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Alan Turing: Tortured Genius of the Computer Age
Next walking tour: Saturday, the 25th of October 2025. Meeting Place: Manchester Museum entrance, Oxford Road, Chorlton-on-Medlock, 3pm. Booking: Please press here to book with Eventbrite. Alan Turing has gone down in history as the man who didn’t invent the … Continue reading
Adolphe Valette – An Impression of Manchester
Next tour: Please contact John Alker. Meet: Art Gallery, Mosley Street. Booking: *** His students called him “Mr Monsieur”. His devotees praised his unique vision of Manchester. His legacy is the most important in Manchester’s art history. Adolphe Valette left a … Continue reading
The Smiths’ Manchester
Next tour: Tuesday 16 June 2026. Meet: Outside the Mercure Hotel, Portland Street. Booking: Please press here to book with Eventbrite. Where we go: • The Hacienda, vilified in his the Smiths’ most famous song. • HOME cinema to recall … Continue reading
Mr Halle’s Band
Next public tour: No dates set yet. Private tours: We recently took a group of choristers from the Home Counties on this walk – with great success. To follow in their footsteps, please contact New Manchester Walks. The Halle is … Continue reading
Manchester Music: 50th Anniversary of the Sex Pistols at the Lesser Free Trade Hall
Official Manchester Music Tours The tours have been organised by Ed Glinert, Manchester’s leading historian and long-time music writer, co-author of Fodor’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Traveller books, and launch production editor for Mojo. This tour: 50th anniversary of the Pistols … Continue reading
Control – Ian Curtis’s Manchester
Public tour No dates yet. Meet: outside the Mercure Hotel, Portland Street. Booking: Private tours We have been inundated with requests. It’s been so enjoyable taking good folk from San Francisco, London and all places in between on a custom-made … Continue reading
The Beatles’ Manchester
For now, we’re not doing this one as we now do a Beatles’ Liverpool tour, natch.
The World’s First Railways
Next tour: Dates to be set. Meet: tbc. Booking: Please have your tickets ready for the inspector. To book privately (ideal for railway enthusiasts): please e-mail info@newmanchesterwalks.com. Some time around 600 BC a railway called the rutway was built in ancient … Continue reading
Castlefield
Next tours: Wed 24 Aug.
Meet: outside Deansgate railway station, 11am. Continue reading
Ancoats
Next tour: Fri 20 March 2026, 2.30pm. Meet: Band on the Wall, Swan Street. Booking: Please press here to book with Eventbrite. Cost: Free to register. Pay at the end if you think it was worth it. Large groups: Please … Continue reading
