Manchester City of Literature Walking Tour

Manchester is a proud to be a UNESCO City of Literature. Join Sibby for a literary walking tour of Oxford Road to welcome new students to the city and to celebrate all the things that make our city such a dynamic, diverse and inspiring place for the written and spoken word.

This 1 ½ hour walking tour will take you on a journey to see some of Manchester’s most iconic literary heritage. Taking a route up Oxford Road we’ll be enjoying literature in all it’s forms, whether that’s poetry painted up walls, restored Victorian houses or memorialised in the minds of the locals… in Manchester literature jumps off the page, it’s not just kept books!

On this tour, suitable for those new to Manchester or locals keen to know more, you’ll find out more about Manchester’s radical literary tradition that makes free expression central to our civic identity. Starting at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House (pictured above) at 1pm, you’ll begin with one of Manchester’s most famous and radical writers.

Elizabeth Sibbering (Sibby) has been running tours of the city for 15 years and is well-versed in Manchester’s literary ways.

Tuesday, October 15 · 1 – 2:30pm. Starts at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House. Please arrive promptly for a 1pm start.