Manchester is full of history, being the first industrialised city in the world. There is the Rylands library, and the Chetham library, both full of treasures. The Textile Museum, the Manchester Museum, the old canals... the list goes on.
Not the First Industralised City in the world it was only involved in the Cotton Trade, the City of Birmingham has been an Industrialised City/ Town since the Civil War known as a City of a thousamd Trades
Those two pubs near the cathedral have moved twice. In 1971, during redevelopment of the area they were in at the time, they were moved vertically upwards on stilts. Sometime after the IRA bomb in 1996, they were taken apart and rebuilt 300m away at their current location, and repositioned to form an 'L' shape between them. (They used to be in line with each other.)
You have to experience Cambridge and it’s smaller sister Ely if you love Cathedrals. You can do both in a day as Ely is roughly 25 mins drive from Cambridge.
@@MacandBlair if you also go another 10 minutes drive past Ely you get to a little village called Littleport - outside the beautiful St George’s church is a Harley Davidson statue in memory of one of the founders of Harley Davidson who was from Littleport. Most people think Harley was founded by Americans but that’s not the case! Enjoy!
Remember having to go to a company conference years back and the driving directions were a bit vague when they should have been “just drive to the biggest building you can see!”
Next summer take the kids to Blackpool. Six miles of sandy beaches, three piers with all the fun of the fair, lots of attractions including Blackpool Tower Circus, Blackpool Pleasure Beach theme park with big dippers across the sky line, there's donkeys for kids to ride on on the beach and Blackpool Tower itself, our version of the Eiffel Tower. Lots of cheap guest house B&Bs if you want to stay over.
I live just east of Manchester in an area called saddleworth. I originate from a place in North Manchester called standish. Miles standish was the quartermaster on the mayflower. Standish has a parish church that goes way back to 1582. It's the first time watching your channel and thank you for loving my country as much as I do.
I've been living in and around Manchester since 1976. I can tell you that it was depressing especially on a rainy day. Dilapidated industrial buildings were everywhere. Then in 2006 it seemed to have woken up with the completion of the Beetham Tower where the Hilton Hotel is today. The Beetham Tower and the CIS Building were the only notable high-rise back then. Today I have lost count on the number of high-rises that have sprung up like mushrooms all over the city. Manchester is now a very clean a modern city where you can still find gems like the Barton Arcade, the Print Works, the Corn Exchange, the Sinclair Oyster Bar and many more. My favorite place is Media City in Salford Quays where you can find the BBC Studios/Head Quarters outside of London, the Lowry Museum, the Imperial War Museum and the Manchester United Old Trafford Stadium in the distant. My other favorite place is the Castlefield area where you can board a boat cruise to the aforementioned Media City. BTW The oldest railway station in the world is located in Liverpool Road, Castlefield. The Science and Industry Museum is also located in Castlefield.
Might I suggest visiting Chester? It's a small walkable city (everything close together in walking distance), but with lots to see and history stretching back 1900 years to Roman times. You can walk around the top of the old Roman and Norman walls that surrounded and protected the old city. Visit the Roman amphitheatre and gardens. Even take the official Roman walking tour if you like, fun and educational for your kids. Visit the 1000-year-old cathedral. Visit the Rows an entirely unique shopping precinct dating back 700-800 years with medieval architecture. Walk through the beautiful Grosvenor Park, where your kids can also enjoy the playground and miniature railway. And down to the Groves, a promenade on the bank of the River Dee, where you can also go on boat rides along the river if you like.
In case you didn't realise, the building in the last shot was Salford Cathedral. Salford and Manchester are both cities, side by side. So you saw two cathedrals in the same day.
Loved when you visited Liverpool the city where I was born and raised. I now live in Manchester which is a wonderful vibrant city. Emmeline Pankhurst of the Womens Suffrage movement was born here and the political history of the city is amazing. When you were at the Cathedral you were so close to Chethams School of Music which houses the oldest English speaking library, where Karl Marx and Engels would sit and discuss Political Philosophy. Our main public library is also beautiful, and then we have John Rylands Library which can only be described as a Cathedral to Literature. They give you a mirror when you go in so you don't strain your neck constantly looking up. Our Town Hall is a beautiful Victorian Gothic building which is open to the public and has an amazing cafe Others have mentioned Castlefields, this area of the city is where the Roman's settled and there is a small area of excavated Roman ruins. The Museum of Science and Industry is in this area, a great place for kids. A walk along the canal in this area is a must, where you can marvel at the Victorian engineering in the many ornate railway bridges. You really do need to come back.
Thanks for updating my memories of this great northern city. It is 50 years since last I was there. Whilst at junior prep in England, we did a series of days' study on famous people from different cities. I remember Manchester for the scientists who made breakthroughs while working there: Rutherford (Father of nuclear physics), John Dalton (founder of atomic theory), Alan Turing (Father of modern computing). Of course, the Manchester Ship Canal was a pioneering engineering project too. Quite a city!
