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Family trip to Manchester with children. Ideas on where to go with your child

There are excellent recreational facilities for active family entertainment in Manchester. You can find many beautiful parks and entertainment centers in the city. It would be interesting to visit the Chorlton Water Park at any time of the year. This park is located on the shore of a lake and is great for organizing a picnic in the warm season. The park has a lot of free space thus suitable for hiking and cycling. In winter, you can go skiing and play snowballs in the park.

Advices to travellers: what you should know while being in Manchester

1. National currency is the most optimum way to pay for purchases and services. The cash should better be exchanged before a journey. Currency is exchanged in local banks and exchange …

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One of the most eye-catching attractions for family visit is the Manchester Museum. The museum contains a rich collection of natural science exhibits. Young visitors will be interested to see large models of dinosaurs. Furthermore, they will be offered the opportunity to play with a collection of minerals and get acquainted with various interactive exhibits. This serious scientific museum is largely focused on children. A tour of the museum promises to be cognitive even for adults.

It will be interesting to visit “Rock Over Climbing” with children of school-age. Thanks to experienced instructors, even novices in this kind of entertainment will be able to interestingly spend time in the center. You can find suitable walls here even for children of preschool age. Visitors can have a good time only in special equipment and under the supervision of employees. Leisure in this colorful center will be not only interesting, but also absolutely safe. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

Shopping in Manchester - main shopping streets, outlets and boutiques

Manchester is a great city for shopping, there are large shopping streets, and ultramodern shopping centres, and a lot of small speciality stores. The location of the most prestigious shops …

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An equally attractive place for recreation is the center Play Factore. It is quite a large center and offers playgrounds for children of all ages. There are also inflatable attractions for the youngest visitors, slides for older children, as well as colorful playgrounds with trampolines and dry pools. Comfortable relaxation area with tables and chairs are provided for parents. After an entertainment, the whole family can relax in a comfortable cafe.

MediaCityUK at night, Salford Quays, Manchester

The entertainment center Paradise Island Adventure Golf enjoys deserved popularity among many travelers with children. This is a very remarkable entertainment complex equipped in a tropical style. The center offers guests a recreational area for playing mini-golf of various complexity levels and is distinguished by a very extraordinary design. Guests will be able to make a lot of spectacular photos using the background of artificial palm trees and figures of wild animals.

Top touristic routes around Manchester: architectural sightseeing and landmarks

Discovering the architecture of Manchester from bird's eye view! Manchester Town Hall, Manchester Central Library, Old Trafford, Imperial War Museum North, all those monuments are defining the image of Manchester …

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Those who like active entertainment will definitely enjoy the center Go Air Manchester. The main entertainment available to guests here are trampolines. Jumping and having fun on them will appeal to both children and adults. Interesting sports competitions, gymnastics classes, and other recreational activities are conducted for visitors in this center. Many tourists choose the center for family holidays.

Manchester has excellent facilities for outdoor recreation. One of the most beautiful and attractive parks for walks is Fletcher Moss Park & Botanical Gardens. This botanical garden is especially beautiful in the warm season. Many chic trees grow on its territory. Extraordinary landscapes and exotic flowers can also be seen everywhere. There are many convenient paths and bridges for walks on the territory of the park. A search for the hidden corners in the garden can be an interesting adventure for the whole family.

Cultural vacation in Manchester - fantastic architecture and monuments

Wheel of Manchester, The Bridgewater Hall, Beetham Tower, as well as many others, they all become the world's cultural heritage objects and remain as iconic monuments for Manchester …

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You should definitely take a walk along the picturesque Debdale Park with children. This park has everything you would need for a comfortable stay. An excellent playground has been put in place for children in the park. During the warm season, vacationers will have the opportunity to ride on a lake by boat.

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City tours, excursions and tickets in Manchester and surroundings

Reference information

Map of all pret-parks

Amusement parks near Manchester
♥ Amusement park 'Gulliver’s World' , 26.6 km from the center. On the map Show on the map

Family trip to Manchester with children. Ideas on where to go with your child

City tours, excursions and tickets in Manchester and surroundings

Photogallery of best places of Manchester

Children attractions (aquaparks, zoos, amusement parks) on the map of Manchester

Interesting places to visit with children around Manchester