Northern Quarter Nooks, Manchester
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Highlights
- A myriad of great public artworks brought to life by escape game-style clues
- Fascinating insights into Manchester's industrial and artistic revolutions
- Clues sent to your phones with help available, the perfect difficulty for all
- Piccadilly Station to Piccadilly Gardens
Description
Embark on a mesmerizing journey through Manchester's Northern Quarter with this engaging outdoor mystery walk, reminiscent of an escape room but outdoors. Once the heart of the world's textile industry, the Northern Quarter has transformed itself into a thriving hub of culture and alternative commerce, boasting a tapestry of public art, hidden sculptures, and vibrant murals. Now experience all this in an exciting new way with our twisting, puzzle-filled tour through the paint-covered streets.
Along the way, you'll discover a pet shop owner's dream, a haunted pub that moved 40 miles, a number of touching memorials, and lamps that illuminate in more than one way. All this plus puzzles, challenges, great pubs and cafes and plenty of surprises. Immerse yourself in the artistic canvas of the Northern Quarter. This trail is perfect for groups eager to explore the hidden secrets of one of Manchester's best districts and the history that made it what it is today.
How It Works
Your team will receive clues on your phones that, once deciphered, will guide you to interesting and scenic parts of the city. At each of these you will solve riddles, discover facts and unlock your next clue.The route is walking distance and features optional breaks at great pubs, bars and cafes along the way. The clues require no prior knowledge and come with hints to make the experience something everyone can enjoy.
Plan your day
Timings
Start anytime, we recommend some daylight!
2.5 - 3.5 hours across 3.2 km / 2.0 miles
Start Location
Piccadilly Station
End Location
Piccadilly Gardens
Communication Methods
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Reviews
The great things you say about CityDays

The Daring Duo
Enjoyed the adventure - well thought out. There were times we circled round but then found the correct way.

Mayfair Girls
Great walk, clues and history lesson

Woody & Ange
Great day out, this is the first time we have done an escape room. Throughly enjoyed it. Thank you for a wonderful expe…

Dreamteam
Sehr gute längere Tour die die Umgebung um Bekannte Sehenswürdigkeiten erkundet

JT’s Team
Great fun

E.U.
We loved this experience! It was challenging without being too difficult. The only downside is that you have to pass th…

Hutch
Absolutely loved taking part 'Secrets of the Squares' - our second CityDays tour and we're about to book one in Bristol…

Sherlocked doors
Had a lot of fun with our city days adventure! always fun to learn new things and solve the clues.

Mr J & The Pepperoni
Had a wonderful time exploring Brighton and cracking clues as we went!

Iceni
We had a lovely time exploring the hidden Mews in Kensington! Would highly recommend :)

Supersleuths
This was really fun and worked smoothly. Thanks.

Rachamin
Great day out to see the city. Would highly recommend to anyone

BokChoyWithSoy
Very good

Bath-a-lon
Great fun, but trickier then I expected! The clues really got us thinking. But great to see so much of bath and learn a…

Mum's on tour
Our 2nd city days scavenger hunt and we loved it great fun saw lots of places we didn't know existed a really good mu…

Terrific Teeces
An awesome day out for the whole family, thank you!

The Nutters
Amazing fun we loved it so much

Competitive Spirit
A really great fun few hours! Treasure trail was excellent; easy to follow and discovered a few hidden gems in Shoredit…

Relative Chaos
Great fun!

LEWLEN
Loved “Mysterious Mews”!! Another great day🙌However two clues were incorrect & misled us causing us to ask for 2 hints …
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