I suggest Durham. The cathedral will astound you, and while in the area you can visit the Beamish living museum. (You need a whole day for that alone !)
Another well presented and filmed video....There are a lot of classic cities in the UK, it's hard to recommend any, they all have their own appeal. But Perhaps York
I live in this city. There is so much more to see. I recommend you visit the rylands library and Manchester museum, the next time you come. Also take a tour through ancoats and northern quarter. There is a china town here too and various other areas, all with their own unique feel. Manchester is so diverse due to its multicultural population. So much variety of food and many more beautiful churches and medieval halls, art galleries, gardens, science museum ( which you might enjoy) also a museum with planes from different eras( can’t remember name) There is a lot to see in Manchester if you have time and all the places like art galleries, museums, botanical gardens are all free to the public.
John Rylands Library always seems to be overlooked by visitors to the city and yet it's a stunning building with some great things to see. I always recommend it too!
Lovely to see my old home town So much more to it though so on your next visit make sure you visit neighbouring Salford and media city where the BBC moved to and where you have the wonderful Lowry Art gallery / museum across the water you have the amazing futuristic war museum You also have the world famous Manchester United football stadium
Manchester and its surrounding areas started the industrial revolution with its industry and Mills. Next time head down to the canal area. Many of the Mills have been put to other use. Years ago it was grimey and always foggy!
You should have gone to Afflecks palace (basically an independent emporium full of up and coming designers, Art and odd shops etc) It's based in the northern quarter of the city...If you're looking for somewhere else to go you can't go wrong with Bristol (where i currently reside) full of maritime history, some of it quite controversial with links to the slave trade (recently a slave trader had his statue ripped down and thrown in the docks🤭) The SS Great Britain (A technical marvel in 1843) the famous Clifton suspension bridge, a Norman/Gothic cathedral, Tudor revival library and Edwardian baroque museum with plenty of independent eateries (none of that chain rubbish) It's also the home of Banksy (so expect to see a few of his works dotted around) as well as Massive Attack (the band) you should give it a pop.👍
Hi I love your family and channel I found it funny that you called it a shopping centre when they are called Malls in America I believe you are becoming British in speech 😁 because when I watched UK vloggers they say Mall ....have you been to Chester it's got so much history and lovely shopping quarters 😁.
My city! Next time you should visit the John Ryland library on Deansgate, then try to get into the Richmond Tearooms in The Village for afternoon tea or lovely lunches. Or maybe get out of the city centre and try the Curry Mile in Rusholme. Pubs are always a good place for lunch and most are family friendly in the city centre. Come back Ar Kid!!! 🤣🤣🤣
Manchester, the city of my birth. Although I left it fifty years ago. Built on cotton and the industrial revolution. If your ever there again, visit Rylands library, pay homage to the Peterloo massacre, and much else. As a black American, you should know that back in the 60s., many American soul singers found their spiritual home there, much of the nightclub life was based on black American soul music, in what later became "northern soul" although that term only came in later.
Awesome as always, loved your uploads when you was in Liverpool, I am a new you tuber but I enjoy droning so am droning sites in Merseyside then I go further when channel grow, keep up your amazing work mate 😀👍
Hya Mac, another great video with some amazing shots of the city. Manchester is my home town and it has some amazing history. It was the first Industrial City after the Industrial Revolution, it also has the oldest English speaking library in the World it is well worth a visit and your kids would love a visit to the Museum of Science and Industry where you will be able to see the worlds oldest railway station and a plethora of amazing displays and exhibitions. I love following you on your travels and was glad to see the kids back in this video. Cheers keep em coming
It was really nice for you and your family to visit my city. There is a food market in Manchester where you can get food from around the world and there is an authentic Mexican taco stand as well. If you like buffet there is one on Deansgate the name is Cosmos. There is a science museum for the kids and its a interactive one where the kids get to touch things and really enjoy themselves. If you go during the school holidays there have alot of activities the children can get involved in. I used to take my daughter there all the time we had great fun!! There is a restaurant that sells home-cooked food or you can just bring your own picnic and sit in the aviation lounge. Just check the times online not sure if changed since the virus? Best of all the museum is free.
Lincoln City is small but packed full of history - Roman ruins, Castle (houses copy of Magna Carta), Cathedral, Bomber Command Memorial - Christmas Market is good too
A small town with bg history is Bradford in west Yorkshire,you may hear some bad reviews of this city but been born in this town I'm very proud of our heritage here ,a city full of amazing architecture and plenty to see and do ,put it on your list
The film and photography museum is worth a visit,with the IMAX cinema too , possibly one of the best looking book stores too Waterstones inside the old wool exchange is awesome and definitely deserves a visit,the all new underground shops is cool too built in the old tunnel system that runs beneath the city centre
You would love a day out in Salisbury. Going by the things you like it would be perfect for a visit. Huge Cathedral, beautiful parks and very very old buildings everywhere, plus lots of shopping and a market. Very old city. Check it out
You should really visit Brighton Mac visit the famous lanes very family friendly the peir is the most visited place outside of London the food is amazing especially if you like fish and it's got that quirky English feel to it so much to see you need at least a week there look it up the kids would love it and so would you 😎👍
Chester and York are beautiful places to visit, full of history and architecture. York has great museums and York Minster cathedral. Chester has the Roman walls which you can walk on and The Rows which is a unique shopping experience.
