If you are looking for tourism information, "I heart MCR" merchandise, or other local memorabilia,…read morethis is the place to get official Manchester information!

Wigg Island is so worth a visit each time we go there we see something different.Living locally…read morethere is no need to go far for a breath of fresh air,as the seasons change so do the natural attractions.During our recent snowy weather it was an ideal place for an invigorating walk. Many thanks to all staff that maintain the area a worthwhile job.

Small tourist info centre in stockport with very helpful and informative staff, the staff gave us…read moreloads of info and were really imformative. and poitned us in the right direction of places to take the kids They sold a selection of souveniers and post cards at pretty reasonable prices we picked up a few pin badges to add to our collection and the gifts etc were reasoanbly priced too. If your new to the area or just visiting pop in and they will point you in the right direction for what your after.

Whether you fall into the resident or visitor category on your trip to Leeds, this visitor centre…read moreis an excellent resource to rely on. The amount of information on offer is staggering, any location or venue of cultural significance is available to take away in leaflet form. I frequently take a detour through the shop so that I can pick up a few current programmes for theatres and art-house cinemas within the area. The entire Yorkshire region is catered for, so any trip can be thoroughly organised with their guidance. The shop also has a range of Yorkshire and Harrogate teas, Grandma Wild's biscuits and other such twee goodies. I am referring to their presence because I have hastily purchased these items on a couple of occasions, ran around to neighbouring Paperchase and successfully presented a relative with a gift, as though it had been wrapped for weeks. This is not advisable, but sometimes unavoidable! Another excellent reason to remember the services of Leeds Visitor Centre is, they are an official vendor of local Ticketmaster events. I am often more popular with some friends and relatives around the end of March, when it is possible to purchase a Leeds Festival weekend ticket without the queues, panic or extortionate booking fees. Their presence in centrally located Leeds train station makes the shop incredibly convenient. With such helpful staff, they are worth investigating if you have lived in Leeds for years, or you are merely visiting for a few days.

The first place most people will see as they walk out of the train station and turn left. Then most…read moreprobably, walk right past. There's a stigma attached to visitor centres, tourist information places and for want of a better example, guidebooks, isn't there? "No way man, I don't need a guidebook, I'm a free spirit, let me wander freely," maybe? Well, even if you're a resident of Leeds, the visitor centre can be a handy little place. Tickets, from theatre to Leeds Festival, are available here - free for the most part, of the extortionate booking fees you find at the established online ticket giants. As well, they cover all bases from places to stay, what's on, help with shopping, eating out tips, nightlife recommendations and information on the local sporting clubs. Go have a gander if you're a visitor or not, find out what's going on underneath the surface of our great city!

You know, it's amazing how fast a museum pops up after they make a significant discovery, though as…read moreit turns out sometimes it does take quite a while for a museum to appear at times. Still, it was only recently that King Richard's body was found, and yeah, suddenly a King Richard museum appears on top of the grave site. Then again, that is sort of similar to how shrines and churches in the past appeared on special sites. Yeah, the museum was actually pretty cool, it's just a shame that you have to catch a cab to get to Bosworth Fields.

An excellent tourist attraction, located over the former council car park that concealed the burial…read moresite of Richard. The building is a little quirky, but is laid out extremely well - a fact you appreciate better once you have finished the tour. At the start, you watch a video in a mock throne room, where clever life-size projections of actors in a pair of arches set up the historical background of the King. The tour then proceeds through a convoluted gallery with various artefacts and exhibits associated with Richard; clever videos and lighting effects continue the story of the House of York, before leading you to the upper floor. Here there is a wide gallery detailing the search for Richard's remains, the centrepiece being a 3D-printed skeleton model in a mock MRI scanner, with interactive buttons highlighting the wounds that he received in his final battle. Finally, having primed you with all the historical detail and the story of the discovery and identification of his remains, the tour finishes downstairs at the glass-walled site of his grave, which has been left as an archaeological excavation. Here a couple of benches allow you to sit and ponder this incredible story, and a clever lighting projection modelled on the actual skeleton shows how his body lay when it was found. A very poignant finale to a wonderful exhibition - apart from the obligatory visit to the shop on the way out, of course. The visitor centre is not easy to find in the mainly pedestrianised centre of Leicester - our taxi had to drop us a few streets away - but following street signs for 'visitor centre' soon had us in the right place. It's just opposite the cathedral too, so that's a good landmark to aim for. We wanted to visit his tomb in the cathedral as well, but sadly the cathedral had moved a service forward so we were unable to do so. They did let us sit quietly in the side aisle for a while during the service though, so we felt that we had paid our respects to Richard after all.

