£2 all day parking with walking distance to Manchester City centre. Pay on entry, and be directed…read morewhere to park. The surface is very uneven, muddy in wet weather and like a skating rink in winter. Cheap and not so cheerful, but the next best alternative is double the price!!

Meant to be a manned car park, car got stolen today without the key and without anyone noticing…read more Rather pay that bit extra knowing my contents and car will be safe

How on earth I haven't utilized the facilities here until recently is incredible. Us Mancunians…read morereally don't know how good we have it here. This is the national squash center folks, it was built for the common wealth games over a decade ago. There are 6 state of the art courts and a center court which is out of this world. The court comes equipped with a control centre from which it can be steered like a hover craft. The women's world open was held here in 2008 and numerous national as well as International matches are also housed here. So if you're a squash fan or just want to experience something different, this place is highly recommended. Furthermore residents of certain parts of Manchester can gain access to the world class facilities for free. The incentive is to get local communities to take part in sport and make use of the facilities otherwise not available. Part of the pledge includes the following: Reduced cost cycling and spinning at the National Cycle Centre. Opportunities to watch Team GB Olympians train. Free use of indoor and outdoor tennis courts. Free use of squash courts. Badminton court hire for £1.00. Automatic entry into annual Free Prize Draw and opportunities to win selected MCFC home game tickets. It's very easy to find out if you are eligible, simply visit the Manchester sports and leisure website, or email contact@manchestersportandleisure.org for more details. I did and now I play squash here twice a week free of charge. God I love Manchester!

I spent a few hours here last Saturday to watch the semi-finals of the British National Squash…read moreChampionships with some workmates, so I didn't actually use the facilities for exercise, though on seeing what was there I'd definitely consider coming back again and playing in one of their six squash courts. As for the championships, they've been held here every year in early February since 2003 as the centre was built for the Commonwealth Games in 2002. We watched the over 35s men's, the professional women's and finally the men's semi-finals which were pretty thrilling (especially with all the 'argy bargy' and numerous 'verbal exchanges' the players had with the referees - the men were the worst offenders, quelle surprise). For £12 a ticket it was pretty reasonably priced given the unexpected drama and skills we got to watch. The seating behind the glass show court meant we had uninterrupted views of all the action. There were small intervals between the matches so people could go and get some refreshments from the food stalls. Tip: there's masses of free parking nearby as the centre forms part of Sportcity which is next to Manchester City's Etihad Stadium. Plan you visit to not coincide with a football game!

Great stadium and tour. Really like our experience with everyone from the merch shop and the tour.read more

Had a great time visiting the stadium and the tour was an incedible experience. The tour guides…read morewere very friendly and knowledgeable. Especially, David Hey helped with photos and made us genuinely feel at home like we are local fans. We came all the way over from New Orleans just to see a game and will never forgot this experience. Small group and the tour is a true VIP experience.

The place feels like it has got left behind. I prefer the Trafford Centre or Liverpool ONE.read more

Over priced £1 for pva glue what on earth caused such money…read moregreed not to mention is maze like structure and the so called reusable bags that I'm sure are recycled condoms

The Droylsden is a kind of bland shopping centre in, you guessed it, Droylsden. There's plenty of…read moreparking, and a few useful shops like Wilkinsons, but it's mostly home to cheap pound shops that really aren't very exciting. Round the corner of the Droylsden Centre is a small pedestrianised area, with as many units boarded up as home to shops, but at least these are local shops and have a tiny bit more character to them. The whole area is quiet and faded, it could do with a good spring clean I think to liven the place up.

My home town. No much here beyond your weekly shopping, a small library and a couple of caffs…read more Wilkinsons and Quality save are a highlight, pepsi bottles for 40 pence a piece. This place was recently expanded about 8 years ago, co-op knocked down and loads of retail area up for grabs. Most of this was filled up by shops we already had and their old premises bought up by banks and travel companies. No McDonalds which me and me mates were looking forward to, no Woolies, nowt exciting like we were expecting. What do we have now? The shops we used to have a few extra poundshops and somewhere that tries to sell poor people furnbiture and technology they dont need at ridiculous prices and keeping them bogged down with interest slavery for years to come (unless they do the smart thing and leg it with the stuff) Basically the town centre reflects the people of Droylsden, poor, oppressed and with little hope in site.

Never knew Manchester had a Chinatown but apparently it's the second biggest one outside of London…read more That being said, it encompasses only a few blocks (that we could see) but still it's fun to wander around and window shop - and have some dim sum or other more authentic dishes other than kung pao or general Tso chicken.

