Manchester Airport 31 min
The John Rylands Library (19 min) Neo-gothic library (part of University of Manchester) with rare books & manuscripts, a cafe & shop. Manchester Art Gallery (14 min) Artworks spanning 6 centuries plus changing historic and contemporary exhibitions and family events. National Football Museum (8 min) More than 140,000 football-related items plus a kids' discovery zone and skills-testing simulators. People's History Museum (9 min) Former Edwardian pumping station housing displays on local and national working-class life. The Whitworth (15 min) Visual arts collection surrounded by parkland, closed for massive expansion work until summer 2014. Manchester Cathedral (11 min) CofE building with 13th-century origins, chapel of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment and daily tours. Manchester Museum (13 min) Free, wide-ranging global collections including mummies and dinosaurs, plus a busy events programme. Science and Industry Museum (9 min) Museum exploring the role of science & innovation in one of the world's first modern train stations. Printworks (7 min) This revamped former printworks is home to restaurants, plus bars, nightclubs, a cinema and a gym. Manchester City Council (13 min) City hall, victorian architecture, clock tower, gothic revival architecture, and victorian era Old Trafford (16 min) Home of Manchester United, offering behind-the-scenes stadium tours and 75,000 seats for matches. Piccadilly Gardens (11 min) Anchored by a large fountain, this tranquil square features an expansive green space & pavilion. IWM North (18 min) Permanent and temporary exhibitions charting the effects of war, plus family events and activities. The Lowry (17 min) Modern performance venue staging opera, comedy, dance & theater shows, plus art exhibitions. Manchester Central Library (13 min) Monumental 1930s central library of Manchester, with a domed reading room, free Wi-Fi & a cafe. |