MANCHESTER
MANCHESTER
MANCHESTER
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Cycle Trails of the Waterways EF/KD<br />
Ride alongside the waterways and hear about industrial heritage, wildlife, a tale<br />
of two cities and local heroes. Circular route. Book via quaytickets.com. £10<br />
Meet: National Football Museum<br />
Cycle Trails of North Manchester EF/KD<br />
Use pedal power to explore Angel Meadow, painted by Lowry, the Irk Valley and<br />
Boggart Hole Clough. Circular route. Book via quaytickets.com. £10<br />
Meet: Victoria Station, under the wall map<br />
Didsbury - Village Life SM/PL<br />
Explore the twists and turns that shaped the historical development of Didsbury,<br />
one of Manchester's most popular suburbs.<br />
Meet: Didsbury Library, Wilmslow Road<br />
Discover Manchester<br />
A taste of the city's history, architecture and culture, as well as the major sites,<br />
including the Town Hall, Royal Exchange and Cathedral.<br />
Meet: Manchester Visitor Information Centre<br />
Discover The Quays AD/PL<br />
From international docks to a Media City, from shipping to culture and shopping,<br />
it's all explained on this walk.<br />
Meet: Salford TIC, in The Lowry Centre<br />
Do You Shop at The Co-Op? JB<br />
A walk around ‘Co-op Corner’ to see and hear the tales old and new.<br />
Meet: Victoria Station, under the wall map<br />
Eastlands Explorer AB<br />
Eastlands, a fabulous sporting centre built on Manchester’s industrial past.<br />
Canals, ironworks, dyeworks turned to Olympic Gold and football triumph here.<br />
Meet: Etihad Stadium tram stop<br />
Elizabeth Gaskell Tour KD<br />
Follow Mrs Gaskell's Manchester footsteps, then take the train to Knutsford, her<br />
childhood home. Coffee, lunch, travel, donations included. Full day. £32<br />
Meet: Town Hall steps, Albert Square<br />
Factory Records Music Tour EF<br />
<br />
Division, The Mondays, Martin Zero et al.<br />
Meet: Manchester Visitor Information Centre<br />
TOUR GUIDES<br />
AB Anne Beswick<br />
T: 07505 691105<br />
E: mabeswick@hotmail.com<br />
@annebesw<br />
AD Andrew Derbyshire<br />
T: 07775 668639<br />
E: andrew.derbyshire@yahoo.co.uk<br />
www.tour-manchester.co.uk<br />
@Derbs56<br />
BW Barbara Warnock<br />
T: 0161 973 0120<br />
E: bhwatno9@hotmail.com<br />
CP Christine Power<br />
T: 07875 160223<br />
E: cdpower@hotmail.co.uk<br />
DB David Brotherton<br />
T: 07944 333353<br />
E: djbrotherton@hotmail.co.uk<br />
EF Emma Fox<br />
T: 07500 774200<br />
E: showmemanchester@yahoo.co.uk<br />
www.showmemanchester.com<br />
@showmemcr<br />
ES Elizabeth Sibbering (Sibby)<br />
T: 07887 676076<br />
E: manchestertourguide@gmx.com<br />
www.manchestertourguide.com<br />
@MCRTourGuide<br />
HF Helen Freeborough<br />
T: 07946 620808<br />
E: helen@thesavvypartnership.co.uk<br />
Talks at The Bridge<br />
A series of talks on local topics upstairs<br />
at ‘The Bridge’ pub on Bridge St on<br />
Thursdays - lunchtimes and evenings.<br />
Our Guides will inform and entertain<br />
you about fascinating Manchester and its<br />
people. No need to walk!<br />
Square<br />
Thursday 1.00pm 6.30pm<br />
Apr 11th Manchester Melting Pot EF Angel Meadow: Slums & Squalor ES<br />
May 9th Manchester Music JA Trials & Tribulations of a Tour Guide KD<br />
Jun 13th The Moravians JB Pubs & Manchester PL<br />
Jul 11th Architectural Manchester AB Ancoats: World’s 1st Industrial Suburb ES<br />
Sep 12th Gangs of Victorian Manchester EF A History of Manchester in Ten Plants AB<br />
All talks £3. Groups please contact 07812 129754<br />
Palace Hotel & Cream Tea KD<br />
Tour this testament to 19th-century commerce, now a sumptuous hotel with<br />
gorgeous décor, then enjoy a deserved cream tea (many steps). £16<br />
Meet: Palace Hotel Reception<br />
Piccadilly Basin & ABode Cream Tea AB<br />
Explore this little-known part of the city. Mills, canals and beautiful architecture,<br />
ending with an ABode Hotel cream tea. £12.50<br />
Meet: ABode Hotel Reception<br />
Printworks Tour EF<br />
Explore the heritage and behind the scenes of what was once the home of one of<br />
the largest newspaper printing houses in Europe. Book via quaytickets.com.<br />
Meet: 27 Withy Grove, near Café Rouge<br />
Pub/Non-Pub Tour: Debauchery to Temperance SH<br />
