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Waterfront
Salford Quays
Former Manchester Docks near the end of the Manchester Ship Canal, now a waterfront of basins, walkways and apartments.
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Salford Quays & MediaCity: things to do
Places worth your time in Salford Quays & MediaCity
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Things to do in Salford Quays & MediaCity
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Theatre and gallery
The Lowry
Theatre and gallery complex at Salford Quays, named after the painter L. S. Lowry and opened in 2000.
Museum
Imperial War Museum North
Museum exploring the impact of modern conflict, on the Trafford side of the Manchester Ship Canal.
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Media district
MediaCityUK
Waterside development on the Ship Canal in Salford and Trafford, home to media organisations and the Quayside shopping centre.
Bridge
Media City Footbridge
Cable-stayed swing footbridge over the Manchester Ship Canal near MediaCityUK, completed in 2011.
Bridge
Salford Quays Lift Bridge
Pedestrian vertical-lift bridge of 2000 beside The Lowry, linking Salford and Trafford across the Ship Canal.
Historic house
Ordsall Hall
Grade I listed Tudor manor house in Salford, once the seat of the Radclyffe family, now a free period-house museum.
Football stadium
Old Trafford
Home of Manchester United, in Trafford south of the Ship Canal. Museum and stadium tours are listed on the club's website.
Museum
Salford Museum and Art Gallery
Museum and gallery in Peel Park, opened in 1850, devoted to Salford's history and Victorian art.
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Music venue
O2 Victoria Warehouse
Live music venue in two former warehouses at Old Trafford, redeveloped in 2012.
Waterway
Manchester Ship Canal
Inland waterway 36 miles long linking Manchester to the Irish Sea, ending at Salford Quays near the former Pomona Docks.
Cricket ground
Old Trafford Cricket Ground
Cricket ground opened in 1857, home of Lancashire County Cricket Club since 1864.
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Historic cemetery
Weaste Cemetery
Grade II listed Victorian cemetery opened in 1857, the oldest of Salford's four cemeteries, covering 39 acres.
Watersports
Salford Watersports Centre
Centre in the Ontario Basin, opened in 2001, offering sailing and kayaking training and other watersports.
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Manchester
More areas to explore
12 sights · 15 places to eat
Oxford Road & Rusholme
Universities, galleries and the Curry Mile along one long road south of the centre
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12 sights · 18 places to eat
Chorlton & Didsbury
Two southern villages with parks, riverside walks and plenty of places to eat
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12 sights · 18 places to eat
Altrincham & Sale
Market town, canal towpaths and country-house parkland south-west of the city
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- Salford Quays & MediaCity (area photo): Rosser1954, CC BY 4.0, source
- Salford Quays: Frombowen, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- The Lowry: Bernard Randall, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Imperial War Museum North: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- MediaCityUK: Briangeorge1945, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Media City Footbridge: Parrot of Doom, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Salford Quays Lift Bridge: The original uploader was Dpaajones at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ordsall Hall: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Old Trafford: Daniel from Glasgow, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, source
- Salford Museum and Art Gallery: Richard Rogerson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- O2 Victoria Warehouse: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Manchester Ship Canal: John Eyres, CC BY 2.0, source
- Old Trafford Cricket Ground: Parrot of Doom, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Weaste Cemetery: Plucas58, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Salford Watersports Centre: Bryn Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Oxford Road & Rusholme: DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chorlton & Didsbury: Wikidwitch, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Altrincham & Sale: Parrot of Doom, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Northern Quarter & Cathedral: Anthony Parkes, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Spinningfields & Deansgate: Anthony O'Neil, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Castlefield & the Canals: Ridiculopathy, CC0, source
- Piccadilly, Chinatown & the Village: Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 4.0, source
- Ancoats & New Islington: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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