MediaCityUK
A waterfront media complex that houses the northern headquarters of the BBC and ITV. You can take a studio tour, and the set of the soap opera 'Coronation Street' is nearby.
MediaCityUK is a new media complex on Salford Quays. Since 2011, several BBC departments, including BBC Sport and CBeebies, have moved here, and ITV has a studio across the water. The famous soap opera 'Coronation Street' is filmed nearby. You can book a BBC studio tour (fee applies, about 1.5 hours) to learn about live broadcasting and news presentation. Around the square there are restaurants and cafés, and at night the lights reflect on the quay. Take the Metrolink to MediaCityUK station, and it is within walking distance of The Lowry and the IWM North.
Opening hours
Open all day; BBC tours by reservation
Nearby sights
- The Lowry
- Imperial War Museum North
- Salford Quays
- Old Trafford
- Aviva Studios (Factory International)
- Science and Industry Museum
- Castlefield
- People's History Museum