Manchester: 36 hours with New York Times

The New York Times have given its verdict on the top things to see and do in Manchester.

Highlights include restaurants, attractions and hotels in the form of a 36-hour guide, which spans much of the city centre.

"A visit becomes an exercise in peeling back layers of sooty, hard-working history to arrive at a shinier, bustling and hopeful present," author Susanne Fowler writes, before launching into the guide.

It comes after two glowing articles from the US daily. Last year The New York Times came to the Northern Quarter and Ancoats and loved it , claiming ‘young entrepreneurs’ have revived the city. Before that, Manchester was listed in the paper's list of ‘places to visit in 2015’ with neither London or Birmingham featuring.