Greater Manchester is a county in the North West of England and comprises of ten districts

Greater Manchester is a county in the North West of England and comprises of ten districts, Boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the cities of Manchester and Salford. Greater Manchester was created on 1 April 1974.  Greater Manchester estimated population beginning of 2017 was around 2,790,000. 

Manchester visitor or let's say most of them don't wander, and adventure to explore outside the borough of Manchester and the majority of them prefer to stay in the centre as it is the only place they know. When they do wander outside the borough, usually to Salford because of the proximity and sometimes they stay in hotels or apartments in Salford, not intentionally, and they think that they are in Manchester when one asks them about the accommodation. Also, a few visitors study at Salford University and live either in Manchester or Salford.

From experience and talking to Manchester visitors, very a few of them have visited the other boroughs or know about them when asked. However, Some have appreciated the suggestion to visit other boroughs. They enjoyed the experience of using the public transport and discovering that there are Malls, markets, galleries some lovely buildings etc. in the other boroughs and to cover more places in their visit by using easy bus connections from the centre   (day return) or the Metrolink. 

  Bury           Oldham            Rochdale                        Bolton                        Salford

                Stockport         Tameside                   Trafford           Wigan