Things to do in Manchester?

fredy34

thanks again! great suggestions.

Ems your advice lead me to www.vermilioncinnabar.com. Ever been there? seems to have great reviews. Bit pricey but hey its new years eve!

Harvey Nicholls last orders is 12.55, bit too early!

Thanks again for all the ideas looking forward to our trip!

F

baby_fuzz

re: NYE.
last time I remember going out in manchester on NYE, we had a really hard time getting transport home - buses and taxis may be better these days as I'm recalling my student days... You may want to pre-book a taxi - rather than walk 8 miles home in the freezing cold.

samsil

Hi just a quick response- vermillion cinnabar has a great repuatation - however its not in the city centre....Its near city's stadium I think. so it would be a taxi ride out of the city centre....
If you want modern food and also somewhere you can stay all evening in bar/club style try
'room',
'the living room'
'the restaurant bar and grill'
'bluu'
'obsidian'
'panacea'

fredy34

Thanks again for all the advice. Feel like I know the place and ive only been there 1 day! Went to tai wu Chinese not overly impressed and then a few local bars ending up at lasso gowrie's which seems to do loads of nice beers. Changed our mind on nye because if ur advice and are going to bluu.

Thanks again. Anyone thinks of anywhere else please post we are here fir 5 days.

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GemJar_2

Manchester Museum is fab, I go here all the time , not been on the big wheel but I've heard its good. How about a show at one of the theatres? House of Fraser is good for a mooch too.
Museum of Science and Industry is okay, they usually have different bits and bobs on, also have a look at the bar thats in the Hilton, Cloud 13 I think it's called, its a posh (quite expensive but worth it) bar half way up the hilton tower thats got brilliant views. Gallerys are good too. Curry Mile is good, have a look out for the 'Spicy Hut', won loads of awards and well known for being the best one there.

InaPickle

Some of the others have got certain restaurants right: Yang Sing's and Koreana are well worth eating at, but there is another place often overlooked which is called 'The Armenian Taverna'. It's a basement restaurant on Albert Square on the right-hand side as though you are stood with your back to the Town Hall. It's great food (a cross between Middle Eastern and Greek, I think) and I can't believe I didn't even know it existed for so long! Yumyumyumyumyum!

curlygirl1971

Don't know if this would float your boat (and maybe you've already done it) but Manchester Art Gallery has an amazing collection of pre-raphelite stuff. Donation to get in. They also have an additional exhibition on atpresent - female surrealists - including Frida Kahlo - but you have to pay to get in that bit

Did you know that on a regular working day you can go into the Town hall and look around. Just present yourself at reception and you can sign in. They have a ballroom upstairs and the Walls are covered in murals by Victorian artist Ford Maddox Brown. I think they are pretty amazing

I am aware I sound like a geek :eek: and I do apologise but only mention these things because I think they're great and perhaps it's something different to do. Museum of science and industry is interesting too and someone mentioned the museum of Manchester

Have a great time

randalf72

found a good manchester blog that seemps pretty much up on things to do in manchester and cheap places to eat and so on

http://www.thingstodoinmanchester.blogspot.com/

HTH

randalf

GoToGal

InaPickle wrote: »

Some of the others have got certain restaurants right: Yang Sing's and Koreana are well worth eating at, but there is another place often overlooked which is called 'The Armenian Taverna'. It's a basement restaurant on Albert Square on the right-hand side as though you are stood with your back to the Town Hall. It's great food (a cross between Middle Eastern and Greek, I think) and I can't believe I didn't even know it existed for so long! Yumyumyumyumyum!

Second that, we went yesterday. Terrific food! 2 course meal for 2 set us back £41