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Establishment name:

Castlefield Urban Heritage Park

Establishment type:

Places to Visit

Open all year:

No - Mon-Fri 10:00-16:00, Sat-Sun 12:00-16:00

Credit cards accepted:

Yes

Description

The Roman fort that gave birth to Manchester was built in Castlefield in AD 79. Later, this became the heart of industrial Manchester, a landscape of enormous, weather-stained brick buildings and rusting cast iron relics of canals, viaducts, bridges, warehouses and market buildings. Castlefield has now been redeveloped into an Urban Heritage Park.  Aside from the huge science museum, the big draw here is the Castlefield Basin. The Bridgewater Canal runs through it; in summertime thousands of people amble about the place and patronise its fine pubs and trendy restaurants.

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Nearby places of interest

• Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI)
• Castlefield Urban Heritage Park