The Calendar of Public Walks & Zoom tours
Walks in standard text, Zoom tours in italics
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Thursday 15 July
3pm Manchester: The City at Play
This tour takes a fun and joyous look at how Manchester has let its hair down. We’ll time-travel from the wild sports and entertainments of the pre-industrial days through crazy fancy-dress balls, stirring theatrical performances with top actors, the development of modern sports, the fecund musical scene across 200 years, the comedians and the extraordinary festivals – including, of course, this one. This is a tour to make you smile, with lots of laughs and lots of surprises.
A MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL TOUR
6pm The Rollicking Pub walk
A funny and moving excursion around some classic Manchester pub.
Saturday 17 July
11am Platt Hall, Birch Fields and Chancellors Tour: The Surprising Manchester Series
A remarkable set of buildings, remarkable stories, handsome parks and an entertaining tour around some of the more influential districts of Manchester, and as with the bike tour, there is plenty of sweet green space to enjoy.
3pm Manchester: The City at Play
This tour takes a fun and joyous look at how Manchester has let its hair down. We’ll time-travel from the wild sports and entertainments of the pre-industrial days through crazy fancy-dress balls, stirring theatrical performances with top actors, the development of modern sports, the fecund musical scene across 200 years, the comedians and the extraordinary festivals – including, of course, this one. This is a tour to make you smile, with lots of laughs and lots of surprises.
A MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL TOUR
6pm The Ghosts of Manchester – spooks guaranteed
A rip-roaring and fascinating tour of the haunted areas of Manchester, finishing in a dark place for a surprise.
Sunday 18 July
3pm Manchester: The City at Play
This tour takes a fun and joyous look at how Manchester has let its hair down. We’ll time-travel from the wild sports and entertainments of the pre-industrial days through crazy fancy-dress balls, stirring theatrical performances with top actors, the development of modern sports, the fecund musical scene across 200 years, the comedians and the extraordinary festivals – including, of course, this one. This is a tour to make you smile, with lots of laughs and lots of surprises.
A MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL TOUR
Tuesday 20 July
6pm Folklore, tall stories and crazy early sport – Zoom tour
This is the stuff of legends you might say. This tour looks at the myths and folktales associated with the Manchester area but also includes some of the madcap games and pastimes people enjoyed from chasing greased pigs, playing clout ear, treacle loaf eating, nude male racing. In superstitious times people worried about spirits, faeries and sprites lurking in canals, under bridges or in leafy dells. This is an amusing excursion into a past where the urban and natural landscape was alive with supernatural and also the people’s playground.
FREE but contributions are very welcome.
Thursday 22 July
6pm The Rollicking Pub walk
A funny and moving excursion around some classic Manchester pub.
Saturday 24 July
10am The Didsbury Tour: The Surprising Manchester Series
From love stories to murders via whole potato-swallowers and eccentric aldermen, learn about Didsbury’s fascinating story. There will be a lovely interior visit and a refreshing treat to conclude. £15. Book here.
6pm The Ghosts of Manchester – spooks guaranteed
A rip-roaring and fascinating tour of the haunted areas of Manchester, finishing in a dark place for a surprise.
Sunday 25 July
7am The Secret Tunnels Tour
An early start for a crazy and wet tour under the city streets. This is weather dependent but nonetheless a glorious tour.
Saturday 31 July
3pm The Prestwich Tour: The Surprising Manchester Series
Learn the stirring story of a significant suburb visiting the lovely and ancient St Mary’s Church and hearing tales of the many and various important and interesting residents. This tour finishes in a pub but you don't have to join us. There are easy tram connections.
6pm The Ghosts of Manchester – spooks guaranteed
A rip-roaring and fascinating tour of the haunted areas of Manchester, finishing in a dark place for a surprise.
