Manchester World’s Christmas Day Guide

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Here is a guide to all the activity and travel information that you need ahead of Christmas Day.

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00:00Hello and welcome to Manchester World and what is our last Feature Friday video before

00:03Santa Claus appears to drop off lots of presents and lots of Christmas cheer.

00:07This video you won't be seeing me sprinting all around the place at all, it's simply

00:11going to be me, Theo Cousinbets, telling you all about the things that you can and can't

00:14do this Christmas in and around the Greater Manchester area.

00:18Now let's start with a few of the activities going on.

00:20If you're looking for a quiet place to escape the Christmas chaos, the cosy corner at Castlefield

00:25Viaduct may be the best option for you.

00:27It's got an amazing range of plants, decorating a sky garden right in the heart of the city

00:31and it's an awesome option for those who need a bit of relaxation.

00:34In the evenings it can be even more idyllic, with a host of lanterns and lights bringing

00:38the garden to life and creating the perfect end destination for a romantic winter walk.

00:43In terms of restaurants that are open on Christmas Day, there are tons.

00:46We've done a few videos already from Sicilian NQ, a wonderful little Sicilian restaurant

00:51in Manchester's Northern Quarter.

00:53I was lucky enough to sample the food there last week and it was truly, truly excellent.

00:57We had a little conversation with the owner, Carmen, and here's what she had to say about

01:01opening on the big day itself.

01:03It seemed to me very strange that all the restaurants around, they shut on the 25th.

01:11Why?

01:12I don't understand.

01:13That's something particular in this city that I think doesn't happen in other parts of the

01:20world because in Italy, 25th you are open because the family want to go out.

01:27Now there are also some great places such as 20 Stories, Lucky Cat, Peter Street Kitchen,

01:32Zouk, Ottoman Bar and Grill, and they'll all be quickly running out of spots if you're

01:36looking for an alternative to the Christmas dinner tradition, while a host of restaurants

01:40and takeaways in Chinatown are also great options.

01:43Let's move on to travel then, which is a bit more boring but equally important, and we'll

01:46start with the B network.

01:48On Christmas Eve, tram services start at the normal 6am but end before 9pm, while buses

01:52will stop between 6pm and 9pm depending on the service.

01:56On Christmas Day, there'll be no trams at all, and the only bus running will be the

01:59Stagecoach service 43.

02:01On Boxing Day, tram services will operate between 7am and 1am, with services running

02:06every 15 minutes until midnight, and then every half hour until 1am.

02:10Special bus services will be running, but it's worth checking the website to get specific

02:13times.

02:14There aren't set to be any major changes to the regular schedule on the 28th, 29th or 30th,

02:19and on New Year's Eve, an amended tram schedule will see services run every 12 minutes between

02:236am and 1am, but only on limited services, while buses will be largely unchanged, with

02:28the exception of a few that will stop running at 6pm.

02:31On New Year's Day, special buses will be running on a few services, so again, check the B network

02:35schedule for that.

02:37As for trains, Northern Rail are running a normal service on the 23rd, and they've warned

02:41that there may be disruption on the 24th.

02:43There are no trains at all on Christmas or Boxing Day, and disruption is then expected

02:47right up to the 1st of January, with the exception of the 30th of December.

02:51Now I know I've just thrown a lot of information at you, so hopefully you've managed to stick

02:54with us right to the end.

02:55If so, Merry Christmas, we look forward to seeing you soon, here at Manchester World.

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