Manchester Vacation Guide

Must Do in Manchester

theMANCHESTERcard is the city's tourist discount card. You can use it to save money off entry prices of key tourist attractions, as well as 100+ restaurants, bars, theatres and comedy clubs across the city. It is worth a look if you are planning on visiting more than one tourist attraction, and it costs £10 for 4 days.

Free Go to Cloud 23 bar on the 23rd floor of The Hilton, Deansgate. A pricey bar, but you can have a look at the skyline for free if you ask.
Visit the Trafford Area of this area of fascinating industrial heritage.

Manchester has a couple of big multi-screen cinemas located centrally, AMC off Deansgate (as cheap as £3.20 if you’re a student) and Odeon in the Printworks show the usual Hollywood fare; Home tends to show smaller, independent, art house and foreign language movies. There is an Imax inside the Odeon in the Printworks.

Shows in Manchester, and Live-Manchester list many theatres and live music venues so see what’s on when and where.

Hire a supercar in Manchester; Northern Ferrari hire offer self drive supercar hire in Manchester.

LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Manchester located just off the Old Trafford; It’s a kids attraction with rides, indoor playgrounds, a 4D cinema and several LEGO workshops.

Clue HQ – Manchester located near Piccadilly Station. Live “escape the room experience” in which guests, as a team, are given 60 minute to escape the room, finding as many clues as possible to solve a series of puzzles and riddles. The perfect exhilarating, entertaining and exciting team building activity.

Longford Park Disc Golf Course, Stretford, Manchester M32 8PR (Located in the middle of Longford Park, Stretford),. A free-to-play disc golf (golf with frisbees) course. Features 18 baskets with beginner and advanced tee positions. Discs can be hired from the Caffine & Co. café in the park (check opening hours). Easily reached by public transport from the centre. free.