Sunday 1 August
1pm The Mayfield Abandoned Station tour
A stroll around the spectacular hulk of one the great Manchester abandoned sites
Tuesday 10 August
6pm The Manchester Ship Canal Story – Zoom tour
The epic story of an engineering marvel that brought the sea to Manchester. This Zoom tour will be filled with dramatic images old and new of the buildings, the ships and the people. It will tell a memorable tale of inspiration, activity, decline and rebirth.
FREE but contributions are very welcome.
Saturday 14 August
11am The Secrets of Heaton Hall and Park EXCLUSIVE
Regular access to the interior of one of the most important stately homes in the country of its period is normally impossible. Now every Wednesday and Saturday at 11am you are guaranteed entry and afterwards a look around the park to take in the views and the exceptional features.
3pm The Quays and MediaCityUK Tour: The Surprising Manchester Series
Two days after the 126th anniversary of the opening of the Manchester Ship Canal, here’s a tour of the life and times of a fascinating part of the city.
Monday 16 August
6pm Peterloo: The Reality & Drama: A Manchester Anniversary Tour
The last chance in the 200th anniversary year to tour the epic & dramatic events in the struggle for democracy.
Wednesday 18 August
11am The Secrets of Heaton Hall and Park EXCLUSIVE
Regular access to the interior of one of the most important stately homes in the country of its period is normally impossible. Now every Wednesday and Saturday at 11am you are guaranteed entry and afterwards a look around the park to take in the views and the exceptional features.
Saturday 21 August
1pm The Secret of Fairfield Moravian Settlement and area
One of the most delightful surprises across this conurbation of 2.8m people is the hidden corner that is Fairfield Moravian Settlement. If you've never been you'll be fascinated by this atmospheric location.
Sunday 22 August
11am The Secrets of Heaton Hall and Park EXCLUSIVE
Regular access to the interior of one of the most important stately homes in the country of its period is normally impossible. Now every Wednesday and Saturday at 11am you are guaranteed entry and afterwards a look around the park to take in the views and the exceptional features.
Tuesday 24 August
6pm Prestwich & Heaton Park - Zoom tour
Prestwich is a fascinating place as its neighbour Heaton Park. This Zoom tour will tell the stories of the pair through wonderful imagery of the past, present and maybe even the future. Prestwich has ancient origins, on the line of a Roman road with one of the most prestigious regional parish churches. It has a rich Victorian and 20th century story to tell as well. Heaton Hall is one of the most important neo-Classical houses in the country while the surrounding estate has stirring story to tell.
FREE but contributions are very welcome.
Wednesday 25 August
11am The Secrets of Heaton Hall and Park EXCLUSIVE
Regular access to the interior of one of the most important stately homes in the country of its period is normally impossible. Now every Wednesday and Saturday at 11am you are guaranteed entry and afterwards a look around the park to take in the views and the exceptional features.
Saturday 28 August
11am The Secrets of Heaton Hall and Park EXCLUSIVE
Regular access to the interior of one of the most important stately homes in the country of its period is normally impossible. Now every Wednesday and Saturday at 11am you are guaranteed entry and afterwards a look around the park to take in the views and the exceptional features.
Sunday 29 August
7am The Secret Tunnels Tour
An early start for a crazy and wet tour under the city streets. This is weather dependent but nonetheless a glorious tour.
11am The Secrets of Heaton Hall and Park EXCLUSIVE
Regular access to the interior of one of the most important stately homes in the country of its period is normally impossible. Now every Wednesday and Saturday at 11am you are guaranteed entry and afterwards a look around the park to take in the views and the exceptional features.
Sunday 5 September
11am The Secrets of Heaton Hall and Park EXCLUSIVE
Regular access to the interior of one of the most important stately homes in the country of its period is normally impossible. Now every Wednesday and Saturday at 11am you are guaranteed entry and afterwards a look around the park to take in the views and the exceptional features.
