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Trip.Best Top 16 Best Things to Do in Manchester [2024]

Explore the best things to do in Manchester! Uncover top activities and experiences for an unforgettable visit.
Updated Jun 2024
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    󰺂7.7
    4.6/5
    121 Review
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    "etihad stadium review The Etihad Stadium, located in Manchester, England, is primarily known as the home stadium of Manchester City FC. It's praised for its modern design, excellent facilities, and the atmosphere it generates during matches. The stadium has a seating capacity of around 55,000 and offers great views from most seats due to its well-planned layout. Fans often appreciate the comfortable seating, good sightlines, and the overall experience of attending games there. It's considered one of the premier football stadiums in the UK and Europe, providing a memorable experience for both home and away supporters alike."
    Manchester
    3.2km from downtown
    Highlights: The English abbreviation of Manchester City Stadium is COMS, also known as Eastland Stadium, Sports City, and later called Etihad Stadium because of the sponsorship of Etihad Airways. It is the fourth largest football stadium in England and the tenth largest stadium in the UK. Football is one of Manchester's themes and an important part of its culture. In addition to the "Red Devils" Manchester United, there is also the "Blue Moon" Manchester City, and Manchester City Stadium is the new home of Manchester City.
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    󰺂7.2
    4.7/5
    112 Review
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    "Manchester City's day trip to Manchester City for a day, I feel that Manchester City should be able to go all over for two days. Get off the train at noon and go straight to Manchester City Stadium, and also have a TV interview. I heard that there is a Manchester United Stadium that may be more famous? You can go there when you have time. Near Primark, in the center of the city, you can visit various shopping malls, selfridges and the like. Next to it is Manchester's church and Nationalfootball museum, and not far from other galleries, just a few minutes walk away. There is a science and technology museum in the west, which looks very good and free. The campus of Mandaa is quite dense, but unfortunately the gift shop is closed, many teaching buildings can't get in, you can only go outside, the overall atmosphere is very good, there is an American campus feeling"
    Manchester
    1.7km from downtown
    Highlights: Founded in 1824, the University of Manchester is one of the top 50 universities in the world. Today's University of Manchester was formed by the merger of Manchester Polytechnic University and Manchester Victoria University in 2004. As one of the top universities in the world, the achievements of the University of Manchester in scientific research should not be underestimated. There are a total of 25 Nobel Prize winners among the previous alumni. Benedict Cumberbatch, a famous actor and the actor who played Sherlock in Sherlock, also graduated from the University of Manchester.
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    󰺂6.5
    4.4/5
    173 Review
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    "Located on George Street and Faulkner Street, Manchester Chinatown has been a distinctive symbol of Manchester since the late 1970s and is the most concentrated Chinese community in the north of the UK. Manchester Chinatown is the second largest in the UK and the third largest in Europe. Supermarkets, Chinese medicine shops and restaurants are unusually lively"
    Manchester.City Centre
    521m from downtown
    Highlights: The area surrounded by Charlotte Street, Portland Street, Oxford Street and Mosley Street is Manchester's Chinatown, which is a relatively concentrated Chinese community in northern England. There are many small shops selling Chinese accessories inside. In addition, in Chinatown, Chinese restaurants can be seen everywhere, of course, the cost of these restaurants is also very high. In Chinatown, there are many small supermarkets run by Chinese people. Now you don't have to worry about finding Chinese condiments and foods. They are all foods shipped from China, such as starch, soy sauce, kitchen knives, and steamers. Commodities can be found here, and many international students living in towns around Manchester will often come here to purchase. The Chinese New Year's Lion Dance is an annual event in Manchester.
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    4.4/5
    31 Review
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    "In a conservative country like Britain, homosexuality is semi-legal here, so comrades can also be openly. But when we came to the gay village and saw the conspicuous English letters, we still choked for three seconds. The architectural colors here are very dazzling and diverse, and it seems to suggest that the world is diverse, just accept it."
    Manchester.City Centre
    799m from downtown
    Highlights: Gay villages generally refer to areas where a large number of gay, transgender and other populations live or are active. Manchester's gay village is located in the city center, with Canal Street as the center. The streets are lined with pubs, bars, cafes, shops and clubs. Rainbow flags can be seen everywhere. There is no discrimination here, lively and open. Manchester's Gay Village is also home to many festivals, notably the famous Manchester Pride.
