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.
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Britain's first city
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The city that rewrote pop