12noon Secrets of Rochdale town centre
A tour from the train station past a glorious parish church, the amazing Town Hall and around one of the most significant towns in the UK in terms of the people that make up its story. There will be a visit inside some extraordinary interiors.
6pm The Ghosts of Manchester – spooks guaranteed
A rip-roaring and fascinating tour of the haunted areas of Manchester, finishing in a dark place for a surprise.
Tuesday 7 September
6pm Ten top North West places part one – Zoom tour
A personal choice of the best of the North West of England big and small, manmade and natural. Beautiful pictures and entertaining commentary with choices that will surprise people.
FREE but contributions are very welcome.
Wednesday 8 September
11am The Secrets of Heaton Hall and Park EXCLUSIVE
Regular access to the interior of one of the most important stately homes in the country of its period is normally impossible. Now every Wednesday and Saturday at 11am you are guaranteed entry and afterwards a look around the park to take in the views and the exceptional features.
Saturday 11 September
11am The Secrets of Heaton Hall and Park EXCLUSIVE
Regular access to the interior of one of the most important stately homes in the country of its period is normally impossible. Now every Wednesday and Saturday at 11am you are guaranteed entry and afterwards a look around the park to take in the views and the exceptional features.
3pm Secrets of Ancoats and New Islington
Has any area of the UK been transformed so utterly than this fascinating area of mills, canals, new development and controversy? The answer is no. So join me for a stroll around the most interesting urban story in modern Britain.
Sunday 12 September
10am The Bicycle Magical Mystery Tour: The Surprising Manchester Series
Three and half hours of fun on a route around the city centre that is full of surprises and full of green spaces.
Sunday 12 September
2pm Kersal Moor and the River Woods: The Surprising Manchester (and Salford series)
An urban yet rural tour crossing over one of the oldest continuously used sporting grounds in the UK, and one full of curious human stories, a richly populated graveyard and a pretty and antique building.
Wednesday 15 September
11am The Secrets of Heaton Hall and Park EXCLUSIVE
Regular access to the interior of one of the most important stately homes in the country of its period is normally impossible. Now every Wednesday and Saturday at 11am you are guaranteed entry and afterwards a look around the park to take in the views and the exceptional features.
Saturday 18 September
11am The Secrets of Heaton Hall and Park EXCLUSIVE
Regular access to the interior of one of the most important stately homes in the country of its period is normally impossible. Now every Wednesday and Saturday at 11am you are guaranteed entry and afterwards a look around the park to take in the views and the exceptional features.
3pm The Day the World Got Smaller: A Manchester Anniversary Tour
Three days before the 190th anniversary, this tour looks at the day the Railway Age began in speed, smoke and blood.
6pm The Ghosts of Manchester – spooks guaranteed
A rip-roaring and fascinating tour of the haunted areas of Manchester, finishing in a dark place for a surprise.
Tuesday 22 September
6pm Manchester Town Hall, 'a classic of its age' – Zoom tour
A virtual tour around one of the greatest Victorian buildings in the world. This tour includes the story of its design, its construction and the activities that have taken place within it. There are lots of people stories, a few ghosts involved and of course superb pictures.
FREE but contributions are very welcome.
Wednesday 24 September
11am The Secrets of Heaton Hall and Park EXCLUSIVE
Regular access to the interior of one of the most important stately homes in the country of its period is normally impossible. Now every Wednesday and Saturday at 11am you are guaranteed entry and afterwards a look around the park to take in the views and the exceptional features.
Saturday 25 September
11am The Secrets of Heaton Hall and Park EXCLUSIVE
Regular access to the interior of one of the most important stately homes in the country of its period is normally impossible. Now every Wednesday and Saturday at 11am you are guaranteed entry and afterwards a look around the park to take in the views and the exceptional features.
3pm Bombed and Besieged Manchester at War: A Manchester Anniversary Tour
The Civil War siege of Manchester began in September 1642. This tour covers the siege but other conflicts and outrages since that date plus the surprise 1939 arrival of Picasso’s Guernica.
