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Bucket List Manchester
101 Things to do In Manchester
Bucket List Manchester
101 Things to do In Manchester
VISIT
- Explore the richness and greatness of John Rylands Library
- Visit the Museum of science and Industry where you can dive into the Industrial revolution
- Visit the first passenger railway station in the world and stand at the first ever train platform
- Admire the Town Hall and spot the Golden cotton ball
- Remember the history of the first computer and how they broke enigma code at the Alan Turing statue
- Enjoy a glass of Vimto at the vimto monument
- Remember the glorious past of Music heritage at Factory Records and Haçienda
- Walk through the canals and explore the roman ruins of Castlefield
- Stare in awe at the oldest public library in english speaking world: Cheetham’s Library
- Sit down where Engels and Marx created The Communist Manifesto or Have a picture with Friedrich Engels’ statue
- Explore the incredible Graffitis of the city and all the Manchester Street Art
+ Recommended on our Alternative Tour
- Feel the struggles of the city at Little Ireland or Angel Meadows
- Explore the eclectic Afflecks Palace
+ Recommended on our Alternative Tour
- Cross through the beautiful Barton Arcade
- Get your football blood on your sleeve: Watch a football match or visit Old Trafford (Manchester United), Etihad Stadium (Manchester City) or visit the football museum and take a picture on their walk of fame.
- Get culturally absorbed at the Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art
- Remember the 1976 Sex Pistol’s concert in the “Free Trade Hall” and admire their structure
- Reflex about the Suffragette Movement at Emmeline Pankhurst’s Statue and visit the Pankhurst centre (Home of Emmeline Pankhurst)
- Soak up some history at Manchester Central Library
- Relax at the Manchester Art Gallery
- Find the Hidden Gem, and look up to their murals
- Send a postcard on the most famous Red Mailbox
- Relax and admire other side of the city in St John Garden’s
- Complain about how awful the design of Piccadilly Gardens is, and why Manchester have the so-Called Berlin Wall
- Pay homage to the victims of the Nazis’ bombing at the Remembrance Tree
- Study in a 19th century newsroom and library at the Portico Library
- Meet the revolutionaries at the People’s history Museum
- Party or get some food in an old publishing house (the Printworks)
- Shop, eat, drink, enjoy – Do Everything at the Trafford Centre. Biggest shopping centre in Europe on its opening
GO SOUTH TO OXFORD ROAD
- Test how much heat you can handle down at the curry mile
- Let yourself be WOWED at the Withworth Art Gallery
- Try to spot all the live frogs or take a picture with a T Rex skeleton at Manchester Museum
- Enjoy the culture environment of Manchester University areas at Oxford Road
- Grab a pint on the loo (The temple)
GO WEST TO SALFORD QUAYS
- Ride a tram through the glorious history of Manchester to Salford Quays
- Get behind the BBC scenes at the media city tour
- Walk the wharf of Trafford Park and the Manchester Ship Canal
- See and hear real voices of the war at the Imperial War Museum
- Enjoy a river cruise on the first man-made canal following the path of Europe’s aristocracy
- Watch a play or enjoy the views at the Lowry Theatre
IN GREATER MANCHESTER (NOT CITY CENTER)
- Have a visit to the hipster neighborhoods’ of Chorlton (Beech Road) and Didsbury (Burton Road)
- Visit Ancoats, first industrial suburb and 13th coolest place in the WORLD (Time out) and visit their Top Spots (Hope mill theatre – Pollen Bakery – The Layne eyre – Rudy’s)
- Visit the multi award winning Altrincham Market, and spend the day at Dunham Massey
- Enjoy black pudding at Bury market and shop everything you need
- Feel like a local during the war visiting the Stockport Air Raid Shelters or watch a show in the stunning Stockport Plaza
EAT
- Eat an Eccle’s Cake (Annie’s)
- Try real British food (Abel Heywood, The Wharf), the typical Northern Pie (Pieminister) or the perfect combination in the Manunian top spot: Northern Soul Grilled Cheese
- Have an afternoon tea on Alice in Wonderland’s style in the Richmond Tea Rooms
- Have a proper English breakfast (check website for recommendations)
- Eat Chinese, Thai or Vietnamese food in the Uk’s second largest Chinatown (Happy Seasons, Try Thai, I am pho)
- Eat rice and three at This n’that
- Taste international food at the Corn Exchange
- Get a sweet treat at Tea Cup Manchester
- Immerse yourself in the alternative vibe of Mackie Mayor
+ Recommended on our Alternative Tour
- Have a Pizza in the best rated UK pizzeria “Rudy’s” in either of their locations
- Have a fancy dinner in High End restaurants (Hawksmoor, El Gato Negro, Façenda, Australasia, Tattu)
- Enjoy a coffee at the cat cafe or at any of the many stunning coffee shops in the city (Pot Kettle Black, Takk, Northern Tea Power, Foundation, Chapter One, Fig + Sparrow…)
SHOP
- Shop in luxury at Harvey Nichols and Selfridges
- Get a retro bargain at Retro Rehab or any of the vintage second hand shops at Northern quarter
- Explore the Music legacy of Vinyl Albums in Piccadilly Records or Vinyl Exchange
- Feel like a prince walking through “King Street” the historical jewelry and Posh shops
- Shop at the first department store in the world Kendals (Now house of Fraser)
- Experience some of Greater Manchester’s greatest creators at a Makers Markets
- Shop everything you need at Manchester’s Arndale, biggest city centre shopping centre in Europe
- Get artistic input at the former victorian fish-market now converted into Manchester Craft & Design Centre
DRINK
- Have the party of your life in the colourful Manchester’s Gay Village
+ Recommended on our Tour Experience Explore Manchester Gay bar
- Explore the richness of Manchester beers and even try a honeycomb beer!!