Explore the evils of drink and the signing of the Temperance Pledge. Alcoholic and<br />
non-alcoholic stops along the way.<br />
Meet: Manchester Visitor Information Centre<br />
Pub Tour: Secret Societies & Drinking Clubs SH<br />
Wear your secret ribbon, join in the toast to 'King and Country' and learn to<br />
combine funny handshakes and drink!<br />
Meet: Manchester Visitor Information Centre<br />
JB Jean Bailo<br />
<br />
T: 07812 129754<br />
E: jeanbailo@yahoo.co.uk<br />
www.discovermanchestertours.com<br />
JD John Doughty<br />
T: 0161 428 7392<br />
E: johnrdoughty@hotmail.com<br />
JED Joan Davies<br />
T: 07803 124476<br />
E: joanedavies@btinternet.com<br />
KD Kate Dibble<br />
<br />
T: 07905 110197<br />
E: katedibble@aol.com<br />
www.toursofmanchester.co.uk<br />
@manchesterwalk<br />
ST. ST. MARY’S MARY’S PARSONAGE<br />
PARSONAGE<br />
BRIDGE BRIDGE ST. ST.<br />
ST. ST. MARY’S MARY’S PARSONAGE<br />
PARSONAGE<br />
KING KING ST. ST. W. W.<br />
BACK BACK BRIDGE BRIDGE ST. ST.<br />
The Bridge<br />
John Rylands<br />
Library<br />
Spinningelds<br />
Spinningelds<br />
DEANSGATE<br />
Kendals<br />
KING KING ST. ST. W. W.<br />
SOUTHGATE<br />
SOUTHGATE<br />
DEANSGATE<br />
DEANSGATE<br />
QUEEN QUEEN STREET STREET<br />
DEANSGATE<br />
DEANSGATE<br />
JOHN JOHN DALTON DALTON STREET STREET<br />
PC Philippa Cave<br />
T: 07932 041217<br />
E: philippa@revealmanchester.co.uk<br />
www.revealmanchester.co.uk<br />
@revealmcr<br />
PL Pauline Lloyd<br />
<br />
T: 07723 503702<br />
E: pauline.lloyd261@btinternet.com<br />
www.tourmanchester.co.uk<br />
@GuideManchester<br />
RA Rob Arcangeli<br />
T: 07914 173881<br />
E: robarcangeli@hotmail.co.uk<br />
St. Ann<br />
Square<br />
ST. ST. ANN ANN STREET STREET<br />
S. S. KING KING STREET STREET<br />
BOW BOW ST. ST.<br />
ST. ST. JAMES JAMES<br />
RH Ray Hoerty<br />
T: 01457 765417<br />
E: mail@manchestertourguides.com<br />
www.manchestertourguides.com<br />
FOUR FOUR YARDS YARDS<br />
CROSS CROSS STREET STREET<br />
ALBERT ALBERT SQ. SQ.<br />
Albert<br />
Square<br />
The Gangs of Manchester - Story of the Scuttlers EF<br />
Hear the shocking story of the Victorian gangs called Scuttlers, who fought violent<br />
battles in our streets (steep steps). Book via quaytickets.com. £7.50<br />
Meet: Edwards shoe shop, Barton Arcade, Deansgate<br />
The Smiths SH<br />
<br />
Morrissey’s lyrics and Marr’s music.<br />
Meet: Manchester Visitor Information Centre<br />
This Sporting City EF<br />
Celebrate the diverse sporting heritage and achievements of the city. It’s not just<br />
football we’re good at!<br />
Meet: Manchester Visitor Information Centre<br />
Those Dark Satanic Mills JD<br />
What did it feel like to work, live and die in the mills of the cotton capital of the world?<br />
Meet: Deansgate Station entrance, Whitworth Street<br />
Toilets of Manchester AB<br />
The city's most convenient walk. From sanitary beginnings to superloos, learn to<br />
be grateful for modern life.<br />
Meet: Lass O Gowrie, Charles Street<br />
Town Hall Tour<br />
<br />
buildings in Britain. Entry to staterooms subject to availability.<br />
Meet: Town Hall steps, Albert Square<br />
Victorian Crime & Punishment RA<br />
Discover the grim secrets of Victorian crime and punishment in Manchester, and<br />
the scuttlers of the Deansgate slums.<br />
Meet: Town Hall steps, Albert Square<br />
Victorian Slums & Squalor ES<br />
Angel Meadow and the Irk Valley were infamous in Victorian times - cholera,<br />
crime, vice, vermin and death were an everyday occurrence (uneven path).<br />
Meet: Victoria Station, under the wall map<br />
Women Who Made Manchester PL<br />
<br />
made the city great.<br />
Meet: People's History Museum entrance<br />
SH Suzanne Hindle<br />
T: 07853 181299<br />
E: suzannehindle@hotmail.co.uk<br />
www.amanchestertour.co.uk<br />
@AManchesterTour<br />
SM Sue McCarthy<br />
T: 07941 263704<br />
E: sue@tourmanchester.co.uk<br />
www.tourmanchester.co.uk<br />
@tourmanchester<br />
Follow us on:<br />
Manchester Taxi Tours<br />
Visit all the main sites on a guided taxi<br />
tour, with the city’s only Green Badge<br />
Black Cab driver,<br />
John Consterdine.<br />
T: 07946 239221<br />
E: john@manchestertaxitours.com<br />
www.manchestertaxitours.com
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