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Get The Most From Your Night Out In Manchester By Hiring A Limo

Manchester's wonderful mix of bars, clubs and restaurants makes it a fantastic place for a night out. Hiring a limo can be a great way to get the most out of your visit.

There aren't many cities in the UK that can match Manchester's rich and diverse mix of bars, clubs and live music venues. The city's association with popular culture can be traced back to the 1930s, when the big stars of the time like Gracie Fields and George Formby rose to fame and became household names up and down the country. Spring forward to the early 1960s and Manchester is once again at the forefront of popular culture, this time with local bands such as Herman's Hermits and The Hollies taking the British answer to American rock and roll onto the national stage. 30 years later saw the emergence of all night raves and the 'Madchester' phenonomen which, along with the Hacienda club and Factory Records, became immortialised in the film '24 Hour Party People'.

While clubs like the Hacienda and Boardwalk are no more, the city's many cultural quarters still offer something suitable for every musical taste and age group. For those exploring Manchester for the first time, hiring a limo can be a fantastic way to get the most from a visit. A night's limo hire can be a very affordable and cost effective alternative to other forms of transport, including using several taxis to travel between venues or buy multiple train or bus tickets to get around town. Hiring a limo in Manchester also gives you the extra advantage of not having to finish your night out to coincide with train, tram or bus times - you can decide when your evening ends and enjoy a comfortable ride home afterwards!

Modern limousines can be hired in a huge array of colours, designs and shapes so you can be sure that there is a car available to suit your group's travel needs. Typical limo sizes will fit into one of three categeories; the smallest size covers the traditional saloon cars such as the Mercedes S Class and Chrysler 300 series that are licensed for a maximum of three passengers per journey. The stretched Lincoln Town Cars, regarded as the most familiar limos on the road, will be licensed for between six and eight guests per journey and the superstretched limousines, such as the Hummer, Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator models, will have a maximum capacity of upto sixteen passengers.

Some background research is a good idea to help you get the most from your time out. The various nightlife districts in Manchester are spread out across the city so a chauffeur driven limo can be an easy way of travelling between areas while enjoying a drink or two on the way! One of the best places to begin your evening is Chinatown, a square of restaurants and food shops that can be found along Faulkner Street and Nicholas Street. Visitors sampling the establishments here can enjoy cuisine not just from China, but from across Asia. A few minute's drive south reveals the city's world renowned 'Gay Village' on the banks of the Bridgewater Canal, where a warm welcome awaits partygoers of any persuasion to the strip of bars and clubs on Canal Street. Cloud 23 is one of the newest bars to open in Manchester and is certainly one of the highest to be found anywhere in the country. Located on the 23rd floor of the Hilton Hotel on Deansgate Cloud 23's floor to ceiling windows look out onto some truly amazing skyline views. Many well known TV personalities and footballers have been spotted taking in Cloud 23's great atmosphere alongside the regular crowd of revellers so you never know who you might bump into! If you've got a head for heights look straight down to ground level and you'll be able to spot the Manchester Central (formerly known as G-Mex) convention and live music centre as well as Deansgate Locks. Referred to locally as 'The Locks', Deansgate Locks is a great example of urban regeneration and its line of converted railway arches hosts fashionable bars such as Baa Bar and Revolution. Dance the night away and enjoy the fun and, when you're ready to head home, your waiting limo will be a welcome sight!

Big Slo Limo Hire Manchester's website provides some good examples of limousines for hire in Manchester.

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