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| Manchester Travel Guide for backpackers |
| Home of Manchester United… for football fans little else need be said of this city, but for those who don't find the sport as mind blowing as others do, there are still a lot of other attractions to check out. For those of a different brain function it is worth noting that Manchester has a brilliant cultural and music scene, the emerging pink power of the gay community is seen in its own Gay Village, and England's largest student population injects the city with energy and effervescence. |
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 DAILY BUDGET in MANCHESTER - As England is a very expensive place to tour you will need a minimum of USD58 just to survive, with meals coming at approximately USD14, and lodging averaging at about USD37 a day if staying in dorms. If you are a little better heeled and prefer B&B's, enjoy at least one good meal a day, and intend enjoying the better attractions then prepare to spend at least USD130 daily. |
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Piccadilly Gardens and the Northern Quarter - Recently shaken up and dusted over these gardens have become the entrance to the Northern Quarter where trendy bars and cafes vie with music stores and the like.
Salford Quays and Trafford - This waterfront complex offers hours of exploration with theatres, galleries, and free exhibitions.
Museum of Science and Industry - (daily 10am-5pm; last admission 4pm; free, admission charge for special exhibitions
Castlefield - Festivals, street markets, and a whole bunch of other fun things happening in the outdoor events arena make Castlefield great for a few days investigation and mooching around.
Cafe 306 - Café on Oxford Road, in the University area, close to the Academy. Probably the best coffee in the whole of Manchester, plenty of excellent vegetarian) food at surprisingly cheap prices.
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KroBar - Located at 325 Oxford Rd, this humungous cafe cum bar is crammed with almost the entire student population, or so it seems, all coming for easy on the pocket chow, and on-tap beers.
Velvet - Located on 2 Canal St, Velvet is outrageously campy and fun and out of sight in a cool underground location.
Cornerhouse - Located on 70 Oxford St, this first floor cafe serves soups, sandwiches and cakes until about 8pm, when you can take a quick jog to the arty bar downstairs and begin the night's fun and frolics.
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Via Fossa - Located on 28-30 Canal St, these ornate wannabe-Gothic rooms are packed with a slamming, jamming bunch of gays and others.
Generation X - Located at 11-13 New Wakefield St, laid back and cool; this is where you can meet the students of Manchester.
Band on the Wall - Located at 25 Swan St, tucked away in the Northern Quarter with live bands pumping out jazz, reggae and folk.
The Didsbury - Chilled out on warm summer evenings, this bar comes with all the features of an English Country pub in the South of the city.
Common - Edge Street Northern Quarter
Changing walls of cool artwork
Great music, beers and chilli. Hot vimto!
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