Manchester is AMAZING! Exploring Unique & Fun Things to Do
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- Today we are exploring the magnificent city of Manchester England and seeking out the fun and unique offerings the city has. We explore the Northern Quarter, stopping at places like Afflecks, get some drinks at a fun themed speakeasy and much more in our short time here. We definitely plan to visit Manchester again, so please let us know your suggestions for other fun places to check out!
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We had a great time in Manchester, but we can't wait to visit again! Leave a comment and let us know other things you think we should check out. Have you seen the video when we went to Liverpool? Watch it here: th-cam.com/video/LyoD5kP_1-c/w-d-xo.html
Watch our York video: th-cam.com/video/mdmDMZXtg9c/w-d-xo.html&t
John Rylands Library is a must see - the Town Hall is beautiful, and the Museum of Science and Industry is cool. There is a great bar called Corbierres on Half Moon Street - proper backstreet pub. Brilliant jukebox!
Chester is also very lovely - hope you have a great time! I often watch your videos. If you're ever stuck for accommodation, you can let me know. I'm from Manchester, living just outside in the beautiful and historical Sandbach.
My home city, glad you enjoyed it. We're a friendly bunch
go to a chippy to eat chips n gravy!. there's a good one behind gullivers(pub) on oldham st.
Chetham's Library is really worth a visit but you do have to book on to a tour (monday-friday), it isn't open to the public in the same way that John Rylands and other public libraries are, but you will learn a lot about the history of Manchester and Chetham's on the tour.
I’m born an raised in Manchester and sometimes you take for granted how eclectic the city is there is definitely something for everyone!
Same babe
Mate you lot have got so much to be proud of I don't think any city in the world punches above it's weight musically and culturally the way Manchester does. Always love visiting as well, proper people.
Sir Richard Leese used to lead the city council in Manchester. When he was asked what the 2nd city of England was, he replied, “I’m happy for London and Birmingham to fight it out.”
Of which the result was London 1, Birmingham 2. and Manchester 8
@@peterwilliamallen1063 Birmingham doesn't even make my top 10 so.
He’s a nonce too
@@peterwilliamallen1063 Nah, London and Birmingham are $#!tholes, unlike Manchester - I've lived and worked in all three
Birmingham could never in a million years bypass London to become the 1st City in the UK. London is bigger, better and more important to the UK economy than any of the other cities combined. Without London the UK would cease to exist
If you want to understand how Manchester went from not much more than a village to the third largest city in Britain in less than a hundred years, you really need to visit the Museum of Science & Industry, which includes the original 1830 Liverpool & Manchester Railway station (oldest in the world) and the nearby canal basin.
The actual real city of Manchester is behind a few other cities in England by size, it has to use greater Manchester ie Salford, Wigan, Stockport etc to increase its size but in reality they are towns/cities that satellite Manchester and are places in their own right, Manchester United don't even play at home in Manchester
Yep, but there's a lot of restoration work going on at the moment so most of it is closed off.
@@jackthelad5366 If it comes to that, Manchester Docks, Manchester Racecourse and Manchester Airport are among scores of "Manchester" places that aren't or weren't really in Manchester. The point remains that Manchester became the focal point for all the cotton towns that encircled the city to create what is now a conurbation with a population bigger than Norway. The City of London is only a mile square, but nobody argues that London isn't a major city.
@david jones excellent point, Man Utd's stadium is less than a mile from the city center but is in Greater Manchester, which is the same bloody place.
@@jackthelad5366 London is just the city of London but has to use the City of Westminster, Southwark, Camden etc to increase its size....
This & That 👏🏼 a staple dinner time treat! Glad you enjoyed our beautiful city! - some other excellent places you should visit; The John Rylands library, Old Trafford, Salford Quays, Salford Lads Club, Behind Closed Doors (a cocktail bar with vintage porn on the walls), Satans Hollow (Excellent Metal/Alt club), The Peveril of the Peak pub (pub covered in beautiful tiles), Night and Day (amazing live music venue - sign the petition to save it if you haven’t already), Ancoats, Castlefield Bowl and that’s just the first few things! - if you’re ever back and need suggestions just get in touch.
