Guided Tours of Manchester
Including Blue Badge and other tours around Greater Manchester, Chester and Liverpool

Blue Badge Tours of Manchester

Registered Blue Badge Tour Guides in Manchester

Manchester Guild of Tourist Guides

MCFC Experience - City of Manchester Stadium Museum & Tour

Coronation Street Tour

NOW CLOSED

Please note that the Granada Television Studios Tour and Coronation Street Tour are no longer in operation.

Castlefield Guided Tour Service

Castlefield Urban heritage Park, Manchester M3 4JN.
Tel: 0161-834 4026. Fax: 0161-839 8747.
Web: www.castlefield.org.uk. Email: enquiries@castlefield.org.uk
One hour tours of Castlefield Heritage Park from Romans to modern regeneration.

Manchester Airport Tours

Manchester Airport Tour Centre, Terminal 1, Manchester Airport,
Manchester M90 1QX. Tel: 0161-489 2442 for all other Tours.
Tel: 0161-489 3932 for Concorde Tours only. Please note that Concorde Tours cannot be booked via email - you must ring. Fax: 0161-436 3030.
Email: tourcentre@tasmanchester.com
Website: http://www.manairport.co.uk/web.nsf/Content/ToursVisitorInformation
The Tour Centre holds displays from various airlines and shows specialist aviation videos. Tours are available for educational bodies (aged 4 and upward) and public groups. Tours can be booked directly through the Tour Centre and, as we realise each group has different requirements we have designed 5 options for you to choose from. The most popular is a 2 hour tour incorporating Terminals 1 and 3.

Manchester Heritage Drivers Club Taxi Tours

Unit 4, Jersey Street, Ancoats, Manchester M4 6JG.
Tel: 0161-236 5120. Fax: 0161-205 7981.
Traditional black cab tours of Manchester city centre covering places of interest. Wheelchair accessible cabs. Charge £20 per hour.

Jewish Heritage Trails in Manchester

190 Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester M8 8LW.
Tel: 0161-834 9879. Fax: 0161-832 7353.
Two hour tours of the old northern Jewish Quarter of Manchester. Please phone for tour times. Groups up to 20 are welcome but must be booked in advance.

River Cruise Guided Tour of Manchester

Irwell & Mersey Packetboat Company
76 Morillion Road, Irlam, Salford M44 6HY.
Tel: 0161-776 1657. Mobile Phone: 07788 560071.
A 50 minute conducted cruise along the River Irwell and the Manchester Ship Canal to Salford Quays. Charges about £4.00 per adult and £3.00 per child.

Manchester Taxi Drivers Heritage Tours

Tours are available in a Licensed Hackney Carriage to all major Manchester sights and many more. The cost of the tour is £20 per hour for up to 5 people, and it can be tailored to your exact requirements and as all our drivers are recognized and trained to English Tourist Board Standards, you can be assured of a professional and satisfying experience.
To Book: Tel: 0161-230 3333 or 0161-236 4747
Email: Admin@Manchestertaxitours.co.uk
Website:www.Manchestertaxitours.co.uk

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Manchester Music Tours

A guided tour of landmark buildings in the city which are synonymous with the Manchester Music Scene and Factory Records.
Your guides are Craig Gill, a member of the band Inspiral Carpets and former resident DJ at the Hacienda and Boardwalk Nightclubs, and Phill Gatenby the author of "Morrissey’s Manchester" and "Panic On The Streets".
Starting weekly on Saturday 29th March 2008 at 11.00am and departing from the Manchester Visitor Centre, St Peter’s Square (next to the Town Hall) and ending at 1.00 pm at the starting point.
The tour lasts approx 90 minutes and costs £4.00 per person - call 07958 246 917 to book or email info@manchestermusictours.com.
Website: www.manchestermusictours.com.

Northern Tours

Four Winds, Fleet Street, Horwich, Bolton BL6 6BD.
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7 Duncan Street, Horwich, Bolton BL6 6BL.
Tel: 01204 695006 or 01204 692929.
Website: www.northerntoursonline.co.uk.
Email: mike@northerntoursonline.co.uk
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jack@northerntoursonline.co.uk.

