Manchester Full-Day Experience: Local Highlights, Hidden Gems, Personalised Tour with a Local

Experience the best of Manchester with a personalized full-day tour led by a local. Explore local highlights, hidden gems, and indulge in the city’s culture and cuisine.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Old Trafford - Get what you want out of Manchester, even a visit to Old Trafford, on a private and personalized experience
    IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalized experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences
  • Castlefield Gallery - Enjoy top…
What's Included
  • Choose 2, 3, 4, 6 or 8 hour walking tour, exploring highlights and hidden gems
  • Hotel meet-up (available on request for central location)
  • Private and personalized walking tour with a passionate local
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Transportation (primarily a walking experience however public transport may be used)
  • Tickets to any attractions
  • Gratuities (optional)
Additional Information

Have one whole day to discover Manchester? Whether you’re a soccer enthusiast, eager to experience the town that Manchester United deems their home, or you’re simply interested in absorbing some of the northern customs - accompany one of our guides who are thrilled to show you what makes their city so unique! Pause for a pub meal, and sure, why not a…

Location
Starbucks Coffee
London Road
After booking, you can adjust the meeting point to fit your preferences with the help of our Experience Planners.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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393deettem
Apr 12, 2025
Everything I wanted from Manchester! - This was a highlight of my trip to Europe! The weather was disastrous but I had so much fun visiting all of the “Madchester” sites and hearing the AMAZING stories (historical and personal) that Darren had to share. He was beyond personable and if I didn’t live in another country I’d beg him to be my drinking buddy! Even if he supports United. Boo.
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Nicola
Mar 17, 2025
Great Manchester city tour - Manchester is such a cool City and my tour guide Darren was perfect. He has lots of interesting local knowledge about the town’s history and culture. He was fascinating on the music scene in particular. It was fun and I would highly recommend.
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Rick_f
Mar 9, 2025
A Perfect, Fast, and Fact Filled Tour - Did you know that the “insert item” was invented in Manchester? We learned so much on our two hour tour including the incredible listing of invented/created in Manchester tidbits that we have a new found affinity for the city that has nothing to do with its football teams. Jutta was always communicating prior to the tour and even gave us a great pub suggestion for the day before our scheduled tour - she gave us a great 2 hour tour covering everything we asked for in the lead up to the tour. We wanted to know about the history of the city with some emphasis on the music scene in particular the late 70’s and early 80’s punk and new wave music makers. We ended the tour with another great suggestion for a quiet coffee and scone location. Jutta can easily be hired for a longer tour should one have the time or inclination. I’m sure we missed so much. However, it was what we asked for and she delivered in spades. A great tour!
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Matthewww1093sm
Mar 5, 2025
Tour Guide, Darren, made this trip special and memorable!!! - Our guide, Darren, was fantastic! We signed up for the Manchester Music Tour, but Darren did such a great job with combining it with Football history along with overall history of the City of Manchester. He had first hand knowledge of so many of the places that we visited and it was so great to get his perspective having lived through the Madchester scene! Darren was extremely personable and we got on with him very well. I would strongly recommend him to anyone that has a chance to participate in one of his many tours.
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Gabrielarturo_c
Mar 2, 2025
Excelent tour - Ray is first and foremost a great person. Get to know Manchester very well and above all the emblematic sites of the city. It was a great experience. I highly recommend it. Gabriel Carrillo
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Elisabettar17
Jan 23, 2025
Wonderful introduction to Manchester - I am new to Manchester and I decided to arrange a 4-hour private tour of the city to understand its layout, main attractions and history. Kevin was my tourguide and he exceeded my expectations. Kevin walked me to all main landmarks, explained the fascination history of Manchester, but also the life in this great city. I was blown away by how many library, museums, history there is in Manchester, but also by the variety of neighbourhoods. Kevin is very engaging, knowledgeable and charming. He gave many tips about places to visit on my own. I very much enjoyed my tour with him. I could have not asked for a better first introduction to Manchester.
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Michael
Jan 22, 2025
Great Start - Darren was our first introduction to Manchester. Perfect balance of history, dining, pubs, points of interest. Great start to our mini-vacation.
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Passenger59265486753
Dec 13, 2024
Fabulous! - Wonderful experience with local guide, Kevin Garvey. We explored the hidden gems in Manchester and was pleasantly surprised by the findings. Thank you, Kevin for being such a knowledgeable, warm and friendly guide. Highly recommended experience for people who have not been to Manchester. We are in love with the people and city!
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Bridiebear
Nov 30, 2024
Brilliant Walking Tour of Manchester - We had an absolutely fabulous walking tour of Manchester! Roy was a wonderful guide—his wealth of knowledge, engaging anecdotes, and lively storytelling truly brought the city’s history to life. From iconic landmarks to hidden gems, every stop was made memorable by Roy's passion and enthusiasm. The tour was the perfect mix of history, culture, and fun, leaving us with a deeper appreciation for Manchester and its incredible stories. We couldn’t recommend it highly enough—if you’re visiting or even a local, this is a must-do experience! Thank you, Roy, for a fantastic day!
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339sigurdurg
Nov 13, 2024
Salford Lads Club highlight, rest needed work - It was amazing to visit the Salford Lads Club, with the Smiths room and all the base history of the poorer part of Manchester, reflecting on the origin of the music history. For the latter 2 out of 3 hours, we strolled around some interesting spots but the depth of any related stories was lacking and needed some break from walking, not just at the end.
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From $33
up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).