Hidden gems: Tourist attractions in Manchester

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Manchester. This list contains 29 places from Tourist attraction category.

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Reflective Passage
Tourist attraction
👍👍 This is a truly special place & shows what you can do with a back lane anywhere- bravo
5.00 (8 reviews) (~2.75 km from centre)
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Ashburne Tree Man
Tourist attraction
👍👍 Absolutely bangin tree. Really proper good x
5.00 (5 reviews) (~4.13 km from centre)
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The Lincoln Manchester
Tourist attraction
4.90 (8 reviews) (~0.14 km from centre)
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The Deck 747
Tourist attraction
👍👍 Excellent experience! The staff were all so friendly and my son absolutely loved spending time in the cockpit. There was a pilot there who talked us through all the switches and answered all of our questions. Really recommend everyone visits and supports this new attraction.
4.80 (85 reviews) (~9.37 km from centre)
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Robinsons Brewery Visitors Centre
Brewery
👍👍 Just got back from a very informative and interesting tour, Gary was humorous and full of facts. The site is very open and allows visitors to see the secrets of brewing in Stockport. Get on the tour before it closes and moves to Bredbury, well worth the beer tokens at the end.
4.80 (63 reviews) (~9.78 km from centre)
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The Manchester City Stadium Tour
Tourist attraction
👍👍 Absolutely amazing, Done the stadium and academy tour. For the stadium tour we had tour guide Steve W and Mike. The knowledge and passion they both have for the club is next to none they made the stadium tour very interesting and fun for the kids also. For the academy tour we had tour guides graeme...
4.80 (49 reviews) (~2.99 km from centre)
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MIF
Event venue
4.80 (13 reviews) (~0.87 km from centre)
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Rochdale Canal Lake
Tourist attraction
👍👍 Great environment and green area to relax for short time or during passing the lake to another place. I recommend visiting the place for breath taking
4.80 (11 reviews) (~0.44 km from centre)
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Ian Curtis Mural
Historical landmark
4.80 (11 reviews) (~1.25 km from centre)
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Staircase House
Museum
Audio tours explaining the history of the town's oldest house with a rare Jacobean staircase.
4.70 (137 reviews) (~9.56 km from centre)
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St. Leonard's Church
Church
👍👍 Lovely historic church. Having alot of restoration work done at the moment. Well worth a visit
4.70 (118 reviews) (~8.86 km from centre)
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Chorlton Ees Nature Reserve
Nature preserve
👍 Wooded area, where all routes seem to lead to the Mersey.
4.70 (110 reviews) (~5.93 km from centre)
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Sacred Trinity Church
Church
👍👍 Quiet time in a busy city. Lovely.
4.70 (76 reviews) (~0.69 km from centre)
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Levenshulme Waterfall
Tourist attraction
👍👍 This beautiful display of water at work is truly a gem of Manchester and the pride of Levenshulme. The Fallowfield brook is a lovely brook to take a stroll along and the waterfall is always a highlight of such a trip. Unfortunately the waterfall does suffer in the terrible droughts often struck on t...
4.70 (50 reviews) (~6.28 km from centre)
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Free Trade Hall
Historical landmark
👍👍 The Free Trade Hall on Peter Street, Manchester, England, was a public hall, constructed in 1853–56 on St Peter’s Fields, the site of the Peterloo Massacre. It is now a Radisson hotel. The hall was built to commemorate the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846. The architect was Edward Walters. The hall...
4.70 (21 reviews) (~0.22 km from centre)
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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) (~0.46 km from centre)
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Kersal Dale
Nature preserve
👍👍 So nice to have it on my doorstep. What a place to chill and walk a dog with family
4.60 (92 reviews) (~3.95 km from centre)
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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) (~6.64 km from centre)
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Heaton Hall
Tourist attraction
👍👍 25/11/23: [photo update] 20/11/22: [photo update] Found a Winter Photo scene taken circa 1980 (when I was 5 years old). Heaton Hall can be seen in the background. I have no recollection of the wall that stood in front of it. I have compared this view with a current view from Google Maps. Been comin...
4.60 (22 reviews) (~6.32 km from centre)
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Lock Keeper's Cottage
Historical landmark
👍 Enjoyed a nice afternoon sketching the cottage, although the canal side was a bit of a building site! Hoping that will be finished for when we go there again!
4.60 (13 reviews) (~1.54 km from centre)
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