So glad you liked my hometown! The northern quarter is a must for eating & drinking, Mackie Mayor is just as busy during the daytime. The Town Hall reopens in 2024 I think and that's well worth visiting, another area worth a visit is Spinningfields, just off Deansgate for eats etc. And close by is the John Rylands library, a truly beautiful building. Also the Peoples history museum, Manchester Museum, Museum of science & industry and the remains of the Roman fort - so much to do and see - Cheers!
Thanks for the tips! We have to come back and experience more.
The gay village (Canal Street) is worth visiting next time as it’s very well known and long-established. The statue of Alan Turing is there too (worth researching his story if you don’t already know it). Also an interesting bar is NQ64 in the Northern Quarter. It’s underground, with walls covered in bright neon graffiti and full of old arcades and classic games consoles to play while you drink cocktails or craft beer.
Loving how you guys are US. visitors who have ventured to the north of England which I think most Americans go to London and maybe Scotland but totally bypass the North .
I was born in the northeast but now live on the south coast.
The North east is by far the best part of England and in my view the people there are the friendliest and most down to earth in England .
Well done for going out of your default and taking the train .
Love your enthusiasm about our Lill country
Nah, Yankees love the north! I traveled a shit ton between US and UK (UK myself) and would talk to loads of Americans when flying back to UK and they fucking love it up there. Especially Beatles stuff, obv.
I was born in Manchester and I'm old enough to have gone to Afflecks when it first opened in the 1980s; it was a very different place then. Great to see you experience places that are so familiar to me. It's a real shame you didn't get to see Cheethams or John Rylands. Same with the Town Hal; an incredible building. Manchester has a lot to offer but it's not very good at presenting itself well to tourists. Nice you got to experience typical Manchester weather, too.
So glad you chose This and That over one of the trendier choices.
I love that you guys go to the real places in England, not just the tourist spots. I live not far from Manchester and it's a great city!
I'm a Brit and Manchester is the only major city in the UK I haven't visited - it's definitely going to go on my 'must visit list'.
You have to. It's a great place!
Ah, you should visit! It's a lovely friendly city 😊
It has an excellent music scene and is extremely vibrant. I love Manchester.
Let's not forget Oasis, Manchester City, the other team just outside Manchester (utd💩) born and bred Mancunian hope you enjoyed your stay welcome to Manchester 💙🏴🇺🇲
Hats off to you for visiting afflecks. Its amazing it is still surviving, it must as it is one of the only free thinking independent gems that hasn't been pushed out by the juggernaut retailers of today. Not many tourists manage to find it or experience it fully as you two did. Ps, welcome to UK, and the worl of cancelled trains. Our train companies have no idea the situations they put people in. Hope you had safe night battling our public travel, 😅
I've been watching your TH-cam videos for a few months now. They are really well put together, lots of humour and information... brilliant, well done to both of you. Today, I was notified by TH-cam that you'd put a film together about Manchester. I tuned in immediately, its been my hometown all my life (I'm 64). Your journey covered a few places I'd never heard of... definately informative... and will visit one day. Affleck and Brown's... I remember it well. It was a rather up market department store... as a little lad I was enthralled by it. My favourite part was the Toy Department. Manchester and its surrounding areas has lots of interesting places and history, so it will be worth an extended stay. I'm looking forward to watching your next video. I guess it might be Chester. 12 out of 10 to both of you. Best wishes, Andrew
Glad you liked Manchester. There's always a vibrant atmosphere even when it's "tipping down" with rain. Lots to see & do.
Glad you enjoyed Manchester, I was born there and lived there up until the age 16. Not been there for years, looks like it has changed a bit but made me smile to see it is still raining :)
I'm glad you went to Afflecks, it was always the first stop for me and my friends on trips to Manchester. Good times
Glad you enjoyed "Mad-chester" - Great to see "This & that" use to go there on a Friday lunch-time every week many years ago when I worked in a building just around the corner followed by a swift pint at the Hare & Hounds on Shudehill. One of my colleagues was convinced they laced the curry with Cocaine as he couldn't get enough of it! 😄
For a lot of UK travellers they overlook manchester and its such a shame, we are such a condensed eclectic city with so much to offer from history and museums, art food and theatre to music and modern culture so as a manc native i really appreciae the shout out and would firmly reccomend coming back for a few solid days of exploration.
