Manchester
A cotton-trading powerhouse turned post-industrial creative and sporting capital, Manchester runs from Victorian warehouses and a rebuilt city centre through the regenerated docks of Salford Quays to the football and cricket grounds of Trafford — with the whole city well served by trains, trams and a compact centre that's easy to walk.
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City Centre
Town Hall, Deansgate and the shopping and nightlife core, within walking distance of most of what the city has to offer.
Salford Quays & MediaCity
Regenerated docks turned waterfront district, home to The Lowry arts centre, Imperial War Museum North and the BBC's MediaCityUK.
Northern Quarter
Manchester's creative and bohemian district, built on old textile warehouses and now packed with independent shops, bars and street art.
Trafford & Old Trafford
Home to Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium and Lancashire's Emirates Old Trafford cricket ground, plus the Trafford Centre shopping mall.
About this guide
We keep this simple: a short, honest guide to each part of Manchester, and a live link through to Booking.com to check current availability and prices — we don't maintain our own hotel listings or reviews, since those go stale fast and Booking.com's own data doesn't.