Manchester is a famous city in the Greater Manchester region in England. It is situated in one of the biggest metropolitan regions in the United Kingdom. The city is the first to have a railway station in the world. Manchester travel and tourism sector is popular for its sporting events, especially soccer and music scenario.
About Manchester Travel and Tourism Industry
Manchester is the third most traveled city in the UK by overseas tourists. It is also the most toured city outside London in England. The city is famous for its architectural patterns, starting from Victorian to modern architecture. It houses 135 gardens, parks, and open spaces. There are many historical monuments in the city and most of them are located in two big squares. Albert Square is home to monuments dedicated to Bishop James Fraser, Prince Albert, William Ewart Gladstone, Oliver Heywood, and John Bright. Piccadilly Gardens houses monuments in memory of Robert Peel, Queen Victoria, the Duke of Wellington, and James Watt. The commemorative plaque designed by Edwin Lutyens in St. Peter’s Square is the principal monument of Manchester to its martyrs.
There are budget, mid range, and luxury hotels in the city to meet the needs of business and leisure travelers. You can also go for a bed and breakfast hotel if you have a shoestring budget.
Tourist Attractions in Manchester
The top tourist attractions in Manchester are listed below:
Museums and galleries
- The Museum of Science and Industry
- The Museum of Transport
- Imperial War Museum North
- The Manchester Museum
- The Manchester Art Gallery
- The Whitworth Art Gallery
- The People’s History Museum
- Manchester United Museum
Landmarks
- Old Trafford
- The Manchester Wheel
- Chinatown
- The Gay Village
- Heaton Park
- Castlefield
- The University of Manchester
- Town Hall
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- Cathedral in the Millennium Quarter
- John Rylands Library
- St. Ann’s Church
Local Nature Reserves
There are six authorized Local Nature Reserves in Manchester and they are as follows:
- Blackley Forest
- Chorlton Water Park
- Ivy Green
- Clayton Vale and Chorlton Ees
- Highfield Country Park
- Boggart Hole Clough
Other local stations like Oxford Road, Deansgate/G-Mex and Salford Central also handle considerable domestic passengers. The Metrolink is one of the most popular rapid transit modes in Manchester preferred by both the foreign visitors and the natives.
Accommodations and Dining in Manchester
On reaching Manchester, the visitors can select from a wide range of luxury and budget hotels located in different parts of the city. Britannia Airport Hotel, Best Western Willowbank Hotel, Rossetti Hotel, Radisson Edwardian Hotel and Chancellors Hotel house a bulk of the total tourists visiting Manchester. They may either dine in the on-site restaurants of the hotels or in the pizza and kebab shops, curry cafes and small eateries spread over Manchester.
Manchester Attractions
The city of Manchester is full of both natural and man-made attractions. The pictorial setting of the city, bordered by Pennine Hills and Cheshire Plain, as well as Irwell drainage system attract the nature lovers. Apart from natural attractions, Manchester also houses museums like Rochdale Pioneers Museum, Jewish Museum, Ordsall Hall Museum, Godlee Observatory and many more, frequented by travelers who prefer indulging in the historical and cultural pasts of the city.
Travel to Manchester allows the visitors to soak themselves in endless merrymaking, in the nightclubs, bars and pubs as well, thus enjoying the nightlife to the fullest.
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