The ‘capital of the north’ is one of England's most happening cities owing to rampant redevelopment following a devastating IRA bomb in the 1990s. Home to Manchester United Football Club, Oasis and Rolls Royce, Manchester was the world's first industrial city and today boasts many fine attractions and some great shopping and nightlife.

Manchester is dripping with multi-million pound buildings of glass and concrete interspersed amid its many listed properties and ancient architecture. Chief among these are the Gothic Town Hall, the stunning Urbis glass triangle, and the modern G-Mex centre. Other notable attractions include the Old Trafford Football Stadium - home to Manchester United – the fun Printworks Leisure Complex, and one of the last remaining Concordes, which can be found parked out at the airport.