Manchester Cathedral
A medieval cathedral in the city centre, with a wide nave, carved wooden choir stalls and stained glass. It stands near Cathedral Gardens and the National Football Museum area.
Manchester
This northern city is known for its football at the Etihad and Old Trafford, its music history, its museums and its shopping.
Attractive locations
Manchester Art Gallery
A city-centre gallery with a strong collection of Pre-Raphaelite paintings, decorative arts and contemporary work, housed in a classical building designed by Charles Barry.
Science and Industry Museum
A museum on the site of the world's oldest passenger railway station, telling how Manchester helped start the Industrial Revolution through textile machines, steam engines and early computers.
People's History Museum
The national museum of democracy, covering the long struggle for votes, workers' rights and equality in Britain through banners, posters and personal stories, beside the River Irwell.
John Rylands Library
A neo-Gothic library on Deansgate, built in the late 1800s and admired for its vaulted reading room and stained glass. It holds rare volumes and manuscripts and is open to visitors.
Old Trafford
The home ground of Manchester United, one of the largest club stadiums in Britain. Stadium tours and the club museum let visitors see the pitch, dressing rooms and trophies.
National Football Museum
A museum in the city centre telling the story of football, with historic shirts, trophies and match objects, plus interactive games that let visitors test their own skills.
Airports
Manchester Airport MAN
It is about 15 km in a straight line from Manchester.
Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL
It is about 43 km in a straight line from Manchester.
Leeds Bradford Airport LBA
It is about 58 km in a straight line from Manchester.
Scams and safe taxis
Taxi and scam advice for this country is on the United Kingdom page
Weather by month
Each month shows its average temperature in °C and its mm of rain per month.
- Jan3.6 °C89 mm
- Feb3.6 °C75 mm
- Mar5.1 °C67 mm
- Apr7.7 °C57 mm
- May10.9 °C68 mm
- Jun13.8 °C85 mm
- Jul15.4 °C93 mm
- Aug15.1 °C96 mm
- Sep13.0 °C78 mm
- Oct9.9 °C98 mm
- Nov6.5 °C97 mm
- Dec4.3 °C99 mm
Driest months: Mar, Apr, May. Wettest months: Oct, Nov, Dec.
Costs
Prices here are about 89% of US prices (World Bank, 2025). This compares a country's overall prices, not the cost of a trip.
Who can help
Emergency
999 (or 112) for police, fire and ambulance.
local government
Emergency number 999 (NHS guidance)
Helps with: Call 999 if someone is seriously ill or injured and their life is at risk. NHS England guidance for visitors from abroad also points to 111 for urgent but non-life-threatening problems.
Who qualifies: Anyone in England, including visitors from abroad, in a life-threatening situation.
Phone: 999
local government
NHS 111
Helps with: NHS service for urgent medical help or advice that is not life-threatening, or when you are unsure which NHS service you need. Symptoms can also be checked online at 111.nhs.uk.
Who qualifies: Anyone in England, including visitors from abroad, who needs urgent medical advice.
Phone: 111
local government
VisitBritain (British Tourist Authority)
Helps with: Britain's national tourism agency. Its websites cover trip planning for Britain and England. The contact page says it cannot reply to individual holidaymakers asking for travel advice.
Who qualifies: Anyone planning a trip to Britain; use the websites rather than the contact form for travel questions.
ngo
British Red Cross
Helps with: The UK's Red Cross society. Its website covers first aid, an international family tracing service, support for refugees and asylum seekers, and guidance for people affected by emergencies such as floods.
Who qualifies: People in the UK needing its support services; family tracing and refugee support are open to those affected.
Phone: 0344 871 11 11
Address: 44 Moorfields, London, EC2Y 9AL
un agency
International Organization for Migration (IOM) United Kingdom
Helps with: The UN migration agency. In the UK it runs resettlement, support and protection activities for migrants, and has had a presence there since 1995.
Who qualifies: Migrants and refugees in the UK. It is not a help service for ordinary tourists.
Address: Heron House, First Floor, 10 Dean Farrar St., London, SW1H 0DX
embassy
Foreign embassies and consulates in the UK (official list)
Helps with: For a lost passport or serious trouble, contact your own country's embassy. The Foreign Office publishes a list of embassies, high commissions and consulates in the UK, including their addresses and contact details.
Who qualifies: Citizens of each country, through their own embassy, high commission or consulate.