Dare to drop down, down, deeper and down, into the deepest depths of the dark, dank city. This is the New Manchester Walks’ tour par excellence, as featured in the Daily Telegraph, Manchester Evening News and on Granada Reports.
This is a difficult walk, so please ensure you’re okay with slippy steps and negotiating an 18-inch drop.
* No children please!
* Bring a torch and stout boots.
* Tours go at 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm.
* Booking only via www.quaytickets.com, 0843 208 0500.
Did you see Oppenheimer, the blockbuster, Oscar-winning film about the atom bomb, named after J. Robert Oppenheimer, organiser of the Manhattan Project which dropped the bombs on Japan in 1945?
Ed Glinert of New Manchester Walks, who has hosted countless local tours that include stopping at the atomic bunker on Chinatown’s George Street, and gives talks on the story of the atom bomb on cruise ships, relates the full atomic story to coincide with the release of the film and as the 78th anniversary of the dropping of the bombs in August 1945 to end the Second World War approaches. Continue reading
