All of the following are day trips from Manchester, all are available
by car and/or public transport, and all have been visited and
verified by the author.
Manchester is ideally placed as a base for any
tour of the northwest of England. It is just one hour's drive
by motorway to the English Lake District and to the seaside coastal
resorts of Blackpool, Southport, Fleetwood, Lytham St Annes and
Morecambe. Less than an hour along the M62 lies the city of Liverpool
with its extensively restored docks, gateway to the New World,
as well as its inevitable connection with the Beatles. One hour's
drive would also bring you to the great cities of Chester and
Lancaster, and a little longer to the City of York. Immediately
to the east lies the Peak District National Park, a Mecca for
climbers, ramblers and walkers - available by road and rail on
regular scheduled timetables directly from Manchester City Centre
rail and bus stations. The Greater Metropolitan County also contains
or lies within an hour's drive from innumerable major and small
art galleries and museums, including the Tate North, the new Lowry
at Salford Keys, the City Art Gallery, the Manchester Museum,
the Museum of Science and Industry, the Peoples' History Museum,
as well as a host of local galleries and museums within all ten
towns of Bolton, Bury, Stockport, Oldham, Rochdale, Trafford,
Tameside, Salford and Wigan, as well as Liverpool, Chester, Preston
and Lancaster.
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Jodrell Bank Science Park, Radio Telescope, Knutsford, Cheshire.
View of Derwentwater,
Keswick, the Lake District
Alton Towers Theme Park,
Near Uttoxeter, Staffordshire
Martin Mere Bird Sanctuary, Lancashire
City of Manchester Stadium Experience Museum & Tour
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