+ Recommended on our Beer Tour Experience
- Explore traditional British pubs
+ Recommended on our Beer Tour Experience
- Watch live music in the Northern Quarter (Night and Day, Soup Kitchen)
- Have a drink in hidden bars (The washhouse, Convenience store or Enjoy a Touch of Gatsby Glamour at The Fitzgerald Secret Bar)
- Let yourself loose with Free Pizza and Jazz at Matt & Phreds
- Grab a pint at Shambles Square (Sinclaire’s Oyster Bar)
- Party in historic buildings (The deaf institute, Gorilla)
- Play some tunes on “The Corbieres” Jukebox
- Step up your ping-pong game with a drink (Twenty twenty two, Roxy Ball Room)
- Watch live music at the historic Band on the Wall, the centre of the Punk scene
- Enjoy a drink at one of the favourite after work venues in the city at Albert Schloss
- Explore Spinningfields and the new face of Manchester with stunning bars like Oast House or The Alchemist
- Enjoy a drink in the clouds in the panoramic bars “Cloud 23” and “20 stories”
- Enjoy a pint in the smallest bar in Europe (Circus Tavern)
- Feel the latin vibe at “Revolución de Cuba” or “Bliss”
- Recreate one of the most viewed and ambitious TV series in England at the “Peaky Blinders bar”
ENTERTAINMENT
- Watch an international/independent film or play, or just be curious at the art gallery in Home Manchester on the legendary Tony Wilson’s square
- Late night bowling at Dog Bowl or try to beat Rihanna’s score at All Star Lanes
- Watch world class theatre at the Palace Theatre, Opera House or the impressive Royal Exchange Theatre
- Watch a greyhound race at Belle Vue stadium
- Watch a live gig at the Manchester Arena
- Score a hole in one between dinosaurs (Dino Falls adventure golf) or indoors (Junkyard golf club)
- Unleash your inner lumberjack at Whistle Punks’ Axe Throwing
- Enjoy live classical Music at the Bridgewater Hall
- Take on the Crystal Maze
- Go to Gin School and enjoy the Best rated experience in Europe at Three Rivers
- Visit the home of British cycling at the HSBC UK National Cycling Centre
- Become a speed demon at one of the Go Karting tracks
- Explore the home of one of the region’s most famous novelists: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Delve into literary history: International Anthony Burgess Foundation
- Get a fun packed family adventure at Play Factore. Perfect for kids
- Experience the UK’s longest indoor ski slope at Chill Factore
- Jump at one of Manchester’s trampoline parks
- 100.Find Nemo at Sea Life Centre or brick yourself at Legoland
101. Explore any of the close attractions:
- National Park Peak District
+ Recommended with our partner Smile Adventures
- The glorious house and parks of Lyme Park (Pride and prejudice was filmed here)
- Tatton Park (Glorious gardens and an authentic 1930’s farm. Idyllic family day out)
- Alderley Edge (Nature reserve, mills, parks and football player’s mansions)
- Dunham Massey (Georgian House, Deer park and a garden for all seasons)
- Liverpool (Home of the Beatles, Scousers and their own football teams)
+ Recommended with our Partner Katherin Rios (rioscok@gmail.com)
- Chester (Gorgeous little medieval city with the INCREDIBLE Chester Zoo)
+ Recommended with our partner Smile Adventures
- Red House Farm (great outdoor fun and a massive maize maze)
- National Park Lake District
+ Recommended with our partner Smile Adventures
- Haigh woodland Park
- Visit and explore the countryside or get an epic adventure in Go Ape! Rivington
- Fairy Glenn
- And much, much, more…
VISIT
- Explore the richness and greatness of John Rylands Library
