Travel & Tourism

You can spend the night on a luxury yacht with space for 10 guests… in Salford

With prices from £370 per night.

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson - 20th October 2023

Ever fancied cruising along on your own luxury yacht, the warm water of the Mediterranean lapping beneath you, stunning islands cruising past you? What about your own luxury yacht?

Of course, we all have… but what about if that luxury yacht was in Salford?

It’s not quite the same scenery as the sort of turquoise waters and white sandy beaches we all see on Netflix’s Below Deck, but the actual boat in question is pretty fancy.

There’s a 130ft classic yacht moored in Clippers Quay, and it’s available to rent through Airbnb.

Your views here will be more Old Trafford than Old Town of Dubrovnik, with Manchester United‘s ground just a short walk away.

ADVERTISEMENT

Known as Jacamar, the Salford yacht has space for up to 10 guests across three double en suite cabins and some extra fold-out beds.

It has a huge 800 sq ft main lounge space with cream designer sofas, and a massive dining area with a bespoke oval glass and granite dining table.

ADVERTISEMENT
This luxury yacht is moored in Salford, Greater Manchester, as an Airbnb
This luxury yacht is moored in Salford, Greater Manchester, as an Airbnb
This luxury yacht is moored in Salford, Greater Manchester, as an Airbnb
This luxury yacht is moored in Salford, Greater Manchester, as an Airbnb
This luxury yacht is moored in Salford, Greater Manchester, as an Airbnb
This luxury yacht is moored in Salford, Greater Manchester, as an Airbnb
This luxury yacht is moored in Salford, Greater Manchester, as an Airbnb
This luxury yacht is moored in Salford, Greater Manchester, as an Airbnb

Then the wheelhouse has been adapted to provide a snug TV lounge, with panoramic windows.

The galley kitchen has original features like the ship’s oven, combined with new, high-end Siematic kitchen and Smeg built-in appliances.

There are three en suite cabins, and the whole boat is decorated with artwork and photography throughout the boat is by award-winning artists Anthony Crook, Guy Farrow and Amelia Troubridge.

ADVERTISEMENT

Jacamar may scream special occasion, but it’s not a party boat, with a strict policy against large groups, stag parties and hen dos.

Read more:

A night’s stay on Jacamar starts from £370 per night and you can see the latest availability at airbnb.co.uk.

Featured image: Airbnb

Travel & Tourism

Two Greater Manchester towns have been named in The Sunday Times’ best places to live

Thomas Melia Thomas Melia Two Greater Manchester towns named in The Sunday Times' best places to live in 2025. Credit: Instagram, @eddie3hundred

Esteemed UK newspaper The Sunday Times’ has published its list of the ‘Best places to live in the UK 2025’, and it features two Greater Manchester boroughs.

Us Mancs didn’t need anymore clarification to know that where we live is incredible but we’ll always take it, especially when the compliment is coming from none other than The Sunday Times.

The publication revealed its annual guide of ‘Best places to live 2025’ which featured more than 70 different locations throughout the nation.

Although we may have been pipped to the top spot, Greater Manchester is featured not once, but twice, which is pretty impressive.

Claiming the victory this year is the market town with a name as pretty as its surroundings, Saffron Walden, which is only 15 miles from Cambridge.

The locations were ranked through a number of key categories including transport, house prices, broadband, schools and a new addition, mobile signal.

All the contributors to the full list acknowledge the obvious missing puzzle piece, food, and we know if this was factored in a few more Greater Manchester locations may have nabbed the ‘Best places to live’ honour.

The first Greater Manchester based entry is The Heatons, a hotspot nestled between the city centre and the city of Stockport, which is actually four neighbourhoods – Heaton Chapel, Mersey, Moor and Norris.

These areas are home to living history in the form of the iconic century old Savoy Cinema and lots of open green spaces.

Food may have been missed off The Sunday Times’ list but it certainly didn’t go a miss on ours.

Mossley has been named on The Sunday Times Best Places to Live list. Credit: Instagram, @ariadneexplores
Mossley has been named on The Sunday Times Best Places to Live list. Credit: Instagram, @ariadneexplores
The Heatons also made the list. Credit: Instagram, @fourtheheatons
The Heatons also made the list. Credit: Instagram, @fourtheheatons

Keep yourself fuelled with some good grub through our own, A Manc’s Guide to: The Heatons.

The second spot which managed to grab the title of ‘Best places to live 2025’ is Mossley, a town packed to the brim with cosy cottages, blissful walks and a close-knit friendly community.

