Manchester Arena

[morrie21]

Heading down there in March and wondering if anyone could recommend a good hotel reasonably close to the venue.  Any other info about areas to go drinking/eating etc also appreciated.

 

thanks in advance

[Heuch Moray]

Stayed in East Didsbury rather than the city centre a few years ago to see Leonard Cohen at the Arena. http://www.waterside-hotel.co.uk/ 

Didsbury village has no shortage of bars and restaurants although most of the time was spent wandering around Manchester's Northern Quarter checking out the street art and the varied choice of restaurants.

As I remember this was a particular favouite http://www.tnq.co.uk/  

The Metrolink is excellent taking less than 30 mins directly to the venue. http://www.metrolink.co.uk/East-Didsbury/default.aspx

 

 

[Huddersfield]

There's loads to do around that area, including the National Football Museum close to Victoria station. On a football theme, regardless of views on the club, Old Trafford is worth a wander round. They do tours (surprise, surprise) but there are memorials to the Munich disaster & other aspects of the club's history outside. From Victoria area you could walk it in maybe 20-30 minutes or £7/£8 or so in a cab.

Hotel-wise; there's the usual city centre stuff, but you can get to some quaint Pennine villages as well very easily from the station (it's also a start/finish point for the Trans-Pennine Real Ale Trail - http://www.realaletrail.net/).

The Canal Street/Gay Village (http://www.canal-st.co.uk/) is eclectic with loads of good restaurants & bars as well as the Alan Turing Memorial statue. If you're only there for a night, just wander around & you'll find plenty of eating/drinking options, albeit pricey.

[Toepoke]

16 hours ago, Huddersfield said:

the National Football Museum

 Great place to visit