6pm The Ghosts of Manchester – spooks guaranteed
A rip-roaring and fascinating tour of the haunted areas of Manchester, finishing in a dark place for a surprise.
Saturday 2 October
6pm The Ghosts of Manchester – spooks guaranteed
A rip-roaring and fascinating tour of the haunted areas of Manchester, finishing in a dark place for a surprise.
Saturday 9 October
3pm Suffragettes, Women & the City: A Manchester Anniversary Tour
In October the Suffragettes raised their first ‘Votes for Women’ banner. This was an epic moment in the fight for equal rights, this tour marks that and so many other heroic moments.
6pm The Ghosts of Manchester – spooks guaranteed
A rip-roaring and fascinating tour of the haunted areas of Manchester, finishing in a dark place for a surprise.
Thursday 14 October
6pm The Rollicking Pub walk
A funny and moving excursion around some classic Manchester pub.
Saturday 16 October
6pm The Ghosts of Manchester – spooks guaranteed
A rip-roaring and fascinating tour of the haunted areas of Manchester, finishing in a dark place for a surprise.
Saturday 23 October
3pm The Pan-African Congress, Slavery, and Thomas Clarkson Tour: A Manchester Anniversary Tour
The city was at the heart of the anti-slavery movements in the UK and Empire yet its mainstay product, cotton, was largely slave-picked. Epic history and a contradiction explored.
6pm The Ghosts of Manchester – spooks guaranteed
A rip-roaring and fascinating tour of the haunted areas of Manchester, finishing in a dark place for a surprise.
Sunday 31 October
2pm/4pm/6pm The Ghosts of Manchester – spooks guaranteed
A rip-roaring and fascinating tour of the haunted areas of Manchester, finishing in a dark place for a surprise.
Sunday 28 November
3pm Engels & Marx in Manchester
On the occasion of Friedrich Engels 200th birthday we trace the story of two men and Manchester’s role in creating a world ideology.
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3pm Manchester: The City at Play
This tour takes a fun and joyous look at how Manchester has let its hair down. We’ll time-travel from the wild sports and entertainments of the pre-industrial days through crazy fancy-dress balls, stirring theatrical performances with top actors, the development of modern sports, the fecund musical scene across 200 years, the comedians and the extraordinary festivals – including, of course, this one. This is a tour to make you smile, with lots of laughs and lots of surprises.
A MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL TOUR
6pm The Rollicking Pub walk
A funny and moving excursion around some classic Manchester pub.
Saturday 17 July
11am Platt Hall, Birch Fields and Chancellors Tour: The Surprising Manchester Series
A remarkable set of buildings, remarkable stories, handsome parks and an entertaining tour around some of the more influential districts of Manchester, and as with the bike tour, there is plenty of sweet green space to enjoy.
3pm Manchester: The City at Play
This tour takes a fun and joyous look at how Manchester has let its hair down. We’ll time-travel from the wild sports and entertainments of the pre-industrial days through crazy fancy-dress balls, stirring theatrical performances with top actors, the development of modern sports, the fecund musical scene across 200 years, the comedians and the extraordinary festivals – including, of course, this one. This is a tour to make you smile, with lots of laughs and lots of surprises.
A MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL TOUR
6pm The Ghosts of Manchester – spooks guaranteed
A rip-roaring and fascinating tour of the haunted areas of Manchester, finishing in a dark place for a surprise.
Sunday 18 July
3pm Manchester: The City at Play
This tour takes a fun and joyous look at how Manchester has let its hair down. We’ll time-travel from the wild sports and entertainments of the pre-industrial days through crazy fancy-dress balls, stirring theatrical performances with top actors, the development of modern sports, the fecund musical scene across 200 years, the comedians and the extraordinary festivals – including, of course, this one. This is a tour to make you smile, with lots of laughs and lots of surprises.
A MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL TOUR
Tuesday 20 July
6pm Folklore, tall stories and crazy early sport – Zoom tour
This is the stuff of legends you might say. This tour looks at the myths and folktales associated with the Manchester area but also includes some of the madcap games and pastimes people enjoyed from chasing greased pigs, playing clout ear, treacle loaf eating, nude male racing. In superstitious times people worried about spirits, faeries and sprites lurking in canals, under bridges or in leafy dells. This is an amusing excursion into a past where the urban and natural landscape was alive with supernatural and also the people’s playground.
FREE but contributions are very welcome.
Thursday 22 July
6pm The Rollicking Pub walk
A funny and moving excursion around some classic Manchester pub.
Saturday 24 July
10am The Didsbury Tour: The Surprising Manchester Series
From love stories to murders via whole potato-swallowers and eccentric aldermen, learn about Didsbury’s fascinating story. There will be a lovely interior visit and a refreshing treat to conclude. £15. Book here.
6pm The Ghosts of Manchester – spooks guaranteed
A rip-roaring and fascinating tour of the haunted areas of Manchester, finishing in a dark place for a surprise.
Sunday 25 July
7am The Secret Tunnels Tour
An early start for a crazy and wet tour under the city streets. This is weather dependent but nonetheless a glorious tour.
Saturday 31 July
3pm The Prestwich Tour: The Surprising Manchester Series
Learn the stirring story of a significant suburb visiting the lovely and ancient St Mary’s Church and hearing tales of the many and various important and interesting residents. This tour finishes in a pub but you don't have to join us. There are easy tram connections.
6pm The Ghosts of Manchester – spooks guaranteed
A rip-roaring and fascinating tour of the haunted areas of Manchester, finishing in a dark place for a surprise.
Sunday 1 August
1pm The Mayfield Abandoned Station tour
A stroll around the spectacular hulk of one the great Manchester abandoned sites
Tuesday 10 August
6pm The Manchester Ship Canal Story – Zoom tour
The epic story of an engineering marvel that brought the sea to Manchester. This Zoom tour will be filled with dramatic images old and new of the buildings, the ships and the people. It will tell a memorable tale of inspiration, activity, decline and rebirth.
FREE but contributions are very welcome.
Saturday 14 August
11am The Secrets of Heaton Hall and Park EXCLUSIVE
Regular access to the interior of one of the most important stately homes in the country of its period is normally impossible. Now every Wednesday and Saturday at 11am you are guaranteed entry and afterwards a look around the park to take in the views and the exceptional features.
3pm The Quays and MediaCityUK Tour: The Surprising Manchester Series
Two days after the 126th anniversary of the opening of the Manchester Ship Canal, here’s a tour of the life and times of a fascinating part of the city.
Monday 16 August
6pm Peterloo: The Reality & Drama: A Manchester Anniversary Tour
The last chance in the 200th anniversary year to tour the epic & dramatic events in the struggle for democracy.
Wednesday 18 August
11am The Secrets of Heaton Hall and Park EXCLUSIVE
Regular access to the interior of one of the most important stately homes in the country of its period is normally impossible. Now every Wednesday and Saturday at 11am you are guaranteed entry and afterwards a look around the park to take in the views and the exceptional features.
Saturday 21 August
1pm The Secret of Fairfield Moravian Settlement and area
One of the most delightful surprises across this conurbation of 2.8m people is the hidden corner that is Fairfield Moravian Settlement. If you've never been you'll be fascinated by this atmospheric location.
Sunday 22 August
11am The Secrets of Heaton Hall and Park EXCLUSIVE
Regular access to the interior of one of the most important stately homes in the country of its period is normally impossible. Now every Wednesday and Saturday at 11am you are guaranteed entry and afterwards a look around the park to take in the views and the exceptional features.
