Looking at the change from £20 in my hand, I asked myself: Is this Manchester's cheapest pub crawl?

When it comes to one thing, Greater Manchester is blessed. That thing, is pubs. The region has a wealth of bars, historical watering holes, ale trails, and fantastic nightlife across the boroughs, and visitors looking for a pub crawl can be spoilt for choice.

But sometimes the luxury of choice comes at a cost. Often - and especially in the current climate - we can wake up the next morning and dread looking at the damage the night before has done to our bank account. So it begs the question: is there a pub crawl that is both fun, challenging and most importantly cheap? In Greater Manchester, there are two that immediately spring to mind - the Eccles Mile and the Didsbury Dozen.

Both are a rite of passage in their respective corners of the region. But both come with quite different reputations. To see the comparison between the two, I embarked on two tram journeys - one to Salford and the other to south Manchester - armed with a crisp £20 note.

READ MORE: The Greater Manchester beer mile that's been a well-kept secret I started at Eccles, a pub crawl that consists of 15 drinking establishments stretched across - you guessed it - a mile, I came off the tram at Regent Street, I decided to start my journey at the Lamb Hotel after landlady Andrea Lythgoe’s pleas to be the starting point of the mile. Walking into the newly refurbed Joseph Holt pub, there was the standard array of beers and ales from the brewery that included - Holt's Diamond lager (£4.25), Crystal Gold (£4), Cr.