MANCHESTER

[horseshoes]

Manchester Picadilly Station to Portland Street is it "walkable" or should I get a taxi? I can never work out distances on maps. Thank you

[Mosaic]

Walk. Depends on the address on Portland street you want, but the main thing is that it's downhill from Piccadilly Station approach so is an easy walk:
http://maps.google.co...num=1&ved=0CBcQ8gEwAA
Be careful about taking short cuts through strees such as Chorlton Street which lie in the 'angle' between the station and your destination, keep to the main road ie staright down the hill from the station then turn left when you arrive at Piccadilly Gardens.

[horseshoes]

Thanks Mosaic. I'm going to the Princess Hotel.

[thedodge]

If you have a heavy suitcase get the tram one stop to piccadilly (think it is 50p) then 5 minute stroll to hotel

[horseshoes]

Nope - no suitcase, it's just myself!

[Eve]

Very walkable, would take me about 10 minutes to walk there. You can cheat and get the free hopper bus (number 3) and get off along Portland St but it's just as easy to walk to be honest.

Just head straight out of the main entrance and keep on walking up Piccadilly approach. If you cross onto the left hand side of the road by the Malmaison and walk up passed Shout (clothes shop), pound shop, mini Tesco, Costa then there is a motorbike shop pretty much on or just round the corner, turn left there and you will go passed Edwards, Blue Parrot Grill, the Brittania Hotel (Jennys Restaurant and Wave Bar underneath), Yates' and it's just a little further along on the other side of the road on a main junction with Princess St. If you get to Philpotts/McDonalds, you've gone too far!

[horseshoes]

Thanks Jenna - I'll write all that down and take it with me - I always feel like such a country bumpkin when I go to a big city. Everything's so fast!

[horseshoes]

Jenna - excellent directions :-)