Interesting destinations in the park
River Park Quays
- MediaCityUK
The UK's first purpose-built media city will become an internationally significant hub for media and creative industries. MediaCityUK will boast the amenities you would expect from a 21st Century city, including offices, apartments, bars, restaurants, shops, healthcare services and new transport connections. Centred around a waterfront public realm area twice the size of London's Trafalgar Square, MediaCityUK will be a destination in its own right, capable of accommodating large scale events for up to 4,000 people.
Contact
Central Salford
URC Digital World Centre
No.1 Lowry Plaza
Salford Quays
M50 3UB
Tel: 0161 686 7400
Email: info@mediacityuk.co.uk
Web: www.mediacityuk.co.uk - Imperial War Museum North
Imperial War Museum North is an award-winning museum in the Borough of Trafford on the banks of the Quays. The museum explores the impact of modern conflicts on people and society, overlooking the Manchester Ship Canal in Trafford Park, an area which during the Second World War was a key industrial centre and consequently heavily bombed during the Manchester Blitz in 1940.
Contact
Imperial War Museum North
The Quays
Trafford Wharf Road
Trafford Park
Manchester M17 1TZ
Tel: 0161 836 4000
Email: iwmnorth@iwm.org.uk
Web: www.north.iwm.org.uk - The Lowry
The Lowry is an architectural flagship with a unique and dynamic identity. The Lowry houses two main theatres and studio space for performing arts, presenting a full range of drama, opera, ballet, dance, musicals, children's shows, popular music, jazz, folk and comedy and gallery spaces; showing the works of LS Lowry alongside contemporary exhibitions.
Contact
The Lowry
Pier 8
Salford Quays
M50 3AZ
Tel: 0843 208 6000
Email: info@thelowry.com
Website: www.thelowry.com - Watersports Centre
Salford Watersports Centre is a state of the art watersports and outdoor activities centre located on Salford Quays, which offers activities such as sailing, power boating, canoeing and wind surfing.
Contact
15 The Quays
Salford
M50 3SQ
Tel: 0161 877 7252
Email: watersports.centre@salford.gov.uk
Website: www.salford.gov.uk/watersportscentre.htm - Manchester United Football Club
Home to Manchester United Football Club, one of the world’s leading brands, Old Trafford is an all-seater stadium which can hold up to 75,957 spectators. The stadium also has a museum of Manchester United’s history, restaurants and a megastore.
Contact
Sir Matt Busby Way
Old Trafford
Manchester
M16 0RA
Tel: 0161 868 8000
Email: tickets@manutd.co.uk Website: www.manutd.com - Lancashire County Cricket Club
Old Trafford is one of the world’s most famous cricket grounds. Built in 1857 and home to Lancashire County Cricket Club, the stadium has grown and expanded over the years and now can house 22,000 spectators.
Contact
Old Trafford Cricket Ground
Talbot Road
Manchester
M16 0PX
Tel: 0161 282 4000
Website: www.lccc.co.uk
River Park Central
- Ordsall Hall
Ordsall Hall is a Grade II listed tudor house in Ordsall which dates back over 750 years. Over the years the hall has been put to many uses; family home, working men's club, school for clergy, and a radio station among them. The house was acquired by Salford City Council in 1959, and opened to the public in 1972, as a period house and local history museum. The hall was named Small Visitor Attraction of the Year by the Northwest Regional Development Agency.
The hall is undergoing a major refurbishment at present supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Salford City Council, and is due to re-open to the public in March 2011.Contact
Ordsall Hall
Ordsall Lane
Salford
M5 3AN
Tel: 0161 921 2173
Email: ordsall.hall@salford.gov.uk
Website: www.salford.gov.uk/ordsallhall.htm - Salford Lads' Club
Salford Lads’ Club was established in 1903 as a purpose built club for working lads. The club has continued to provide this facility for more than 100 years and is now considered to be the ‘finest example of a pre First World War club surviving and operating today. The club was made a music icon in 1986 when alternative rock band, The Smiths, posed in front of the club’s building for the cover of their album, The Queen is Dead.
Contact
Salford Lads' Club
St Ignatius Walk
Salford
Lancashire
M5 3RX
Tel: 0161 872 3767
Email: info@salfordladsclub.org.uk
Website: www.salfordladsclub.org.uk
River Park City
- Museum of Science and Industry
Located on the historic site of the world’s oldest surviving passenger railway station, housed in five listed buildings, the Museum of Science and Industry’s amazing galleries and outstanding collections tell the story of Manchester’s scientific and industrial past, present and future.
Contact
Liverpool Road
Castlefield
Manchester
M3 4FP
Tel: 0161 832 2244
Website: www.mosi.org.uk - Beetham Tower
Completed in 2006 at a cost of £150 million, the Beetham Tower is the highest building in Manchester, the tallest residential building in Europe and the seventh tallest building in England, with over 525,000 square feet of space. The Beetham Tower is 168.87 metres high, has a total of 47 floors and is home to the Manchester Hilton Hotel, 219 luxury apartments and 16 penthouses.
Contact
303 Deansgate
Manchester
M3 4LQ
Website: www.beethamtower.org - Manchester Metropolitan University
Based in the city centre, the university is the third most popular in the country. The 150 year old university is part of the largest higher education campus in the UK and one of the most extensive education centres in Europe.
