Salford Quays
The easiest way to get to the 'Quays' is on a tram from the city centre, which offers great aerial views across the canals and some of the industrial parts of the city. The Quays complex is another one of Manchester's successful urban regeneration schemes having transformed the area into a thriving visitor attraction including a shopping mall (website: www.lowryoutletmall.com), cinema (website: www.theredcinema.com), the Imperial War Museum North (website: www.iwm.org.uk) and the excellent Lowry centre (website: www.thelowry.com). As well as a permanent Lowry exhibition and displays from contemporary artists, the Lowry centre also includes the Lyric Theatre and the more intimate Quays Theatre.

Salford Tourist Information Centre
The Lowry, Pier 8, Salford Quays
Tel: (0161) 848 8601.
Website: www.thequays.org.uk

Manchester United Football Stadium
Having enjoyed a 10-year reign at the top of the English Premiership, Manchester United are one of the richest football clubs in the world, whose success peaked with a dramatic treble winning season in 1999 when they won the Premiership, the FA Cup and the European Cup – a record feat that has still not been beaten. The team has a worldwide fan base, and visitors flock to Old Trafford (also known as the 'Theatre of Dreams') from all over the world to buy shirts in the shop or take a tour of the famous ground.

Sir Matt Busby Way, Old Trafford
Tel: 0870 442 1994.
Website: www.manutd.com