Free Walking Tour of Manchester

Itinerary

We meet at Picadilly Gardens in the centre of the city, to begin our free tour of Manchester, the city which birthed the industrial revolution. Just around the corner, we'll take a look round the third largest Chinatown in Europe, including the spectacular Chinese pagoda-style gate: a majestic oriental monument in the heart of Manchester!

Having discovered the mix of cultures which Chinatown represents, we'll we'll contnue to examine the inclusive character of the city, walking through the gay village: one of the most famous gay neighbourhoods in Britain. Here too we'll see the statue in honour of Alan Turing, a gay icon, codebreaker and computing pioneer who helped create the "Manchester Mark 1" when working at the University of Manchester: one of the first computers as we would recognise them today.

During this free tour we'll also admire the rich architecture of the city: the classical style of the Royal Exchange, a key site in the evolution of the cotton trade, the majestic neo-gothic Town Hall and the medieval cathedral, which although small is no less enchanting for all that.

We'll head back in time to the beginnings of the city itself, visiting Castlefield, the old Roman settlement where we can see the archaeological remains of a small fort and a granary.

The tour also takes in one of the jewels of neo-gothic architecture: the John Rylands Library, inaugurated in 1899 contains many rare and ancient books, and its spectacular vaulted ceilings and musty air are torn straight from the pages of Harry Potter. Having admired its facade we make our way down Deansgate, to the National Football Museum, next to Victoria Train Station, to learn a little about one of the most famous football teams in the world: Manchester United.

You decide the price!

Our guides work exclusively for the tips recieved: at the end of the tour you decide the price the service deserves according to your level of satisfaction.

Important Information

• It is not possible to take the Manchester free tour if you are a group of more than 6 people.
• Children should come accompanied by an adult. The maximum number of children permitted per adult is three.
• The tour does not enter any of the monuments and attractions mentioned, visiting instead the exterior.