Attractions

Attractions

The Wheel of Manchester

The Wheel of Manchester dominates the city’s skyline and offers spectacular views of one the fastest changing urban landscapes in Europe. It has 42 capsules which seat upto eight people, with wheelchair access, air conditioning and heating.
www.worldtouristattractions.co.uk

Manchester Cathedral

Manchester Cathedral is Medieval in origin and is located on Victoria Street in central Manchester. Although constructed over a period of 600 years, its main architectural style is Perpendicular Gothic, with tall windows and flat fan-vaulted ceilings. The interior of the church contains many pieces of period art, notably the medieval woodcarvings of the Ripon Carvers. It is one of the Grade I listed buildings in Manchester.
www.manchestercathedral.org

The Town Hall, Manchester

Completed in 1887, this most impressive neo-Gothic building cost a million pounds and is acknowledged as a masterpiece in its own right. It rises as a Victorian edifice — a monument to the civic pride of the city fathers, reaching 286 feet above Albert Square below. Inside, it is lavishly and richly decorated, with mosaic floors bearing the “bees”, symbols of Manchester’s industry.

Tours of the Town Hall are available by prior arrangement; they can be arranged through the Manchester Visitor Information Centre, Town Hall Extension (off St Peter’s Square), Lloyd Street, Manchester M60 2LA.

Tel: 0871 222 8223
Fax: 0161-236 9900
Monday–Friday 10am–5:15pm (recorded information at other times)
Email: touristinformation@marketing-manchester.co.uk

Chinatown

Manchester’s Chinatown is the second largest Chinatown in the United Kingdom and the third largest in Europe. It is located in east central Manchester, spread out over streets in the city centre. It has an archway, situated on Faulkner street, once the largest in Europe, which was completed in 1987. It not only contains many Chinese Restaurants, but Thai, Malaysian, Singaporean and other Pan-Asian restaurants, shops, bakeries and supermarkets, most of which have their main trading times on Sunday mornings.