The city centre features numerous theatres, music venues, art galleries and museums, such as URBIS and the SCIENCE & INDUSTRY MUSEUM.  Manchester is a shopper’s paradise, either at the refurbished ARNDALE CENTRE, or in the more exclusive King Street and St Anne’s Square.  CHINATOWN has a spectacular Imperial Arch and numerous high quality restaurants.  Manchester is justly famed for its legendary nightlife, with plenty of traditional pubs, modern bars, nightclubs, several cinemas and a thriving live music scene.

Manchester is branded as ‘the original, modern city’ – a centre for innovation and creativity – it is home to the largest number of advertising, design and media agencies outside of London.