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John Rylands Library
Next tour: Thursday 28 May 2026. Meet: Outside St Ann’s Church, St Ann Street, 11.30 a.m. Booking: Please press here to book with Eventbrite. The John Rylands Library has been closed for nearly a year. Now it’s back – and … Continue reading
Manchester Town Hall Tour (on Zoom)
Next Zoom tour & exploration: Sunday 15 February 2026, 7pm. Booking: Please press here to book with Eventbrite. Meet: On your computer! Cost: £7.77. No booking fee. *** Manchester Town Hall – the full tour on Zoom! Yes, while England’s … Continue reading
The Wonders of Worsley, the new RHS Gardens & the Bridgewater Canal
Next Zoom tour, Thursday 1 July 2021, 8.30pm. Meet: on your computer! Booking: Please press here to book with Eventbrite. Picturesque black-and-white timber-framed waterside buildings, Britain’s first man-made waterway, and underground canals running … Continue reading
Salford Quays: the Great Port and the Old Docks
Next free tour: Saturday 15 April 2023. Meet: At Salford Quays Metrolink stop, 11a.m. Booking: Please press here to register with Eventbrite. Huge docks which once harboured the world’s ocean-going liners. Gleaming museums of the modern age. A world famous … Continue reading
Jewish Manchester
“The Old Jewish Ghetto of Manchester” This tour: Thursday 21 May 2026. Meet: Victoria Station wallmap, 11 am. Booking: Please press here to book with Eventbrite. *** Here’s the full S.P. The Manchester area is home to Britain’s second biggest … Continue reading
In Search of the River Medlock
Next tours: The summer 2015 one has gone. More dates will be announced soon. Meet: Lass O’ Gowrie pub, Charles Street Bring: Good shoes and a sense of exploration. There are three visible rivers in city centre Manchester: the Irwell, the … Continue reading
Manchester Wildlife
2018 tours: No public dates yet. Meet: To be decided. Manchester is home to a wide variety of wildlife: waterbirds, waders, black redstarts (rarer than ospreys or golden eagles) and peregrine falcons. These are the world’s fastest birds, capable of … Continue reading
Knutsford – Classy Cranford in Chi-Chi Cheshire
Next tour: Mon 26 March 2012. Meet: Knutsford station, 11.30am “The lunch–a hot savoury mutton-chop, and a little of the cold loin sliced and fried–was now brought in. Every morsel of this last dish was finished, to Martha’s great gratification.” … Continue reading
Investigating The Irwell
Meeting place to be confirmed Description to follow.
In Search of the Ship Canal
Next tour: Friday 21st of July 2023. Meet: Outside the Science and Industry Museum, Lower Byrom Street. Cost: Free with tip at the end, if you think it was worth it! Booking: Please press here to book with Eventbrite. It’s one … Continue reading