Go to Portsmouth, take the kids to the Historic Dockyard and on to HMS Victory and HMS Warrior....The Mary Rose and then on down to the Beach and Fair in Southsea (also in portsmouth), or even pop up to Arundel half hour doen the coast for the Castle and a walk through the nature reserves
Chester, if you haven't already visited Chester then you should. Closer to home for you I would suggest Worcester for a day trip, but then I would as it's my home county! You could do the remainder of the three counties, Gloucester and Hereford. Visit Malvern on a summers day and walk the Malvern Hills, the views are spectacular. Also in Worcestershire try the village of Broadway and up on the hill you must visit Broadway Tower with its views of 18 counties.
Next time you find yourself in Manchester I recommend the John Rylands Library (look it up, it's beautiful and has some amazing things to check out, and is also free) and the Museum of Science & Industry, so much to see there too. Then up Oxford Rd near the University is another museum Manchester Museum with some amazing artifacts, though it's currently closed for work until Feb 2023.
Nice new video great production sound music videography all top notch, how you get so good? When I was in the UK I found it very hard to get restaurant reservations because I have 4 kids so fast food and pubs was about it. Have you noticed that? Anyways great video thank you. BTW Edinburgh and York are the best historical cities to see.
For the video production... youtube tutorials and trial and error. LoL Restaurants are hard to book with kids... Or rather we can't walk in without booking.
Sorry forgot to mention that the name of the museum is called Manchester science and industry museum. All info is online. Hope this helps? Kindest Regards Ursula
Have you been to Portsmouth yet? I have a vague recollection of a vlog, but can't find it amongst your posts. If you haven't, its well worth a visit. Great museum, the HMS Victory and the Mary Rose exhibition. Then there's the Spinnaker Tower for the views along the coast.
That was really interesting. It was to me as I've never been to Manchester and probably never will,so you've saved me a journey. I loved how all the old Tudor buildings were still intact around the Cathedral. Also I could see how it's got that vibrant vibe I read of in the newly constructed parts where all those shiny glass and metal towers are. I think you always have to book online in advance for Los Iguanas also you have to pay by card. I know that as in our local paper there was a story how a local Mum took some kids for a birthday meal there then wanted to pay in cash and the situation escalated and the police were called....thats how I know. Should you wish to visit my city which is Bristol just on the edge of the west country here is an itinerary I've thought up for you. The thing is Bristol has got lots of interest but it's spread out and dotted all over the place. Now I'm assuming you'll drive and park. So in the city centre first have a look at the Empty Plinth where once stood the statue of Edward Colston until he got toppled by a bunch of posh white woke kids. Then walk down the cobbled waterfront that was the old harbour,now it's picturesque and a nice place for crowds of young people to hang out on summer evenings. It's like the Canal St Martin and Bassin de Villette in Paris. Cross the bridge to M shed. That is a free and a pretty good portrait in objects etc of life in Bristol in centuries past. Now walk a little further and you come to the Great Britain,it's the biggest of the awesome in their day steamships that the charismatic engineer Brunel built to take passengers and emigrants across the Atlantic. Then get the ferry boat back to the centre and get a no.8 bus up to Clifton from which it's a short walk to Brunels Suspension Bridge which is a beautiful sight. See it from the top of the hill that is crowned by a stone building that was once a windmill a long time ago. I've heard there is now a cafe on the roof terrace which sounds lovely but I haven't been up that way for ages. So have a meal or snack or if it's sunny picnic on the grass. Also visit inside the building The Giants Cave,the kids will love this,you go down and along a narrow tunnel in the rock and come out onto a platform on the cliff face. Also in the building go up the steps to the Camera Obscura,it's one of the few original ones from the 1700s just before someone worked out how to fix the image. As kids me and my siblings loved this. You are in a completely dark room and on a round white screen is projected from a mirror above a live image of the outside world. It must have been magical back in the day. The trick is to have someone stationed outside to wave except it never works because they get bored and mooch off to buy an ice cream. Sorry to ramble so long,there is loads more in Bristol but I'd better stop somewhere.
The two pubs near the cathedral have actually moved twice. They were moved in the 60s and again to their current location after the IRA bombs in the 90s damaged them.
Sheffield is the greenest city in the UK and has interesting history / culture. Try the official Sheffield Round Walk route starting at Endcliffe Park and you won't believe you're in a city. There's also the popular Kelham Island area near the city centre with nice pubs / restaurants and Kelham Island museum showing the city's industrial history. The city centre itself has a beautiful cathedral, the winter gardens and the millennium galleries all of which are worth a visit and free admission.