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    󰺂6.0
    4.3/5
    58 Review
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    "Visited the cathedral with my partner for an ibiza classical evening. We both thoroughly enjoyed it! The lighting and sound system were amazing.The only faults I had with the place was that the toilets had no lighting around them ,but there were plenty of them though, so I wasn't queuing for long."
    Manchester.City Centre
    704m from downtown
    Highlights: Manchester Church, located in the corner of Exchange Square, can be described as a quiet place in the middle of the hustle and bustle. Its main body is a medieval building in vertical Gothic style. It was built in the early 15th century and was renovated and expanded in the Victorian period. In the 20th century, it was bombed by war and the Manchester government took a long time. It has been repaired and rebuilt over time, and the church is now listed as a first-class listed building in the United Kingdom. The church hall has six bays. The altar and the altar are covered with exquisite medieval wood carvings. The cool colors unique to the northern region of England reflect the figurative sense of time and space. Like many Gothic churches, there are beautiful stained-glass windows that let in natural light from high latitudes, making it more solemn. In addition to this, the medieval drawbridge dating back to 1421 is also a highlight of Manchester Church, which is free to the public. The conservation and stewardship of the drawbridge is now the visitor centre of Manchester Church, whose main entrance is on Cateaton Street.
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    󰺂6.0
    4.5/5
    81 Review
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    "Went on a fact finding mission for our development of the Welsh football museum. Very good introduction tour from a very knowledgeable guide and it was a great introduction to the galleries. Some very good and interesting exhibitions tendency to concentrate on England and events in the English game. Particularly good collection of trophies. Some aspects of the development of stadiums and football at war. Interactive floor was good fun and should keep the young and old busy. The current exhibition about football games is like a step back in time and should fascinate youngsters as to how games both board games and electronic have developed. Yes you can play Subbuteo! Particularly good is the introductory corridor which has films and stills about 11 particularly important events in football and some football art on the other wall. At the end is a case containing inclusive football of every variety. There's a little shop with some good reasonably priced items. The cafe is limited in choice but a decent cup of coffee. I would say that the entry fee is worth it given the amount of things to see and do"
    Manchester.City Centre
    846m from downtown
    Highlights: Inaugurated in July 2012, the new National Football Museum is a milestone in the development of Manchester football culture. Originally located in Preston, England, the museum has since moved into the Urbis, an iconic building in Manchester, further preserving and expanding its breathtakingly rich collections that document many important moments in British and world football history , has become one of the very high-profile tourist attractions in Manchester city center. The museum has as many as 140,000 football-related objects, artworks and photographs, including the uniforms worn by the players of the 1872 World Cup and the final ball of England's 1966 World Cup. . Also includes many trophies, medals and folk collectibles from the English and Scottish football leagues. The new National Football Museum aims to attract more football fans to promote the heritage of the game by introducing the development of British football to the society. The pavilion incorporates many interactive technology elements of the 21st century, including allowing visitors to test their own speed, reaction, penalty skills and even on-the-spot commentary skills, deepening their understanding of football.
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    󰺂5.9
    4.4/5
    71 Review
    Free
    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 2246 reviews
    "Interesting mix of classical and contemporary pieces to consider. A good couple of hours spent here. Well worth visiting for the collection in general rather than any specific items."
    Manchester.City Centre
    477m from downtown
    Highlights: The Manchester Art Gallery is a British public art gallery built in 1824. It now consists of three buildings, one of which is very old, designed by Charles Barry and listed as a British protected building. The collection of the museum not only includes paintings and sculptures, but also decorative art design works such as ceramics and glass, as well as clothing collections. The museum is filled with a strong Greek atmosphere. If you like the art of the pre-Raphaelite era, then you will be fascinated by it. You can also find Turner's landscape paintings in the art gallery, and Manchester's urban art is another highlight here. Other family facilities in the museum are complete, including cafes, restaurants, gift shops, information centers and children's galleries.
