Trip Planning
Manchester Month by Month: The Year-Round Visitor’s Calendar
Manchester's weather, daylight, events, crowds and hotel prices month by month — with the Met Office averages, the truth about the rain, and the…
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Manchester Tourism Guide
Manchester Tourism Guide is an independently run reference for people planning a trip to Manchester, covering the city centre, the wider Greater Manchester area and the day trips reachable from it. Guides are researched from transport operators, museums and venues directly, and revisited when fares, opening hours or venue policies change.
Day Trips
Greater Manchester Towns: The Complete Guide Beyond the City Centre
The ten boroughs of Greater Manchester and what makes each worth the trip — Bury's market and steam railway, Stockport's old town, Altrincham's food…
Events & Festivals
Manchester Christmas Markets Tips: Best Time, Parking & Avoiding Crowds
When to go to the Manchester Christmas markets so you are not shuffling through Albert Square, where to park if you really must drive,…
Events & Festivals
Manchester Christmas Markets Food & Drink: What to Eat & Drink
What to eat and drink at the Manchester Christmas markets, what it all costs, how the £3.50 mug deposit works, and which dishes earn…
Where to Stay
Where to Stay for Old Trafford, the Etihad & Co-op Live
The few hotels genuinely close to Old Trafford, the Etihad and Co-op Live, why a room near Piccadilly usually beats anything 'next to' the…
Attractions
Peaky Blinders Filming Locations in Manchester: The Complete Trail
Every confirmed Peaky Blinders location in Manchester and the North West, a free self-guided city walk, the day-trip sites further out, and the honest…
Things to Do
Manchester Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour: Route, Prices & Is It Worth It?
£15 an adult, fifteen stops, a ninety-minute loop — and a frequency that makes hopping off harder than it sounds. The route, the prices,…
Where to Stay
Spa Hotels & Hotels with Hot Tubs in Manchester
Which Manchester hotels have a real spa and which have a treatment room, where the pools and hot tubs actually are, what a spa…
Attractions
Coronation Street & Manchester’s TV Filming Locations
Every Coronation Street Experience ticket compared, an honest verdict on whether £40 is worth it, and a free self-guided walk around Manchester's other filming…
Transport
Manchester Airport Security: Fast Track, Liquids & How Early to Arrive
The 100ml rule still applies at Manchester. Here is what that means at each terminal, whether Fast Track is worth £5.49, how early to…