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Must-do Manchester Free Tour with World Famous Dog Salchicha
Free Tour in Manchester
Northern Quarter Manchester Walking Tour
Free Manchester Walking Tour
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Manchester’s Free Tour: As Seen on The Sidemen
Experience Manchester like a local on our free tour! Join us for a fantastic day of uncovering the secrets and hidden treasures that guidebooks can't show you.
Things to do Manchester’s Free Tour: As Seen on The Sidemen
Join the only Manchester tour featured on The Sidemen! Want to see the city through the eyes of the UK’s biggest creators? We’ll show you exactly where they walked, plus 2,000 years of history that most locals don't even know. The tour also features fascinating facts about Manchester including: • Why the atom was first split here? • Where Rolls met Royce and changed travel forever? • Why the city’s symbol is a worker bee? • Why the Manchester baby gave birth to the smartphone in your pocket? • And what mysterious underground spaces lie beneath the city centre? Just as important than the sites themselves are the stories behind them. You'll find out: • Where does Manchester get its name from? • Why is there a Dr Who tardis in Chinatown? • Why are there lots of space invader mosaics spread across the city? • Why is the Queen Victoria statue facing away from Manchester? • Why has one brick on Central library been stolen so many times? Every guest gets a digital copy of our "Insider’s Guide to Manchester"—the ultimate list of the best hidden bars, coffee spots, and live music venues.
Included
Free Trade Hall
The Midland
The Molly House
London Road Fire Station
Arch of Chinatown
Central Library Cafe
Alan Turing Memorial
Meeting point
Arch of Chinatown
Reviews (30)
2026-02-28 10:47:52
“Exhilarating Tour”
Excellent
Alicia Andino (French)
2026-02-16 10:07:15
“Thanks Joe”
Very friendly and knowledgeable tour guide. He was very engaging and good with the little bit of accessibility we needed as well. Impressed. Keep it up!
Matthew Clark (English)
2026-01-05 13:27:39
“Free tour en Manchester con Joe!”
Mi tour fue con Joe! Excelente guía, se nota que sabe muchísimo sobre Manchester no solo su historia, si no también conocimiento musical, escenas de películas. Durante el tour no solo recorríamos la ciudad sino también incluía fragmentos de canciones que se relacionaban con esa parte de la ciudad, nos convido un chupetín de la zona, nos metimos por hoteles reconocidos por su historia. Incluso fue el quien me dejo hacer el tour en Ingles con el translator y estaba al pendiente de que pudiera entender todo. Un genio!
Belen Larsen (Spanish)
2026-01-01 12:36:47
“Manchester music ”
Joe,
was very knowledgeable on Manchester particularly regarding the music scene. Good atmosphere, would recommend.
Hugh Brown (English)
2025-12-29 04:27:26
“This guy knows everything!”
Finished incredible tour with Joe. Not only did he know interesting facts about Manchester, but his music knowledge is unmatched. He is the type of guy you want to sit at at a bar and dissect his brain about music history. His stories are fascinating. Really great tour. Highly recommend to anyone going to Manchester.
Would love to have an additional tour about music in Manchester from him!
Jennifer Kramer (English)
2025-12-28 00:21:32
“Review”
Joe was a very nice guide! He was very enthusiastic, and the tour was very interesting and informative, as well as fun! Highly recommend the tour if you want a very authentic experience of Manchester!
Salome Svanidze (English)
2025-12-26 13:25:35
“Great manchester city tour”
Joe was an excellent tour guide. Born and raised in Manchester, he gave us a true local tour with must see highlights in the city. Highly recommend!
Caroline Dougherty (English)
2025-12-11 18:43:24
“Great tour with the amazing Bob”
Great tour around Manchester and its history with Bob. Many interesting facts of the city history and its people. Also Bob was kind enough to understand our group was not English native and adjusted speech speed to make it easier to understand.
Miguel Mendes (English)
2025-08-18 16:53:40
“3 hours in Manchester”
We had a fantastic tour with Bob around Manchester.
Fun anekdotes - very interesting and informative.
Lise Holt Olesen (English)
2025-04-17 12:10:44
“Walking tour”
Top guide.
Lars (English)
2025-04-13 12:05:02
“One of the best Free Walking Tours”
Bringing Manchester to life through the music is inspired
Martin Upcraft (English)
2025-03-20 19:16:57
“Really nice tour with a spotlight for music!”
The tour was truly enjoyable, and Joe is incredibly knowledgeable. I especially appreciated his insights into how the music scene shaped the city—it made me a bit envious to see just how culturally rich it is!
