City breaks - Manchester great ideas

What to do indoors

• Chetham’s Library 
• City of Manchester Stadium 
• Manchester United Museum and Tour 
• Manchester Velodrome 
• The Printworks  
• The Trafford Centre 
• The Y Club 
• Chinese Arts Centre 
• Cornerhouse 
• Belle Vue Greyhound Stadium 

What to do outdoors

• The Quays  
• Blue Badge Guided Walk   
• East Lancashire Railway 
• Dunham Massey  
• Manchester Speciality Markets  
• Manchester Airport Aviation Viewing Park 

What to do in the daytime

Museums & galleries

• The Lowry 
• Manchester Art Gallery 
• Urbis 
• Museum of Science and Industry (www.msim.org.uk/index.asp?menuid=723) 
• Museum of Transport 
• Imperial War Museum North 
• The People’s History Museum
  

Shopping

• Manchester Craft & Design Centre 
• The Trafford Centre 
• Affleck’s Palace 
• Manchester Arndale 
• The Lowry Outlet Mall 
• Triangle (www.trianglemanchester.co.uk)

What to do at night time

Entertainment

• Royal Exchange Theatre 
• Bridgewater Hall 
• The Palace Theatre  
• Red Cinema 
• The Ritz 
• Night & Day Café 
• MEN Arena 
• The Academy
• Opera House (www.manchestertheatres.co.uk)
• The Print Works (www.theprintworks.com)
• The Lowry (www.thelowry.com)
• Music Box 

Eating & drinking

• Opus One 
• Wing’s Restaurant  
• Choice Bar and Restaurant 
• Mr Thomas’s Chophouse  
• Le Mont  
• Malmaison Brasserie   
• The Yang Sing

Events

• Great Manchester Run, May 21 
• Manchester Irish Festival, March  0161 234 3999
• Decibel/X Trax, May-June 
• Jazz Festival, July 
• D.percussion 2006, August 
• Manchester Pride, August 
• Food & Drink Festival, October 
• Comedy Festival, October 
• Literature Festival, October