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The Contour Atlas

England

North West England

Two cities that export music and football to the entire planet, with England's deepest lakes and highest fells an hour north.

Sound, our kid (that's great, mate)

Local food

  • Lancashire hotpot

    Lamb under sliced potato, baked slowly.

  • Eccles cake

    Flaky pastry packed with currants.

  • Bury black pudding

    Traditionally sold from a market stall with mustard.

  • Pie barm

    A meat and potato pie inside a buttered bread roll. Wigan's finest.

  • Manchester tart

    Custard, raspberry jam and desiccated coconut.

Festivals & events

Manchester International Festival
Biennial, summer · Manchester
Grand National
April · Aintree, Liverpool
Blackpool Illuminations
September to January · Blackpool
Kendal Calling
July / August · Lowther Deer Park, Cumbria

Landmarks

  • Lake District
  • Liverpool waterfront
  • Blackpool Tower
  • Scafell Pike
  • Manchester's Northern Quarter

Grid reference

Station
Manchester
Latitude
53.4808°N
Longitude
2.2426°W

These coordinates are what the departure board sends to Open-Meteo for this region.