Manchester is one of
the biggest UK cities, it’s well-known for Coronation Street, Feminism, the
football team famous around the world, and many other things.
The city was named the
most livable place in the country in 2015. Those are pretty convincing facts
for anyone thinking about moving to Manchester, but in case you need some more
convincing here are 13 reasons why the city of Manchester is one of, UK’s best.
This city is home to
two of the biggest clubs in the world, Manchester United and Manchester City,
with hundreds of awards between the two clubs. It is also the home to one of
England’s most renowned test venues at the Emirates Old Trafford cricket
ground.
The Commonwealth Games have
left the city with world-class facilities, built to host the event.
With more then 80,000
students, Manchester has one of the largest university populations in Europe. Manchester
University has had 25 Nobel Prize winners among its staff and students past and
present (after Oxford and Cambridge).
- Restaurant scene is booming
Despite the competition
with cities like London, the northwest city now boasts the fastest-growing food
and drink scene in the country, with new restaurant and bar openings
outstripping everywhere else, including London.
- Museums
and galleries are second to none
The Whitworth was named museum of the year in 2014.
After a £15m transformation, the Oxford Road art gallery has welcomed record
visitor numbers through its doors since reopening.
The imperial War Museum North and the Museum of
Science and Industry among others also register records breaking number of
visitors.
Numerous UK rock/pop
legends came out of Manchester, legends like The smiths, Oasis and Joy
Division, Manchester’s music scene is a major stop point for the UK gig circus
and its venues regularly host global superstars as well as up-and-coming acts.
The Manchester Arena is
one of the largest indoor music venues in Europe and has set the stage for
shows by everyone from Madonna and Prince to Take That and Kylie Minogue over
the last 20 years.
European cities are
getting more and more expensive each day, so being able to live in a city where
60% of your income goes to pay rent is a blessing.
Money goes much further
up north the houses in Manchester are four times cheaper than in London.
Manchester has the
third busiest airport in the UK after Heathrow and Gatwick, with direct flights
to everywhere from Dubai to Hong Kong.
Well connected by
train, Metrolink and motorway, making it easy to go on holidays and it’s
important for business and economic benefits.
The city is lucky
enough to have the beauty of the Peak District at its doorstep and the Lake
District is also within reach. Alternatively there are plenty of parks inside
the city like Dunham Massey.
Manchester is the only
place someone can obtain a ‘mummy studies’ degree with the study of Egyptian a
mummies.
- It’s
a shopper’s paradise
You can look to save or
spend money in the high street brands of the Arndale Centre, the New Cathedral
Street or the Exchange Square. The city also has the largest shopping centres
in Europe at Trafford Centre.
The rave spirit is
alive in Manchester at clubbing institutions like The Warehouse Project, which
brings some of the biggest names in dance music to the city for 12 weeks every
year, and Sankeys, which has just announced a five-year run of events at
Victoria Warehouse.
For more classy night
outs you can go to Deansgate and Spinningfields which offers chic champagne and
cocktail bars plus aplenty of celeb-spotting opportunities.
In terms of cash there
is no contest that Manchester is the second city in the UK. This city is the
fastest growing British Economy outside of London with a GDP of £28 billion.
Manchester is renowned
as being the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution in Britain and
subsequently Europe and the world. The transition from hand-made to
machine-powered saw an unprecedented explosion of new ideas and increase in the
industrial and urbanised country.
If you are planning to visit Manchester this summer
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Anethe Carvalho
