City Centre highlights

Walks, England, Greater Manchester, Manchester

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  • Your walk starts at St Peter's Square Metrolink station, served by trams from many locations, and close to train & bus terminals.

    Step 1: Your walk starts at St Peter's Square Metrolink station, served by trams from many locations, and close to train & bus terminals.

  • Walk past the Central Library and cross Peter Street.  Continue ahead on Lower Mosley Street, with the Midland hotel on your right.

    Step 2: Walk past the Central Library and cross Peter Street. Continue ahead on Lower Mosley Street, with the Midland hotel on your right.

  • Cross Windmill Street at the push-button crossing towards Manchester Central, formerly Central Station. Pass the Peterloo Monument.

    Step 3: Cross Windmill Street at the push-button crossing towards Manchester Central, formerly Central Station. Pass the Peterloo Monument.

  • Turn left to cross Lower Mosley St towards Bridgewater Hall via the tactile paving. Cross the tram lines and then two push-button crossings.

    Step 4: Turn left to cross Lower Mosley St towards Bridgewater Hall via the tactile paving. Cross the tram lines and then two push-button crossings.

  • Pass the stone sculpture and head down the steps to the left of Bridgewater Hall.

    Step 5: Pass the stone sculpture and head down the steps to the left of Bridgewater Hall.

  • Step 6: Continue on the boardwalk past the basin on the left

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