All Rapid Reach in Manchester

Located on the pedestrian route from Piccadilly Station; the main railway station into the city and the fourth busiest station in Britain outside London. Piccadilly Gardens is the largest open space in the city centre. Its water fountains and grassy areas skirted by cafés, bars and restaurants make it an ideal place to meet friends or just relax on the grass. Read more...

St Ann’s Square is lined with buildings of architectural merit and is surrounded by businesses and shopping arcades, as well as coffee shops with outside seating areas. The square is a conservation area and home to St Ann’s Church and the Royal Exchange Theatre. It provides a route to Deansgate shopping area, New Cathedral Street and the Arndale Shopping Centre. Read more...

Cutting Room Square, Ancoats, is watched over by five giant monoliths. Each frames an enlarged photograph by Ancoats artist-in-residence Dan Dubowitz. Nowhere in Manchester will give you a stronger sense of the city’s industrial past. Read more...