48 hours in MANCHESTER, England | UK Travel Vlog | things to see and where to eat
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 เม.ย. 2023
- Is Manchester worth a visit? Join me for my first time ever in Manchester, England!
We will visit street food venues, museums and galleries and explore the vibe of this northern city. And let's not forget Manchester's Chinatown and Gay Village!
Have you been to Manchester? What are some stops we shouldn't miss on our next visit? 🏴
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I lived in Manchester for 2 years when I was a postgraduate student. I had a blast and I have a real affection for Manchester and its people! ♥
Glad to hear you get it! I feel like it's pretty hard to sell Manchester to lot of Edinburgh lovers, but I just loved the vibe and the people (despite saying they seem a bit grumpy haha)!
I grew up in Manchester and it is a fantastic city. I now live in Edinburgh and it's great too.
Is it welcoming for South Africans
Manchester has so much greenery and countryside on its doorstep..beautiful parks outside city center. The city has been sprinkled with something rather magical that inspiers such creativity...
I lived in Manchester for many years and go back to visit whenever I can. It’s has completely transformed over the last decades. As an industrial city, parks were created away from the city centre in the suburbs - Alexandra Park in the South and Heaton Park (one of the largest in the UK) in the North - and many more. However, two new parks have recently been created in the city centre and are both worth visiting. These are Mayfield Park, close to Piccadilly Station and an experimental ‘High Line’ style garden at Castlefield Viaduct, both embrace rather than try to ignore the industrial origins of their sites.
Had to look up Castlefield Viaduct - you got me curious - and now I absolutely have to go back to check the spot out in person!
@@Kakibot Glad to help!
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What is that football ground near the end of the tram line (was 22), not the Hradschin end but the other end, please? Dukla, Sparta🤔.
You are right about Mcr and centre greenery. It is positively verdant now to what it was 30 years ago! 🤢
Trees have started appearing on some streets. I remember the Northern Quarter before it was the Northern Quarter and the huge Smithfield Market was still operating. The old fish market still exists and is an Arts & Craft Centre, I think and the Mackie Mayor was the old meat market. Been re-opened as a foodie place. Went in early about 9 a.m. to have a look around and a young guy from Prague like you, said he worked there and it didn't open until around 10 a.m. I wasn't there for food, just a look around, but he seemed very happy and spoke wonderful English. I think a modern Jan Huss or Jan Zizka.😉
I think Heaton Park is the largest municipal park in Europe.
The Peak District National Park is close to Mcr and Sheffield, halfway between the two.
Franz Kafka would be in his element in Mcr.
Where you went near, Chetham's which was built in 1422 on the site of the old manor house and castle before that was where Friedrich Engles and Karl Marx studied in Chetham's Library. I think their desk is still there. It's the oldest public library in the English-speaking world. At the other end of Deansgate (the old Roman road) , is the even older part of the city founded by Agricola the Roman general. There were 3 forts apparently. The Castlefield Viaduct "high line" dominates the area hence the name Castlefield from the Roman "castra" where Manchester and other cities and towns get their name, anything ending in "caster", "chester" or "cester". 😄
There is not much original from the fort left but a sandstone rock under one of the railway arches because the engineer wanted to protect it. The main rock in Mcr is sandstone so a lot, like the Cathedral and Chetham's, were built of it.
Liverpool Road station is near Castlefield. You probably have heard of it, it is the oldest railway station in the world.
The Royal Exchange is the third exchange and the worldwide price of cotton was determined inside. It is now shops with a theatre in-the-, round, inside. The nearby Exchange Station has been demolished but two disused train stations survive, Central now an exhibitions centre and political convention venue. At the front of the station is where probably one of the darkest episodes of Mcr's history - alongside the December '42 blitz, the '96 IRA bomb and the Mcr Arena bomb, took place, the Peterloo Massacre. There are two pubs nearby, "The Sir Ralph Abercrombie" and the "The Briton's Protection" which still survive and were where people were treated.
