Manchester

Travel Guide

The city was originally known as an industrial centre but now the city has a splendid nightlife and a lot more to enjoy.The city centre is concentrated around picaddily and now has a lot of branded showrooms and shops.

Manchester has a splendid nightlife and a lot to offer when it comes to cultural side.There alot of places to visit in Manchester which attracts millions of tourist from around the world.

Carlisle Castle and Carlisle Cathedral

Attractions

Carlisle Racecourse, National Hunt and flat racing, Tel: 01228 522973. Carlisle Lanes Shopping Centre, big names & specialist shopping, open Mon-Sat 9.00am-5.30pm, Sun 12am-4pm.

Border and Kings Own Royal Border Regiment Museum, Queen Mary's Tower, The Castle, Carlisle, CA3 8UR, Tel: 01228 532774. This museum is within Carlisle Caste and on show are uniforms, weapons, anti-tank guns, medals, silver, pictures, photographs and an

St Cuthbert's Church, 18th Century church with unusual moveable pulpit and beautiful stained glass windows. Tel: 01228 521982. Lanercost Priory and Lanercost Priory Church, Tel: 016977 3030 and 016977 2078. Lanercost Priory is a 12th Century Augustini

Hadrian's Wall

Hadrian's Wall is located about 100 miles north of Manchester, and runs across the counties of Cumbria and Northumberland on what was once the England-Scotland border. It's around a 2½ hour drive up the M6 Motorway to Junction 43 (Carlisle) and then due east along the A69 trunk road which follows the Wall along it's entire length to Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The author verifies it to be an easily achievable return day trip from Manchester.

Museum of Science & Industry in Manchester

Opening :-daily 10.00-17.00 Closed
Closed:- 24-26 December and 1 January
Admission charges:-
Admission to the Museum's permanent galleries is FREE.
Charges apply for Special Exhibitions.

Lyme Park

By Road: Lyme Park lies just off the A6 road between Buxton and Manchester, near the village of Disley. Car park: £3.80 - refunded if you purchase an adult house/gardens ticket.

By Bus: all these buses go past the park entrance: bus 60 from Macclesfield, bus 199 Buxton->Manchester Airport.

By Train: Disley station (on the Buxton-Manchester line), is 0.5 ml from park entrance. On days when the house is open there is a NT courtesy bus.
When is it open?

Lyme Hall is open from 1.00pm and 5.00pm between the end of March and the end of October - closed Wednesdays and Thursdays. The Park is open all year - between 8.00am to 8.30pm in summer and 8.00am to 6.00pm in winter. The Gardens are open 11.00am - 5.00pm in summer (1.00pm - 3.00pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays).
What does it cost?

House & Garden: Adult £6.35, child £3.15, family £13.90. House only: £4.70, child £2.25. Garden only: £3.45, child £2.00. The Cage: £0.90, child free