Spending a day in Manchester? Here are our top 5 recommendations to help make your planning easier.
You could easily spend a day in Manchester Art Gallery but a few hours will let you sample some of the highlights of this fine art collections in spectacular Victorian and contemporary surroundings.
Head down to Castlefield and stroll along the canals before sitting down for lunch at the famous Dukes 92. Their famours cheese selection is always very popular.
After lunch walk over to the UK's biggest city centre shopping mall to pick up some treats. Find a huge selection of exciting shops from the leading high street names such as Apple, Next, River Island, Topshop and Wallis to lots of smaller, stylish specialists and food outlets - and all under one roof.
After all that shopping you'll need some great refreshments to keep you going. Hard Rock serves what can only be described as "The Official Food of Rock", generous drinks, American-themed food and an awe-inspiring collection of rock memorabilia.
Now it's time to head over to the Oast House in Spinningfields. Cask ales, cocktails and live music are the order of the day (and night).