11 Day Trips from Manchester by Train 🚆
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If you are looking for quick escapes from Manchester by train, these are for you!
11 Day Trips from Manchester by Train Itinerary Summary
📍 Chester – approx 1 hour 🏰 (Roman walls, historic charm)
📍 Buxton – approx 1 hour ⛲ (Thermal spa town, Pavilion Gardens)
📍 Hebden Bridge – approx 30 min 🌿 (National Trust property, canal walks)
📍 York – approx 1 hour 20 min 🏛️ (Medieval streets, York Minster)
📍 Liverpool – approx 1 hour 🎵 (The Beatles, Albert Dock)
📍 Edale – approx 45 min 🥾 (Peak District hikes, Mam Tor, Kinder Scout)
📍 Blackpool – approx 1 hour 20 🎡 (Beach, Pleasure Beach theme park)
📍 Lancaster – approx 1 hour 🖼️ (Castle, museums, and galleries)
📍 Clitheroe – approx 1 hour 20 🧀 (Castle, Ribble Valley countryside)
📍 Leeds – approx 1 hour 15 🛍️ (Shopping, museums, and nightlife)
📍 Knutsford – approx 40 min 🌳 (Tatton Park, historic charm)
📸 Photos & Info are located further down. Keep scrolling to see all these places. ⬇️
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Additional Information & Highlights
📍Chester
📍Buxton
A beautiful spa town in the High Peak of Derbyshire.
🗺️ Things To Do:
– Visit the Pavilion Gardens
– Watch a show at Buxton Opera House
– Drink water from St Anne’s Well
– Go Ape Buxton
– Go to Poole’s Cavern & Buxton Country Park
– Visit the Buxton Crescent
🍰 Afternoon Tea: No.6 The Square Tearooms offer a delicious afternoon tea and the venue is very pretty.
📍 Hebden Bridge
A beautiful market town in West Yorkshire.
🗺️ Things To Do:
- Wander around the town
- Walk along the canal
- Visit Hardcastle Crags (National Trust)
- Go to Heptonstall (quaint village)
💡 My Top Tip: Visit on a Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday if you can as there is the market on from 9AM to 4PM. There are local vendors as well as a lot of food options.
📍York
📍Liverpool
📍Edale
Surrounded by hills and valleys, Edale is a small village with many hiking opportunities.
🗺️ Things To Do:
– Hike to Mam Tor for panoramic views (circular walk from Edale – 7.4 km – 2 hours 40 minutes – Details here)
– Hike up to Kinder Scout (circular walk – hard – 13km – Details here)
– Get a pub lunch from The Rambler Inn or The Old Nags Head
🚆 Getting to Edale by Train: Direct trains run from Manchester Piccadilly to Edale roughly every hour. The journey takes about 50 minutes.
📍 Blackpool
📍 Lancaster
📍 Clitheroe
📍 Leeds 🌆
🚆How to get there: Train to Leeds (timetables & tickets)
🗺️ Things To Do:
- Do a walking tour to learn more about the city
- Go to the Leeds Corn Exchange
- Go to Kirkgate Market
- Discover the County Arcade
- Visit the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds Central Library, Henry Moore Institute and Leeds Art Gallery
- Go on a food tour and discover hidden gems
📍 Knutsford
