Scranchester Tours

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Discover Manchester like never before with the Scranchester food tours today

Scran: A term used for food generally in the North of England, originally used by the British Navy.

Join Scranchester on a multi-stop food tour of England's greatest industrial city. Each tour reveals the food and drink stories of the original modern city, while also treating you to an array of wonderful tastes from all corners of Manchester. 

Book your tickets to a food tour today and discover one of the best things to do in Manchester. Prepare for an in-depth journey into the city's rich food history and even richer tastes! 

What Manchester Food Tours can I go on?

  • Eat the City Food Tour: Discover Manchester's booming food and drink scene on a 3.5-4 hour tour featuring multiple tastings that add up to a full meal. Learn about the city’s past, present, and future through its cuisine, with stops at local favourites. Explore fascinating food history, from Ancoat’s Little Italy ice cream vendors to Victorian mill workers' diets and the birth of vegetarianism. 
  • Explore Ancoats Food Tour: Explore Ancoats, the world's first industrial suburb, on a culinary tour featuring an award-winning chip shop and a Michelin-starred restaurant. Hear stories of Victorian street gangs, Italian ice cream empires, satanic mills and the area's decline and revival. Now one of the country's "hippest" neighbourhoods, Ancoats boasts some of the city’s best independent eateries and bars. 

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Manchester Food Tour: Eat the City

Sample some of the best food and drink that Manchester has to offer as you discover all the fascinating stories about the city's culinary history

Available to 2 November 2025

Manchester Food Tour: Explore Ancoats

Enjoy Scranchester's culinary tour of Ancoats, the home of some of Manchester's best independent eateries and bars

Available to 1 November 2025
ITV Studios,
Trafford Wharf Rd,
Trafford Park,
Stretford,
Manchester M17 1FZ
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How to find us

This is NOT the tour start point unless specified otherwise in your confirmation email. 

Please see your booking confirmation email for more information on your meeting point for this tour. 

Each tour will last approximately 3.5 hours and will start and finish in the city centre.

The tour is designed with adults in mind, although children of any age are welcome on the tour.

Any child aged between 10 and 16 will require a ticket at the discounted cost of £35.

Each tour starts in central Manchester. The start point for the tour will be revealed upon booking, and all stops will be kept a secret until the tour itself! 

There will be opportunities to buy alcoholic drinks at two of the stops and there will be at least one tasting as part of the tour.

There are vegetarian options available at each of the stops. At the moment, there are not currently vegan options at every stop. 

Please inform of any food allergies or intolerances when booking your tickets and Scranchester can cater to your requirements. 

Tours will run in all weather, please make sure you wear appropriate clothing and footwear for walking. 

Some of the places that the tour visits do not allow dogs, so only certified guide dogs are allowed on the tour. 

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