The Mcr Guardian now Guardian (after their move to London) was a direct result of Peterloo. 😭
The other disused station is Mayfield which has become a legendary rock venue for the " Warehouse Project". They are working on the whole area of Mayfield. Next to Piccadilly station.
Mcr has always been a political and newspaper city of the front rank, from the Anti-Corn Law League to Suffragettes. Check out Emmeline Pankurst's statue in St. Peter's Square.
David Lloyd-George of Welsh ancestry, the Prime Minister, was born in Mcr not that they care to publicise it.
At the rear of Central Station they are planning to have the largest public building in Europe at 76 storeys.
The city centre was lived in until the 1800's when businesses became priority. Now the public are coming back in huge numbers and the city centre population is rocketing.
The towers you see are not usually offices but residences. Mainly students and graduates. Mcr has the highest student campus in Europe and 52% decide to stay after graduating. It really is honey to students, the arts, bars etc. Incredibly 61% of the students graduated elsewhere but choose Mcr. The cost of living is half that of London.
They cant build towers quick enough. It really is a very young city. You don't get many people with grey hair. Don't know where it will end. 🤔
Thank you for your honest commentary.
I don't think Mcr has an equivalent of Greyfriars Bobby but they would probably write a song or name a beer after him! 😉
Happy Easter! 🐣🐇
I love how honest you are showing the pros and cons and what you really liked about the whole experience. Wonderful job, congrats. 🔥🔥🔥
This is perfect timing! I'm headed to Manchester for the first time in two weeks!
I was brought up near Manchester ,have lived in France for 23 years, a few other countries and and travelled a lot. I love coming back to Manchester. I don't think anywhere is perfect, every city has good and bad. I'm not into football at all, I always have a great time, fill up my trips back with museum exhibitions, art galleries, markets, good food , great bars, old buildings and interesting new buildings popping up, a trip to Afflecks and the cherry on the cake ...hiking in the Peak District. My kids love it too, they think the people are really friendly. Britain is great, there are loads of cool cities with a real soul...people often think the grass is greener...it's not 😅
I must go to Manchester now! Thanks for the tour, very enjoyable
Glad to hear you're feeling inspired! I really think Manchester is worth it, especially for me coming from Edinburgh - just such a different, but very artsy vibe! Also the nightlife seems to be on a whole other level, even though that's not really my area of expertise haha
Love manchester , great upload my freind 👍
All quite Artsy love 💘 it Thank you for sharing 😊
Loved the video! One of my fave UK cities and I live in London! I’m going in a few weeks. I stay at The Alan hotel. 👍🏻❤️
Heard many good things about The Alan! Have you stayed there before?
@@Kakibot yes It will be second time there!!
Manchester is awesome. Driving around Manchester is nightmarish :D If you plan to visit, consider flying or getting the train there :)
It's not too bad if you know where to park, I recommend Retro Bar Carpark on Charles Street! Just outside the main roads enough to not be too hard to get to and not too far to walk either!
WOW Your editing is amazing!! I'm moving to Liverpool in 2 weeks and know it's super close to Manchester so wanted to check out things to do there as I'm sure I'll be making a visit or two and this has given me so many ideas! Thank you for sharing 🥰❤
That's awesome! Glad you found this video helpful .) I'm really looking forward to eventually making it to Liverpool too .)
The sign “Give Peas a Chance” in Pie Minister. I love this. Still giggling🫛 😂😂 A wonderful video, well done you two 😊
Thanks Kate! I have been very curious about Manchester for a while! Ya'll had me at Art Supplies and 'vintage' !
I was very pleasantly surprised by how creative and casual the city feels! You should absolutely visit and spend half your pay check at Fred Aldous .D
How fun! Thanks for taking us along. Sorry to hear about the 7 circles of hell though
Still waiting on my paperwork to travel back to me from the continent almost two months later! Marital limbo!!! But perhaps having one low point to the trip made me super enjoy the rest of my visit! .)
