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Market Street

Manchester, England
Ranked #33 of 85 attractions in Manchester
3.5 of 5 stars 45 Reviews
Type: Landmarks/ Points of Interest
Activities: Shopping
Description: Many of Manchester's shops and fine restaurants are located on or near this major thoroughfare.
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North West England
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2012 NEW

Wall to wall charity vultures.. I was zigzaging away trying to avoid these people who won't take no for an answer! I already give to charity and even the ones I told I was already donating were trying to squeeze more out of me... More

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Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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8 reviews 8 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2012 NEW

Market street is the main street in manchester and therefore fun. It could be compared to Oxford street in London, however it is less busy. There are a lot of shops for everyones' taste and it's always nice to walk up and down when there are less people. On the weekends it gets rather busy More

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See 7 more reviews by Asya S for Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
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36 reviews 36 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012

If you want shopping then Market Street is your place. There isn't much to do other than shop though. More

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See 20 more reviews by Jacqui S for Manchester
Darwen, England, United Kingdom
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30 reviews 30 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2012

Great choice and really good atmosphere and great bars and places for food. More

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Salford, United Kingdom
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2012

compared to other places, it's dirty, packed with ignorant people and demonstrators ! the only good thing about it is that it gets you to where you need to be. More

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See 12 more reviews by jan503819 for Manchester
Stalybridge,England
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34 reviews 34 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2012

This is just a shopping street. Nothing special, all the usual shops selling all the usual stuff. More

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See 16 more reviews by bobbyclog for Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
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217 reviews 217 reviews
Reviews in 58 cities Reviews in 58 cities
153 helpful votes 153 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2012

This is one of our least favourite streets in Manchester. It contains many of the high street shops but, unfortunately, also seems to be the main street for handing out fliers and people trying to sign you up for charity contributions. Gets very busy at the weekend (but that's normal for large city centres). However, the crowds seem to contribute... More

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See 4 more reviews by manswa for Manchester
Manama, Al Manamah, Bahrain
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5 reviews 5 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2012

This is a normal shopping street, it has all known stores. It gets very crowded during sales time, but that is normal every where. More

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See 2 more reviews by Rabea1979 for Manchester
Lancashire
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
31 helpful votes 31 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 April 2012

Just full of the normal high street stores - full of litter and gets too crowded More

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manchester
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33 reviews 33 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 April 2012

littered, dirty pavements, too many people handing out flyers or tapping you for handouts. More

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