The Manchester accent is known around the world over, but which part of the region has the best accent of them all?
As the famous quote (sort of) goes – ‘accents are like arseholes, everyone has one’ – and before we go any further, let’s just be clear and reiterate that yes, everyone does in fact have an accent.
It’s not uncommon to hear people claiming they don’t think they have much of an accent, but whilst they may not have an accent as strong or characteristic as others with that same accent, that doesn’t mean they don’t have an accent at all.
Your accent and dialect is very much a product of where you are from or based, so this means if you were born and/or have grown up, or have maybe just spent a significant portion of time in the Greater Manchester region, then it’s pretty much nailed on that you’ll have a gloriously Manc accent. But it’s also worth pointing out that no two Manc accents are quite the same.
The UK, and England in particular, has a broad range of accents and dialects for a relatively small island and Greater Manchester is often used as an example for how an area with one distinct accent can also have a number of other distinct regional varieties bordering that accent. From Bolton, to Wigan, Oldham, Rochdale and beyond – Greater Manchester has it’s fair share of unique accent variations.
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It does pose the question of which accent is the best though.
Here at The Manc, we always want to know where you stand, and although we put this question out with a little trepidation of a potentially impending local ‘war’, we took to our loyal audience of Mancunians on Facebook to ask – ‘Which part of Greater Manchester has the best accent?’
It looks like we’re no clearer to deciding on an answer than we were when we first put the question out there, are we? If we’re honest, we did expect this would be the case, but in true Mancunian style, at least some of these answers have given us a good laugh.
We received hundreds of replies to this question and unfortunately were not able to include every answer in this article, so we chose to include a selection of responses that seemed to resonate best with our audience.
If you would like to go and join in with the debate over on Facebook, then you can do so here.
No matter which accent is best – Manchester, we love you.
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The inflatable floating obstacle course you can splash around on near Manchester
Daisy Jackson
There’s a giant inflatable floating obstacle course less than an hour from Manchester, where you can slide, jump, and fall straight into a lake.
At Wild Shore Delamere, you can tackle obstacles like monkey bars, the ninja-jump, the tyre run, and a giant 3.8 metre-tall inflatable tower, all floating on the surface of the picturesque lake.
The adventure hub opened back in 2019, offering families a chance to play on Delamere Lake, or try new watersports right here in the North West.
Let’s head to that inflatable Aqua Park – even as a full-grown adult, this is one of the silliest afternoons you can imagine.
Squeeze yourself into a wetsuit then launch yourself into the lake, ready to clamber all over a course that is essentially a gigantic floating bouncy castle.
The trickiest part is managing to stay on your feet as you slip and slide your way around the course in your 50 minute session – but really, where’s the fun in staying on your feet?
Monkey BarsThe Ninja JumpThe Tyre RunThe Figure EightFeatures of the Aqua Park at Wild Shore Delamere
While you’re on the lake, you can also try other activities like the Ringo, which whips you up and down the water on a huge inflatable, while the operator seems dead-set on flinging you off.
As well as the inflatable Aqua Park, there’s the Aqua Chimp ropes course for the more gymnastic types, plus wakeboarding, paddle boarding, and open water swimming.
Wild Shore Delamere has also added a new sauna this year, which overlooks the water – you can enjoy contrast therapy, switching from the warm sauna to the lake itself.
Wetsuits and life vests are included, so all you need to pack is a swimsuit, towel, and a bit of reckless abandon as you crash beneath the surface.
Paddle boards at Wild Shore DelamereThe sauna and cold plungeThe RingoAqua Chimp
Family behind Salvi’s launch new concept, weeks after iconic restaurant closure
Daisy Jackson
Just weeks after the closure of its iconic, 16-year-old Italian restaurant in the Corn Exchange, the family behind Salvi’s have revealed a brand-new concept.
And this time, the reins are being handed over to the next generation.
Salvi’s founder Maurizio Cecco has helped to shape Amò, but it’s all the brainchild of his daughter, Sienna.
Sienna will run the business out of a unit up on Deansgate Mews, serving fresh pasta dishes, pizza sandwiches, tubs of tiramisu, and two-for-£10 spritzes.
The deli aspect of the original Salvi’s has been carried over to Amò too – you’ll find shelves almost to the ceiling filled with Italian pasta, wine, olive oils, pistachio spreads, and more.
Sienna has grown up in restaurants, with her parents launching Salvi’s when she was just two years old.
She said she wants the space to be a livelier, fresher version of the Italian restaurant that has been so loved by Mancs for so many years.
Sienna outside AmòFresh pasta dishesInside Amò by Salvi’sTheir viral frozen crema di caffeLemon granitaInside Amò by Salvi’sTiramisu pots
Amò, which is Neapolitan slang for ‘my love’, will have loads of fresh Italian dishes, including arancini, gnocchi, and hearty pasta plates.
At lunchtimes, guests can order from a £10 lunch menu, with dishes changing daily depending on the best produce the kitchen can get – it could be a pizza sandwich with proscuitto and tomato, a spicy pasta, or a gnocchi bake, always served with your choice of soft drink.
With its position on Deansgate Mews, Amò basks in the sunshine at lunchtimes.
And while it’s definitely a different concept to the original Salvi’s, Amò looks set to carry the family’s Italian food legacy into its next generation.
Emily Sergeant -
10th July 2020 