Went to uni and worked in Manchester for over 15 years. Live in a town outside of manchester and probably dont take advantage of this nearly enough. It was nice looking at some of my old hangouts
Hi. Great content.
Great video!!
Thank you!!
Love the drone footage. There are some really nice looking buildings there. I thought about flying into Manchester so I could go to the Lake District, a friend of mine lives in that area and does go into Manchester often, but the District looks absolutely stunning.
Getting some pretty shot of Manchester as a whole is super tricky - it really isn’t a very pretty place as a whole 😂 but on a more human level it’s just so fun to explore. I enjoy areas that used to be very industrial but are repurposed as artsy, coffee shoppy, indie friendly quarters nowadays.
You’d love Lake District! And I guess Yorkshire Dales are also pretty close to Manchester?
@@Kakibot i’m not really sure, I think they’re about an hour and a half apart? There are too many places that I want to go in Scotland, let alone adding in England and also Ireland to the list. It’s ever-growing!
Both Manchester and the lakes are well worth a visit.
Nice Traveling
As always you do fine job of visually and verbally articulating city sites. Thank you.
Nipping into Keswick is good, though Kendal is closer to the M6 if time is an issue.
Also, in Manchester there are the canals (there was a glimpse in one shot), the feeder of which flows in from the River Mersey, which is a reminder that Manchester is right next to Liverpool.
As for the greenery aspect, Edinburgh, with 49% green spaces is the UK's greenest city. Of course much of that is hidden behind tenement building or buffer by the ring road, though Princes Street Gardens, the Meadows, the many golf courses, Holyrood Park, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Inverleith Park and so many other public spots certainly add up.
Sorry to correct you but the City of Birmingham is the Greenest City in the UK and Europe and has two of the largest urban parks in Europe, The Licky Hills Country Park and Sutton Park with 8000 acres of greenery with in the City Boundary with over 571 parks.
@@peterwilliamallen1063 Thank you for this. Interesting, as I would never have considered Birminham (I've only been a couple times but didn't see much beyond the canals and city centre). I can only go from what I have read over the years in various sources. Lists I saw said Edinburgh was #1. Now it seems Exeter and Sheffield vie for that spot with Edinburgh #2. There never seems to be any sign of Birmingham. Mind, 'green' today takes in various factors beyond chlorophyl.
Shopping and restaurants. I can do that here.
Loved it!!! 😃
What a coincidence!! In these days I’m looking for flights to Manchester! But just because from there I could take a train to finally be able to visit York!! On my bucket list since forever!! So maybe you could do a video about that?😍 from there to Whitby and Robin Hood’s Bay!
Another city I would love to visit (it’s a 2 hour trip by train from Edinburgh!!) is Durham!! It looks AMAZING and maybe you could go there as well!🤗
Yusssss I also dream about Durham and York! Travelled through Durham by train couple of times and always makes me dream of coming back and actually GETTING OFF THE TRAIN for once haha!
Do you think you'll give Manchester a bit of an explore or will you be on your way to the more picturesque places straight away? .)
Hii,I'm learning my English with your video 🇧🇷
Ive spent a lit of time in both Manchester and Edinburgh and theres plenty of green space in Manchester, at least as much as in Edinburgh. And there are a couple of massive parks around the edges of the city too.
They have just opened the first new park in the city centre in about a100 years and are starting construction on a new large park in the north of the city centre so there's some progress in that regard.
Castlefield viaduct?
Not only do I want to visit i want to live.
That was a nice switch up, Manchester is awesome and not as up itself as London! Funny as I was wanting to suggest another day trip from Edinburgh but was thinking you wanted to concentrate on Scotland. But Newcastle is only two hours away and doesn't feel that much more of a day trip then going to Glasgow. Also we did kind of used to be in the same country back when Edinburgh and Newcastle was the old kingdom of Northumbria! Anyway, its a cool city to spend the day in when Edinburgh gets a bit too stuffy!
