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Camping & Caravanning

 Eurocampings - ACSI Camping Guide

Car Rental Manchester

 Holiday Autos -  
Holiday Autos offers the best fully inclusive car hire prices. Get cheap car hire quickly and securely online with holidayautos.co.uk, the experts in online car rental.

More Car Rental Companies? See the car rental page

Holiday Homes / Apartments

    -  leading UK provider of self-catered holidays throughout the UK
Availability search [ refining by specifying price, pet, pub nearby, open fire, swimming pool and more possible ], special offers and brochure request.

  -  Holiday Lodges and Holiday Parks Britain
A short break, or weekend, at one of our holiday parks gives you a real getaway, whatever the season. You'll find well-equipped and cosily heated bungalows, lodges, chalets, apartments and caravans in beautiful forest, countryside and coastal surroundings from Cornwall to the Scottish Highlands and from Pembrokeshire to East Anglia.

See for more the page Holiday Homes

Hostels / Youth Hostels

 
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability.

 Youth Hostels England 

Hotels in Manchester

 Booking - Hotels in Manchester  -  Hotel Guide Manchester
Burnage, City Centre Manchester, Didsbury, Old Trafford, Woodhouse Park, and more ...

 Arora International Manchester ****, 18-24 Princess St, M1 4LY Manchester
The Arora International has the perfect location in the heart of Manchester City Center!
Whether you stay for business or pleasure, comfort comes as standard. The hotel's coffee lounge is a great place to unwind and relax whilst excellent food is available in the Award Winning Obsidian Bar and Restaurant.

 Golden Tulip Manchester ****, Waters Reach, Old Trafford, M17 1WS Manchester
Situated on the trendy Quays waterfront area, just around the corner from Manchester United football stadium, the hotel is only a few minutes tram ride from the city centre.
A main road into and out of Manchester runs very close by and there is also free on-site parking, so you can avoid the traffic and make use of the public transport. Within walking distance you will also find the Lowry Centre and the excellent Imperial War Museum North.

 

More Hotels? See Hotels.

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

Superbreak
Superbreak offer leisure hotel breaks and features 2-5 star hotels, with the majority in the 3-4 star+ rating.

 
Widest choice of self-catering holidays / short breaks throughout Britain, Ireland and Europe
A self-catering holiday in one of Hoseasons' holiday lodges and parks brings a new meaning to the word freedom. From the moment you arrive you can revel in the limitless possibilities offered at every resort centre.
And with late availability and last minute booking facilities, you'll soon be experiencing the holiday of your dreams. Enjoy a weekend or short break in beautiful countryside, at some of Europe's finest beaches or forest surroundings.

Thomas Cook  -  City trips Manchester

  -  Create your perfect trip  -  Flight, Hotel and Car




 Tellings Golden Miller  -  coach tours and excursions
Day excursions, short breaks & holidays. English seaside resorts, special events, and more

Travel Guides Manchester / Related books

 Maps International  -  Travel Guides Manchester  
Mapsinternational.co.uk is one of the largest map shops online.

Transport / How do I travel to Manchester

 Manchester Airport 
Around 100 airlines fly into Manchester Airport from over 200 destinations around the world.
From the airport trains to the city centre run every 15 minutes into Piccadilly train station; the average journey time is 20 minutes.

  Opodo  -   
Flight tickets Manchester.

 

 
Book cheap flights to Northwest England at ebookers and benefit from discounted airfares. View their latest offers and book your flights, accommodation, car hire and insurance online

  Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights  -  Price comparison possible

 Air South West  -  flights from Plymouth to Manchester
 Aurigny  -  flights from Guernsey to Manchester
 bmi  -  from Leeds / Bradford, London Heathrow to Manchester
 City Airline  -  From Birmingham to Manchester
 Eastern Airways  -  from London Stansted, Norwich and Southampton
 EU Jet  -  from Manston to Manchester
 Royal Jet  -  from Luton to Manchester 
 VLM Airlines  -  From London City to Manchester

Most major cities in the UK have direct train services into Manchester. Virgin Trains now run a fleet of high speed trains which sees journey times between Manchester and London of just over two hours.

 
thetrainline is the fully impartial rail ticketing website owned by the Virgin Group, Virgin Rail Group and National Express Group, providing the cheaper way to buy train tickets online. thetrainline provides fast, easy and secure access to timetables, tickets and fares for all National Rail journeys across the UK.

