Salford is a city constantly changing and moving into an exciting future as a thriving cultural, economic and residential location.
From urban buzz to greenbelt tranquility, Salford is building on the mixture of its waterfront, urban and countryside environments to create places where people want to live, work, invest and visit.Where is Salford?
Salford is about 200 miles north west of London. With excellent road and public transport links to all parts of the UK, the city is well placed as a visitor and commercial centre. And Manchester International Airport, gateway to over 200 international destinations, is just a few miles away too.The city of Salford covers 37 square miles and the five districts of Salford, Eccles, Worsley, Irlam and Cadishead, and Swinton and Pendlebury. Some 220,000 people are proud to call Salford their home!
The Blackfriars, Broughton and Ordsall districts of central Salford are just one minutes' walk from the heart of Manchester's shopping and central business districts - just across the River Irwell which runs between the two cities.
Salford's closeness to Manchester city centre makes it an important part of the economy and culture that is driving England's north west forward. Salford and Manchester enjoy a unique situation: their connection creates a wealth of opportunities ranging from the potential for business relocation and development to establishing Salford's waterways and watersides as key regional and national visitor attractions and turning the city into a residential area of choice within Greater Manchester.
The Quays, Salford
Imagine London’s Docklands... only better. World-class attractions like The Lowry - with the largest free collection of L S Lowry’s work - theatres, galleries, designer shopping, river cruises, museums, modern architecture, watersports, football, cricket, plus top-flight executive apartments make The Quays a spectacular destination and the new leisure capital of the north west!Sport
Sports enthusiasts have world famous football, rugby and cricket within kicking distance of the city with Manchester United Football Club, Swinton Lions, Salford Reds and Lancashire Cricket Club all nearby.Outdoors
Half the city is made up of green spaces and features forests, nature reserves, mosslands, parklands and picturesque villages. There are hundreds of acres of beautiful park with a variety of wildlife habitats. Salford has the UK's only orange canal, wetland, ponds and a fishing lake.Heritage
As one of the world's first industrial cities, Salford is flooded with historic achievements - including the world’s first free public library. Thanks to the 40 miles of the Duke of Bridgewater’s underground canals at The Delph, Worsley is heading towards UNESCO World Heritage status, but there is also 600 years of history packed into the haunted Tudor house; Ordsall Hall, whilst the people of Salford are celebrated in LifeTimes, an award-winning social history project based at Salford Museum and Art Gallery.What's in Salford?
Where to begin? We have:- 60% green space
- 18 square miles of countryside and parks
- six waterways
- 30 miles of rivers and canals
- 112 ponds and lakes
- 14 waterway bridges
- Britain's largest inland waterway
- a world-class arts and theatre complex attracting over 1,000,000 visitors a year
- a history stretching back to 923AD
- the north west's first five star hotel
- one infamous Tudor building
- one of the world's first public lending libraries
- Manchester city centre one minute away
- one potential World Heritage site
- 30 miles of sculpture trail
- one airport
- two National League rugby clubs
- one leading UK university
- over 150 big name companies and
- three ghosts
