56 Places to Visit in Greater Manchester | Directory
Positioned in the North West of England, Manchester is the great industrial city of Britain and has plenty of opportunities for great day trips. The area has attractions that are ancient and modern, small and grand with a particular emphasis on Britains Industrial heritage. Notable places to visit include the Lowry Gallery, Dunham Massey Hall and the many galleries of the city itself
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Altrincham
Ashton-under-Lyne
- Central Art Gallery
- Huddersfield Canal Society
- Museum of the Manchester Regiment
- Park Bridge Heritage Centre
- Portland Basin Museum
Bramhall
Bury
Disley
Manchester
- Adventures of Dreamieland
- Astley Green Colliery Museum
- Chetham's Library
- Chill Factore
- Daisy Nook Country Park
- Fletcher Moss Botanical Gardens
- Gallery of Costume
- Greater Manchester Police Museum
- Heaton Hall
- Imperial War Museum North
- John Rylands University Library (Special Collection)
- Laser Quest
- Legoland Discovery Centre
- Manchester Airport Aviation Viewing Park
- Manchester Art Gallery
- Manchester Cathedral
- Manchester Jewish Museum
- Manchester Museum
- Manchester United Museum & Tour Centre
- Mersey Valley Visitor Centre
- Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester (The)
- Museum of Transport Manchester
- Old Grammar School Trust
- Pankhurst Centre
- People's History Museum
- The Wheel of Manchester
- Trafford Ecology Park
- Trafford Park Heritage Centre
- Urbis - The Museum of Urban Living
- Whitworth Art Gallery
- Wythenshawe Hall
Oldham
Salford
Stalybridge
Stockport
- Chadkirk Country Estate
- Etherow Country Park and Local Nature Reserve
- Hat Works
- Reddish Vale Country Park
- Stockport Art Gallery
- Stockport Museum
- Unicorn Brewery
Wigan
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