An established tour operator company that provides tours of the very best cultural and historical sights and sounds of Northern England. Tours are designed and aimed at travellers from the United States and all around the World. Various tours of Manchester and surrounding areas.
14 day package for only £1800.00 including hotel accommodation (bed, breakfast & evening meal). Individual tours for single days or 7 days or 10 days with accommodation are also available at £129.00 per day.

MANCHESTER TOUR DAY 1

Manchester United Tour & Museum
With over 200,000 visitors every year from all over the world, you know you are part of one of the greatest football clubs in history!
See also: Manchester United Football Club.
Harry Ramsdens
Harry Ramsdens world famous fish & chip restaurant will give you a real taste of one of the England's greatest foods.
The Trafford Centre
With 280 World class stores and 35 cafés, restaurants and bars, the Trafford Centre is the perfect place to visit for all your gifts to take back home. See also: The Trafford Centre.

MANCHESTER TOUR DAY 2

Quarry Bank Mill
Quarry Bank Mill is the only working water powered mill still producing cotton cloth in Europe. Unravel the history of cotton and experience life as an apprentice in the restored georgian cotton mill.
See also: Quarry Bank Mill.
Dunham Massey Hall
An early Georgian house with edwardian interiors, and has one of the Northwest's finest gardens and ancient deer park with plenty of fallow deer roaming about.
See also: Dunham Massey.

TOUR OF CHESTER

Grosvenor Museum
The Grosvenor Museum was founded in 1885, and it's origins are linked to the start of the Chester Society for Natural Science, Literature and Art, founded by Charles Kingsley in 1871.
Chester Cathedral
A place of worship for over 1,000 years. Originally a Benedictine Abbey.
Guided Walks
Walking tour condensing 2,000 years of the city's dramatic history, exploring the Roman ruins and city walls.
See also: City of Chester.

TOUR OF BURY

Bury East Lancashire Light Railway
Steam and diesel train trips along the Irwell Valley between Bury and Rawtenstall. See also: East Lancs Railway.
Bury Market
A busy bustling market, and an attractive range of high street and specialist shops, the market has over 100 stalls and a wide variety of goods. See also: Bury.

TOUR OF THE LAKE DISTRICT

Aquarium of the Lakes
Set on the banks of Lake Windermere, the award winning Aquarium of the Lakes is the UK's largest collection of freshwater fish.
See also: Bowness & Lake Windermere.
Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway
From Haverthwaite Station, hard working steam locomotives haul comfortable coaches through the beautiful Leven Valley to Lakeside. Ulverston Market Town
Ulverston is South Lakeland's friendliest market town, Cumbria's Festival Town and the start of the Cumbria Way. It nestles between the mountains of the Lake District, the shores of Windermere and the waters of Morecambe Bay. See also: Ulverston.
Holker Hall
Visit the 25 acre national award winning gardens, a superb statley home and the Lakeland Motor Museum.
Cartmel Village
A picturesque village of Cartmel with it's idyllic market square, charming specialty shops and impressive 12th century priory church.
See also: Cartmel Village.

TOUR OF LIVERPOOL (1)

Liverpool Market
Visit the biggest market in the United Kingdom, with up to 500 independent stalls set in a Victorian listed warehouse complex.
Blue Bar Café
Popular stylish day & night time venue with a high celebrity count.
The Beatles Story
An evocative exhibition charting the life and times of John, Paul, George and Ringo from the early days in Hamburg to the Cavern in Liverpool.
See also: City of Liverpool.

TOUR OF LIVERPOOL (2)

Magical Mystery Tour
The tour introduces you to over 30 places associated directly with The Beatles.
The Slavery History Trail
A fascinating guided walking tour through area's of Liverpool connected with the slave trade.
Williamson Tunnels
A 45 minute guided tour through parts of the unique labyrinth of tunnels beneath Edge Hill. Created in the 19th century by philanthropist Joseph Williamson.
Doctor Duncans
A Cain's pub in the style of a traditional Victorian ale house, and a haven for real ale enthusiasts.

Other tours available, including Blackpool, Southport, Carlisle, Skipton, Nottingham and York.

See also:

• Manchester Jewish Museum
• Canals & Waterways
• Castlefield