I love you're tour's me and the boss (Mr's) are looking to get away soon but not sure where to go we've not long been back from Edinburgh was thinking Lincoln or Manchester what would you recommend only us two no complaining kid's 😅
The Wellington and Sinclair pub has been moved 3 times. Because they're listed you can't destroy them, so they've been moved everytime Manchester had had a facelift. The Manchester bomb of 1996 caused the last move as it was situated on Shambles Square, which no longer exists. But next time you need to go to John Rylands Library. Very gothic. Also there's a toilet for the ladies that's what used to be called water closets. Very old.
How about trying historic Coventry? Three cathedrals, medieval Spon Street and St Mary's Hall, St John the Baptist church where a number of King Charles l Cavaliers were kept as prisoners by the parliamentarian forces during the English Civil War, the 'Lady Godiva' legend, The Coventry 'Blitz' when during the Second World War, Coventry was flattened by the German (Nazi) airforce. We also have the gatehouses of the old city wall and our amazing 'Transport Museum' that houses all the various bicycles, motorbikes and cars built in Coventry during the industrial age. Oh and the Herbert Museum is worth a visit too. ;)
I have lived in Manchester for most of my life and was born here. It was the home of the Industrial Revolution. The 1996 IRA bomb left the city centre looking like a war zone. The footage of you travelling on the escalator to the food hall, all of that was completely blown away. You were in St Ann's church - those stained glass windows were blown out and the same for the cathedral. The City Council had to decide whether to build back as it was when the cotton mills were in full flight or build for the future with an eye to reminding people of Manchester's industrial heritage. The latter plan was chosen and the result is the modern city that you have visited. The University of Manchester has the largest campus in Western Europe. The airport is the northern hub for international flights and at Christmas time, there is a huge German market outside the Town Hall and beyond. There is a peace garden at the rear of the cathedral dedicated to the Ariana Grande concert where one man killed 22 people. The garden was dedicated by Prince William and the lovely Catherine. It is a city of firsts including the first IVF baby born in the entire world. There is a Chinatown, the Printworks has some good restaurants, if you come out of Barton Arcade where you were and walk left you will come to a restaurant area. Great city. If my mother came back from Heaven, she wouldn't recognise it.
To get a taste of the recent history of Manchester, search for Fred Dibnah, and Manchester city centre bombing. Imagine that, walking around England and having to be on the lookout for things that could do that.
@@MacandBlair good answer, I am from Liverpool, I took a Ukrainian TH-camr around lpool and made a few bids for my own TH-cam, I'd love you to check them out
Manchester is full of history, being the first industrialised city in the world. There is the Rylands library, and the Chetham library, both full of treasures. The Textile Museum, the Manchester Museum, the old canals... the list goes on.
Not the First Industralised City in the world it was only involved in the Cotton Trade, the City of Birmingham has been an Industrialised City/ Town since the Civil War known as a City of a thousamd Trades
@@peterwilliamallen1063 that is still industry
Never been in England. It is definitely on my bucket list. Meanwhile I enjoy it through your videos. You just got a new subscriber!!!!
Thanks Walk Along!
Those two pubs near the cathedral have moved twice. In 1971, during redevelopment of the area they were in at the time, they were moved vertically upwards on stilts. Sometime after the IRA bomb in 1996, they were taken apart and rebuilt 300m away at their current location, and repositioned to form an 'L' shape between them. (They used to be in line with each other.)
A pal of mine cleaned the bricks from those pubs, as they were dismantled, documented, numbered etc to be rebuilt ‘round the corner’
I felt extremely homesick watching this. Love my city! I am glad you enjoyed your time there :)
Also, for the kids - the Science and Industry Museum is an absolute must.
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The Arndale food cart is trast, if you come back go to the market in the Arndale, there's loads of little street food stalls with amazing food
You have to experience Cambridge and it’s smaller sister Ely if you love Cathedrals. You can do both in a day as Ely is roughly 25 mins drive from Cambridge.
On the list - thanks
@@MacandBlair if you also go another 10 minutes drive past Ely you get to a little village called Littleport - outside the beautiful St George’s church is a Harley Davidson statue in memory of one of the founders of Harley Davidson who was from Littleport. Most people think Harley was founded by Americans but that’s not the case! Enjoy!
Very interesting thanks for the tag along 👍
Remember having to go to a company conference years back and the driving directions were a bit vague when they should have been “just drive to the biggest building you can see!”
Next summer take the kids to Blackpool. Six miles of sandy beaches, three piers with all the fun of the fair, lots of attractions including Blackpool Tower Circus, Blackpool Pleasure Beach theme park with big dippers across the sky line, there's donkeys for kids to ride on on the beach and Blackpool Tower itself, our version of the Eiffel Tower. Lots of cheap guest house B&Bs if you want to stay over.
Sounds awesome 🙂
I live just east of Manchester in an area called saddleworth. I originate from a place in North Manchester called standish. Miles standish was the quartermaster on the mayflower. Standish has a parish church that goes way back to 1582. It's the first time watching your channel and thank you for loving my country as much as I do.
