Manchester

City Factsheet

Location: North West England
Population size: 460,000
The best way to get around: By foot or by tram

New this year: Located in the city centre’s chic Millenium Quarter, New Cathedral Street includes Harvey Nichols, Selfridges, Heal’s (a contemporary furniture store), Austin Reed, Reiss and Zara.

Attractions: The Imperial War Museum North, The Lowry, Manchester Art Gallery and Urbis.

Restaurants: Visitors can choose from a wide selection of restaurants and cafes. Some excellent examples include:

Le Mont at Urbis (modern French) Sam’s Chophouse (traditional British)
Cathedral Gardens Back Pool Fold

Yang Sing (Cantonese cuisine) Harvey Nichols Bar & Brasserie (international)
34 Princess Street 21 New Cathedral Street

Bars: Visitors can choose from a wide selection of pubs and bars, why not check out the following:

Kro2 Bar Deansgate Locks
325 Oxford Road Opp Deansgate Station

The Living Room Cord
80 Deansgate Dorsey Street

Shops:As well as the Triangle and New Cathedral Street a great place to browse is Manchester Craft & Design Centre, an old fish market that has been converted into work spaces for local craftsmen and artists.

Architecture: Check out Urbis, a sensational new glass-skinned urban museum or the recently refurbished Manchester Art Gallery with its glass atrium.

Parks: Heaton Park including Heaton Hall, covering a massive 600 acres is only 15 minutes from the city centre by tram. Fletcher Moss Botanical Gardens situated in the cosmopolitan suburb of Didsbury contains a walled garden of rare plants and shrubs.