2 Days in Manchester: Music, Football and Industrial Heritage

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๐Ÿ“ Manchester, United Kingdom๐Ÿ—“ 2 days๐Ÿ‘ฅ Music and football fans

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2Days
7Stops
2Meal tips
About ยฃ80-130 a day, mid-range, flights excludedBudget

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Two days in Manchester: the Northern Quarter, museums, football and a canal walk.

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Day by day

Close-up of the University of Manchester's architectural details with Gothic features.
1

City centre

10:00

Northern Quarter

Street art, record shops and cafรฉs.

๐Ÿ“ Northern Quarterโฑ 2 hours๐Ÿ’ท Free
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13:00

Science and Industry Museum

History of the Industrial Revolution.

๐Ÿ“ Castlefieldโฑ 2 hours๐Ÿ’ท Free
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16:00

Castlefield canal walk

Waterways and Roman ruins.

๐Ÿ“ Castlefieldโฑ 1.5 hours๐Ÿ’ท Free
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19:30

Dinner in Chinatown

Chinese food.

๐Ÿ“ Chinatownโฑ 2 hours๐Ÿ’ท ~ยฃ20
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๐Ÿฝ Where to eat

lunchPie and mashBritish ยท $
Contrast of modern and Gothic architecture on a sunny urban street.
2

Football and music

10:00

National Football Museum

Football history.

๐Ÿ“ Urbisโฑ 1.5 hours๐Ÿ’ท ~ยฃ13
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๐Ÿ’ก Good for fans.
13:00

Etihad or Old Trafford stadium tour

Choose a club tour.

๐Ÿ“ Manchesterโฑ 2 hours๐Ÿ’ท ~ยฃ25
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19:00

Live gig

Venues across the city.

๐Ÿ“ Centreโฑ 2.5 hours๐Ÿ’ท ~ยฃ20
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๐Ÿฝ Where to eat

dinnerCurry mileIndian ยท $$
๐ŸŽŸ Book ahead for day 2Tickets and tours: National Football Museum

Good to know

โœˆ๏ธ Getting thereManchester Airport connects by tram and train.
๐Ÿš† Getting aroundMetrolink trams and buses.
๐Ÿ’ท CurrencyPound sterling (ยฃ). Cards widely accepted.
๐Ÿ—ฃ LanguageEnglish.

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