I've been living in and around Manchester since 1976. I can tell you that it was depressing especially on a rainy day. Dilapidated industrial buildings were everywhere. Then in 2006 it seemed to have woken up with the completion of the Beetham Tower where the Hilton Hotel is today. The Beetham Tower and the CIS Building were the only notable high-rise back then. Today I have lost count on the number of high-rises that have sprung up like mushrooms all over the city. Manchester is now a very clean a modern city where you can still find gems like the Barton Arcade, the Print Works, the Corn Exchange, the Sinclair Oyster Bar and many more. My favorite place is Media City in Salford Quays where you can find the BBC Studios/Head Quarters outside of London, the Lowry Museum, the Imperial War Museum and the Manchester United Old Trafford Stadium in the distant. My other favorite place is the Castlefield area where you can board a boat cruise to the aforementioned Media City. BTW The oldest railway station in the world is located in Liverpool Road, Castlefield. The Science and Industry Museum is also located in Castlefield.
😂.... You're definitely working for Andy..
Awesome tour bud! Try ‘Lincoln’! I hear that’s a cool gaff to visit! I’ve never been…👍
You guys are great. Reckon you would love Oxford.
Thanks for the recommendation 👍🏾
Might I suggest visiting Chester? It's a small walkable city (everything close together in walking distance), but with lots to see and history stretching back 1900 years to Roman times.
You can walk around the top of the old Roman and Norman walls that surrounded and protected the old city. Visit the Roman amphitheatre and gardens. Even take the official Roman walking tour if you like, fun and educational for your kids. Visit the 1000-year-old cathedral. Visit the Rows an entirely unique shopping precinct dating back 700-800 years with medieval architecture. Walk through the beautiful Grosvenor Park, where your kids can also enjoy the playground and miniature railway. And down to the Groves, a promenade on the bank of the River Dee, where you can also go on boat rides along the river if you like.
In case you didn't realise, the building in the last shot was Salford Cathedral. Salford and Manchester are both cities, side by side. So you saw two cathedrals in the same day.
Loving watching you all. Thank you for sharing your adventures 🙂
Oh man, Wok to work is good. I live on the street behind las iguanas so it's a two minute walk away and I take advantage of that fact regularly.
Manchester is a wonderful city, but York is worth a visit. It's one of my favourites.
Loved when you visited Liverpool the city where I was born and raised. I now live in Manchester which is a wonderful vibrant city. Emmeline Pankhurst of the Womens Suffrage movement was born here and the political history of the city is amazing. When you were at the Cathedral you were so close to Chethams School of Music which houses the oldest English speaking library, where Karl Marx and Engels would sit and discuss Political Philosophy. Our main public library is also beautiful, and then we have John Rylands Library which can only be described as a Cathedral to Literature. They give you a mirror when you go in so you don't strain your neck constantly looking up. Our Town Hall is a beautiful Victorian Gothic building which is open to the public and has an amazing cafe
Others have mentioned Castlefields, this area of the city is where the Roman's settled and there is a small area of excavated Roman ruins. The Museum of Science and Industry is in this area, a great place for kids. A walk along the canal in this area is a must, where you can marvel at the Victorian engineering in the many ornate railway bridges.
You really do need to come back.
Spoken like a true Manc 😂 bravo 👏🏻
@@terryoconnor8165 I’m not a Mancunian and agree with every word 😃
I was born and bred in Manchester x ❤
Thanks for updating my memories of this great northern city. It is 50 years since last I was there. Whilst at junior prep in England, we did a series of days' study on famous people from different cities. I remember Manchester for the scientists who made breakthroughs while working there: Rutherford (Father of nuclear physics), John Dalton (founder of atomic theory), Alan Turing (Father of modern computing). Of course, the Manchester Ship Canal was a pioneering engineering project too. Quite a city!
my father was in charge of the power station on the Manchester ship canal during WW2 It managed to survive several bombing attempts as did my father
I suggest Durham. The cathedral will astound you, and while in the area you can visit the Beamish living museum. (You need a whole day for that alone !)
So appreciate the effort you put into the production of your videos. They are great but what I really love is your calm and soothing voice....
Thanks 😌
Another well presented and filmed video....There are a lot of classic cities in the UK, it's hard to recommend any, they all have their own appeal. But Perhaps York
Yes York is beautiful
I live in this city. There is so much more to see. I recommend you visit the rylands library and Manchester museum, the next time you come. Also take a tour through ancoats and northern quarter.
There is a china town here too and various other areas, all with their own unique feel.
Manchester is so diverse due to its multicultural population. So much variety of food and many more beautiful churches and medieval halls, art galleries, gardens, science museum ( which you might enjoy) also a museum with planes from different eras( can’t remember name)
There is a lot to see in Manchester if you have time and all the places like art galleries, museums, botanical gardens are all free to the public.
John Rylands Library always seems to be overlooked by visitors to the city and yet it's a stunning building with some great things to see. I always recommend it too!
