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Manchester Tourist Attractions and Manchester Sightseeing
(Manchester, England)



There are an enormous number of wonderful tourist attractions to see in Manchester, with something for everyone. Popular tourist attractions in Manchester are located both in the city centre and nearby, on the outskirts of Manchester.

Whether you are looking for Manchester thrills and family fun, history and local heritage, or animals and more lively attractions, tourists and visitors will not have to look far in Manchester, one of the most important cities in the country. Here are some of the top tourist attractions in Manchester.




Manchester Tourist Attractions: Walking Tours of Manchester - Manchester Tourist Information, Town Hall Extension, Lloyd Street, Manchester, M60 2LA, England
Tel: +44 (0)161 234 3157
Manchester has an extensive programmed of guided walks around Manchester city, with qualified guided tours. These popular walks are both entertaining and informative and you can join the walk with other visitors or arrange for a separate guided tour of Manchester for your own small group. The Manchester Tourist Information centres will be happy to arrange guided walks of Manchester.

Manchester Tourist Attractions: Manchester Guided Bus Tours - Manchester Tourist Information, Town Hall Extension, Lloyd Street, Manchester, M60 2LA, England
Tel: +44 (0)161 234 3157
Open-top hop on / off Manchester guided bus tours operate at regular intervals each day in the centre of Manchester. These Manchester bus tours provide an extremely popular way of sightseeing in the city Manchester. With daily hop on / off tickets, the bus tours also offer a useful way to travel around Manchester, since you can leave the bus to explore and get back on when you are ready. The Manchester guided bus tours link all of the major points of interest in Manchester, including countless tourist attractions, landmarks and monuments in Manchester.

Manchester Tourist Attractions: City Centre Cruises - Castlefield Basin, Manchester, M3, England
Tel: +44 (0)161 748 2680
Cruises around the Castlefield area of Manchester provide a particularly scenic way to travel around this area. With regular boat trips, including Sunday cruises with lunch provided, these Manchester cruises include interesting commentary and past many of Manchester's top tourist attractions and major buildings of interest.
Manchester attraction open: Saturday and Sunday - 12:00 to 17:00

Manchester Tourist Attractions: Urbis - Cathedral Gardens, Manchester, M4 3BG, England
Tel: +44 (0)161 907 9099
The Urbis, in Manchester city centre, explores life in many different cities throughout the world and was one of the first glass buildings to be built in Manchester. With exciting interactive exhibits, themed exhibitions, displays about contemporary culture and seasonal events, Manchester's Urbis also features a popular gift shop, the Conservatory Café and a highly regarded elevated restaurant. The Urbis is best known for its stunning, modern glass architecture and backs onto the Cathedral Gardens and the Corn Exchange.
Manchester attraction open: daily - 10:00 to 18:00

Manchester Tourist Attractions: Concorde - Manchester, M90 1QX, England
One of the few remaining Concordes, the most famous plane ever made, is now on permanent display at Manchester airport, at the Aviation Viewing Park. Concorde was the world's first supersonic airliner and tourists and visitors to the Manchester area are now able to take guided tours and view the aircraft - or even get married on Manchester's Concorde.

Manchester Tourist Attractions: Bridgewater Hall - Lower Mosley Street, Manchester, M2 3WS, England
Tel: +44 (0)161 907 9000
Bridgewater Hall is one of Manchester's most stunning buildings. This international concert venue is in main performance base for Manchester's renowned Halle Orchestra, the BBC Philharmonic and Manchester Camerata. With a vast auditorium seating more than 2000 people, Manchester's stylish Bridgewater Hall is also home to many international concerts, jazz events, rhythm and blues music, local bands and solo performances.

