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Many thanks to all those who have been on our experimental free tours this year. It was a push to get people out post-Covid. The idea was that folk would pay at the end of the tour, say around ten pounds. Instead there have been a few pound coins, a few pence here and there and a lot of nothings! Some good folk have parted with a note but not enough to keep me off the dole. Pre-Covid, we snaffled around ten squid from you before the tour. It worked, but then there was the worry that the tour guide might not be up to much, that they might tell you nonsense like “Rolls and Royce met at the Midland Hotel” or “the three… Continue reading →

Join Ed Glinert on an exploration of Manchester’s ever-fascinating history this Saturday, the 13th of May.

* Saturday, 11am, Secrets of Ancoats.
Meet outside the Band on the Wall, Swan Street.

* Saturday, 2pm, Angel Meadow
Meet Victoria Station wallmap, Victoria Station. Continue reading →

The Hidden Gems of Manchester – an ingenious and original tour. We see and discover:
* The fascinating and eye-opening Mark Cazalet painting at Manchester Cathedral and the mediaeval cartoon scenes in the choir.
* The Masonic and Kabbalah stained glass windows in St Ann’s Church.
* The Stations of the Cross in the Hidden Gem Church, explained and explored.
* The story of the Portico Library and its treasures.
…plus a few more things we’ll spot en route.

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Welcome to New Manchester Walks’ second virtual tour, which is all we can do at this time. We take you on a section of our ingenious “Undiscovered Manchester” walk, using the real-life route and a history highlight at each stop.

For the first tour we took a clockwise route around the Library. This tour heads in a different direction towards Cross Street and Corporation Street. Continue reading →

This is New Manchester Walks’ first virtual tour. It’s all we can do at this time, sadly, but we love to give good value.

So sit back, bring to your mind the geography of the area around Manchester Town Hall, and soak in the history on this section of our ingenious “Undiscovered Manchester” walk that we plan to run when things return to normal, using the real-life route and a history highlight at each stop.  Continue reading →

Why are there two groups of guides? Surely you’re all just Manchester tour guides?
We are the official guides of Manchester, the only group of trained guides open to all guides, past present and future. Our group, New Manchester Walks, is run commercially. We believe in taking on new guides, opening up Manchester history, and providing entertaining and informative walks, talks and coach tours, not just in Manchester but beyond – in Liverpool, Knutsford, Haworth, London – using the best possible guides. Continue reading →

Hi folks. Ed Glinert here. Really looking forward to meeting everyone back on the streets of Manchester, Liverpool, Worsley, Knutsford, Haworth, London or wherever my tour is! We will be continuing Zoom as well, because the format allows us to do things we can’t do in real life. To illustrate this Continue reading →

Join Ed Glinert, Britain’s most prolific tour guide, on New Manchester Walks’ eye-opening expert entertaining enthralling enlightening tours…this week:
* Thu 30 March, John Rylands Library And…
Meet St Ann’s Church, 11.30am. 
SOLD OUT, although many who register don’t turn up, so if you’d like to take your chance turning up…
* Fri 31 March, Southern Cemetery
Meet by the cemetery gates, 12.30pm.
* Fri 31 March, Savile, Brady, Hindley, Shipman, Yorkshire Ripper – and some really bad types. 
Meet outside Central Library, 5.30pm.
* Sat 1 April, Strangeways: No Escape…anniversary of the start of the riots
Meet Victoria Station wallmap, 2pm. Continue reading →

Hello. Ed Glinert of New Manchester Walks here. Thinking of you all and praying we all keep well. I can’t do much other than sincerely wish all customers, past, present and future, and all tour guides the best of health. Like you, we’re itching to get back to normality. In the meantime I will post up articles on Manchester history and art to keep you entertained… Continue reading →

Boris has boomed. Monday 17 May: groups of up to 30 people, which means we can take you round the streets of Manchester, Liverpool, Haworth, Knutsford and beyond.

And we kick off with a sojourn among the graves and Gothic glories of Southern Cemetery at 12 noon.

This has to be booked (on Eventbrite) as we can only take 30, not 300, folks! Continue reading →