Plus, if you message him after the tour, he’ll send you a playlist along with a detailed and insightful city guide!
Alessandro (English)
2025-03-10 14:15:00
“Very bad”
El guía hablab y andaba rápido, ni se fijaba quien le seguía ni se expresaba bien, he hecho muchos free tour y es la primera vez que me voy antes, nada recomendable
Dani (Spanish)
2025-01-26 02:57:49
“Buen Tour ”
Buen tour
Karen (French)
2025-01-20 12:04:42
“Manchester walking tour”
Joe was very knowledgable and took us to all the major attractions in Manchester. The highlights were the Alan Turing memorial and going inside Factory. He also played some good 80s tunes at different points and had some fun anecdotes to share.
GK (English)
2024-10-30 20:32:38
“lovely informative morning”
thankyou Joe. 1st time in Manchester and great to see the sites and learn the history. my kids enjoyed it too.
Natasha (English)
2024-10-28 23:14:29
“Amazing experience!”
Joe put great effort into crafting the tour, guiding us from Chinatown to the LGBT Village and revealing hidden gems around Manchester. I really enjoy music along the way further deepened our understanding of the city's culture.
Carol Yang (English)
2024-06-11 09:01:28
“Walking tour with Joe”
This was our first time in Manchester and we wanted to get a flavour of the place and Joe certainly did this in more ways than one! A likeable chap, he gave us interesting information that only a true Manchester lad would know. He played us tunes from the past and took us into some glitzy hotels to admire art and architecture. It was a great tour and we would recommend Joe as an ideal tour guide. Thanks Joe!
Sandie Stacey (English)
2024-04-23 08:11:30
“A Great time ”
Really enjoyed this tour. I'm from the area but really gained a lot from the tour and learnt a lot that I had no idea about before. For free too. Had a great time and I'll keep the site in mind for the future.
Marcus Jackson (English)
2024-01-16 15:19:46
“interesting and creative tour ”
It was an early Sundaymorning, for all of us. Just two participants, so all the atention of the guide. He combined the words with musical sounds / numbers. It was not always to follow the english but we learned a lot and it was more than amusing. Well done
hugo greeven (English)
2023-12-28 08:29:58
“Joe is the Manchester Music Man!”
We had a brilliant tour with Joe. We saw a lot of interesting places and learned a lot from him, we especially enjoyed the historical buildings, hotels and monuments. The music he played added to the tour, as did the jokes!! We felt the tour was a little too long, it was 3 hours but ran over a little, we thought 2-2.5 would be better.
Thanks for a brilliant (wet) morning in Manchester Joe.
Shelley Falcon (English)
2023-12-06 14:29:32
“NO SHOW”
Tour guide didn’t show up
Jayden Stephens (English)
2023-12-05 13:36:20
“Wonderful guide”
Wonderful and charismatic guide! He seems passionate about what he’s telling. 3h with him really fly away. He’s a fast walker (thing to have in mind when you have short legs ;)
Maria (English)
2023-11-02 15:58:03
“Perfect tour ”
Amazing tour with Joe, we strongly recommend it. He explained us about history, music, films and we have seen many places difficult to find if you are not with someone local. Choose this guide: Joe ????
Marta Amurrio Bravo (English)
2023-10-22 17:22:20
“Manc walking tour ”
Great tour great guide. Covered all the historical stuff music scene. Good anecdotes
Gerry Feeney (English)
2023-09-18 13:01:57
“A very musical tour”
Very peculiar tour where he show several key places of the city for music
Teresa Ros (English)
2023-09-17 13:04:51
“Joe gave a great local touch ”
Joe's eyes lit up every time he mentioned a local band. His own connection to musical history from the past 20 years added a wonderful local touch. He pointed out things that I wouldn't have otherwise noticed.
Zachary Shaffer (English)
2023-09-05 13:50:01
“Joe was amazing”
My partner and I had a lovely time!
Pedro Godoy (English)
2023-08-06 21:03:17
“Interesting and informative tour of Manchester!”
The tour with Joe today was great - I learned a lot about the history and culture of Manchester! I definitely recommend this tour to anyone.
Ana (English)
2023-08-06 14:34:50
“Awesome”
Dear Joe,
Thanks for this very useful tour. You entertained us from the beginning until the end with nice references to famous British musicians from the 80s while playing local music during the tour.
Good job,
Thanks a lot,
Ray
Régnier (English)