Contact
All Saints Building
Manchester
M15 6BH
Tel: 0161 247 2000
Email: enquiries@mmu.ac.uk
Website: www.mmu.ac.uk - University of Manchester
Close to the city centre, the University of Manchester is Britain's largest single-site university with a proud history of achievement and an ambitious agenda for the future.
Contact
The University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9PL
Tel: 0161 275 2077
Website: www.manchester.ac.uk - Piccadilly Gardens
Piccadilly Gardens is an accessible and cosmopolitan gateway to the city, providing both work and leisure opportunities for a large number of people. Perfectly situated within walking distance of Manchester's busy shopping and business areas and on the edge of the city's creative Northern Quarter, Piccadilly is surrounded by an exciting mix of historic and modern buildings.
Contact
Piccadilly Partnership (Manchester) Ltd
Carver’s Warehouse
77 Dale Street
Manchester
M1 2HG
Telephone: 0161 238 4598
Email: naho@piccadillypartnership.co.uk
Website: www.piccadillymanchester.com - Harvey Nichols
Harvey Nichols is an international luxury lifestyle store, renowned both in the UK and internationally for the breadth and depth of its exclusive fashion merchandise. The Manchester store is situated on the newly developed Exchange Square.
Contact
21 New Cathedral Street
Manchester
M1 1AD
Telephone: 0161 828 8888
Website: www.harveynichols.com - Mark Addy
The Mark Addy originally opened in 1981 and is named after the Victorian local hero who died in 1890 at the age of 51. He was famous for rescuing no fewer than 50 people from the then dangerous waters of the River Irwell and was the only civilian to have received the Albert Medal (Victoria Cross) from Queen Victoria.
Contact
The Mark Addy
Stanley Street
Salford
Manchester
M3 5EJ
tel: 0161 832 4080
email: info@markaddy.co.ukwebsite: markaddy.co.uk
- The People's History Museum
A multi-million pound re-development scheme created a bigger and better People’s History Museum, re-opening on 13 February 2010. With it's origins from the Trade Union, Labour and Co-operative History Society the museum follows seven themes and is in roughly chronological spanning the last 200 years.
Contact
The People's History Museum
Left Bank
Spinningfields
Manchester
M3 3ER
tel: 0161 838 9190
email: info@phm.org.ukwebsite: www.phm.org.uk
- Lowry Hotel
The epitome of luxury and style, the award-winning 5* Lowry Hotel is situated on the banks of the River Irwell in the recently-developed Chapel Wharf area on the Salford-Manchester boundary. The first five-star hotel in Greater Manchester, The Lowry Hotel makes a bold contemporary architectural statement with its dramatic, curved, glass-fronted façade. Next to Calatrava's landmark Trinity Bridge, The Lowry Hotel is perfectly located for easy access to central Manchester and the main shopping and commercial districts.
Contact
50 Dearmans Place
Chapel Wharf
Manchester
M3 5LH
Telephone: 0161 827 4000
Website: www.thelowryhotel.com - Manchester Cathedral
Manchester Cathedral is a medieval church on Victoria Street in central Manchester and is the seat of the Bishop of Manchester. The cathedral's official name is The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George in Manchester.
Contact
Victoria Street
Manchester
M3 1SX
Tel: 0161 833 2220
Website: www.manchestercathedral.org - Boddingtons Brewery
This is the former site of Manchester’s most famous brewery. Located on the corner of Great Ducie Street and New Bridge Street, this is the original well from which the first Boddington’s sales were made.
River Park Meadows
- University of Salford
The University of Salford is a world-renowned educational establishment and a source of pride for the city. At the heart of the university, a beautiful new public square on The Crescent will become a meeting place with bars, restaurants, cafes and galleries at the heart of the campus.
Contact
Central Salford URC
Digital World Centre
No.1 Lowry Plaza
Salford Quays
M50 3UB
Tel: 0161 686 7400
Email: info@centralsalford.com
Website: www.centralsalford.com - Salford Museum and Art Gallery
The gallery and museum are devoted to the history of Salford and Victorian art and architecture. With the popular permanent attractions of The Victorian Gallery and Lark Hill Place, as well as the ever changing temporary exhibitions, there is always something for everyone at Salford Museum and Art Gallery, from hands-on activities to modern art.
Contact
Peel Park
The Crescent
Salford
M5 4WU
Tel: 0161 778 0800
Email: salford.museum@salford.gov.uk Website: www.salford.gov.uk/salfordmuseum.htm - Islington Mill
Islington Mill is a former cotton spinning mill in Salford, close to Manchester’s city centre. Unlike much of Manchester's industrial heritage, which has been converted into loft apartments, Islington Mill is now home to over 50 artist’s studios, an art gallery, a recording studio and a venue space.
Contact
Islington Mill
James Street
Salford
M3 5HWTel: 07947 649 896
Email: studios@islingtonmill.com
Website: www.islingtonmill.com - Salford Cathedral
The historic Cathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist, Salford, is the Roman Catholic cathedral in the City of Salford. Located on Chapel Street, it is the seat of the Diocese of Salford and is known as Salford Cathedral.
Contact
250 Chapel Street,
Salford,
M3 5LL.
Tel: 0161 817 2222
Email: tomflanagan@salforddiocese.org.uk Website: www.dioceseofsalford.org.uk
