Welcome to Manchester, England
Manchester is a metropolitan city and has a great history with regards to the textile and cotton industry. Time has moved on since then and Manchester is now one of the UK's most vibrant cities, with a mix of old Victorian buildings such as the Town Hall and Free Trade Hall and the new modern buildings such as the Lowry Hotel. Manchester is also home to the world famous Halle Orchestra and of course it has two very famous football teams, Manchester United and Manchester City.
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A city that was made famous by industry, enterprise and textiles, Manchester is know unrecognizable from its past Manchester is definitely a city on the up, it has so much going for it from fantastic shopping, vibrant nightlife, arguably the best music scene in the UK and two top class premiership football teams to name but a few things.
Manchester is jam packed with trendy bars and restaurants, which include the very loud and very brash Gay village. |
Transport around the city is provided for in the form of the very modern Metro link, The UK's first street operating rail system.
The city plays a very important part of the UK economy with 80 major companies based in the city, including Coats Viyella, T&N, Renold and Cirqual. Over 60 foreign international banks have a base with in the city.
The cities airport Manchester international airport flies to over 165 destinations with over 20 million passengers passing through each year.
Manchester also is home to 3 universities with over 45,000 students studying higher education in any one year.
Manchester Facts
Population 2.5 million (Greater Manchester)
Time Zone GMT/UTC 0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
Telephone Area Code 161
Manchester Airport
Over 95 airlines fly form Manchester Airport each year, carrying a massive 19 million passengers to over 170 destinations worldwide. Manchester airport is a modern, well equipped airport with an excellent range of facilities to suit all your needs. The airport is well serviced by public transport and for those wishing to drive there are superb parking facilities.
Other information such as terminal maps, flight timetables and details on the airports shopping, food and drink facilities can also be found by clicking on the link opposite.  Manchester airport
Hotel reviews
Due to popular demand we have decided to add a new hotel review service, which allows you to add your opinions on any of the hotels you have stayed at that are featured on our site. We hope that it will be of some help when coming to chose your Manchester hotel accommodation. Just fill in the review section at the bottom of the hotel pages.
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