photographs: people, places & things
Heaton Park: close to the city but peaceful at the same time Last time out we had driven over to Whitchurch in Shropshire. On this occasion we made the short 20 minute trip to Heaton Park just a few miles north of the City centre. The park itself is in an area of Manchester known […]
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Manchester – day tripper city centre, backstreets and canals My previous post was quite a contrast to this one. Last time out, I posted about our trip to The Torrs Riverside Park and the Millennium Walkway at New Mills. This time we headed into the central Manchester, a world away from the countryside setting at […]
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A wander around City Centre Manchester and a picture of Nico It’s a short while since my last post on here, which was back in November after we had returned from a really enjoyable trip to Belgium and Germany. This latest short post picks up from the week before last when we headed off to […]
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Manchester Craft Beer Tour – a quality Saturday afternoon One of the gifts that my wife and I received last Christmas from our Daughter and Son in Law was tickets for two for the Craft Beer Tour Manchester. The information that was provided with the gift was that tickets were valid for twelve months and […]
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Manchester Airport – it’s always worth a visit (and coffee). We don’t visit the viewing area at Manchester Airport often, but when we do we have always enjoyed our time there, and it’s a terrific place to take children. On this occasion we took our youngest grandson (he’s three years old) and for the price […]
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City centre Manchester and visiting the Castlefield Viaduct. Manchester really is a great city to visit, whether it’s to see something specific or just to wander round. The last time I posted was back in December when we had taken the bus into the centre and enjoyed a wander and a bite to eat (you […]
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Wandering around central Manchester – December picture post Just a very short picture post from a recent wander around central Manchester and the Christmas markets. I wouldn’t really say I’m the biggest fan of the Christmas markets. In some respects, I sort of think when you’ve seen one you’ve seen them all which I know […]
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About this blog post With just over a week to go before the next stage of lockdown restrictions are eased and shops and non essential retailers begin to open their doors, my wife and I decided that we would take a morning drive into central Manchester to take a look around before the crowds return. […]
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St. Mary’s Church: Meadow Lane, Haughton Green, Denton, Manchester, M34 7GD. More info here More pictures to follow shorty
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