Manchester Self Guided City Tour

If you want to know where all the cool stuff to look at in Manchester is, no fuss, easy, then this App is made for you.
Travel isn't A to B it's all the colourful bits in between, the nooks and crannies, the secrets, the drunk outside the George & Dragon.
This limited guide puts you in the driving seat, you open our map and see what you want to see ultra easy and with a 48 hour window an absolute bargain.
Industry - Cottonopolis, mills, slaves, southern states of America - We have it all!
Factory record, The Smiths, Oasis, Rob Dylan, Joy Division the Sex Pistols - Cool MCR.
Murders and Body snatchers - Dark history
History, Rolls Royce, a pub in a toilet - This guide has everything
Alleyways that lead to magical views
Oh, and class!
If you want an easy, stress free, meander through the city with our map to guide and look too whenever, then you my friend are a true traveler.
“Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.” John Lennon.

Meeting Point

Piccadilly Gardens

Manchester M60 1AY, UK

The centre of Manchester and a great place to start your tour.

People's History Museum

Left Bank, Manchester M3 3ER, UK

West of the city with lots of sights around.

Canal Street

Canal St, Manchester M1, UK

East of the city and a lively starting point.

The Whitworth

Oxford Rd, Manchester M15 6ER, UK

The south of the city with a great walk into the centre.

Angel Meadows

Angel Meadows, Naples St, Manchester M4 4HA, UK

North of the city and with a great murder story to start.

What to expect:

Duration: between 10 minutes and 1 hour

National Football Museum

Cathedral Gardens, Urbis Building, Manchester, M4 3BG

Visit the national football museum and see the history of the national game.

Whitworth Art Gallery

Oxford Road, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M15 6ER

Great Art in this great city

1 hour

People's History Museum

Left Bank, Spinningfields, Manchester, M3 3ER

Power to the people, a great museum for Manchester's politics.

1 hour

The John Rylands Library

150 Deansgate, , Manchester, M3 3EH

The most beautiful library you'll see.

30 minutes

Science and Industry Museum

Liverpool Road, Castlefield, Manchester, M3 4FP

The Science and Industry Museum sits in the heart of Manchester, the world’s first industrial city. It is a place full of amazing objects and revolutionary ideas that changed the world forever.

2 hours

Imperial War Museum North

Trafford Wharf Road, The Quays, Stretford, M17 1TZ

IWM North is part of Imperial War Museums – the world’s leading museum of war. Its unique purpose-built exhibition space gives powerful voice to the extraordinary experiences of ordinary people forced to live their lives in a world torn apart by conflict.

1 hour

Museum of Transport Greater Manchester

Boyle Street, Cheetham, Manchester, M8 8UW

A visit to Greater Manchester's Museum of Transport is a journey back in time.
You will find yourself transported to an age when all the local authorities around Manchester ran their own buses, proudly painted in local colours and adorned with the Corporation's crest.

1 hour

Hat Works Museum

Wellington Road South, Wellington Mill, Stockport, SK3 0EU

This award winning visitor attraction offers two floors of interactive exhibits taking you on a journey through the history of Stockport's once thriving hatting industry.
At Hat Works visitors can step back in time and experience the world of hatting from its humble beginnings in the cottage industry to the mass production of the early 19th century when hat manufacturing was a thriving industry with over 100 hat factories and businesses in the area.

1 hour

What's included:

• 48 hours of uninterrupted content.
• Images and Maps

Not included:

• Smartphone and Headphones