Destination

Manchester

One of Europe's most storied sporting cities, Manchester is home to two of the world's most famous football clubs, Manchester City and Manchester United, as well as the National Football Museum. Visitors to Manchester can also enjoy the lively city, packed with a vast array of bars, shops and restaurants, or take a ride out to the Trafford Centre for all their shopping needs. A huge number of attractions in Manchester are free including Manchester Museum, Manchester Art Gallery, the Museum of Science and Industry, Imperial War Museum North, and the People's History Museum. For a masterpiece of Victorian Gothic architecture, the John Rylands Library is not to be missed.