Women of Manchester Walking Tour

The weekly 2-hour walking tour is guided by a local feminist and will lead you around Manchester city centre, combining sight-seeing with information about remarkable women. This is an intersectional feminist tour which means that we will talk about women of all backgrounds including women of colour, working class women queer women and disabled women. Trans-exclusionary radical “feminists” (TERFs) are not welcome on this tour. Trans women are women. This tour is open to feminists of all genders. If you’re an ally, you’re welcome.

1. 1

   Statue Of Emmeline Pankhurst

   15 min

   Rise up, Women, also known as Our Emmeline, is a bronze statue of Emmeline Pankhurst in St Peter's Square, Manchester. Pankhurst was a British political activist and leader of the suffragette movement in the United Kingdom. Hazel Reeves sculpted the figure and designed the Meeting Circle that surrounds it.

2. 2

   Manchester Central Library

   Pass by

   Manchester Central Library is the headquarters of the city's library and information service in Manchester.

3. 3

   The John Rylands Library

   Pass by

   The library, which opened to the public in 1900, was founded by Enriqueta Augustina Rylands in memory of her husband, John Rylands. It became part of the university in 1972, and now houses the majority of the Special Collections of The University of Manchester Library, the third largest academic library in the United Kingdom

4. 4

   Albert Square

   Pass by

   Manchester Town Hall is a Victorian, neo-Gothic municipal building in Manchester, England. It is the ceremonial headquarters of Manchester City Council and houses a number of local government departments.

5. 5

   Manchester Art Gallery

   Pass by

   Manchester Art Gallery, formerly Manchester City Art Gallery, is a publicly owned art museum on Mosley Street in Manchester city centre, England.

6. 6

   Chinatown

   Pass by

   Chinatown in Manchester, England, is the second largest Chinatown in the United Kingdom and the third largest in Europe.

7. 7

   Gay Village

   Pass by

   The Gay Village is centred on buzzing Canal Street, a pedestrianised road beside the Rochdale Canal, lined with casual cafes, and lively gay bars.

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.