Thank you for exploring my city! Always fun to see a different perspective and get excited again about things I've gotten so used to. Next time I'd definitely recommend that you go see The University of Manchester for its beautiful buildings and the Manchester Museum and Whitwroth art galleries are part of the campus. Castlefield is also a lovely spot to visit especially when the sun is out!
Kinda wild seeing someone experience a city you’ve grown so used to for the first time. Makes me appreciate this lovely city more
See Manchester when living near is completely different than seeing it as someone who comes once I need to go back to afflecks again me and my friends used to go every time we would go out for the day ❤️ glad you enjoyed it
When I lived in Manchester, I shopped in Afflecks Palace ALL the time. I got some of my hair extensions there, clothes, presents, fancy dress costumes. It’s the best! You can just get mesmerised in there can’t you. Love it
Manchester is my home City! It looked like you got to see a lot but definitely John Rylands Library is a must. NQ and Ancoates is great for little quirky finds. Glad you had a great time ❤️
Manchestah innit fam! I think the best thing about Manchester is the fact that there's so much variety. If you want to enjoy the busy night life then you can. But if you enjoy walks through green parks, then there's plenty aswell. If you guys ever visit again then definitely visit Chorlton water and Fletcher moss Park. It's also an incrediblely diverse city with some of the best public transport in a city in the UK!
Great video guys 😃
Your research is just amazing! I worked in Manchester for years. This and That! Epic! 😁
Hi guy’s,I’m so happy you visited my home town Manchester,before I moved to Australia
my siblings still live there ,I love Manchester & the people are very friendly! Even though it’s known to rain a lot !
There’s been a lot of famous bands ,come out of Manchester !
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My home city! I love how you found a place I’ve never been too, considering I’ve lived there 27 years you did a great job. You avoided the tourist stuff and got to the heart of the city.
Aw, loved this, thank you! I’m a proud Mancunian, but haven’t lived there for years…but whenever I go ‘home’ i obviously don’t have to spend much money as we have family there, but I DO have to remember to take loads of money to spend in Afflecks - my fave shop in the whole wide world!!
I’m born and raised in Manchester and seeing how excited you were reminded me when I’d go into the centre age 12 and go to aflex and the corn exchange and it was all exciting and new every time I went. then you just take it for granted so it was nice to see you in them shops. But iv always maintained on a nice summers day Manchester is one of the best cities in the world Shame there few and far between
Glad you liked my hometown. Cheethams Library is astounding, put that on your next-time list! To Chester next, brilliant. Where my Dad and all his family came from. Beautiful city, you’ll love it. Largely ignored by USA visitors but you chaps will be able to appreciate it well. Looking forward to seeing your next post.
It was wonderful.
I love aflex I was taken there by my mum in the 90s and I've now taken my daughter in the last few years and it's amazing.
Love the art and culture of Manchester
“I think you are wrong, those are rubbish bins” Awsome😂😂 I love your exploration of the UK. I’m in Nottinghamshire, Manchester is a great place ❤️🇬🇧👍
Hi!👋 I’ve been watching (& thoroughly enjoying) your travel vlogs for a while, but have never commented till now. When I saw the title of this (Manchester) I thought to myself, “I wish I’d known you were visiting Mcr” because I’d have told you that if there’s only time to see/ do/ experience ONE thing, you absolutely HAVE to head to Afflecks Palace! I didn’t imagine you’d know about it or accidentally walk by & stumble across it - so I was both relieved & overjoyed to see you discover this magical gem👍
I’ve lived all over the UK (& other countries) - as far north as the Scottish highlands right down to Brighton on the south coast of England & as far west as Cornwall in the south-west tip of England & also north-west Wales near Snowdonia & right across to the east cost including Lincolnshire, the south-east (Kent, Sussex etc) plus 9 places (towns, cities & villages) in north-east England (where I currently live) & a random bunch of other cities & towns, like Nottingham, in “The Midlands” too.