Tuesday 24 August
6pm Prestwich & Heaton Park - Zoom tour
Prestwich is a fascinating place as its neighbour Heaton Park. This Zoom tour will tell the stories of the pair through wonderful imagery of the past, present and maybe even the future. Prestwich has ancient origins, on the line of a Roman road with one of the most prestigious regional parish churches. It has a rich Victorian and 20th century story to tell as well. Heaton Hall is one of the most important neo-Classical houses in the country while the surrounding estate has stirring story to tell.
FREE but contributions are very welcome.
Wednesday 25 August
11am The Secrets of Heaton Hall and Park EXCLUSIVE
Regular access to the interior of one of the most important stately homes in the country of its period is normally impossible. Now every Wednesday and Saturday at 11am you are guaranteed entry and afterwards a look around the park to take in the views and the exceptional features.
Saturday 28 August
11am The Secrets of Heaton Hall and Park EXCLUSIVE
Regular access to the interior of one of the most important stately homes in the country of its period is normally impossible. Now every Wednesday and Saturday at 11am you are guaranteed entry and afterwards a look around the park to take in the views and the exceptional features.
Sunday 29 August
7am The Secret Tunnels Tour
An early start for a crazy and wet tour under the city streets. This is weather dependent but nonetheless a glorious tour.
11am The Secrets of Heaton Hall and Park EXCLUSIVE
Regular access to the interior of one of the most important stately homes in the country of its period is normally impossible. Now every Wednesday and Saturday at 11am you are guaranteed entry and afterwards a look around the park to take in the views and the exceptional features.
Sunday 5 September
11am The Secrets of Heaton Hall and Park EXCLUSIVE
Regular access to the interior of one of the most important stately homes in the country of its period is normally impossible. Now every Wednesday and Saturday at 11am you are guaranteed entry and afterwards a look around the park to take in the views and the exceptional features.
12noon Secrets of Rochdale town centre
A tour from the train station past a glorious parish church, the amazing Town Hall and around one of the most significant towns in the UK in terms of the people that make up its story. There will be a visit inside some extraordinary interiors.
6pm The Ghosts of Manchester – spooks guaranteed
A rip-roaring and fascinating tour of the haunted areas of Manchester, finishing in a dark place for a surprise.
Tuesday 7 September
6pm Ten top North West places part one – Zoom tour
A personal choice of the best of the North West of England big and small, manmade and natural. Beautiful pictures and entertaining commentary with choices that will surprise people.
FREE but contributions are very welcome.
Wednesday 8 September
11am The Secrets of Heaton Hall and Park EXCLUSIVE
Regular access to the interior of one of the most important stately homes in the country of its period is normally impossible. Now every Wednesday and Saturday at 11am you are guaranteed entry and afterwards a look around the park to take in the views and the exceptional features.
Saturday 11 September
11am The Secrets of Heaton Hall and Park EXCLUSIVE
Regular access to the interior of one of the most important stately homes in the country of its period is normally impossible. Now every Wednesday and Saturday at 11am you are guaranteed entry and afterwards a look around the park to take in the views and the exceptional features.
3pm Secrets of Ancoats and New Islington
Has any area of the UK been transformed so utterly than this fascinating area of mills, canals, new development and controversy? The answer is no. So join me for a stroll around the most interesting urban story in modern Britain.
Sunday 12 September
10am The Bicycle Magical Mystery Tour: The Surprising Manchester Series
Three and half hours of fun on a route around the city centre that is full of surprises and full of green spaces.
Sunday 12 September
2pm Kersal Moor and the River Woods: The Surprising Manchester (and Salford series)
An urban yet rural tour crossing over one of the oldest continuously used sporting grounds in the UK, and one full of curious human stories, a richly populated graveyard and a pretty and antique building.
Wednesday 15 September
11am The Secrets of Heaton Hall and Park EXCLUSIVE
Regular access to the interior of one of the most important stately homes in the country of its period is normally impossible. Now every Wednesday and Saturday at 11am you are guaranteed entry and afterwards a look around the park to take in the views and the exceptional features.
