Media City Walk: Explore Salford Quays History

Explore Media City & Salford Quays on a 5km guided tour. Discover history, culture, and stunning landmarks. A must-see experience in the North!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • BBC Manchester - Discover how Salford’s Media City has emerged as the UK’s hub for media and technology over the last ten years.
  • Manchester Ship Canal - The highlight of the tour! Learn about the 19th century’s most impressive engineering feat as we stroll along the banks of this grand canal.
  • Imperial War Museum North - Our guides will…
What's Included
  • Qualified Tour Guide
  • Audio receivers so that you don’t miss anything the guide says
What's Not Included
  • Tour commentary in languages other than English
Additional Information

Join a 5km walking tour to celebrate the rich history, vibrant culture, and promising future of Media City & Salford Quays. Starting at the Media City piazza beneath the large digital screen, this invigorating outdoor walk follows the banks of the impressive Manchester Ship Canal. Experience the captivating journey from Manchester’s pivotal role in the…

Location
MediaCityUK
Meet under the big digital screen in the Media City Piazza. Facing BBC Quay House and next to the Media City Metrolink station
Cancellation Policy

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

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Perry
Mar 27, 2026
Salford Quays Walking Tour - Great experience and very informative and entertaining throughout. Takes about two hours but time just gallops past. Walk is level and done at a relaxing pace with many stops and a chance to ask questions. Frank, our guide, was very knowledgeable but friendly during the walk. Would really recommend this as a must do in the Salford and Manchester area. Great value for money.
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Jw_11801
Mar 22, 2026
Fabulous tour - Fabulous Guide - We took this tour as our introduction to the city on our arrival day. It was fantastic and gave us an understanding of the city's past, present, and future. Frank is a fabulous guide with superb people skills, just the perfect guide. Even if in center city a while, the Media City tour will enlarge your knowledge of an area of the city that is wonderful while learning much about the development of this area and the city in its entirety. The tour is wonderful - no other way to describe it. And, it was so good, we immediately booked their city center tour for the next day (also superb).
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Paulinemy1582jy
Mar 18, 2026
A must - I really enjoyed my tour of media city and the quays. Frank was a really knowledgeable and interesting guide and I learned so much about the history and regeneration of the area. I'd thoroughly recommend this tour with Frank
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Blondesedge
Mar 13, 2026
Perfect tour - An excellent tour. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Frank was very cordial, engaging and full of fantastic information. I was the only one on the tour and we had a lovely chat between stops. Yes it rained intermittently, but that meant a rainbow appeared right at the end 🌈. Perfect introduction to Salford and Media City. Thank you Frank
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Nora_w
Mar 13, 2026
Informative walk round The Quays - A very informative 2 hour walk with history of Manchester and the Quays which we knew nothing about. Photos added to the explanations. Frank was very friendly. Would highly recommend.
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Colleenr525
Mar 8, 2026
Absolute 'Must-Do' walking tour! - Absolutely brilliant! Frank was a perfect Guide; informative, knowledgeable and amusing. We had a great two hours and learned so much about the Quays area and the people who lived there - past, present and future; from the early days of the Industrial Revolution to the next ten years! If you like to know about the area you are visiting, this is an experience not to be missed. Thank you, Frank!
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Jackieparker23
Mar 6, 2026
Quays unlocked! - I was the only one on this tour so I very much appreciated Frank, my personal tour guide.This was my first visit to Manchester/Salford so it was very interesting to hear about the history of the area and the plans for future development. An afternoon well spent.
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Davidmp4684js
Jan 21, 2026
Quite FRANKly brilliant. - Everyone else has given 5 stars and I'm not going to be any different. Only me and my wife on the tour and it was a cold but really interesting tour and Frank knew so many facts and figures and made it a really enjoyable experience. I wasn't sure what to expect but was really impressed by Frank's knowledge. The individual earpieces meant you missed nothing that was said. Excellent!!
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Joe_thomas71
Nov 24, 2025
The Weather was Awful, the Walk was Fantastic!!!!! - Thank you to Frank, our guide for persevering with the wind, rain and cold. It was an insightful, fascinating walking tour. It was truly an inspiration on the wonderful impact an energetic and strategic city can achieve. History, the present and future; and business, culture, residential and leisure are all melted together in a symbiotic way. Frank was well informed, humorous and full of energy. I fully recommend this walk.
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Cecilelp9167yk
Nov 18, 2025
Interesting and entertaining tour - We truly enjoyed this tour with Frank. We learned a lot of interesting facts and history about Media City, Salford and the Manchester area as a whole, which Frank illustrated with pictures. The audio system is a very nice addition and made the experience seamless, allowing us to drift off to take a photo on occasion without missing anything! It helped that we were the only booking that day and we were grateful that Frank did the tour just for the two of us!
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).