Glad the change of scenery is appreciated! I love making content from beyond Edinburgh but it always does so badly on the channel 😅 not that it keeps me from travelling anyway! I will force those day trips on people whether they like it or not!
Manchester to Edinburgh 3:30 hours, at the most most. The M6, M74, Moffat Road ,A701. Worked there for 6 years, have you got an elecctric car?
Manchester is on my list of places to visit so thanks for such a great video. I’m in York just now and I highly recommend it. It’s compact so easy to quick to get around and lots of open spaces too
Aaah York, I feel so embarrassed I’ve never been - but it’s very high on my list! It looks like it would be a total treat to photograph!
Hahahaha I love your accent , you didn't show Manchester it's a lot bigger than the northern quarter, you are welcome to come back anytime, enjoy your time in Manchester
my hometown!
Mine too
I feel sorry for you
@munterboy1744 don't be
Mancherster is calling out for green spaces as i really love the city with all its creativity and amazing people but the city does need more investment into greenery and better transport around the city although you do have the tram network, Mancherster is amazing and i really would love to visit again as i love football so much and enjoy live events.
Mancunian here! I'm moving to Edinburgh from here in the summer!
I love my home city. But it's not an outdoorsy city, not a pretty place whatsoever (haha) and has far too much of a 'big city' feel for me.
So I'm glad you had a great time but I'm very reassured by the points you raised in the video 😁
(Your videos have been so useful before the move up by the way. So thank you & keep doing what you're doing!)
So happy to hear my videos have been helpful!! Wishing you only the best for your relocation - especially when it comes to finding accommodation 😅 good vibes are needed for that part of the quest I think!
Don't worry, Glasgow is only 50 mins on the train from Edinburgh and will give you that big city industrial town party and shopping vibe of home any time you want
Great video.. but I don’t think we’re grumpy😮. We’re a friendly lot 😊
I live in Manchester.And from many places I visited and lived its decent. That was spot on when you said that everyone can find their tribe.I call it home for 16 years now. I would say tho if you think people of Manchester are grumpy wait for London if you haven't been. Eevrytime I travel to London I can't wait to be back up North.
I thought Manchester and a lot of places in the UK felt very rundown and lots of rubbish everywhere. I have family in UK and it always seems grey and gloomy. I also thought the houses were too small and stuck together.
@munterboy1744 Surly there are places like that in UK.Depends on angle you choose to looking at it.
@@Michaela_Mex I look at things realistically.
@@munterboy1744 sounds like you're a blind spaz
You found No Greenery in Manchester??? You must have visited Victoria Park, Whitworth Park, Alexdria Park and how could you miss the Piccaddilly Gardens in Manchester?
while it's true there's not much greenery in the city centre, Manchester is big and there are big parks a bit outside. Alexandra Park, Heaton Park, Platt Fields, Chorlton Water Park, Fletcher Moss Park.
I love manchester, but yes over the years the parks have disappeared. It is part of why i now live out in the peak district and commute in when i need to.
That sounds like the best way of doing it!
There are still loads of Parks and Green space in and around the edge of Manchester City Centre
Whitworth Park
Platt Fields
Fletcher Moss
Picadilly Gardens
Parsonage Gardens
Heaton Park
Castlefield Viaduct
Green space by Chethams and Urbis
Peel Park
Mayfield Park
Ardwick Green
The green space by the gay village with the Alan Turing Memorial
Granby Row
Alexandra Park
Hulme Park
The recreation of the Roman Fort
Castlefield urban heritage park
St Johns Gardenst Michaels Flags and Angel Meadow
Cotton Fields
Ancoats Green
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What's the name of the place with the Japanese Cafe? I couldn't understand 😢
you mentioned the sleepiness of edinbrgh, have you been there during tourist season? hardly sleepy, and during the fringe locals cant move for tourists etc...
Indeed I have been here for total of 12 tourist seasons now! But that'd be like saying someone is aways tired and sniffly just because they catch the flu twice a year.