Saturday 18 September
11am The Secrets of Heaton Hall and Park EXCLUSIVE
Regular access to the interior of one of the most important stately homes in the country of its period is normally impossible. Now every Wednesday and Saturday at 11am you are guaranteed entry and afterwards a look around the park to take in the views and the exceptional features.
3pm The Day the World Got Smaller: A Manchester Anniversary Tour
Three days before the 190th anniversary, this tour looks at the day the Railway Age began in speed, smoke and blood.
6pm The Ghosts of Manchester – spooks guaranteed
A rip-roaring and fascinating tour of the haunted areas of Manchester, finishing in a dark place for a surprise.
Tuesday 22 September
6pm Manchester Town Hall, 'a classic of its age' – Zoom tour
A virtual tour around one of the greatest Victorian buildings in the world. This tour includes the story of its design, its construction and the activities that have taken place within it. There are lots of people stories, a few ghosts involved and of course superb pictures.
FREE but contributions are very welcome.
Wednesday 24 September
11am The Secrets of Heaton Hall and Park EXCLUSIVE
Regular access to the interior of one of the most important stately homes in the country of its period is normally impossible. Now every Wednesday and Saturday at 11am you are guaranteed entry and afterwards a look around the park to take in the views and the exceptional features.
Saturday 25 September
11am The Secrets of Heaton Hall and Park EXCLUSIVE
Regular access to the interior of one of the most important stately homes in the country of its period is normally impossible. Now every Wednesday and Saturday at 11am you are guaranteed entry and afterwards a look around the park to take in the views and the exceptional features.
3pm Bombed and Besieged Manchester at War: A Manchester Anniversary Tour
The Civil War siege of Manchester began in September 1642. This tour covers the siege but other conflicts and outrages since that date plus the surprise 1939 arrival of Picasso’s Guernica.
6pm The Ghosts of Manchester – spooks guaranteed
A rip-roaring and fascinating tour of the haunted areas of Manchester, finishing in a dark place for a surprise.
Saturday 2 October
6pm The Ghosts of Manchester – spooks guaranteed
A rip-roaring and fascinating tour of the haunted areas of Manchester, finishing in a dark place for a surprise.
Saturday 9 October
3pm Suffragettes, Women & the City: A Manchester Anniversary Tour
In October the Suffragettes raised their first ‘Votes for Women’ banner. This was an epic moment in the fight for equal rights, this tour marks that and so many other heroic moments.
6pm The Ghosts of Manchester – spooks guaranteed
A rip-roaring and fascinating tour of the haunted areas of Manchester, finishing in a dark place for a surprise.
Thursday 14 October
6pm The Rollicking Pub walk
A funny and moving excursion around some classic Manchester pub.
Saturday 16 October
6pm The Ghosts of Manchester – spooks guaranteed
A rip-roaring and fascinating tour of the haunted areas of Manchester, finishing in a dark place for a surprise.
Saturday 23 October
3pm The Pan-African Congress, Slavery, and Thomas Clarkson Tour: A Manchester Anniversary Tour
The city was at the heart of the anti-slavery movements in the UK and Empire yet its mainstay product, cotton, was largely slave-picked. Epic history and a contradiction explored.
6pm The Ghosts of Manchester – spooks guaranteed
A rip-roaring and fascinating tour of the haunted areas of Manchester, finishing in a dark place for a surprise.
Sunday 31 October
2pm/4pm/6pm The Ghosts of Manchester – spooks guaranteed
A rip-roaring and fascinating tour of the haunted areas of Manchester, finishing in a dark place for a surprise.
Sunday 28 November
3pm Engels & Marx in Manchester
On the occasion of Friedrich Engels 200th birthday we trace the story of two men and Manchester’s role in creating a world ideology.
More tours will be announced soon
Please check the website 24 hours before the tours
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