Manchester
as a Base for Regional Tourism
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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