Lovely to see my old home town So much more to it though so on your next visit make sure you visit neighbouring Salford and media city where the BBC moved to and where you have the wonderful Lowry Art gallery / museum across the water you have the amazing futuristic war museum You also have the world famous Manchester United football stadium
Manchester and its surrounding areas started the industrial revolution with its industry and Mills. Next time head down to the canal area. Many of the Mills have been put to other use. Years ago it was grimey and always foggy!
Next time you're in Manchester or Leeds, you need to eat at Red's True Barbecue! You and the family will love it!
You should have gone to Afflecks palace (basically an independent emporium full of up and coming designers, Art and odd shops etc) It's based in the northern quarter of the city...If you're looking for somewhere else to go you can't go wrong with Bristol (where i currently reside) full of maritime history, some of it quite controversial with links to the slave trade (recently a slave trader had his statue ripped down and thrown in the docks🤭) The SS Great Britain (A technical marvel in 1843) the famous Clifton suspension bridge, a Norman/Gothic cathedral, Tudor revival library and Edwardian baroque museum with plenty of independent eateries (none of that chain rubbish) It's also the home of Banksy (so expect to see a few of his works dotted around) as well as Massive Attack (the band) you should give it a pop.👍
you are such a nice person 🙏 thanks for the video
Hi I love your family and channel I found it funny that you called it a shopping centre when they are called Malls in America I believe you are becoming British in speech 😁 because when I watched UK vloggers they say Mall ....have you been to Chester it's got so much history and lovely shopping quarters 😁.
just great. love your chilled vibe and appreciation of places. Onward and upwards!
My city! Next time you should visit the John Ryland library on Deansgate, then try to get into the Richmond Tearooms in The Village for afternoon tea or lovely lunches. Or maybe get out of the city centre and try the Curry Mile in Rusholme. Pubs are always a good place for lunch and most are family friendly in the city centre. Come back Ar Kid!!! 🤣🤣🤣
I must go again - last time I was there was about 15 years ago. It really has changed for the better.
Chester and York are lovely cities. X
Manchester, the city of my birth. Although I left it fifty years ago. Built on cotton and the industrial revolution. If your ever there again, visit Rylands library, pay homage to the Peterloo massacre, and much else. As a black American, you should know that back in the 60s., many American soul singers found their spiritual home there, much of the nightclub life was based on black American soul music, in what later became "northern soul" although that term only came in later.
Another great video!! This one in particular immediately caught my attention; I plan to visit next year. Great comments and information. Love it! ❤😊
Hungry in Manchester? It's "Curry Mile" (Wilmslow Road) every time for me; but like you, I'm not a local.
Awesome as always, loved your uploads when you was in Liverpool, I am a new you tuber but I enjoy droning so am droning sites in Merseyside then I go further when channel grow, keep up your amazing work mate 😀👍
Oh that was lovely. I grew up around the greater Manchester area so spent a lot of my youth in the the city. Always loved it.
You should definitely visit Manchester when the Christmas markets start, well worth a look 👌
Hya Mac, another great video with some amazing shots of the city. Manchester is my home town and it has some amazing history. It was the first Industrial City after the Industrial Revolution, it also has the oldest English speaking library in the World it is well worth a visit and your kids would love a visit to the Museum of Science and Industry where you will be able to see the worlds oldest railway station and a plethora of amazing displays and exhibitions. I love following you on your travels and was glad to see the kids back in this video. Cheers keep em coming
Is that the John Rylands library you mean, or the Chetham library? Both are absolute MUST-SEES.
@@bod-essebod-esse4142 Chethams is the oldest but as you say John Rylands is a must see as well, they are both amazing 👍
It was really nice for you and your family to visit my city. There is a food market in Manchester where you can get food from around the world and there is an authentic Mexican taco stand as well. If you like buffet there is one on Deansgate the name is Cosmos.
There is a science museum for the kids and its a interactive one where the kids get to touch things and really enjoy themselves. If you go during the school holidays there have alot of activities the children can get involved in. I used to take my daughter there all the time we had great fun!!
There is a restaurant that sells home-cooked food or you can just bring your own picnic and sit in the aviation lounge. Just check the times online not sure if changed since the virus?
Best of all the museum is free.
Great suggestions, thanks!
Thanks for the contents, hope you and your family have many more adventurous trips
Lincoln City is small but packed full of history - Roman ruins, Castle (houses copy of Magna Carta), Cathedral, Bomber Command Memorial - Christmas Market is good too
I live there and I wish I could be as enthusiastic as you about it. 😅
Fantastic vid loved it . ❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
Another great video, Mac. I don’t live in Manchester but in one of its satellite towns. You always do a sterling job.
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A small town with bg history is Bradford in west Yorkshire,you may hear some bad reviews of this city but been born in this town I'm very proud of our heritage here ,a city full of amazing architecture and plenty to see and do ,put it on your list
It's on my list. Thanks for the recommendation.
