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The Castlefield Explorer

Beetham Tower 301 Deansgate, Manchester, United Kingdom

Next tour: The Castlefield Explorer, Sunday 27 July 2025, 12 noon. Meet: Beetham Tower Entrance on Deansgate. Booking: Please press here to book with Eventbrite. Castlefield is not only the Roman birthplace of Manchester, it was also the industrial birthplace … Continue reading →

John Rylands Library and More…

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

This tour: Thursday 7 August, 11.15 a.m. Meet: Outside St Ann’s Church, St Ann Street. Booking: Please press here to book with Eventbrite. The John Rylands Library has been closed for nearly a year. Now it’s back – and with … Continue reading →

Jewish Manchester: Guided Tour

Victoria Station Wallmap Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, United Kingdom

“The Old Jewish Ghetto of Manchester” Next tour: Friday 8 August 2025. Meet: Victoria Station wallmap, 1pm. Ends: At the Jewish museum. Booking: Please press here to book with Eventbrite. Cost: Free to register. Pay at the end if you … Continue reading →

On the Trail of Marx & Engels in Manchester

Engels Statue First Street, Gaythorn, Manchester, United Kingdom

August is political month in Manchester...the countdown to Peterloo. Here’s a taster. Marx & Engels in Manchester. Marx & Engels in Manchester: Saturday 9 August 2025.   Meet: Friedrich Engels Statue, outside HOME, 2 Tony Wilson Place, Gaythorn, 11.30am. Booking: … Continue reading →

Tony Wilson’s Manchester

HOME 2 Tony Wilson Place, Manchester, Select a State:, United Kingdom

Tony Wilson’s Manchester: Sunday 10 August 2025. Anniversary of the day he died in 2007. Meet: outside HOME, 12 noon. Booking: Please press here to book with Eventbrite. *** Tony Wilson never wrote a song, sang one or played an … Continue reading →

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 →

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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.