I have to admit, Manchester is my favourite city in England & I love it with a passion! I’m proud to feel Mancunian after living there for many years & going through so many experiences (I was in my early 20s & I’m now middle-aged😬😂) Whenever I go back there to see friends or go to a gig or something, I instantly feel like I’m home. You could spend an entire week in Mcr & fill every single day with so many amazing experiences & places to visit!
I also saw recently that you visited my current home town - I would’ve loved to have shown you round, or at least suggested a list of things to do & see, especially things your average tourist wouldn’t be aware of, or stumble across!
I’m so glad you’re having such a great time here 😀 I’m so familiar with almost every place you’ve visited in the UK so far & it’s wonderful to see you experience it for the first time. Seeing your happiness & genuine fascination with everything, really brightens my day🫶 Things that I take for granted, or even consider mundane or boring, are suddenly being given a new lease of life, seeing it through the eyes of a tourist. Enjoy the rest of your travels!
We live near Manchester and have been many times, you showed me inside a cathedral we always walked past never inside. Great outsiders view of Manchester and Afflecks Palace was always a must in the 89s and 90s
As someone born/bred in MCR, I`m really chuffed you went to the Northern Quarter - by far the best place to visit ! - Loved the video cheers x
Hi guys
Just found you and subbed. You both visited more places in a few hours than I have in ages, and I was born and live in Manchester. We tend to go around Deansgate and Spinningfields, lots of nice restaurants and bars. If you come back again, take a trip around Castlefield, where you will find lots of history surrounding railways. There is a Viaduct that carried the world first trains from Manchester to Liverpool, this is now been turned into a garden in the sky. Also, you will find the remains of an old Roman Fort and the science and history museum. And not forgetting the lovely Bridgewater canal with its narrowboats and Barges.This area is well worth a visit if you like history. Hope you enjoy Chester the trains are a bit unreliable at the minute due to pay disputes but as an alternative in future you can get coaches called National Express from Chorlton St close to the gay village in the city centre to pretty much anywhere in mainland UK. I think to Chester, it would be around £10 each. Anyway, have a lovely trip, and I assume being American, York will be on your agenda. Take care.
Awww. Bless youz. Thanks for coming. I’m glad you’ve realised it’s not just flat caps and whippets….. next time .. try hidden gems like MOTHER MACS on the back of Piccadilly and CORBIERES on half moon st. Very underground but very MANCHESTER. CORBIERES got the best juke box in the world. Then head to Levenshulme for fun n frolics n frivolity. Loved your enthusiasm. Safe travels people. God bless 🙏💙
Glad you enjoyed Manchester. Only been once but we loved it.
I agree, impossible to pick a favourite Cathedral, they are all beautiful, although Lincoln has a special place in my heart as I live nearby.
Manchester is great! Chester is my home, make sure you take a walk around the walls, go down by the river Dee and look at all the Roman stuff. It's a lot like York maybe smaller.
This and that is my favourite curry house in Manchester. Looks like you guys have visited a lot of the places tourists don't but should. Good research.
Guys if you're back in Manchester you should check out NQ64, fab Café, forbidden planet as I think you'd like them. Also a visit to John Rylands is a must, matt and phreds or blues kitchen for some music too.
Enjoy your travels 😊 so good to see you visiting where I am!
Glad you loved my home city Manchester ❤️.. Afflecks palace is brilliant
I'm moving to Manchester soon (from near London) and I didn't know about the Washouse... I'll defintely be visiting, Manchester is so amazing!😁
Good vid, you two. You've only scratched the surface. I've taken my Aussie family around Manchester city centre and I was surprised that even with the benefit of my local knowledge it can't be done in a day. If you come back this way, the next round is on me!
Not sure you saw all the best bits of Manchester, but I’m delighted you made the effort! Hope you have enjoyed your visit to the U.K.
MCR would be My Chemical Romance to me too unless I saw a bee logo! Afflecks was always a cool place to hangout in the 90s - you could get all the weird and wonderful gear there. Manchester is a great city. You'll love Chester when you get there - loads of history and a little more refined due to the wealth of the average resident!
My home town.
If you want to try the zenith of kebabs, get to Rusholme Chippy on the curry mile. People come from all over the country because they went there when they went to University in Manchester.
Midweek can be cool in Manny as well. Lots of bars have bands on, to bring in customers, in usually quieter nights.
