Category Archives: Walks & Tours
Matt Busby – The Man Who Made Manchester “united”
Bob Paisley won more trophies, Bill Shankly made more noise, Alf was better spoken. But nobody commanded more respect than Matt. It may have been the calm air of authority he carried around with him or the fact that he … Continue reading
Manchester United – The Story of the World’s Most Famous Football Club
Next tour: Sunday 22 July 2018, 2.30pm. Meet: National Football Museum, Cathedral Gardens. Booking: Please book here with eventbrite. Once they were Newton Heath: Newton Heath Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway to be exact. A railway team, formed in 1878 in east … Continue reading
George Best’s Manchester – The Good, The Bad, The Bubbly
Next tour: Sat 22 May 2021, 11am. Meet: Victoria Station wallmap. Booking: Please press here to book with Eventbrite. There was Oscar’s, the Brown Bull, Slack Alice’s and Edwardia – Manchester clubs, pubs, night time venues and boutiques. Somehow, amongst all … Continue reading
Football Pub Walk – Booze, Brawls, Babes & Pints of Best
Next tour: No public dates, but we are delighted to be soon taking round members of the Norwegian/ Manchester United supporters at home games. *** Football is a thirsty business, which is probably why some of the greatest players to … Continue reading
Best, Law, Charlton – The Trinity
George Best was the greatest player ever to come out of the British Isles. A mercurial winger, a dazzling dribbler, a magician, a maverick. As the saying goes: “Maradona good; Pelé better; George Best”. Denis Law was European Footballer of the … Continue reading
Salford Quays…Old Docks…Media City
Next tour: Friday 1 March 2024. Meet: Salford Quays Metrolink stop, 12 noon. Booking: Please press here to book with Eventbrite. Huge docks which once harboured the world’s ocean-going liners. Gleaming museums of the modern age. A world famous canal, … Continue reading
Mapping The Medlock – The River That Manchester Forgot
There are three visible rivers in city centre Manchester: the Irwell, the Irk and the Medlock. And it’s the Medlock that we investigate on this tour. The river that Manchester has almost forgotten rises near Oldham and flows westwards through … Continue reading
River Irwell
It’s the river that divides Manchester from Salford, snaking its way through the centre of the metropolis and almost meeting itself near Salford Crescent. Never a picturesque centrepiece like the Thames or Seine, it was a conduit for goods and … Continue reading
Along the Manchester Ship Canal
Next tour: 17 July 2024, 1pm. Meet: Entrance to the Science & Industry Museum, Lower Byrom Street. Booking: Please press here to book for free with Eventbrite. It’s the world’s greatest waterway, as deep as Suez, as wide as Panama, … Continue reading
Theatreland – Manchester On Stage
Please contact the guide, John Alker, on 07759 173786 for further details.
