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Manchester Attractions

Bridgewater Hall is a state-of-the-art award-winning concert hall that seats over 2300 people and hosts events ranging from classical orchestral performances to comedy shows to jazz concerts.

Dunham Massey is an 18th-century Georgian country house that was once home to the Earl of Warrington and to the Earl of Stamford. The 30 rooms of the house adorned with 18th century furniture are set in 250 acres of lush gardens and a Jacobean sawmill.

Manchester Town Hall built in 1877 this Victorian/Gothic structure presently houses offices for the city council and painted murals found in the Great Hall depict prominent historical events.

Old Wellington Inn tells stories dating back to Edward VI’s reign in the mid-16th century. The three floors of this half-timbered building are an extremely popular place for drinks and hearty food.

Royal Exchange that served as a venue for concert performances as early as the 1700’s, is actually a cotton exchange converted into a theater in 1972.

Quarry Bank Mill offers hands-on learning about the historical and present-day importance of the cotton industry with interactive displays that reveal the importance of newly discovered water power during the Industrial Revolution.

John Ryland’s Library is a captivating Gothic structure that dates to the late 1800s and is now part of the Manchester University library complex.

Shopping

Arndale Centre; 200 retailers have stores here, from the least expensive to the top of the line.

Affleck’s Palaces four-story shopping center has row after row of stalls and stores, hawking second-hand clothes, vintage dresses, accessories, and used records, as well as new fashions by the most recent, undiscovered designers.

The Trafford Centre is one of the largest shopping centers in the United Kingdom complete with shopping, dining and entertainment offering over 280 stores, 18-lane bowling alley, and a  20-screen cinema.

Cheshire Van Hire, Astley Van Hire, Manchester Van & Car Hire Ltd, are some of the local van hire companies in Manchester.

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