How the Industrial City of Manchester Turned into a Top Travel Destination

For Lonely Planet, Manchester is one of the top travel destinations in 2023: "The one-time engine room of the Industrial Revolution is now driven by invention, discovery and progress; Manchester is a brilliant place to visit." Is Manchester really worth a visit? DW's Hannah Hummel shows you around!

00:00 Intro
00:37 Ancoats district
01:01 Castlefield Viaduct
01:26 Manchester Jewish Museum
04:57 Mayfield Park
06:32 Band on the Wall
10:09 Craft Beer

Report: Hannah Hummel
Camera: Marco Borowski
Editing: Jenny Gärtner
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[yebilacollins]

As a young person that was brought up in east London. I can definitely say Manchester has changed my life for the better. Beautiful people, buzzing city. Like any city, you just need to find your people.

[tdb]

I absolutely love Manchester - its one of my favourite cities on earth. Im from Melbourne in Australia and a lot of the city reminded me of Melbourne - especially the grand Victorian architecture. No city has influenced the world more than Manchester.

[TheAeasy]

Love Manchester. Been there twice. The people and city are lovely.

[aaronnerella]

Studied at the University in Manchester and I had the best time ever. Its a great city for a ton of reasons and it will always be my home away from home <3

[ThisCharminManc]

As a Mancunian in New Zealand this was a pleasant surprise to see!
I could almost taste the beer from the Marble. I’ll be back for a visit soon.

[MegaLivingIt]

I think industrial can be beautiful, especially textile industries.

[espben]

Every country it seems has the cities that most people will go to (usually the capital city) or just the ones you hear about most often and the touristy cities. But if you want to actually experience the culture and what that city/ country is about (where the locals live, eat, hang around), then you have to go where the tourists usually don’t. Manchester is another example.

[abrahamk]

Manchester seems like a great place to visit. It's nice to see a positive story about the U.K. As an American most of the news I get about the U.K is all doom and gloom.

[jossytm]

I Love Manchester I visited this place back in 2018

[albertlohia]

You forgot the Northern Quarter - best place in Manchester.

[bergspot]

Lived 10 years of my life there. Buzzing and exciting city.

[jontalbot]

Don’t go for the weather but the reinvention of the city in the last thirty years is truly astonishing

[g-man]

I've observed that following covid and the housing crisis in most European capitals, large regional cities in most countries have seen an influx of young people and money leading to places like Manchester to strive again. Its a very positive development, however, the risk is that these places tend to copy the capitals and end up with the same affordability issues much more quickly as the infrastructure cant keep up with population growth. Enjoy it while you can!

[zoneapex]

some very notable artists not mentioned

808 State, The Verve, Joy Division, Simply Red, Lisa Stansfield, Morrissey

[MrRoughLeaf]

I can't wait to visit next year!!

[eyerelated]

Nice video, although as a Mancunian I'd definitely also show Castlefield, John Rylands Library, Manchester Museum and few other places. Come visit us guys!

[Fvejo]

7:33 Roses and Oasis on your side, while Manicured Noise is on mine.

[TalesOfWar]

For those looking for a good pint o' Guinness in Manchester, I can recommend Mulligans just off Deansgate. Best pint of the stuff I've ever had outside of Dublin. Proper old classic Irish pub too. It's always a big hit with my Irish father lol. Reminds him of home.

[thelifeofbatteries]

the City of my birth, it's changed an awful lot especially around Deansgate (Roman Road), i still live nearby

[MsSammiRoss]

I have done a lot of research about Manchester UK and I absolutely love it. I'm moving there next month as a fresh start and it's a change of pace being in a new country as a solo person. I will move my daughter here soon after