Media City UK
If you are in Manchester you have to go to Media City UK. The place was created to make you feel like you are in other city, probably inspired by New York. The shimmering water of the canals, the bridges' lights changing their colors and glittering glass buildings can leave you breathless.
Salford Quays was the part chosen to build the complex with one of the biggest HD studio developments in Europe. Modern glass buildings comprises of facilities of the BBC, The Pie Factory and The Greenhouse which were officially opened this year by Her Majesty the Queen.
The ambitious project began around 2004 for Peel Media, the principal tenant was the BBC, whose move marks a large-scale decentralization from London.
In Media City UK you can do different things like visit BBC studios and meet the most important celebrities of TV for less than 10 pounds. But remember, you have to book in advance. Go shopping in the Lowry Outlet Mall with more than 50 shops. Enjoy movies in the Lowry Arts Theatre. Visit the Imperial War Museum North, Manchester United Football Club and Lancashire Cricket Ground. Finally, have a good time in the restaurants or coffee stores.
How do you get there? Easy. The new tram line is at the heart of Media City UK and it takes 15 minutes to get to Manchester Piccadilly or ten minutes to Eccles Station. In addition the Broadway tram stop is adjacent to The Pie Factory. Also, X50 Bus runs from Manchester City Centre to the Trafford Centre, via the Quays, operates up to every 15 minutes.
This is a fascinating place to visit this weekend. What are you waiting for?
Salford Quays was the part chosen to build the complex with one of the biggest HD studio developments in Europe. Modern glass buildings comprises of facilities of the BBC, The Pie Factory and The Greenhouse which were officially opened this year by Her Majesty the Queen.
The ambitious project began around 2004 for Peel Media, the principal tenant was the BBC, whose move marks a large-scale decentralization from London.
In Media City UK you can do different things like visit BBC studios and meet the most important celebrities of TV for less than 10 pounds. But remember, you have to book in advance. Go shopping in the Lowry Outlet Mall with more than 50 shops. Enjoy movies in the Lowry Arts Theatre. Visit the Imperial War Museum North, Manchester United Football Club and Lancashire Cricket Ground. Finally, have a good time in the restaurants or coffee stores.
How do you get there? Easy. The new tram line is at the heart of Media City UK and it takes 15 minutes to get to Manchester Piccadilly or ten minutes to Eccles Station. In addition the Broadway tram stop is adjacent to The Pie Factory. Also, X50 Bus runs from Manchester City Centre to the Trafford Centre, via the Quays, operates up to every 15 minutes.
This is a fascinating place to visit this weekend. What are you waiting for?
Grammar corner
Look at this sentence in the middle of the story. "the principal tenant was the BBC, whose move marks a large-scale decentralization from London."
The part after the comma is extra information about the BBC. When you give extra information about the subject or object in a sentence, you need a relative pronoun, like who, which, where, that or whose. In this case, we are describing the BBC's move - it's possessive. This means we need to use whose as a relative pronoun. If you want to give more information about what the BBC does, change the pronoun to which. For example:
The principal tenant is the BBC, which has moved most of its offices from London to Manchester.
The part after the comma is extra information about the BBC. When you give extra information about the subject or object in a sentence, you need a relative pronoun, like who, which, where, that or whose. In this case, we are describing the BBC's move - it's possessive. This means we need to use whose as a relative pronoun. If you want to give more information about what the BBC does, change the pronoun to which. For example:
The principal tenant is the BBC, which has moved most of its offices from London to Manchester.