Northern England – Manchester

 

Distance: 4km/2½ miles
Time: 1hr
Type: Urban canals
Where: Castlefield, Manchester
Start/End: St Peter’s Square Metro stop (SJ839979)
Terrain: City pavements and canalside towpaths
Maps: OS Explorer 277; Landranger 109

This walk takes in some of Manchester city centre’s many highlights and varied history – from a Roman fort to the site of the famous Hacienda club. Starting right in the middle of St Peter’s Square the walk heads along the Rochdale Canal to Castlefield, before looping back to St Peter’s. You will also pass the Museum of Science & Industry, the Central Library and Bridgewater Hall.

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  3 Responses to “Northern England – Manchester”

      At 1:43 pm on September 30th, 2009 Jamie Bassnett wrote:

    Hi Guys, I couldn’t find a mag I usually buy in WH Smiths last week so saw this and was really impressed with the magazine. This walk in particular caught my eye as I work in the city centre of Manchester and often sit at my desk having my lunch and have on Memory Map often sat and done this route myself but never got round to actually walking it. So last week I walked it for the first time.

    I have posted up on my blog here…

    http://trekkingbritain.blogspot.com/2009/09/lunchtime-walk-rochdale-canal-in.html

    and also put some pictures from my phone camera on Flickr here…

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/41294936@N02/sets/72157622328636123/show/

    Great mag which I’ll probably look out for in future!

    Thanks
    Jamie Bassnett,
    Manchester,
    webmaster@trekkingbritain.com

      At 12:26 pm on November 17th, 2009 Gavin Boyd wrote:

    Manchester is full of things to do. I have been a couple of time and I know I will be back in the future. So many night clubs I have not visited, but their is a lot more to the city than the night life. I went to the Ordsall Hall Museum once when I was younger and it was a great day out.

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