Category: Tourism

Dark Chester named winner at the Marketing Cheshire Tourism Award 2024

Photo: Kat Hannon photography 

Dark Chester picked up an award last week at the Marketing Cheshire Tourism Awards [pictured above].

My walking tour of Chester was named the winner in the New Tourism Business of the Year category.

The ceremony was hosted at Chester Cathedral and Nicola Said, Regional lead for the North West and West Midlands at Visit England.

Read the full list of winners here via Marketing Cheshire.

 

How to spend a weekend in Manchester for the International Festival

*Map via The i Paper

The Manchester International Festival is now under way across the northern-powerhouse city.

If you’re planning a visit, then you might just find my guide to what’s new and interesting around Manchester useful.

Amongst the highlights is the exhibition Use Hearing Protection: the early years of Factory Records at The Science and Industry Museum.

It celebrates the pioneering record label, home to Joy Division and a catalyst for Manchester’s cultural renaissance.

Plus there’s a new afternoon tea at The Refuge, attached to the new Kimpton Clocktower Hotel.

It’s a spoil-yourself end to a Live Forever weekend in Manchester.

Read the full story in this weekend’s i Paper, Manchester travel guide.