On foot

Manchester: Clocktower to St John's Gardens

A city centre walk through Victorian Manchester. It starts at the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel on Oxford Street, passes the Free Trade Hall on the site of the Peterloo Massacre and the Town Hall, then reaches the Royal Exchange Theatre and finishes in St John's Gardens, built over a churchyard.

5 stops · about 2.6 km · allow roughly 1 hr 30 min

  1. 1
    Hauntings
    The Kimpton Clocktower Hotel

    Kimpton Clocktower Hotel, Oxford Street, Manchester

  2. 2
    Hauntings
    The Free Trade Hall

    Free Trade Hall, Peter Street, Manchester

  3. 3
    Hauntings
    The Victorian Policeman of Manchester Town Hall

    Manchester Town Hall, Albert Square, Manchester

  4. 4
    Hauntings
    Royal Exchange Theatre

    Royal Exchange Theatre, St Ann's Square, Manchester

  5. 5
    Curses & omens
    St John's Gardens

    St John's Gardens, Manchester

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