It’s not too far from Dovestone Reservoir and the Peak District National Park – when you’ve got all this greenery on your doorstep you’re bound to be in a good mood.

As well as catching the attention of The Sunday Times, just 15 minutes down the road, Lily’s Vegetarian in Ashton-under-Lyne has been named one of the best local restaurants by the Good Food Guide, clearly Tameside is doing something right.

Our friends over in Leeds at The Hoot have lots to cheer about as Ilkley, Hebden Bridge, Easingwold and Ripon all got a mention.

You can find out the full rundown on all the spots up and down the country that have been selected as part of ‘The Sunday Times’ Best places to live for 2025′ HERE.

For all the latest news, events and goings on in Greater Manchester, subscribe to The Manc newsletter HERE.

Featured Image: Instagram, @eddie3hundred

Travel & Tourism

Greater Manchester unveils latest vision to bring local rail under the Bee Network

Danny Jones Danny Jones Bee Network integrated train lines network

Mayor Andy Burnham and fellow local leaders have unveiled the latest plans behind the vision to bring the Greater Manchester and nearby train links under the Bee Network.

For starters, the plan is to add a total of eight rail lines to the ever-growing public transport system.

Burnham and co. previously announced the plans back at the start of the year, setting out a five-year schedule for the next phases of the Bee Network expansion, but now we have a clearer look at what that will look like.

Posting the latest schematic on social media this Friday, the Greater Manchester Mayor celebrated the unified tap-and-go service for buses and trams at the start of the week and has now ended it by sharing the next steps with the 10 boroughs.

The update is in response to the UK government’s ‘A Railway Fit for Britain’s Future‘ reform bill, the national consultation of which is well underway and closes to local authorities and the public at large on Tuesday, 15 April.

The overall aim is for Greater Manchester to reach an agreement with the government in devolving power to Mayoral Combined Authorities when it comes to the planning and developing of local infrastructure and train services.

Put simply, the goal is to achieve local responsibility and accountability for rail travel as the city-region looks to continue establishing its own ‘London-style’ public transport framework (i.e. the Oyster card which is valid for buses tubes, local railway and so on).

In addition to this, they are hoping to make new arrangements for funding, fares and services through the Railway Bill, which would hopefully see rail fares in and around Greater Manchester, as well as neighbouring areas like parts of Cheshire and Derbyshire, fall under the Bee Network cap.

Once again, this regional push is a reaction to the country’s various rail companies’ continuing struggle to provide both affordable and reliable train travel.

Rail fares in England have now risen by 4.6% despite unreliability of services
Sub-quality rail services in the North, especially, are a big driving force behind the plans to loop train travel into the Bee Network.

Detailing a three-phase plan to carry out these city-region specific changes as the Labour Party looks to establish Great British Railways – a new body bringing track and train together – local authorities are already working closely with the Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT).

Speaking on the masterplan, which culminates in a full ‘Bee Network Rail by 2030, Burnham has dubbed it “a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rewire how the railways are run”, and one that can set a standard for other areas up and down the country.

The Mayor went on to add: “We’re already delivering change in Greater Manchester and have seen the positive benefit that greater local control and accountability for our tram, bus and active travel has had, with increasing numbers of people getting on board – but rail is the missing piece of the jigsaw…

“A Bee Network fare cap – including rail – would mean that people commuting into the city at peak times from Glossop could pay a cap of around £14 including return train travel as well as trips on buses and trams.

“Devolution is working for people in Greater Manchester, but we know that many other areas are at different stages of their journey […] We know the government share our ambition to restore confidence and get more people choosing the train, and we’ve been really encouraged by our conversations so far on how things can be done differently.”

Read more:

For all the latest news, events and goings on in Greater Manchester, subscribe to The Manc newsletter HERE.

Featured Images — daniel0685 (via Flickr)/The Manc Group

More Travel & Tourism

Kids & Family

Blackpool Pleasure Beach is getting a new multi-million pound ride

Blackpool Pleasure Beach to close five iconic rides after £2.7m loss

Travel & Tourism

Blackpool Pleasure Beach to close five iconic rides after £2.7m loss

Nobu has revealed plans to open a hotel and restaurant within Viadux 2 in Manchester

Eats

Robert De Niro’s Nobu to open landmark hotel and restaurant in Manchester

Audio

Clint Boon takes us around Manchester's iconic Deaf Institute

Eats

We go meatballs deep with Mira's traditional Neapolitan sandwiches