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Your memories of the Granada Studios Tour that attracted millions
25.01.2022 - 09:33 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Mancunians have been sharing their memories of visiting our city's lost tourist attraction that welcomed millions.
The Manchester Evening News last week looked back at the former Granada Studios Tour - and we were overwhelmed by your comments.
After opening in a blaze of publicity in 1988, the tour attracted over five million TV fans in its heyday, who flocked to see the famous outdoor set of Coronation Street and more.
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Based on Quay Street, the Granada Studios Tour was opened in July 1988.
However, by the turn of the millennium the number of visitors plummeted by 30 per cent as Granada Media moved away from leisure and entertainment.
In December 1999, the entertainment theme park closed to the general public, although it continued to welcome fans as part of hospitality packages until 2006, when it closed for good.
We found scores of images from our archives, Mirrorpix, to take you down memory lane and we were flooded with your memories on social media.
On the M.E.N Facebook page, Helen Splaine wrote: "Oh I remember doing this tour with my Brownie group when I was about 10 and being so ‘star struck’ by Bet Gilroys wedding gown!!"
Ste Ritz commented: "Was a good day out back in the day, loved the New York themed street, borrower's set and the cinema with moving seats."
But not everyone was allowed into all parts of the tour.
Stephanie Hendricks joked: "I went with school and we weren't allowed in the [Rovers Return] pub lol."
Faye Holden added: "Not forgetting check point Charlie and the giants room my mum worked there for years when I was growing up I was practically one of the tour guides I was there that often."
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