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 captivating 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 scenic banks of the impressive Manchester Ship Canal. Experience the remarkable journey from Manchester’s…

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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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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Torqueback
Oct 31, 2025
A Wealth of Information... - ...superbly delivered in a fascinating, well-structured and engaging tour. Seven thousand steps and every one of them interesting. From racecourses, railways and rock stars, Buffalo Bill to the Beckhams, bomb craters to banning AirBnB... there wasn't a moment when something intriguing hadn't occurred in or around the place we were passing through. Incredibly good value - Frank had turned out for me alone - and his talk covered everything from the most moving and heart-rending stories to absolute trivia. Abraham Lincoln to Albert Tatlock - it was all here. I really can't recommend this walk enough...
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Amy_r
Oct 14, 2025
Very interesting and informative guided tour - I had a great experience on this interesting and informative guided tour of MediaCity and Salford. I accidentally missed my bus so was running late for my tour, but when the tour guide Frank rang me just after 10:30 to check if I was coming, I apologised and explained about missing my bus but he was totally understanding and accepting of that. It turns out that I was the only person on today’s tour, so I ended up having a private leisurely guided tour. Frank was very nice and even offered to take photos of me along the way too.
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Charlotte
Aug 8, 2025
Great value, fascinating tour of Salfod Quays - A truly fascinating and informative tour around Salford Quays. Frank, our tour guide, was extremely knowledgeable, interesting and professional in his approach and we would not hesitate to recommend this as a must do when visiting Salford. Thank you!!
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Debra_s
Aug 6, 2025
Excellent tour and guide - Fascinating walking tour. Frank (my guide) was very knowledgeable and interested in his subject. I learned so many new things I thought I knew.. but actually didn't know well enough
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Tour18192278648
Jul 19, 2025
- Frank was brilliant, earpiece and his pictures really helped. What has happened over the last 150 years is amazing and this tour brought it all to life.
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Paulfc5348ix
Jun 16, 2025
very informative entertaining and interesting - very informative entertaining and interesting , great to learn more about the history and development of Salford and Manchester
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A5236zpstephenb
Jun 12, 2025
Recommended - A lovely tour with a very knowledgeable guide. Great use of the provided earpieces to ensure that even the walks between the viewing positions are filled with information. The area is so full of recent history and current culture.
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From $19
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).