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Elizabeth Gaskell's House
Museum
Restored, former home of the famous author featuring period rooms, a garden, tea room & bookshop.
4.70 (391 reviews)
2
The Undamaged Red Post Box
Historical landmark
👍👍 Great for posting letters and small parcels. Sturdy enough to survive a truck bomb
4.60 (105 reviews)
3
Dower House
Historical landmark
👍👍 Went as part of the practical session to become a beekeeper.
Loads of hives and sells their honey. Open to the public most days with training in the evening
4.60 (79 reviews)
4
St. Peter's Square
Historical landmark
👍👍 The landmark of the city. Beautiful historical place.
4.50 (1.8K reviews)
5
National Trust - Castlefield Viaduct
Historical landmark
👍👍 I was lucky to pick up a ticket on the website the day before visiting when 4 became available so keep an eye out and don't give up on a visit.
The site is amazing, our guide gave us plenty of informative facts about the renaissance of the majestic industrial Viaduct. The immediate walk through has...
4.50 (285 reviews)
6
Canada House, Manchester
Historical landmark
👍👍 Great gym for the price. The class instructors are friendly and very helpful, and the equipment is up to date. Dressing rooms could do with a bit of an update.
4.50 (55 reviews)
8
Friedrich Engels Statue
Sculpture
Relocated from Ukraine, this 1970s concrete sculpture honors former city resident Friedrich Engels.
4.40 (66 reviews)
9
Heaton Park Temple
Historical landmark
👍 Designed by James Wyatt in 1800 for the First Earl, the ornamental temple is a simple, small rotunda of Tuscan columns with a domed roof and lantern. This Grade II listed building stands on the highest point of the city of Manchester giving views across the golf course, which was originally the deer...
4.40 (48 reviews)
10
John Bright Statue
Sculpture
👍👍 Just in Albert square hanging out with friends, taking pictures, jumping and then sadly it starts raining :-(
4.40 (46 reviews)
11
Hacienda
Historical landmark
👍👍 Before this closed down I visited one day to service their public payphone - behind the reception counter I saw a large wooden axe handle!!! - I wondered what that might be used for?? Respect for Tony Wilson - he was such a great Manchester bloke for setting up this club AND helping new bands get se...
4.30 (84 reviews)
12
Express Building
Corporate office
👍👍 The Daily Express Building, located on Great Ancoats Street, Manchester, England, is a Grade II* listed building which was designed by engineer Sir Owen Williams. It was built in 1939 to house one of three Daily Express offices; the other two similar buildings are located in London and Glasgow.
The...
4.30 (58 reviews)
13
Piccadilly Gardens
Park
👍👍 Cool park, very convenient junction from here and lots of cool establishments nearby. Piccadilly Gardens is the central hub of Manchester's public transport system. It has a major transport interchange offering easy access to a number of buses and trams to help make your journey to and from the city...
4.20 (5.8K reviews)
14
Arch of Chinatown
Historical landmark
👍 It's mini, but they have every cuisine, dessert, and bakery
4.20 (582 reviews)
15
Mamucium Roman Fort Reconstruction
Historical landmark
😐 This is a small fort which was built in the 1980s so not to be regarded as original. It's a good reconstruction but too small for a day out.
It offers good views of the surrounding area and you can walk up to the main level which again is quite small. You cannot go inside as far as I could tell.
T...
4.20 (265 reviews)
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Upper Campfield Market Hall
Historical landmark
👍👍 Competition Review for MCR, sponsored by Google: B.Eat Street's Friday Food Fight held at the Campfield Market Hall venue.
B.Eat Street's Friday Food Fight is a 12-week free event, involving a variety of MCR's enterprising eateries laying on sapid street food for the city's swanky and stylish socia...
4.10 (72 reviews)