- Visit the Museum of science and Industry where you can dive into the Industrial revolution
- Visit the first railway station in the world and stand at the first ever Train platform
- Admire the Town Hall and spot the Golden cotton ball
- Remember the history of the first computer and how they broke enigma code at the Alan Turing’s statue
- Enjoy a glass of Vimto at the vimto statue
- Remember the glorious past of Music heritage at Factory Records and Hacienda
- Walk through the canals and explore the roman ruins of Castlefield
- Stare in awe at the oldest public library in English speaking world: Cheetham’s Library
- Sit down where Engles and Marx created the communist Manifesto or Have a picture with Friedrich Engels statue
- Explore the incredible Graffitis of the city and all the Manchester Street Art
+ Recommended on our Alternative Tour
- Feel the struggles of the city at Little Ireland or Angel Meadows
- Explore the eclectic Afflecks Palace
+ Recommended on our Alternative Tour
- Cross through the beautiful Barton Arcade
- Get your football blood on your sleeve: Watch a football match or visit Old Trafford (Manchester United), Etihad Stadium (Manchester City) or visit the football museum and take a picture on their walk of fame.
- Get culturally absorbed at the Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art
- Remember the 1976 Sex Pistol’s concert on “Free Trade Hall” and admire their structure
- Reflex about the Suffragette Movement on Emmeline Pankhurst Statue and meet the Pankhurst centre (Home of Emmeline Pankhurst)
- Soak up some history at Manchester Central Library
- Relax at the Manchester Art Gallery
- Find the hidden Gem, and look up to their murals
- Send a postcard on the most famous Red Mailbox
- Relax and admire other side of the city in St John Garden’s
- Complain about how awful the design of Piccadilly Gardens is, and why Manchester have the so-Called Berlin Wall
- Pay homage to the victims of the Nazis’ bombing at the Remembrance Tree
- Study in a 19th century newsroom and library at the Portico Library
- Meet the revolutionaries at the People’s history Museum
- Party or get some food in an old publishing house (the Printworks)
- Shop, eat, drink, enjoy – Do Everything at the Trafford Centre
GO SOUTH TO OXFORD ROAD
- Test how much heat you can handle down at the curry mile
- Let yourself be WOWED at the Withworth Art Gallery
- Try to spot all the live frogs or take a picture with a T Rex skeleton at Manchester Museum
- Enjoy the culture environment or Manchester University areas at Oxford Road
- Grab a pint on the loo (The temple)
GO WEST TO SALFORD QUAYS
- Ride a tram through the glorious history of Manchester to Salford Quays
- Get behind the BBC scenes at the media city tour
- Walk the wharf of Trafford Park and the Manchester Ship Canal
- See and hear real voices of war Imperial War Museum
- Get a river cruise on the first man-made canal
- Watch a play or enjoy the views at Lowry Theatre.
IN GREATER MANCHESTER (NOT CITY CENTER)
- Have a visit to the Hypster neighborhoods’ of Chorlton (Beech Road) and Didsbury (Porton Road)
- Visit Ancoats, first industrial suburb and 13th coolest place in the WORLD (Time out) and visit their Top Spots (Hope mill theatre – Pollen Bakery – The Layne eyre – Rudy’s)
- Visit the multi award Altrincham Market, and spend the day at Dunham Massey
- Enjoy black pudding at Bury market and shop everything you need
- Feel like a local during the war visiting the Stockport Air Raid Shelters. Or watch a show in the stunning Stockport Plaza.
