Me and the missus heading down early october for xmas shopping, staying over - never been before. Any good?

More importantly is the legoland anygood?

Manchester is spot on for shopping ... Trafford Centre is good too , nice food hall 'an all ..

I'll be heading down to Manc a week tomorrow for a couple of days, so also interested to hear any tips on shops/bars/resteraunts etc.

Bit of Manc info in here

the trafford centre is pretty wank to be honest mate. you're far better off in the City centre & the Northern Quarter!

the Arndale has a food hall as well which is the bollocks! very good value for money.

I really wouldn't bother with the Trafford centre for anything else but your Christmas shopping, for which, I suppose it's ok. Worth getting the bus into town one day if your after clothes, records, good cafes, and a pint. I don't know which food hall you're on about in the Arndale, the one in the middle is your standard McDonalds shite, but the one at the back buy the market has some nice places, different cuisines etc.

I'm staying in the Radisson Edwardian Hotel - is that pretty central - anything decent within walking distance of there?

With the bairn and missus so just be trafford centre. Staying in a premier inn down that way. Might venture up to city centre before home. Quite familiar with the city

Trafford centre pretty ordinary mate, selfridges worth a look, barton square ok for homewares , the orient has some decent restaurants, if you was going later on in the year i,d say get into the city centre in the evening for the european markets , open air ice rink at spinningfields for the nipper