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Manchester - Philips Park Cemetery and Velodrome

Summary

A walk to the cemetery and park via the Sport City collection of venues: the athletics stadium, the tennis centre, the squash centre and the 'City' football stadium. The cemetery includes areas for several different denominations.
Difficulty:
Easy
Distance:
3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Walking time:
01h 31m
Type:
Circular

Start location

Grange Community Centre, Pilgrim Drive, Beswick

lat: 53.4799621

lon: -2.2001506

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