The film and photography museum is worth a visit,with the IMAX cinema too , possibly one of the best looking book stores too Waterstones inside the old wool exchange is awesome and definitely deserves a visit,the all new underground shops is cool too built in the old tunnel system that runs beneath the city centre
You would love a day out in Salisbury. Going by the things you like it would be perfect for a visit.
Huge Cathedral, beautiful parks and very very old buildings everywhere, plus lots of shopping and a market.
Very old city. Check it out
You should really visit Brighton Mac visit the famous lanes very family friendly the peir is the most visited place outside of London the food is amazing especially if you like fish and it's got that quirky English feel to it so much to see you need at least a week there look it up the kids would love it and so would you 😎👍
Chester and York are beautiful places to visit, full of history and architecture. York has great museums and York Minster cathedral. Chester has the Roman walls which you can walk on and The Rows which is a unique shopping experience.
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Go to Portsmouth, take the kids to the Historic Dockyard and on to HMS Victory and HMS Warrior....The Mary Rose and then on down to the Beach and Fair in Southsea (also in portsmouth), or even pop up to Arundel half hour doen the coast for the Castle and a walk through the nature reserves
This is a great suggestion. Then come to sunny Guildford's beautiful cobbled high street, tudor shop fronts and the North Downs.
Chester, if you haven't already visited Chester then you should.
Closer to home for you I would suggest Worcester for a day trip, but then I would as it's my home county!
You could do the remainder of the three counties, Gloucester and Hereford.
Visit Malvern on a summers day and walk the Malvern Hills, the views are spectacular.
Also in Worcestershire try the village of Broadway and up on the hill you must visit Broadway Tower with its views of 18 counties.
If you love architecture you should visit Bath. Great video btw 🙂
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Come visit Chester. Lots of history and and beautiful buildings. Combine it with the Cheshire show next year. Not too far from Derby.
Thanks for the recommendations. It is on the list now.
Love it Love it Love it!!! Keep Going. Why try the city or area of Rye? Have you been there? Gorgeous!
Next time you find yourself in Manchester I recommend the John Rylands Library (look it up, it's beautiful and has some amazing things to check out, and is also free) and the Museum of Science & Industry, so much to see there too. Then up Oxford Rd near the University is another museum Manchester Museum with some amazing artifacts, though it's currently closed for work until Feb 2023.
listen to. The stone roses. The stone roses. on the headphones. Epic production.
All manchester bands are cool but i have to put this on top.
Nice new video great production sound music videography all top notch, how you get so good? When I was in the UK I found it very hard to get restaurant reservations because I have 4 kids so fast food and pubs was about it. Have you noticed that? Anyways great video thank you. BTW Edinburgh and York are the best historical cities to see.
For the video production... youtube tutorials and trial and error. LoL Restaurants are hard to book with kids... Or rather we can't walk in without booking.
Sorry forgot to mention that the name of the museum is called Manchester science and industry museum. All info is online. Hope this helps? Kindest Regards Ursula
Brighton and Oxford or Cambridge. Great video.
come up to Newcastle!
Great vid 👌
Have you been to Portsmouth yet? I have a vague recollection of a vlog, but can't find it amongst your posts. If you haven't, its well worth a visit. Great museum, the HMS Victory and the Mary Rose exhibition. Then there's the Spinnaker Tower for the views along the coast.
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Nice Vid..........Brilliant place ..
Hi Mac, perhaps visit Windsor and then cross over the bridge and visit Eton ❤
Don’t forget to do a Leeds walking tour. It’s a lovely city.
That was really interesting. It was to me as I've never been to Manchester and probably never will,so you've saved me a journey. I loved how all the old Tudor buildings were still intact around the Cathedral. Also I could see how it's got that vibrant vibe I read of in the newly constructed parts where all those shiny glass and metal towers are. I think you always have to book online in advance for Los Iguanas also you have to pay by card. I know that as in our local paper there was a story how a local Mum took some kids for a birthday meal there then wanted to pay in cash and the situation escalated and the police were called....thats how I know. Should you wish to visit my city which is Bristol just on the edge of the west country here is an itinerary I've thought up for you. The thing is Bristol has got lots of interest but it's spread out and dotted all over the place. Now I'm assuming you'll drive and park. So in the city centre first have a look at the Empty Plinth where once stood the statue of Edward Colston until he got toppled by a bunch of posh white woke kids. Then walk down the cobbled waterfront that was the old harbour,now it's picturesque and a nice place for crowds of young people to hang out on summer evenings. It's like the Canal St Martin and Bassin de Villette in Paris. Cross the bridge to M shed. That is a free and a pretty good portrait in objects etc of life in Bristol in centuries past. Now walk a little further and you come to the Great Britain,it's the biggest of the awesome in their day steamships that the charismatic engineer Brunel built to take passengers and emigrants across the Atlantic. Then get the ferry boat back to the centre and get a no.8 bus up to Clifton from which it's a short walk to Brunels Suspension Bridge which is a beautiful sight. See it from the top of the hill that is crowned by a stone building that was once a windmill a long time ago. I've heard there is now a cafe on the roof terrace which sounds lovely but I haven't been up that way for ages. So have a meal or snack or if it's sunny picnic on the grass. Also visit inside the building The Giants Cave,the kids will love this,you go down and along a narrow tunnel in the rock and come out onto a platform on the cliff face. Also in the building go up the steps to the Camera Obscura,it's one of the few original ones from the 1700s just before someone worked out how to fix the image. As kids me and my siblings loved this. You are in a completely dark room and on a round white screen is projected from a mirror above a live image of the outside world. It must have been magical back in the day. The trick is to have someone stationed outside to wave except it never works because they get bored and mooch off to buy an ice cream.
