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  • Peterloo Massacre: Official Tour on the Day

    Central Library St Peter's Square, Manchester

    Peterloo tours on the day: Saturday 16 August (Peterloo Day) 2025, 11am. Meet: outside Central Library, St Peter’s Square. Booking: Please press here to book with Eventbrite. These unique Peterloo tours have been devised by Ed Glinert, Penguin author and … Continue reading

  • “Fame Is the Spur”. Tour Manchester’s Greatest Novel

    Central Library St Peter's Square, Manchester

    * This annual tour takes place on Peterloo Day: 16 August. NOT 2025 * Tour led by Ed Glinert, a Penguin Classics editor, and Manchester's leading historian and tour guide. * Meet outside Manchester Central Library, St Peter's Square, 2.30pm. * Must be booked … Continue reading

    $8
  • The Great Art Treasures of Manchester POSTPONED

    Outside St Ann's Church St Ann Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

    Next tour: Wednesday 3 September 2025 Meet: outside St Ann’s Church, St Ann’s Square. Booking: Please press here to book with Eventbrite. Manchester Art Gallery is home to Britain’s greatest collection of Pre-Raphaelite works, and in the streets beyond L. … Continue reading

    Cost? There seems to be a lot of confusion about whether or not the guide is entitled to a few pennies at the end of the tour. We are not paid by the council, the tourist board or anyone. That would be impossible to organise. We are the official, trained guides of Manchester. We do this for the love of Manchester history following some ferocious battles with the local Blue Badge guides who didn't want tours and wanted to censor Manchester history. We are happy for you to book for free and then pay at the end if you think it was worth it.
  • Stand Up To Racism Manchester! Guided Tour CANCELLED. NO INTEREST

    Victoria Station Wallmap Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, United Kingdom

    Date: Monday 15 September 2025. Meet: Victoria Station wallmap, 11.30am. Booking: Please press here to book with Eventbrite. Manchester has long been one of the world's most welcoming cities, accepting and assimilating those from Ireland, Italy, Russia, the West Indies … Continue reading

    Pay at the end if you think it was worth it!
  • 10 Manchester Inventions That Shook the World. Expert Tour

    Science & Industry Museum Lower Byrom Street, Campfield, Manchester

    Next tour, Thursday 25 September 2025, 2pm. Meet: Outside the Science & Industry Museum on Lower Byrom Street, Campfield. Booking: Please press here to book with Eventbrite. Manchester invented the modern world, for this was the first city of the industrial … Continue reading

    $10
  • Manchester Architecture at Night

    Midland Hotel 16 Peter Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

    The Glories of Manchester Architecture Next tour (Manchester Buildings at Night): Thursday 2 October 2025. Guide: RIBA judge Ed Glinert. Starts: Outside the Midland Hotel, Peter Street, 6.30pm. Booking: Please press here to book with Eventbrite. *** The Builder magazine … Continue reading

    $10
  • Manchester Literature Festival Tours – Elizabeth Gaskell

    Outside St Ann's Church St Ann Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

    Next Elizabeth Gaskell’s Manchester walking tour: Manchester Literature Festival Official Tours, Thursday 16 October 2025. Meet: St Ann’s Church, St Ann’s Square, 11am. Booking: Please press here to book with Eventbrite. Join Ed Glinert, Manchester’s leading historian and tour guide, a … Continue reading

    $10