Guidebook for Manchester
Arts & Culture
O2 Apollo
Stockport RoadGreat live music venue nearby.
The Manchester Museum
Oxford RoadDinosaurs!
Loud music, dark rooms and sticky floors. Leaving with that high-pitched buzzing in your ears and strained vocal chords for singing along to your favourite band.
11 locals recommend
Manchester Academy
Oxford RoadLoud music, dark rooms and sticky floors. Leaving with that high-pitched buzzing in your ears and strained vocal chords for singing along to your favourite band.
Contact Theatre
Oxford RoadA youth-led theatre.
Home
2 Tony Wilson PlManchester's terrific new theatre, film and arts venue.
My favourite theatre in Manchester. If you pop along just before the box office opens you can usually pick up £10 front-row tickets for performances that day.
14 locals recommend
Royal Exchange, Manchester
Old Bank StreetMy favourite theatre in Manchester. If you pop along just before the box office opens you can usually pick up £10 front-row tickets for performances that day.
Food Scene
Costa Coffee
Oxford RoadStart your day with some strong, black coffee.
Essentials
Morrisons
418B Wilbraham RdGreat for fresh produce or that last minute pint of milk.
Sainsbury's Local
51 Whitworth St WOpen everyday from 7am–12midnight.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Deaf Institute
135 Grosvenor StA quirky venue for drinks and live music.
Shopping
Tesco Esso Express
Upper Brook StreetYour typical petrol-station Tesco.
Everything Else
Olympic standard swimming pool built for the Commonwealth Games in 2002.
16 locals recommend
Manchester Aquatics Centre
2 Booth St EOlympic standard swimming pool built for the Commonwealth Games in 2002.