World Cup final ball to football shirts from some of the game’s greats. Admission is free of charge.
The People’s History Museum
Left Bank
Spinningfields
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 3ER
United Kingdom
Tel: 0161 839 9190
Housed in a former Edwardian pumping station on Bridge Street, the People's History Museum in central Manchester is the national centre for the collection, conservation, interpretation and study of material pertaining to the history of the working people of Great Britain over the last 200 years, and tells the extraordinary story of ordinary people through a number of captivating displays and exhibitions.
Left Bank
Spinningfields
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 3ER
United Kingdom
Tel: 0161 839 9190
Housed in a former Edwardian pumping station on Bridge Street, the People's History Museum in central Manchester is the national centre for the collection, conservation, interpretation and study of material pertaining to the history of the working people of Great Britain over the last 200 years, and tells the extraordinary story of ordinary people through a number of captivating displays and exhibitions.
Walk Talk Tours Manchester
Manchester
Greater Manchester
United Kingdom
Walk Talk Tours are narrated city tours that you can download to your computer and transfer to your MP3 player. Each professionally produced Walk Talk Tour comes with a Walk Talk Tour Plan, a downloadable map, which is easy to follow ensuring you don’t miss anything. This particular tour focuses on Manchester and is called Manchester Then and Now, takes approximately 45 minutes and covers 2.4 miles.
See the website for further information on Walk Talk Tours Manchester
Manchester
Greater Manchester
United Kingdom
Walk Talk Tours are narrated city tours that you can download to your computer and transfer to your MP3 player. Each professionally produced Walk Talk Tour comes with a Walk Talk Tour Plan, a downloadable map, which is easy to follow ensuring you don’t miss anything. This particular tour focuses on Manchester and is called Manchester Then and Now, takes approximately 45 minutes and covers 2.4 miles.
See the website for further information on Walk Talk Tours Manchester