Outdoor things to do in Manchester
Parks, rivers, viewpoints and walks: 7 Roves in Manchester for when you want fresh air.
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Spinningfields
The View from 20 Stories
Get a drink on the rooftop terrace looking out over the whole Manchester skyline.
Castlefield
Castlefield Time Slip
Stand where a Roman fort met a canal basin, two thousand years apart.
Mayfield
Manchester's Best-Kept Secret Park
Find the quiet meadow built into an old rail yard, minutes from Piccadilly.
Deansgate
The Cathedral of Books
Find the reading room that looks like a cathedral but is actually a library.
Ancoats
Ancoats Canal Miles
Walk the Rochdale Canal past the mills that started the Industrial Revolution.
Gay Village
A Pint on Canal Street
Grab a drink canal-side in the heart of the Gay Village.
Chinatown
Chinatown Dumpling Detour
Walk through one of the largest Chinese arches outside China, then go find dinner.
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