Colchester vs Manchester
Not opinions, measured walking data. On what we can measure, Manchester leads 3–2. Character is a different question: Colchester is britain's first city; Manchester is the city that rewrote pop.
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Places with a story
spots where a route tells you what happened there
Colchester
54
Manchester
65
Manchester leads
How often you pass a story
metres from one story to the next; fewer is better
Colchester
312
Manchester
293
Manchester leads
Historical figures
real people you meet in its stories
Colchester
11
Manchester
12
Manchester leads
Instagrammability
score /100, on the index’s fixed scale
Colchester
-
Manchester
23
Manchester leads
Group outings
of every 100 plays, how many bring a group of 3+
Colchester
24
Manchester
19
Colchester leads
International visitors
% of player reviews written in a foreign language
Colchester
2
Manchester
1
Colchester leads
| What we measure | Colchester | Manchester | Leads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Places with a storyspots where a route tells you what happened there | 54 | 65 | Manchester |
| How often you pass a storymetres from one story to the next; fewer is better | 312 | 293 | Manchester |
| Historical figuresreal people you meet in its stories | 11 | 12 | Manchester |
| Instagrammabilityscore /100, on the index’s fixed scale | - | 23 | Manchester |
| Group outingsof every 100 plays, how many bring a group of 3+ | 24 | 19 | Colchester |
| International visitors% of player reviews written in a foreign language | 2 | 1 | Colchester |
Differences under 5% count as ties. Sample sizes and definitions on the methodology page.
What their stories are about
How many places with a story each city has per theme: Colchester in orange, Manchester in blue. All bars share one scale, so lengths are comparable everywhere on the chart.
Colchester scorecard
Britain's first city
Manchester scorecard
The city that rewrote pop
