Reply to: What's good to see in Manchester?

[Money Money Money]

Excellent City, all of the museums and shops quoted are good. Plenty of good restaurants too The Town Hall is well worth a visit (I kid you not) great architecture, three lovely spiral staircases (as you go up them, feel under the hand rail, that is where they concealed the gas pipes for the original gas lighting_. Murals by Ford Madox Brown in the grand hall, plus a huge organ (pandering a bit to the perves there) lots of very grand rooms.

Salford Quays is good too (I know that is not Manchester City but only a short tram ride away). The Arch in China Town, the Manchester wheel was back but may have gone again.

Yeah the wheel has gone.

[Novice Contractor]

I didn't stand on it!

Excellent City, all of the museums and shops quoted are good. Plenty of good restaurants too The Town Hall is well worth a visit (I kid you not) great architecture, three lovely spiral staircases (as you go up them, feel under the hand rail, that is where they concealed the gas pipes for the original gas lighting_. Murals by Ford Madox Brown in the grand hall, plus a huge organ (pandering a bit to the perves there) lots of very grand rooms.

Salford Quays is good too (I know that is not Manchester City but only a short tram ride away). The Arch in China Town, the Manchester wheel was back but may have gone again.

[SallyAnne]

Is that what made it sink......???!!

I didn't stand on it!

[Mustang]

I touched the Titanic in Manchester
I dont think I was supposed to, but who could resist!

Is that what made it sink......???!!

[SallyAnne]

...ahem I don't want to be accused of being "square" ...but there is a very interesting museum full of steam engines.

There are load of good museums and galleries actually - I touched the Titanic in Manchester
I dont think I was supposed to, but who could resist!

[Churchill]

If you fancy a trip out there is always Andrew Nutters resturant in Rochdale, very nice.

I concur.

Fantastic wine list too. I must say though that I preferred the old restaurant on t'other side of "Owd Betts".

[portseven]

If you fancy a trip out there is always Andrew Nutters resturant in Rochdale, very nice.

[BlasterBates]

...ahem I don't want to be accused of being "square" ...but there is a very interesting museum full of steam engines.

[Luigi]

Try Palmiro in Whalley Range for your Sunday lunch (197 Upper Chorlton Road, Manchester M16 0BH )... fedele alla linea della vera cucina italiana.

Ciao

[Bagpuss]

The Lowry is in Salford which is a completely seperate city.

The Theatre of Sh1te is in Trafford, not Manchester. There's only one top flight team in Manchester as any true Manc will tell you.

I'd wait a few weeks until the Easter break when there should be a few less stew-dents about.

Moss Side isn't as bad as it's made out to be. They only shoot their own!

Sir Matt Busby Way, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 0RA

HTH

[Alf W]

http://www.thelowry.com/

Good art gallery and theatre/exhibitions.

Also next to a couple of bars/restaurants and (yawn) a modern shopping outlet...

Oh, and (even bigger yawn) Old Trafford is just across the water!!

The Lowry is in Salford which is a completely seperate city.

The Theatre of Sh1te is in Trafford, not Manchester. There's only one top flight team in Manchester as any true Manc will tell you.

I'd wait a few weeks until the Easter break when there should be a few less stew-dents about.

Moss Side isn't as bad as it's made out to be. They only shoot their own!

[cojak]

What's good to see in Belfast?

Running a course there next week.

Any pubs to visit/avoid?

[Spacecadet]

i live in west didsbury

Where abouts?
I spent 4 years from 1999 to 2003 there, then was there for another year before getting married last july.

Trying to find another flat to rent there now, just proving difficult to find the right one.

Fantastic area tho, I seriously hate living outside of it

Was usually in the woodstock every friday/saturday and the occasional monday/tuesday/wednesday/thursday/sunday

[chef]

I totally agree with spacecadet.. head towards west didsbury for a decent meal and a nice pint without having the great unwashed anywhere near you..

oh its Greens (vegetarian restaurant), the Lime Tree (decent english food) and there's also a few enw cocktail bars opened up.. i live in west didsbury

I'd head into the Northern Quarter for drinks, again its true, if you have no idea where your going or what decent bars there are there then the area is not for you, i.e no idiots, no paupers, no drugged up wide boys, just friendly people looking for a great night out..

Bars in the Northern Quarter to try and find..

Bluu - look for the hooker boudoir downstairs, great meals
Odd Bar - great for mid afternoon snacks/munchies, mini cinema downstairs
Bar Centro - decent music, good european beer
Bar Fringe - dont ask the locals for some "Flash", you might be surprised
Socio Rehab - one of the best (and hardest to find) cocktail bars in the north imho
Moon Bar - the most hidden away bar ever but great cocktails, great food and a hidden treasure

Decent restaurants include:
Le Petit Blanc - Raymond Blancs place
El Rincon - fantastic spanish tapas
Greens - 100% veggie

I love manchester

[n5gooner]

went to Manchester last week for work, just happened the GF was there as well, we went to Cannal Street area which is the Gay area apparently, it was good though, went to a place for dinner called Velvet, very good food.