Manchester Town Hall Tour

Meet at the Midland Hotel steps, bring expectations of being overawed and amazed, and end up closely examining the famous Ford Madox Brown murals or supping in the sumptuous Sculpture Hall cafe (evening tours excepted).

This the only full, detailed, informed, entertaining and enthralling Manchester Town Hall tour.

New Manchester Walks’s official Town Hall tour takes in everything – the architecture, politics, statues, religious symbolism, portraits, prison and murals: from Ouroboros, the animal that guards the entrance, to the plans to demolish the building; from the explanation of the Order of the Garter crest to the creation of the atom bomb –devised by Ed Glinert, the only Manchester tour guide who has been there during all the great events of the last 30 years…from the palace coup of 1984 when the position of Lord Mayor was abolished to the opening of the Sculpture Hall Cafe.

Even though the tours are arranged with the Town Hall’s events managers to make sure you can see as much as possible, the Town Hall is a working building and some state rooms may not be available due to meetings and events. If you feel you haven’t had your money’s worth, New Manchester Walks will take you on another Town Hall tour free of charge.