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    󰺂5.6
    4.5/5
    114 Review
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    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 1520 reviews
    "The town hall on the east side of Albert Square is one of Manchester's landmarks, built in 1877 and expanded in 1938. The imposing Gothic bell tower is often the focus of tourists' photo ops, and even the torch bearer of the 2012 London Olympics is not immune. Manchester City Hall can be divided into the old and new parts, the popular bell tower belongs to the old City Hall,"
    Manchester.City Centre
    299m from downtown
    Highlights: One of Manchester's landmarks, the City Hall on the east side of Albert Square, was built in 1877 and expanded in 1938. The imposing Gothic clock tower is often the focus of tourists vying for group photos, and even the torchbearer of the 2012 London Olympics is not exempt. Manchester City Hall can be subdivided into two parts, the old and the new. The popular clock tower belongs to the old City Hall. There are also white marble statues on both sides of the entrance hall, which belong to the great scientists born in Manchester: Dalton (John Dalton and Joule). (James Joule). As for the 9-storey new town hall, it is a purely municipal construction, where the civil servants in important positions in Manchester work every day. In free time, the city hall can also be rented out to become a wedding venue, business meeting room, etc.
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    󰺂5.5
    4.6/5
    72 Review
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    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 2346 reviews
    "沿著Manchester Oxfords Road走到博物館,一旁樹葉已變成紅葉,非常美麗,博物館內的動物種類繁多,好可愛,關於木乃伊相對較為少,但喜歡動物的你,值得參觀曼城博物館。"
    Manchester
    1.7km from downtown
    Featured in 2024 Trip.Trends Global 100
    Highlights: The museum is located in the University of Manchester. It is a typical Victorian building. It is not only a public museum, but also provides academic research and teaching for the University of Manchester. There are various animal specimens, bone fossils, and Egyptian artifacts.
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    󰺂5.4
    4.4/5
    114 Review
    Free
    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 8264 reviews
    "The museum is free to enter and I used to love coming here as a child. I came back with my own children today. What we saw today was quite a disappointment.I booked easily online and with a minor wait at the doors we got in very smoothly. As we had also wanted to visit the Operation Ouch later. And thinking we would need time to explore the whole museum we booked it for mid afternoon."
    Manchester.City Centre
    471m from downtown
    Highlights: This science and industry museum is located in Castlefield, a Roman castle ruins built 2000 years ago. Although the castle is only left in ruins today, the dilapidated elevated railway, rusted iron bridges and giant warehouses are still preserved. And it was cleverly used to build this museum that integrates the development of modern science and the industrial revolution. The museum exhibits intact steam engines and spinning machines, as well as an old railway station built around 1830, which is quite fascinating. Here one can not only see the old waterwheel used by the paper mill in the 1820s, but also how the beam-type engine works, but also see the improvements made in different eras such as 1864, 1907, 1910, 1929, etc. Types of steam engines and their applications in different fields. Through this kind of traversal along the historical development footprint, visitors can clearly understand how human society has gradually transformed from traditional industries to large machine industries from dependence on animal power, wind power and water power in the development process. The exhibition hall of the "Underground Manchester" theme exhibition is located in the cellar of the original station, showing the development and evolution of the water supply system and public health facilities in Manchester from Roman times to today. One of the Victorian sewers was directly used in the 19th century. Made of bricks from the 1930s. There are also many do-it-yourself projects in the museum, which let people learn more about the industrial process of that era in a vivid way.
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FAQ

What are some Best Things to Do in Manchester?
Some Best Things to Do in Manchester include:Etihad Stadium, The University of Manchester, Chinatown, Gay Village, Manchester Cathedral
What are some highly-rated Best Things to Do in Manchester?
Some highly-rated Best Things to Do in Manchester include:Etihad Stadium:4.6, The University of Manchester:4.7, Chinatown:4.4, Gay Village:4.4, Manchester Cathedral:4.3
At what locations in Manchester can Best Things to Do in Manchester be found?
The Best Things to Do in Manchester are mainly located in:Etihad Stadium:Manchester, The University of Manchester:Manchester, Chinatown:Manchester, Gay Village:Manchester, Manchester Cathedral:Manchester
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