Pictures of Manchester
About Manchester
This university city will be forever acknowledged as one of the great Cotton industrial cities of the north. It is linked to the sea by the 36 mile Manchester Shipping Canal, completed in 1894 and to this day, includes fine modern Docks.
Of the buildings that survived World War Two is the very special and mainly perpendicular Cathedral (formerly the parish church) with its notable woodwork and fine tower. Fortunately, bomb damage was minimal and caused only to the Lady Chapel and one of the two Organs.
The city suffered greatly during the war and many of its famed and beautiful buildings vanished forever. There are though, still an abundance of notable buildings to be seen and admired and one of these is the 15th-century Chethams Hospital. This building is particularly famous for its superb Library - claimed to be the first Public Library in Europe. It is home to many manuscripts of great historical value and to millions of books.
In Albert Square just behind the Albert Memorial is a statue in tribute to Mr. Gladstone.
Since the war years Manchester has grown and developed into the thriving metropolis that it is today. With an abundance of modern shopping arcades and precincts, numerous theatres, international sports stadium with matchless facilities and up to the minute airport - it is not surprising that visitors pour into this splendid city from every corner of the globe. Let us not forget its two giant football clubs with world class players who can justly claim fans from almost every nation.
Manchester, is a truly cosmopolitan city which offers visitors much that is both interesting and exciting and of which its citizens both new and old can be justifiably proud.
Planning a visit? Please see below for other recommended towns, attractions and recommended hotels nearby.
Distances and directions below are approximate. For true driving distances please visit the AA Route Planner
Recommended attractions near Manchester
| Opera House | (0.2 miles, 0.3 km) | Pictures |
| Library Theatre Company | (0.2 miles, 0.3 km) | Pictures |
| Museum of Science & Industry | (0.3 miles, 0.4 km) | Pictures |
| Manchester Art Gallery | (0.3 miles, 0.5 km) | Pictures |
| Royal Exchange Theatre | (0.3 miles, 0.5 km) | Pictures |
| The Wheel of Manchester | (0.3 miles, 0.6 km) | Pictures |
| Peoples History Museum | (0.4 miles, 0.6 km) | Pictures |
| Chethams Library | (0.5 miles, 0.8 km) | Pictures |
| Urbis | (0.5 miles, 0.8 km) | Pictures |
| Manchester Cathedral | (0.6 miles, 1.0 km) | Pictures |
| M.E.N Arena | (0.6 miles, 1.0 km) | Pictures |
| Jewish Museum | (1.3 miles, 2.0 km, direction N) | Pictures |
| Contact Theatre | (1.3 miles, 2.1 km, direction SE) | Pictures |
| Ordsall Hall Museum | (1.4 miles, 2.2 km, direction SW) | Pictures |
| Whitworth Art Gallery | (1.5 miles, 2.4 km, direction SE) | Pictures |
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Salford in the county of Greater Manchester (2.2 miles, 3.5 km, direction W)
The City of Salford lies at the heart of the Metropolis known as Greater Manchester in an area where cotton was once king and its mill workers were portrayed for posterity by acclaimed 20th-century artist L.S.Lowry.
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Reddish in the county of Greater Manchester (4.5 miles, 7.2 km, direction SE)
This is a densely populated area of Stockport, Greater Manchester. It is fortunate to be close to the edge of Cheshire, thus residents have the benefit of being within easy reach of some attractive countryside.
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Audenshaw in the county of Greater Manchester (5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction E)
Audenshaw is a suburb of Greater Manchester. It is probably best known for its reservoirs and the busy waters of the Ashton canal, beside which visitors can see clusters of delightful canal-side properties.
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Altrincham in the county of Greater Manchester (7.5 miles, 12.0 km, direction SW)
First developed as a quiet hamlet on the edge of the sweeping Cheshire Plain, where life went quietly on.
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Bramhall in the county of Greater Manchester (8.5 miles, 13.6 km, direction SE)
Set in an area where Cotton was once king, midst the towns of Manchester and the quiet rolling acres of sprawling Cheshire countryside, lies the little town of Bramhall whose most famous feature is Bramall Hall.
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Styal in the county of Cheshire (8.9 miles, 14.4 km, direction S)
The village of Styal stands on the River Bollin close to the town of Wilmslow. It is renowned for Quarry Bank Mill and the surrounding Styal Estate with houses once occupied by the mill workers.
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Marple in the county of Greater Manchester (9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction SE)
Marple has many splendid canal features from the past, these include a flight of 16 locks and a three arched aqueduct which takes the Peak Forest canal over the River Goyt.
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Bolton in the county of Lancashire (9.9 miles, 16.0 km, direction NW)
The clogs and black smoke image of Bolton has long since gone, in its place is a fine city with beautiful buildings and a diverse range of attractions sufficient to satisfy the most demanding tourist.
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Ramsbottom in the county of Greater Manchester (12.1 miles, 19.4 km, direction N)
The countryside surrounding the town offers lakes, woods and hills, with distant Winter Hill rising to a height of 456 feet.
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Edgworth in the county of Lancashire (13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction NW)
This attractive hillside village occupies a pleasant rural location close to two pretty reservoirs and the historic house known as Turton Tower.
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Knutsford in the county of Cheshire (13.4 miles, 21.5 km, direction SW)
Its name derives from Canute, the great Danish King who is said to have journeyed this way when he quite possibly forded the local stream.
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Nether Alderley in the county of Cheshire (13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction S)
Nether Alderley shows a pleasant mixture of architectural gems which include well decorated timber frame properties so typical of the glorious Cheshire landscape.
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Marsden in the county of West Yorkshire (15.5 miles, 25.0 km, direction NE)
Marsden offers visitors a wealth of heritage, particularly in association with the town's expansion which came about during the heady days of the Industrial Revolution.
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Warrington in the county of Cheshire (15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction SW)
This town can claim to have something made for Queen Victoria, which was famously rejected by her - this is the pair of Golden Gates made in 1850 for Sandringham House.
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Wigan in the county of Greater Manchester (16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction W)
Wigan is a sociable town with a long history, it received it's Royal charter in the middle of the 13th-century, but prior to that the Roman's had built a settlement here.
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| St Peters Square Station | (0.1 miles, 0.2 km) |
| G-Mex Station | (0.1 miles, 0.2 km) |
| M602 Junction 3 | (1.4 miles, 2.3 km, direction W) |
| M602 Junction 2 | (3.4 miles, 5.5 km, direction W) |
| Manchester Airport | (8.4 miles, 13.6 km, direction S) |
| Liverpool John Lennon Airport | (27.0 miles, 43.5 km, direction W) |
| Manchester to London | (163.0 miles, 262.3 km, direction SE) |
Hotels & Accommodation in Manchester
| Hotel Name | Approximate distance from Manchester center |
| The Midland - A QHotel | (0.2 miles, 0.3 km) |
| Travelling Light Apartments at Leftbank | (0.3 miles, 0.5 km) |
| Travelling Light Apartments at The Edge | (0.3 miles, 0.5 km) |
| Best Western Princess On Portland | (0.3 miles, 0.6 km) |
| Blue Rainbow Apartments - Whitworth Street | (0.4 miles, 0.6 km) |
| The Mitre Hotel - City Centre | (0.4 miles, 0.7 km) |
| Castlefield Hotel | (0.4 miles, 0.7 km) |
| Copperheads Hotel | (0.4 miles, 0.7 km) |
| Atrium By Bridge Street | (0.5 miles, 0.7 km) |
| Palace Hotel | (0.5 miles, 0.8 km) |
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