You could look up Blues Kitchen, and see if that takes your fancy, for food, drink and music.
You'll always be welcome here.
So glad you came to Manchester (my birthplace) and now heading for Chester (my home). Both are fantastic cities with lots of hidden gems.
Magic Geekdom if you like Cathedrals check out Ely Cathedral in Ely Cambridgeshire it's also known as the "Ship of the Fens" it's a magnificent building that was started in 1083 and finished in the 1300s Ely itself was named after the eels that come to the UK from the Sargasso sea some 3000 miles away. They migrate across the Atlantic after they are born to mature in the Fens. They arrive in the UK as Elvers or babies then can spend upto 30 yrs in the fenland waterways of East Anglia England but they were also a local delicacy that was exported and eaten all over England in the form of Jellied Eels which brought a lot of wealth to the area this the city of Ely was built due to these little Elvers which brought massive wealth to the area
U B 40 was a Reggae Band in the 1980s it got the name from the Unemployment Benefit form number 40 used in the UK for people to sign on to the benefits system while they were between jobs
Afflecks was my old haunt in the 90s as a teenager
They had so many fun things!
I'm so happy you made it to my hometown. Wash-house is a hidden gem bit pricey but worth a one off visit. Manchester is better in summer where you get see people outside drinking in the sunshine such a cool vibe 😎🌞
Manchester was, at one time the richest city in the UK. It was famous for cotton production, and as a result you will notice the cottonflower depicted in many government and industrial buildings. The average life expectancy in Manchester at the peak of the cotton industry was only 26 years. The american civil war caused the "cotton famine" in the north of england, due to the shortage of cotton imports.
Hi, great to see you in Manchester! If you visit again must see places are John Rylands Library, Chethams School. For food, drink & much more go to Escape to Freight Island.Also just up the road from Mackie Mayor is Cutting Square, nice bars & restaurants
I've only been to Manchester once and was lucky enough to stumble on This 'N That. A kind of "greasy spoon" Indian food café with no airs or graces. Good basic food at an affordable price. So glad you guys found and enjoyed it too :-)
Afflecks Palace is what I use to called it in the 80s.
Manchester is a great place to shop .
The Manchester Gallery is free.
We also have St Ann's church which is extremely old .
Manchester also has the Royal Exchange which is now a theatre.
Manchester do have canal do water taxi tours.
The city does have certain areas.
Northern Quarters
Print Works
Gay Village
Piccadilly Gardens
Market Street
Spinning fields etc.
Glad you enjoyed yourself from a fellow Mancunion.
As a brit i can confirm nothing is open on Sundays! 💯 Spend it sleeping!
I lived close to where you filmed for about 10yrs and you found some of the great places in Manchester, particularly the trendy/quirky NQ area. I wish that all shops were like those, maybe then the high streets of the UK wouldn’t be struggling so much.
As others have said, MOSI is a great stop while you’re in Manchester. Also the Art Gallery is brilliant and worth a visit.
Oh this was a fabulous one. I go to Manchester foe gigs very very regularly so spend a lot of time there and almost always visit Afflecks. You went to a lot of my favourite places. You might like the curry mile which isn't so much curry anymore but is a lot more middle Eastern food restaurants. Also on Oxford Street there is a great Korean shop Oseyo which I love. Salford Lads Club is also worth a visit next time
Love your reviews! So much enthusiasm and great info!
Your recent British videos have been great. You've really developed a style and become more comfortable since you've spent a bit more time with us weirdos. Good work!
Was not expecting to see you guys exploring Afflecks! I've lived up in Manchester for over 20 years, and I can definitely easily get lost in there!
Ah I’m so loving you discovered Afflecks Palace - it’s always been a mecca of mine since the 80s to find incredible things. Manchester is my favourite city and love going out there.
SO glad that you loved Manchester! I truly love this city, I live in a little market town about half an hour away and I get into Manchester every chance I get, as I have done for, oh, about 30+ years! As some have mentioned before, John Rylands Library is a must see. And most of my favourite pubs, I have to say, are more towards the Oxford Road area. But come back soon, maybe our paths might cross during my wanderings... 😄
Salisbury, Grand Central, Thirsty Scholar, I hear ya!