Despite what you think of me I like to keep it local and fresh. That isn't an admission to anything…read moreillegal it is purely an innocent fact. So I am partial to the delights of a farm shop and Emleys is a cracking place to indulge. First up the shop itself. You'll find high quality fresh veg here. You can't beat real bundles of asparagus, salad that still has dirt on it and rugged vegetables. It's a good place to stock up on your five a day. It is also a great place to stock up on some treats and for that I'm talking Brymor ice cream, yum. On top of the shop it's also got a pleasant farm trail for the children and a lovely pet's corner. Yes I'm back on the animals again! Throw in a gardener's corner and an activity centre complete with bouncy castle and there is enough to keep the little ones entertained whilst you get some fresh goodies. Oh and a donkey. What isn't to like?

If you have a family to entertain and want something outdoors and earthy, with a little bit of…read moreeducation thrown in this working farm is a good place to go. For a small price animal feed can be purchased at the farm shop (which also sells a range of produce largely locally produced) to go and feed the animals of various forms that reside on this farm. The are no structure walks around the site so this is somewhere where you have to be engaged and take care of little people that may get nipped or pecked from various creatures. As long as it's not a day like to day (that is absolutely tipping it down with rain) there's a lot that could be got out of a visit here.

We went to Carnforth Station Heritage Centre, on a cold winter's morning, when we got there we were…read moretold that's where they filmed Brief Counter with Celia Johnston & Trevor Howard. The waiting room in the film is now a tea room and it's actually how it was in the film. If you are interested in looking around places like this it's worth a visit. I enjoyed looking around it took me back to my youth.

Typical visitors centre. Find out what is happening locally, sights to see and get general…read moreinformation. Does what it says on the tin.

What a nice little day trip if you're staying in Nottingham. Walk around the forest where Robin…read moreHood and his gang spent their time. See the old Major Oak where Robin Hood and his Merry Men would hide before they stole from the rich. This tree is about 1000 years old and it's supported by beams. Come check it out!

Could have been so much better. A lovely forest walk, and they've spent a fortune on the shop and…read morecafe, apparently, but apart from the stuff at the shop the only reference to Robin Hood is two statues on a little bridge with Little John and RH himself. A small museum or exhibition would have been welcome. You can find shops and cafes anywhere. And £3 for an ice cream from the van is pushing it. There seemed more to see with the older set up. Not that impressed. Sorry.

First class service from Thomson on this visit. Myself and…read moreAdam Y had spent a couple of weeks deciding where we should go on holiday this August and couldn't come up with any ideas within budget so we wandered around Bolton one day and picked up some brochures from various travel agents. Eventually we resorted back to the internet and just doing any old search with the main search being 'Adult only hotel' - we hate children. We found a 5* hotel within (almost) price budget on the Thomson website, but decided to go in-store to see if they could better it. Of we popped down to the late opening Thomson shop on the Fort shopping park on a Wednesday evening and we were warmly greeted by a young chap who happened to be the manager. He asked us to sit down and explain what we wanted. He searched and unfortunately the price his system was giving him was £250 more than the website. Not to worry he said, he would price match for us and even waiver the admin fee because he could. How nice! However, he was going away in two days so if we wanted it we would need to book with him before Friday to get this deal. We couldn't decide there and then so had a wander around the car park and came to the conclusion that we would only spend the next two days looking on the internet more and only coming back here. So we walked back in and booked it. The young man was very friendly and gave us advise on the resort and travel tips without being patronising as some travel agents can be. I would definitely recommend using Thomson, this one in particular.