But I do agree I love parks and greenery
It’s so strange to imagine such a large and important city basically lacking any sort of large park space! A really fun place to visit though and I’m looking forward to going back .)
Only thing that lets Manchester down is Piccadilly gardens, it’s terrible. Aside from that there are some nice things to see.
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Love the shot at 10:33! Manchester seems OK from this video. I've been in Birmingham, and never ever want to set foot in there again. Always thought that Manchester is similar. And the fact that both of them are 100% concrete cities puts me off. I like greenery.
It looks the same but its way more arty and alternative.
Well, Manchester has an Industrial past, so obviously cities with Industrial pasts have less greenery and parks in the city centres.
So what is wrong with Birmingham, if you would not set foot in Birmingham again I wouldn't go to Manchester
@@peterwilliamallen1063 I didn't like it's aesthetic of it nor the lack of feeling safe. Run down, dirty, buildings abandoned, sketchy persons at every corner and soo many homeless I have never seen in my life. Maybe I just happened to come on a bad day for the city, but I don't feel like I want to give it second chances.
@@JinJinDoe What run down dirty abandoned buildings, sorry I do not believe you have eve visited Birmingham, the City center is a totally modern cosmopolitan city Center and he is no run down dirty buildings in the suburbs. Ask any one who visited Birmingham for the 2022 Commonwealth Games and they will agree that Brum is a fantastic City of Friendly people.
I would like to discover the city of bath😊
Manchester was an Industrial city so obviously there's little greenery or no parks in the city centre. Cities with Industrial past will most likely be less greenery. If you knew Manchester's history, then you wouldn't have expected to see alot of trees.
As a matter of fact many green spaces have been built over with flats and offices in the recent years (or in very close future, like the Islington Green), so I don't think the city's history is to blame. Bet Piccadilly gardens looked better without the street food pop ups too.
Manchester has many great parks - unfortunately it’s true that they are not in the city centre, but Manchester is far more than just the centre.
@@rufdymond I’m looking forward to visiting again and exploring further! Do you have any areas further from the centre you’re recommend exploring?
@@Kakibot Manchester has many parks, like Whitworth Park, Platts field park, Alexandra Park, and many more, although those listed are mostly focused in the south of the city... Heaton park in the north of the city is also v nice
Edinburgh is very quiet, yes, and very different from London.
In the summers the city centre is almost unbearable. Sad to say it stinks like piss a lot so I tend to avoid it on hot days , especially weekends. I prefer to go out to the peak District which is right on Manchesters doorstep!
this looks like a small version of portland dark and gloomy i wonder if i will like it
You might! Probably similarly artsy to Portland!
Portland us beautiful. Manchester not so much everything is rundown and there's rubbish everywhere.
manchester near Liverpool
You missed the new statue of Fredrich Engels and the library where Marx and Endels studied before writing the Communist manifesto. The Peterloo masacre akso happened in Manchester.
Manchester is red or blue?
I'm from Greater Manchester originally and lived in the city once upon a time. Even when I go back into the city I get a buzz from it that no place other than London gives me in the UK. It is crying out for green spaces (Piccadilly Gardens are a joke) but there is new green space at Mayfield Park and the Park in the sky at Castlefield.
Good vid - though i'm not sure how much Mancs would appreciate their city being described as a "mini London" !! Back in the madchester days of the very late 80s/early 90s there was a tshirt with "On the 8th day God created Manchester". The city's self belief is equal parts endearing and infuriating.
😅 Yes that was very touristy of me - I was just trying to sell it to my fellow non natives!
morrissey lore????
I have studied and lived in Manchester for 10 years but I am sorry to say that but strangely you have missed all the stylish places and showed all the tacky and trashy places!
I am a real Mancunian. Manchester is the centre of the known World. PLease don't be put off i f your first experience of the City happens to be Piccadilly Gardens - what a smelly dump. Everything else is brill.
you do not want to come here