Cheap Hotels Manchester
What to see by foot: Manchester
    
Manchester is a delight to discover on foot, with a wondrous variety of attractions
that cater to all tastes and ages. The city is steeped in reminders of its great
history with an odd mix of architectural wonders, ranging through Roman ruins
to Victorian gothic masterpieces; from industrial canal warehouses to the recent
modernistic renovation of the city centre following an IRA bombing in 1996.
Castlefield, a reconstructed Roman fort which gave birth to Manchester in AD79,
is a worthwhile visit and is Britain's first urban heritage park. The fort features
the rebuilt North Gate as well as the excavated foundations of several buildings.
The whole area surrounding the fort is brimming with great attractions, chiefly
the Museum of British Aerospace and enthralling Museum of Science and Industry
with its Robert Stephenson's Planet, reconstructed Victorian sewer, textile
gallery, and Warehouse for the World. The cobbled canal side, outdoor events
arena and attractive café-bars make the district a pleasant place for
just strolling around and enjoying the atmosphere.
The city's heart is dominated by towering gothic constructions, including three
of its six universities and the Town Hall in Albert Square, which sits directly
behind the tall pillars and archways of Central Library. Manchester Museum has
some great Egyptology exhibits, while the redbrick Whitworth Gallery has an
excellent selection of historic and modern artworks. St Ann's Square is home
to the Royal Exchange, which houses the famous Royal Exchange Theatre, the country's
largest theatre-in-the-round.
The small, Perpendicular Cathedral is the third church on this site since its
foundation in the ninth century. The area around the cathedral is being refashioned
as the city's Millennium Quarter, with the six-storey hi-tech Urbis edutainment
centre at its core.
Salford Quays development has transformed the run-down quays on the western
edge of the city centre into a waterfront residential and leisure complex, featuring
The Lowry, a shining steel arts centre whose theatres, galleries and creative
ArtWorks exhibition have quickly become one of Manchester's leading attractions.
Fans of one of England's most successful football clubs will want to stop by
Old Trafford, the self-styled 'Theatre of Dreams' and home of Manchester United,
arguably the most famous team in the world. Tours of Old Trafford and its museum
placate out-of-town fans who want to gawp at the silverware, sit in the dug-out
and visit the Red Café.
Manchester's Chinatown is the largest in Britain and a great place for shopping
and dining.
Selection of hotels in this region:
The Midland Manchester (Room only) | | The Manchester Whitehouse Hotel | | Alias Hotel Rossetti | | The Midland Manchester | | Princess on Portland | | Great John Street Hotel | | Radisson Edwardian Manchester | | Quality Hotel Manchester Central Park | | Mitre Hotel | | Arora International Manchester | | Travelodge Manchester Central | | Marriott Worsley Park Hotel & Country Club Golf Package | | Travelodge Manchester North (Birch) | | Golden Tulip Manchester | | Britannia Hotel | | Le Meridien Victoria & Albert | | Jurys Manchester Inn | | Sachas Hotel - City Rooms | | Sachas Hotel | | Novotel Manchester West | | Britannia Hotel | | Menzies Avant Hotel | | The Place Apartment Hotel | | Village Hotel & Leisure Club, Bury | | Renaissance Manchester | | Bower Hotel | | Somerset Atrium | | Copthorne Hotel Manchester | | Le Meridien Palace | | Gardens Hotel | | De Vere Mottram Hall | | Jarvis Piccadilly Hotel | | Quality Hotel - Manchester East/Sport City | | Marriott Worsley Park Hotel & Country Club | | Village Hotel & Leisure Club, Hyde | | Village Hotel & Leisure Club, Cheadle | | Malmaison Manchester | | Express by Holiday Inn Manchester East | | The Lowry | | Tulip Inn Trafford Centre | | Novotel Manchester Centre | | Old Trafford Lodge | |
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