Manchester is a beautiful city itself. Having Chinatown adds an extra oomph. I didn't hit any…read morevendors when I was there for my UK trip but I just walked through it since I wasn't staying in Manchester and was waiting to go to Sheffield. 153/2017

Manchester Fort is a large retail shopping park, just under a mile away from Manchester city…read morecentre. It does seem a little strange having a retail park so close to the city centre, where other areas of Greater Manchester are left behind but the selection of places to shop is fine, while the selection of eateries could be much improved, due to a lack of restaurants that aren't just fast food. There's a good number of coffee shops here, including Costa, Dunkin and Starbucks, the latter two have opened within the past 18 months or so, so are fairly new additions. Places to eat include KFC, Pizza Hut, Nando's and Subway. There is also a McDonald's right next to the Fort with a drive-thru (The Fort claim this to be part of the shopping park on their website) The selection of stores is okay and includes TK Maxx, Superdrug, Sports Direct, Boots, and Argos. There are also a couple of phone shops, nothing too exciting, but a decent number of stores that could save you a trip into the city centre. A couple of stores have closed recently, but with the aftermath of COVID and the fact the city centre (where many of these brands have stores, many of which are larger) is so close, this has to be expected. It is pretty easy to follow the layout, there are a couple of benches around the shopping park and some shelter to help stay dry if there's a light drizzle. Plenty of parking, meaning you shouldn't struggle to get a space somewhere. I do think the pedestrianisation could be improved for other retail parks, given the fact there are three main areas, which may mean crossing a road or going through the car park, if you're at one end of the Fort, you may have to use your car to get to adjacent McDonald's or Currys across the way. 3*

I have visited Manchester Fort regularly over the years, but I have been far more impressed during…read moremy latest visits over the past weeks, which is due to the discovery that the Shopping Park now has a Nike Outlet Store and a H&M. Since when? Fantastic! Although the H&M was smaller to what one would find in Manchester City Centre, it still has a good range of stock and very well organised, full of stylish shoppers. The Nike Outlet is, once again, smaller to what one would find in other Outlet Malls, but the range of stock, sale items, and discounts are very impressive. Personally I am seeking some new trainers for the gym, and found a great selection at bargain prices. The staff in the store are welcoming, friendly, and knowledgeable. They certainly have that US Customer Service mindset, which I welcome wholeheartedly. I can see myself becoming a regular here, especially when the Summer of Fitness is upon us. The Shopping Park also boasts a TK Maxx, which I am a big fan of, and I have often found that they have a good range of stock, and I have purchased some excellent items here from clothes to home decorations. The store seems to have had a recent refurbishment to extend the first floor space, which opens out the whole store. As well as, fashion and clothing, one can find a variety of stores at this Shopping Park, and not just clothing and outlets. Manchester Fort has: Halfords Store, for all car, cycle, and motorcycle accessories; B&Q, for all home and garden DIY needs; a technologically modernised Argos, full of tablet-ordering-system and a varied system that the normal Argos shopping experience. Other stores include: Clarks, Mamas&Papas, Boots, Superdrug, M&S Food, Card Factory, Game, Maplin, Sports Direct, Specsavers, Thomas Cook, Shoe Zone, Mothercare, Thomson Holidays, Trespass, and Pound World (you can never go wrong when you have a pound shop to hand. Big fan!) For food, one can visit one of Manchester's many Nando's and KFC establishments here. I love Nando's but I haven't yet visited the one here in the Shopping Park. I think I should, don't you?

Whenever I have to go to the Central Manchester University Hospitals, one thing I dread is this car…read morepark mainly down to how small it is to warrant a hospital of that size. This car park is over 3 floors, with extra for hospital staff and is basically there to serve the four main hospitals in Manchester centre which are all in one complex, the car park is really small to the point you could spend ages looking for a space, and then have to go out, or perhaps if you were looking for a disabled or parent and child bay you could be forced to go back out of the car park to go back in again due to how poorly it is layed out. The car parking staff always don't seem too friendly either, it is mainly all machines operated to pay etc, and I can't even understand why the staff are there because I don't really know what they do. The Car park also proved to be poor and layed out terribly when my ticket wouldn't work, and I had to somehow get out of my car while still parked, blocking the way in and out, to go and get someone because there was no button to press to get assistance, which must be really bad for disabled people and the elderly who might struggle to get in and out, it just shown to me that the staff didn't really care as they're was no way for them to find out my ticket wasn't working. I've always been against hospital parking, here it is free if you have a blue badge or if you're in and out within 30 minutes (Basically impossible) but then it goes up to £2.50 for 3 hours £5 for 6 hours £15 for 24 hours £20 Weekly Pass £40 Monthly Pass - For a hospital this is really expensive especially considering the nature of the car park, which is so small and difficult to travel around and especially at some times, it is basically next to impossible to get a place, it just is a hassle and an overpriced one, hence deserving a single one star.