  -  Coach Line to Northwest England

 Traveline - Public Transport Info  -  North West Timetable Finder and Journey Planner 

 Greater Manchester Transport Site  -  official public transport site for Greater Manchester
 GMPTA  -  Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority
 GMLTP  -  Greater Manchester Local Transport Plan
 Friends of IRLAM Station
Friends of Irlam Station was set up in 2005 by local residents with an interest in the train station in Irlam, supported by GMPTE and Salford City Council.
 CycleGM  -  cycling in Greater Manchester.
 Greater Manchester Transportation Unit
The Greater Manchester Transportation Unit, based in Central Manchester, provides a full range of services in transportation data, information, planning and research for the ten Greater Manchester local authorities.
 Greater Manchester Future Transport
The future of transport in Greater Manchester

 Maps International  -  Maps of Manchester  
Mapsinternational.co.uk is one of the largest map shops online.
 Multimap.com 
Street-level maps, road maps; door-to-door travel directions; aerial photographs; and local information.


Links 

 Travel Insurance  -  online travel and holiday insurance for UK and Irish residents

 Manchester Tourist Information  -  official website of the tourist board for Greater Manchester
Inviting, original, edgy, happening, different: spend any time in Manchester and you'll soon see it's a place like no other. This free-spirited city demands your attention with a warm, no-nonsense welcome and a liberating open-mindedness that challenges you to take part. Bring Manchester your ideas, your energy and your attitude and you'll fit right in – that's what makes this city uniquely Manchester....
Discover the best of the Manchester city region in one place.

 Manchester City Council

As the unofficial capital of the region, Manchester makes the ideal base for exploring the North of England. For days out head for the stunning countryside of the Lake District, Lancashire and the Peak District or make the most of the city's transport links to visit local market towns, the vibrant City of Liverpool or the historic cities of Chester or York…

 Manchester City Football Club
 Manchester United Football Club
 News from Manchester  -  Manchester Evening New
 Radio & TV  -  BBC Manchester
 University Manchester  -  MMU - Manchester Metropolitan University
Based at seven campuses, five in the Manchester area and two at Alsager and Crewe - MMU Cheshire. The central Manchester campuses form part of the largest higher education campus in the UK and one of the most extensive education centres in Europe.
 University Manchester  -  UMIST - The University of Science and Technology in Manchester
University for teaching and research in science, engineering and management. Britain's largest single-site university with a proud history of achievement and an ambitious agenda for the future.

Cuisine

 'City Life' Magazine
Food and drink guide to Greater Manchester  -  including searchable restaurant listings, maps and detailed reviews.

History Manchester

 History of Manchester
Prehistoric times Manchester, Roman times, Post-Roman, Medieval growth, Growth of the textile trade, The Industrial Revolution, Reform, Industrial and cultural growth, Further expansion, Twentieth century, World War II, Postwar Manchester, The IRA bomb and its effects, Around and after 2000, Greater Manchester

 National Trust

Music, Art & Culture, Entertainment

 Hallé Orchestra 
Britain's longest-established symphony orchestra, founded in Manchester by Sir Charles Hallé in 1858.
 BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Read about the BBC Philharmonic's history, from 1922 to the present day. Find out about the BBC Philharmonic including a list of the players, interviews with featured musicians and advice on joining the orchestra.

 Bridgewater Hall  -  Manchester's international concert venue
This architecturally-stunning building hosts over 250 performances a year and boasts an award-winning restaurant and café bar. Its waterfront location in the heart of the city makes it an ideal conference and event venue.
 Manchester Evening News Arena  -  Manchester's main pop music venue
Situated next to Victoria station. Largest arena of its type in Europe
 Manchester Apollo
 Manchester Academy

  Manchester Christmas Markets
Due to their popularity the markets have now expanded to 5 locations in Manchester City Centre.
Every year there are new attractions for visitors to see - the most recent being a 6m high Wolhnachtspyrymide (a giant German Christmas Pyramid with Nativity scene), which sits on top of the German Beer Tent and a magical Alpine House which is traditionally decorated and houses a giant multilingual talking reindeer!

 Manchester After Dark

Web Portal / Search Engine / Directories

 Manchesterfamilyfriendly.co.uk  -  Manchester City Centre Family Friendly website
Click here for fully searchable listings of family friendly events and activities in Greater Manchester. You can find out what's on and where, get details of how to get there and the facilities available, play games or send e-postcards to friends and family.
 Manchester Online  -  everything for Manchester by the Evening News
 Manchester.com 

 England's Northwest
Events in the region, links directory, culture, exploring te region and more
 NW4U - Northwest search engine and directory Manchester Liverpool Merseyside Cumbria NorthWest England

 Yahoo  -  Manchester Directories

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