Printable Tourist Map of Manchester

The Best of Manchester

84 min3.9 km9 stops

Walk through the centre of Manchester and meet the landmarks that shaped it: a Roman fort, the world's oldest surviving passenger railway station, grand Victorian civic buildings, a green heart at Piccadilly Gardens, a medieval cathedral and the home of football. The walk starts at the reconstructed Roman fort in Castlefield, a short walk from the Deansgate-Castlefield tram stop, and finishes at the Royal Exchange in St Ann's Square. Nine stops over about 3.9 km of flat ground, and several of the buildings are free to step inside. Cotton, protest and invention are the threads that connect them.