Manchester! Yes, the capital of the north-west, Britain’s second city, and the third most visited place in the country for foreign visitors after London and Edinburgh merits a rare Pitvchup.com exclamation mark. (And here’s another!) Punctuation is awarded to Manchester for its music scene, its history, its nightlife and gay bars, its museums, galleries, theatres and architecture… And its first-class football: whether you’re United in red or City-fied in blue, a Premier League match in Manchester is one to take overseas guests to so you can show Just How It’s Done. (And a Coronation Street tour to show off British telly while you’re at it.)
Skilfully avoid premier league accommodation prices by booking a Manchester campsite in the city surrounds or the Lancashire countryside; although the Stone Roses’s Ian Brown said Manchester has ‘everything but a beach’, sand and miles of dunes can be found less than an hour’s drive away from the city at Merseyside’s Southport. The Peak District National Park should be about 13 – 22 miles from any Manchester camping site spot too, so go mad for it outdoors before another urban day: the shopping of King Street, the Northern Quarter and the Trafford Centre is also quite exclamation-worthy…