Sorry to ramble so long,there is loads more in Bristol but I'd better stop somewhere.
The two pubs near the cathedral have actually moved twice. They were moved in the 60s and again to their current location after the IRA bombs in the 90s damaged them.
Leeds
You went on a lucky day, it wasn't raining. Try a visit to Chester.
Sheffield is the greenest city in the UK and has interesting history / culture. Try the official Sheffield Round Walk route starting at Endcliffe Park and you won't believe you're in a city. There's also the popular Kelham Island area near the city centre with nice pubs / restaurants and Kelham Island museum showing the city's industrial history. The city centre itself has a beautiful cathedral, the winter gardens and the millennium galleries all of which are worth a visit and free admission.
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@@MacandBlair if you do visit sheffield, be sure to either go, or come back, via manchester, using the snake pass. it's a beautiful scenic drive.
I love you're tour's me and the boss (Mr's) are looking to get away soon but not sure where to go we've not long been back from Edinburgh was thinking Lincoln or Manchester what would you recommend only us two no complaining kid's 😅
The Wellington and Sinclair pub has been moved 3 times. Because they're listed you can't destroy them, so they've been moved everytime Manchester had had a facelift. The Manchester bomb of 1996 caused the last move as it was situated on Shambles Square, which no longer exists. But next time you need to go to John Rylands Library. Very gothic. Also there's a toilet for the ladies that's what used to be called water closets. Very old.
Love Manchester! I guess you've been to Nottingham and Derbyshire as you live in the Midlands xx
How about trying historic Coventry? Three cathedrals, medieval Spon Street and St Mary's Hall, St John the Baptist church where a number of King Charles l Cavaliers were kept as prisoners by the parliamentarian forces during the English Civil War, the 'Lady Godiva' legend, The Coventry 'Blitz' when during the Second World War, Coventry was flattened by the German (Nazi) airforce. We also have the gatehouses of the old city wall and our amazing 'Transport Museum' that houses all the various bicycles, motorbikes and cars built in Coventry during the industrial age. Oh and the Herbert Museum is worth a visit too. ;)
Must be a really friendly city, most people you pass are posturing for the camera 😅😅
They were lol 😁
Mac, Not sure whether you've tried bath yet; if not beautiful city
It is on my list of places to visit!
Have you been to Oxford? 🙂
Just drove through... will have to do a proper visit.
Why not try Blackpool illuminations.
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I have lived in Manchester for most of my life and was born here. It was the home of the Industrial Revolution. The 1996 IRA bomb left the city centre looking like a war zone. The footage of you travelling on the escalator to the food hall, all of that was completely blown away. You were in St Ann's church - those stained glass windows were blown out and the same for the cathedral. The City Council had to decide whether to build back as it was when the cotton mills were in full flight or build for the future with an eye to reminding people of Manchester's industrial heritage. The latter plan was chosen and the result is the modern city that you have visited. The University of Manchester has the largest campus in Western Europe. The airport is the northern hub for international flights and at Christmas time, there is a huge German market outside the Town Hall and beyond. There is a peace garden at the rear of the cathedral dedicated to the Ariana Grande concert where one man killed 22 people. The garden was dedicated by Prince William and the lovely Catherine. It is a city of firsts including the first IVF baby born in the entire world. There is a Chinatown, the Printworks has some good restaurants, if you come out of Barton Arcade where you were and walk left you will come to a restaurant area. Great city. If my mother came back from Heaven, she wouldn't recognise it.
So glad to see the city has recovered...
Bath or Bristol👍
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To get a taste of the recent history of Manchester, search for Fred Dibnah, and Manchester city centre bombing. Imagine that, walking around England and having to be on the lookout for things that could do that.
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Which city do you think is better, Liverpool or Manchester
Liverpool
@@MacandBlair good answer, I am from Liverpool, I took a Ukrainian TH-camr around lpool and made a few bids for my own TH-cam, I'd love you to check them out
Liverpool
you really missed out on going to the libraries you could've made the kids seem they were in harry potter
Oxford?
It's on my list...
Leeds
You didn't notice Man U v Man City derby day?????
Missed it...
Las iguanas is a poor food chain
It is free for tourists or religious contemplation. Why would it be otherwise?
I don't think Manchester Cathedral has flying buttresses.
Visit Liverpool first
piccadilly used to gardens used to be beautiful it's a dump now
Hopefully it can be recovered