EAT
- Eat an Eccle’s Cake (Annie’s)
- Try real British food (Abel Heywood, The Wharf), the typical Northern Pie (Pieminister) or the perfect combination on the Manunian top spot: Northern Soul Grilled Cheese
- Have a cup of tea on Alice in Wonderland’s style at the Richmond Tea Rooms
- Have a proper English breakfast
- Eat Chinese or Vietnamiese food on Uk’s second largest Chinatown (Happy Seasons, Try Thai)
- Eat rice and three at This n’that
- Taste international food at the Corn Exchange
- Get a sweet treat at Tea Cup Manchester
- Let yourself immerse on the alternative vibe of Mackie Mayor
+ Recommended on our Alternative Tour
- Have a Pizza on the best rated UK pizzeria “Rudy’s” on any of their locations
- Indulge yourself with a brunch
- Enjoy a coffee at the cat cafe or at any of the many of the stunning coffee shops at the city (Takk, Northern Tea Power, Foundation, Chapter One, Fig + Sparrow…)
SHOP
- Feel the luxury shopping at Harvey Nichols and Selfridges
- Got a retro bargain at Retro Rehab or any of the vintage second hand shops at Northern quarter
- Explore Vinyl Albums at Piccadilly Records or Vinyl Exchange
- Feel like a prince walking through “King Street” the historical jewelry and Posh shops
- Shop at the first department store Kendals (Now house of Fraser)
- Experience some of Greater Manchester’s greatest creators at a Makers Markets
- Shop everything you need at Manchester’s Arndale, biggest shopping city centre in Europe
- Get artistic input at he former victorian fish-market now reconvert in Manchester Craft & Design Centre
DRINK
- Have the party of your life in the colorful Manchester’s Gay Village
+ Recommended on our Tour Experience Explore Manchester Gay bar
- Explore the richness of Manchester beers and try a honeycomb beer!!
+ Recommended on our Beer Tour Experience
- Explore traditional British pubs
+ Recommended on our Beer Tour Experience
- Watch live music at Northern Quarter (Night and Day, Soup Kitchen)
- Have a drink on hidden bars (The washhouse, Convenience store or Enjoy a Touch of Gatsby Glamour at The Fitzgerald Secret Bar)
- Let loose yourself with Free Pizza and Jazz at Matt & Phreds
- Grab a pint at Shambles Square (Sinclaire’s Oyster Bar)
- Party in historic buildings (The deaf institute, Gorilla)
- Play some tunes on “The Corrieres” Jukebox
- Step up your ping-pong game with a drink (Twenty twenty two, Roxy Ball Room)
- Watch live music at the historic Band on the Wall, the centre of Punk scene
- Enjoy a drink at one of the favorite after work’s in the city Albert Schloss
- Explore Spinningfields and the new face of Manchester with stunning bars like Last House or The Alchimist
- Enjoy a drink in the clouds on the panoramic bars “Cloud 23” and “20 stories”
- Enjoy a pint in the smallest bar in Europe
- Feel the latin vibe on “Revolución de Cuba” or “Bliss”
- Recreate one of the most viewed and ambitious TV series in England on the “Peaky Blinders bar”
ENTERTAINMENT
- Watch an international/independent film or play, or just be curious at the art gallery at Home Manchester on the legendary Tony Wilson’s square
- Late night bowling at Dog Bowl or try to beat Rihanna’s score at All Star Lanes
- Watch First level theatre at the Palace Theatre, Opera House or the impressive Royal Exchange Theatre
- Watch a greyhound race at Belle Vue stadium
- Watch a live gig at the manchester Arena
- Score a hole in one between dinosaurs or indoors at the Junkyard golf club
- Unleash your inner lumberjack at Whistle Punks’ Axe Throwing
- Enjoy live classical Music at the Bridgewater Hall
- Take on the Crystal Maze
- Go to Gin School and enjoy the Best rated experience in Europe at Three Rivers
- Visit the home of British cycling at the HSBC UK National Cycling Centre
- Become a speed demon at one of the Go Karting tracks
- Explore the home of one of the region’s most famous novelists: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Delve into literary history: International Anthony Burgess Foundation
- Get a fun packed family adventure at Play Factore. Perfect for kids
- Experience the UK’s longest indoor ski slope at Chill Factore
- Jump at one of Manchester’s trampoline parks
- 100.Find Nemo at Sea Life Centre
101. Explore any of the close attractions:
- National Park Peak District
+ Recommended with our partner Smile Adventures
- The glorious house and parks of Lyme Park (Pride and prejudice was filmed here)
- Tatton Park (Glorious gardens and an authentic 1930’s farm. Idyllic family day out)
- Alderley Edge (Nature reserve, mills, parks and football player’s mansions)
- Dunham Massey (Georgian House, Deer park and a garden for all seasons)
- Liverpool (Home of the Beatles, scousser and their own football team)
+ Recommended with our Partner Katherin Rios (rioscok@gmail.com)
- Chester (Gorgeous little medieval town with the INCREDIBLE Chester Zoo)
+ Recommended with our partner Smile Adventures
- Red House Farm (great outdoor fun and a massive maize maze)
- National Park Lake District
+ Recommended with our partner Smile Adventures
- Haigh woodland Park
- Visit and explore the countryside or get an epic adventure in Go Ape! Rivington
- Fairy Glenn
- And much much more