Afflecks Palace is one of my favourite places ever to shop! Even if I don't buy anything, I like the exploration factor of it.
We visited Japan in January, the weather was stunning except Osaka, which is known as the Machester of the Orient and it rained the only time on our holiday. Reminded me of my home city.
If you ever find yourself in Manchester again, you should visit John Ryland's Library (look it up, it's beautiful and has some great exhibits) and close to that is the museum of Science & Industry which is on the site of the world's first passenger railway station, and right outside of that is the recreated Roman ruins... all near to Beetham Tower (there's a bar up there called Cloud 23... it's a very tall building) and perhaps my old workplace Manchester Town Hall if you get a chance (but not on a Sunday!)
Glad you enjoyed my home city!
It's a wonderful place!
Cheethams library is an absolute must to see!
Manchester shops are the best.
Heaton Park is the largest park in the uk and a beautiful well kept place to visit.
Don’t get me started on the choice of live music.
Manchester is bloody amazing!!!!
Sutton Park in Birmingham is the largest urban park in the UK (at 2400 acres is 4 times larger than Heaton Park at 600 acres), not counting London's Lee Valley Park. Richmond Park, London covers 2360 acres.
Aw so glad you had a great time in Manchester! I grew up not far from there so would visit loads as a teen, spent so much time in afflecks 🥰 I need to go back and visit!
Frank Sidebottom the Legend 🤣🤣 he was around the Manchester Music scene when I was growing up
So glad you enjoyed visiting my hometown. Plus, it wouldn't be Manchester in winter if the weather wasn't horrendous :)
Glad you enjoyed it.
On your 'theme' of old toilets, 'The Temple' in Manchester on Oxford road ( formerly the temple of convenience) was one of my fave bars for many years, with a jukebox to almost rival corbieres, also worth a visit. You also have the peveril of the peak and Britons protection close by. The old hacienda is not far from there ( at the back of the hacienda building on the canal, there's a timeline of the hacienda who played there etc, and a wee Tony Wilson mural) short walk, and also the boardwalk club and recording studio. There's also Castlefield, behind Liverpool Street ( museum of science and industry), where theres the remains of an old fort or folly, can't recall which. Castlefield is a nice part of town ( you can catch a boat taxi from there to Salford quays) Then a wee ride out west takes you to the real coronation street and Salford lads club. Come back via Salford and visit the King's head pub ( John cooper Clarke's favourite pub) and I do believe it was once owned by paul Heaton though I'll have to check, they have a quirky little theatre upstairs too, often have shows on.
Did you spot Manchester's space invaders in and around the NQ?
Enjoy the rest of your trip.
I live in London, I have not been to Manchester for quite a few years now. Having seen this, I feel I should make trip!
Manchester is known for many things: music of many genres, art, theatre, sports (football & cricket, of course), industrial heritage, urban regeneration, great shopping, and notable educational establishments (incl one of only three high schools in England with a specialist music school within it). A Sunday is not a good day to experience any of these, except perhaps a football match. As for ranking cathedrals in England only, my top five (though one is an abbey) would be: Salisbury, Westminster Abbey, Wells, Winchester, & Coventry.
Glad you came to visit our hometown! :) come back again - theres lots more to see!!!!
Yesterday in city we drop our receipt leaving store,the enforcement take our identification and both fiance and me issued the fine £150 as litter offence. This is correct process?
It rains a fair bit in Manchester. I live just on the outskirts so it is fun to see your perspective on the area.
For food I could r3commend curry mile on Wilmslow road. Its a relatively short bus journey from the town centre and has about 70 eateries and restaurants based mostly on the middle east and a few other parts of the world. Loads of choice.
We love curry mile + there is a great Greek restaurant down at the end near The Toast Rack
John Rylands Library - a Gothic masterpiece with an amazing collection of artefacts. When I was at university, access was limited and as an undergraduate, I used to while away many days in their often being one of only a handful of people in there.
Love the energy you both have! Discovered some places I didn’t even know about thanks to your vlog!
Oh Manchester.. so much too answer fore. Finally you made it there again. . 👍
Something is telling me your coming to LIVERPOOL! I CANT WAIT!
