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Explore Salford
Salford in Salford (England) with it's 72,750 inhabitants is a city in United Kingdom about 164 mi (or 264 km) north-west of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Salford is now 11:35 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Salford, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Manchester Airport in a distance of 9 mi (or 15 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal in a distance of 44 mi (or 71 km), South-West. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Stretford, Manchester, Carrington, Bury and Ringway. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 47 °F
Morning Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
Evening Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
Night Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 3% |
Air Humidity | 76% |
Air Pressure | 1003 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 80% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 26th of April 2024
9°C (48 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
11°C (51 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
6°C (42 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Quay Apartments
Copthorne Manchester
GREAT JOHN STREET HOTEL
Manchester Marriott Victoria & Albert Hotel
YHA Manchester - Hostel
The Ainscow Hotel & Spa
Hilton Garden Inn Manchester
Holiday Inn MANCHESTER - WEST
Manchester Old Trafford
TheHeart Serviced Apartments
Videos from this area
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Raf Yaakob's Journey to Old Trafford - Part 2
The finale of "Raf Yaakob's Journey to Old Trafford' It started from me winning the Grand Prize winner from Maybank Manchester United Credit Card competition that entitled me to go Manchester...
CLIP-02 The CBBC Interactive Tour at Media City UK, Salford, Manchester Clip 02 (19.02.2015)
CLIP-02 The CBBC Interactive Tour at Media City UK, Salford, Manchester Clip 02 (19.02.2015)
Salford University Building Media City Time lapse
Practicing time-lapse in the Salford University building of Media City on the Panasonic P2.
Snow In Media City UK ..
Snow ― #mediacityuk, #snow, #bbc, #cold, #test at Media City UK http://viddy.it/WaMNCb.
Archaecom Conference - 3 - John Liffen
The University of Salford hosted the first conference of its kind on 10th March, 2012. The Archaeology of Communications Conference was held at Media City, at the heart of one of the most...
Ice Bucket Challenge Derek and Andy of Salford City College
Head of Department Andrew Paslowski and Curriculum Leader Derek Cowper of the Creative Arts Department at Pendleton Sixth Form Centre, Salford City College take on the Ice Bucket Challenge!
Alien Swarm - Custom map: City 17
Barry, Rob Tom and Kim, I mean Tim, play a custom Alien Swarm map. Just remember, death comes to us all, those who embrace it with glory and fire are the best of us... Map: City17 https://sites.go...
Pendleton Creative Arts do the Harlem Shake
Students from the Creative Arts Department at Pendleton Centre, Salford City College do the Harlem Shake to raise money for Comic Relief 2013. We had a good giggle and managed to support a...
Geodesic dome time lapse build, using SOLARDOME® PRO architectural system.
Time Lapse build of a 10m diameter, double glazed, glass and aluminium geodesic dome using SOLARDOME® PRO architectural system. The glass dome was constructed at FutureSkills, Salford City.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Salford, Greater Manchester
Salford lies at the heart of the City of Salford, a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. Salford is sited in a meander of the River Irwell, which forms its boundary with the city of Manchester to the east. Together with its neighbouring towns to the west, Salford forms the local government district of the City of Salford, which is administered from Swinton.
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra is a digital radio station, operated by the BBC, and specialising only in extended additional sports coverage. It is a sister station to BBC Radio 5 Live and shares facilities, presenters and management. The station is only available on Digital Radio, television platforms and online.
Dirty Old Town
"Dirty Old Town" is a song written by Ewan MacColl in 1949 that was made popular by The Dubliners and has been recorded by many others since.
Salford Crescent railway station
Salford Crescent is one of two railway stations in Salford, Greater Manchester, England. It opened in 1987. The other station is Salford Central. The station is 1.75 miles west of Manchester Victoria and 2.25 miles west of Manchester Piccadilly. It consists of a single island platform with a ticket office and waiting room. The station is also signposted as "For University of Salford", as the station is located in between the University's Peel Park Campus and the Frederick Road Campus.
Wat Charoenbhavana
On 8 February 2004 saw the establishment of Wat Charoenbhavana, Manchester - also known in English as the North-West Centre for Buddhist Meditation. It is the first Thai Buddhist temple the Northwest of England. It is located in a converted curtain-rail factory in Salford. The temple was named Wat Charoenbhavana (Manchester) by the Thai community (lit. `the temple for cultivation of meditation') and was consecrated with the blessing of the Most Ven.
BBC Radio Manchester
BBC Radio Manchester is a BBC Local Radio station broadcasting to Greater Manchester and north east Cheshire in North West England. It broadcasts 24 hours a day from studios at MediaCityUK in Salford Quays via a transmitter at Holme Moss, with a small repeater at Saddleworth covering Tameside and Saddleworth. It can also be heard on DAB radio and via internet streaming.
County Borough of Salford
Salford was, from 1844 to 1974, a local government district in the northwest of England, coterminate with Salford. It was granted city status in 1926.
Agecroft Colliery
Agecroft Colliery was a coalmine on the Manchester Coalfield in the Agecroft district of Pendlebury that first opened in 1844 in the historic county of Lancashire, England. It exploited the coal seams of the Middle Coal Measures of the Lancashire Coalfield. The colliery had two spells of use; the first between 1844 and 1932 when the most accessible coal seams were exploited and a second lease of life after extensive development in the late 1950s to access the deepest seams..
Salford City College
Salford City College is a further education college based in Salford, England. It opened on 1 January 2009, as the result of a merger between Salford College, Eccles College and Pendleton College to form a 'supercollege'. Salford City College continues to function in the same buildings that the previous colleges had.
Cross Lane railway station
Cross Lane railway station is a closed station on the Liverpool to Manchester line.
Seedley railway station
Seedley railway station is a closed station on the Liverpool to Manchester line.
St Thomas' Church, Pendleton
St Thomas' Church, Pendleton, is located in Broad Street, Pendleton, Salford, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Salford, the archdeaconry of Salford, and the diocese of Manchester. Its benefice is united with those of five nearby churches to form the Salford All Saints Team Ministry. The church is designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.