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Welcome to the official tourism website for Greater Manchester

This is the official website of the tourist board for Greater Manchester where you can discover the best of the Manchester city region in one place. Read on for your essential Manchester city guide.

Click on our experience pages to get ideas on what to do while you are in Manchester and browse the listings pages to find places to stay, things to see and do and an up to the minute what's on guide to Manchester.

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I Love Manchester - Watch our new episode of I Love Manchester every Thursday at 8pm only on Channel M - TV for Manchester. Click to watch online now.

There are three easy ways to watch Channel M: Sky guide 203 / Virgin Media 878 /
Free to Air in Greater Manchester Frequency 39

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Wheel of Manchester

Take to the skies, as the iconic observation wheel returns to Exchange Square from May onwards. With spectacular views across Manchester and beyond, it's an unforgettable experience for all the family More information on the Wheel...

Tatton Park Biennial

Sited in Tatton's gardens, specially commissioned work from emerging and established artists inspired by Tatton's gardens include 6 semi-permanent works. More information on the Biennial...

Manchester Jazz Festival

Manchester jazz festival has hand-picked 60 bands that will set the city centre alive with sounds from all over the world, day and night, indoors and out. And to top it off, most gigs are free! More information on the jazz festival...

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Thinking of visiting for a short break? There is a huge selection of quality hotels in Manchester to choose from - browse our accommodation listings to find a room from our selection of over 250 graded properties. Choose from traditional guest houses, vintage boutique hotels to five star luxury and book online at many of these.

Browse our shopping guide to Manchester which is packed with tips on where to find Manchester's boutique shops, how to pick up that little black dress from one of our designer outlets, or where to go late night shopping all under one roof.

Search our sport guide to find information about Manchester's sporting past and present; visit Manchester United's museum and stadium at Old Trafford or tour the City of Manchester Stadium, home to Manchester City Football Club.

Manchester hosts an impressive programme of events throughout the year. Manchester Pride, is one of the biggest lesbian and gay festivals of its kind; Manchester food & drink festival serves up some of the region's best produce, and 2007 will see the launch of the Manchester International Festival - a festival of newly commissioned works that will premier in Manchester and then tour an international circuit. Search our events listings to find out more, and browse our guide to what's on in Manchester for comprehensive listings on other live concerts, gigs and shows.

More than 100 airlines are now operating flights to Manchester, and with miles of countryside on our doorstep why not start your UK tour with a visit to Manchester? For ideas on itineraries, visit our short breaks pages.

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