LGBT+ Walking Tour: Explore Manchester's Gay Village

Explore Manchester’s Gay Village with expert guide Josh. Discover LGBT+ history, meet like-minded people, and get insider tips on events and venues.

Duration: 2 hours, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Alan Turing Memorial - Discover the man who helped end WW2, pioneered the digital age, and faced persecution for his love.
  • New Union - Explore Manchester’s oldest gay pub.
  • Sackville Gardens - Uncover the surprising and rich queer history of the gardens.
  • The Beacon of Hope - Manchester’s HIV/AIDS memorial tells a story of activism….
What's Included
  • Guide with History MA (specialism Gay Village area)
Additional Information

Manchester’s LGBT+ walking tours offer an exploration of the Gay Village.
These tours are led by Josh, a Manchester native with a decade of experience in guiding tours.
Josh holds a History MA degree with a focus on Manchester’s Gay Village and continues to work professionally with LGBT+ oral history.
He also possesses insider knowledge of LGBT+…

Location
Vimto Bottle
Granby Row
The guide will be stood by the statue of a Vimto Bottle (a giant statue of a bottle!) on the corner of Granby Row and Sackville Street.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Margotl552
Sep 17, 2024
Do this walk. It’s fabulous. - I only had one day in Manchester. This three hour tour was so perfect. George was a wonderful guide. Easy to hear and full of interesting information about the city and its history. Best walking tour I’ve done in a long while.
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Jasonfu6317ti
Jul 3, 2024
Great day....do it!! - This was an absolutely fantastic experience based in large part on our guide, George. The views and history and architecture (etc) were thoroughly incredible but George definitely made the day spectacular! This is a must experience and if George is available, ask for him!!!
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Navigator03988973711
Jun 9, 2024
Free walking tours - The views were absolutely amazing. George was excellent tour guide. Loved seeing the historical elements of Manchester, the gay village, the square
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864leandroh
May 11, 2024
Very insightful LGBT+ Walking tour around the Gay Village - Brilliant Tour, very informative with loads of very interesting details around the Gay Village. The Guide Josh was very interactive and knowledgeable and provided a lot of interesting important facts of how the Gay Village became what it is today.
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Bengj897hv
May 11, 2024
A great Saturday activity - A really fantastic tour, I learnt a lot and found it very engaging. A great way to spend a Saturday afternoon. Thank you Joshua!
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Stefanie
May 11, 2024
We enjoyed the tour - Josh was a great tour guide. We enjoyed the lgbtq+ tour a lot. It was brillant, thank you. We recommend this tour to everyone visiting Manchester.
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200valerieg
May 10, 2024
Best ever walking tour! - The best walking tour we have ever been on because Megan is superb. So knowledgeable. So interesting. We learn so much and Megan made it fun but also covered the not so much fun history so sensitively. Don't let the length of the tour put you off, the time goes so quickly. Something for everyone. Historical info and current.
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Evelyne_p
Apr 20, 2024
Very interesting tour - This walking tour is really interesting. We discovered places and landmarks we could have missed if we had walked on our own. The guide was really friendly. He welcomed every member of the group, showing interest on our expectations . During the tour, he gave us lively explanations. He knew his subject very well and could answer any question. I really enjoyed this tour and I highly recommend it to other travellers.
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Sinead_o
Sep 1, 2024
Tour guide never showed - We are very disappointed to say that the tour never happened. We booked the tour, showed up 5 minutes before it was due to start and waited 30 mins after the start time and no guide showed up. The other reviews were so positive, I would say it would have been great had it happened.
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Antoterr
Aug 17, 2024
Unreliable!! - We showed up at 14:50 at the meeting place and waited until 15:10 (start of tour at 15:00), no one showed up. Evidently ours was the only Reservation and they decided to cancel without notifying us. I await the refund of the advance cost...
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From $17
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).