Manchester Tourist Attractions: Boddingtons Brewery - 32 Great Ducie Street, Manchester, M3 1PU, England
Tel: +44 (0)161 819 1161
Boddingtons Brewery Tours is located in central Manchester and dates back almost 250 years. Attractions at the Boddingtons Brewery include regular guided tours, a gift shop and a popular public house.
Guided tours are available by appointment on weekdays

Manchester Tourist Attractions: East Lancashire Railway - Bolton Street Station, Bolton Street, Bury, BL9 0E9, England
Tel: +44 (0)161 764 7790
The East Lancashire Railway can be found in Bury, close to Manchester, and operates lovingly restored steam locomotives. With regular scenic train journeys to Rawtenstall, the East Lancashire Railway is a popular tourist attraction for the whole family.
Manchester attraction open: Saturday and Sunday - 09:00 to 17:00

Manchester Tourist Attractions: Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker - Hack Green, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 8AQ, England
Tel: +44 (0)1270 629219
Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker is situated in Cheshire, to the south of Greater Manchester. This vast underground complex of rooms and tunnels is one of the most unusual tourist attractions in the Manchester area and features interesting audio-visuals about the history of this bunker.
Manchester attraction open: Monday to Friday - 10:30 to 17:30, Saturday and Sunday - 11:00 to 16:00

Manchester Tourist Attractions: Printworks Leisure Complex - Withy Grove, Manchester, M4 2BS, England
Tel: +44 (0)161 385 8000
Located in Exchange Square, in Manchester city centre, Manchester's Printworks Leisure Complex is an enormous entertainment centre, reputed to be the largest of its kind in the whole of Europe. With an enormous selection of trendy cafés, wine bars, restaurants, a large fitness centre and modern IMAX cinema, Printworks Leisure Complex is one of Manchester's leading tourist attractions, appealing to children, families and adults alike.

Manchester Tourist Attractions: Fairfield Moravian Settlement - Moravian Field, Fairfield, Manchester, M11 4DA, England
Tel: +44 (0)161 370 3461
Manchester's Fairfield Moravian Settlement is an impressive village area, in the Ashton-under-Lyne region of Manchester. With 18th-century buildings, a historic church and attractive surroundings, the charming Fairfield Moravian Settlement is located next to the Ashton Canal.

Manchester Tourist Attractions: Manchester Airport Guided Tour - Manchester International Airport, Wythenshawe, Manchester, M90 1QX, England
Tel: +44 (0)161 489 2442
Regular guided tours of Manchester Airport are available, allowing visitors to the airport to see behind the scenes at one of the most important airports in the United Kingdom.

Manchester Tourist Attractions: Barton Swing Aqueduct - Chapel Place, Redclyffe Road, Barton upon Irwell, Trafford, Manchester, M17, England
Tel: +44 (0)161 912 5931
Manchester's Barton Swing Aqueduct, in the Trafford Park area of Manchester, in part of the Manchester canal network, which dates back to Victorian times in Manchester. This impressive feat of engineering brought much wealth to Manchester during the industrial revolution and is now a scenic place for walking, cycling and travelling on narrow boats.

Manchester Tourist Attractions: Manchester Velodrome - The National Cycling Centre, Stuart Street, Manchester, M11 4DQ, England
Tel: +44 (0)161 223 2244
The Manchester Velodrome is a spectacular indoor cycling track, with large seating areas for spectators. Manchester's Velodrome is actually the only Olympic cycling track of its kind in the United Kingdom.
Manchester attraction open: Monday to Friday - 09:00 to 21:00, Saturday and Sunday - 09:00 to 18:00

Manchester Tourist Attractions: Manchester Theatres - Manchester, England
Manchester is home to a number of excellent theatres that regularly host Manchester theatrical productions, dramas, comedies, concerts, operas, workshops and exhibitions. Popular theatres in Manchester include:

• Altrincham Garrick Theatre - Barrington Road, Altrincham, Manchester, WA14 1HZ, England
  Tel: +44 (0)161 928 1677
• Contact Theatre - Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 6JA, England
  Tel: +44 (0)161 274 0600
• Green Room - 54-56 Whitworth Street West, Manchester, M1 5WW, England
  Tel: +44 (0)161 950 5900
• Library Theatre - Central Library, St. Peter's Square, Manchester, M2 5PD, England
  Tel: +44 (0)161 236 7110
• Opera House - Quay Street, Manchester, M3 3HP, England
  Tel: +44 (0)161 242 2524
• Palace Theatre - Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 6FT, England
  Tel: +44 (0)161 242 2503
• Royal Exchange Theatre - St. Ann's Square, Manchester, M2 7DH, England
  Tel: +44 (0)161 833 9833
• Tameside Hippodrome - Oldham Road, Ashton, Manchester, OL6 7SE, England
  Tel: +44 (0)161 308 3223

 
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