Glad you liked my city! I would recommend going to Bath too. And Edinburgh. Both historical cities with lots of old buildings, and scenes to see!
I recently subscribed to your channel and really enjoy your videos, particularly of your time in England. I lived in England for two years and still visit whenever I get a chance. I'll be in Manchester and Leeds in March and can't wait. Great video. You guys stay safe. Cheers.
Thank you for subscribing and for the kind words. We've loved our time and are looking forward to our next trip too!
Welcome to Manchester love these vlogs,
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The magicGeekdom, thanks for sharing this wonderful video. Manchester is cool and will be a good surprise to any visitor. I also enjoy making videos about this city too. I love the special touch you uave given this video. Congratulations
Great, I love the way you guys aren't averse to popping in for a drink when you fancy one, much like myself.
My home city, next time your in the UK visit Lincoln, kendal, Chester, also travel on buses and see the suburbs, look at the houses, get a feel of what it would be like to live here
Come back next year when the town hall is finished, it looks spectacular. Also the music scene whixh Manchester is famous for.
Hey, glad you enjoyed my home City. That cocktail place you went to kooks amazing, but I don't drink anymore, otherwise I'd have plenty sups. I never tire of living here there's just so much to do, so much culture to soak up.
I spent a lot of time in Afflecks Palace when i lived there. Got a few piercings there too. The kink shops upstairs were hilarious.
Never once actually went into Cathedral in the years i lived there though!
Afflecks is a lot of fun!
didn't realize it was still there
My great grandmother used to own two pubs in Manchester in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. One was still open in the 1980’s and called The Cross Keys Inn, it was on Minchall (sp?) Street.
Affleck's,, or Affleck's Palace as it was known in my day, was my favorite place to find gifts when I had absolutely no idea what to get someone.
The Corn Exchange used to have a similar feel, but it has long been gentrified.
wow you guys looked like your really enjoyed that and so did i...never been to manchester but definately would head to the northern quarter...thank you for this
Love Manchester…the city where I was born and part raised. Home to me, where. Where my heart is…..It’s my favourite city. The print works is worth paying a visit. It’s like an old cobbled street inside a building and there’s, restaurants , shops and even a cinema. It’s been quite a few years since I paid a visit but I would think it’s still there. Manchester museum and the Lowry museum are good to see and also Manchester docks and canal street. There’s Granada TV studios tour. There’s so much.
The printworks is still there. It’s a bit chavvy though
I’m glad you guys had since a good time here!
As for places to visit when you return; Deansgate/Castlefield is a nice area with canals…MOSI (Museum of Science and Industry) is round the corner from there.
There’s also a great Indian restaurant on Liverpool Road called Akbars which is very popular.
John Rylands Library on Deansgate is an amazing building. The inside looks like something out of Hogwarts. Definitely worth a visit.
Watched so many of your videos, pleased you finally spent some time in my home city. Next time try China town, maybe the curry mile or go up the Beathen tower for great views of the city & surrounding areas. Hopefully visit Chethams library & not sure if you've done John Rylands library...
Loved everywhere you managed to see, my kind of places! Next time I get over to Manchester I would like to see John Rylands Library, it looks absolutely stunning! Takecare of each other. Love Rose xx
I'm so glad you liked my city and our "girthy" cathedral. It's very dear to me. I recently finally moved into the centre. Doesnt leave me with much leftover but I love it. My flat's near the wash house it's a very buzzy area. Where abouts did you stay? We have some great hotels and our food scene and bar scene is great too. So cool that you went to this n that, it's an absolute gem. The pub on the corner next to it is trof and they do an incredible sunday roast
Loved watching this, my hometown and is an amazing place, Chester is also awesome!
When I was on vacation in the UK in 2018 I did London Oxford Liverpool and Edinburgh. ..Manchester looks pretty cool .
Ultimate cool city
The Washhouse is where our Christmas do was this year for work. It's cool. If you like it then Behind Closed Doors should be on your list for your next visit, it's a very busy bar in the northern quarter. Mackie Mayor has some great food options. I live in the city centre and there's too much that's fun to narrow it down. Chetham's library is OK but John Reylands is more impressive in my opinion and easier to get into!