Vantage is a bit different if you're not used to guided busways, though Leigh's a dump!The 61 from Glossop to New Mills is very good. Get a 199 between the Airport and Stockport too for non stop high speed Scania thrash!
You could also head out to Altrincham and get one of Warrington's Own Buses' Cheshire Cat E200MMCs to Lymm, though that might just be my local bias coming out
I would tend to disagree with the open spaces along side the bus way itself. Of course like anywhere, the view is only enjoy able with decent weather!
Map shows validity outside GM to Bacup, Edenfield, Belmont, Glazebrook, Lymm, Wilmslow, Poynton, Middlewood, New Mills, Hayfield and Glossop.
http://www.systemonetravelcards.co.uk/public/images//20965_System One Travelcard Guide Jan 2018.pdf
Isn't Hale Barns at least as "posh" as Worsley?
I get the impression that he's doing this incidentally on a weekly bus ticket that he holds already...
Maybe combine that with the Huddersfield 184 as far as the last stop in GM at Standedge Cutting - the grind up the hill from Diggle is quite fun. Not sure how long you'd have to wait for the return but it's a pleasant downhill walk back to Diggle or Uppermill if the weather's nice.
It's a 9 minute connection at Marsden most of the time
still good enough though) of the route too all within the GM boundary! Also, the Stagecoach X50 is a route I always like riding, the fast link to Trafford Centre (which is even better with the new MMC's) showing you great views of the city (especially Deansgate, Salford Quays and MUFC) on the way there and back! Of course, the V1 (as discussed by others above) is my favourite route within GM without a doubt! Luxury buses that never fail to make me feel good (sleek buses, comfy seats, tables, luxury wood effect, great lighting, panoramic windows, etc.) and on a fairly fast route too! Once you're across the bridge to Salford, it runs direct on the A580 dual carriageway followed by a relaxing cruise down the full guided busway route! Definitely better than the V2, which only uses half of the busway, as well as the fact that Leigh is a bigger and better town with an actual bus station, a shopping centre (although not very big) and plenty of retail parks (massive Tesco nearby and a Lidl conveniently located on the stop just before the bus station if you wanna buy food) to keep you busy, not much in Atherton! 184 to Huddersfield (with a First ticket instead of AnyBus, you can actually ride the full route) is another one of my favourites, taking you through some breathtaking Pennine scenery beyond Oldham as mentioned in the above posts! You can also ride the Cityzap, which runs almost nonstop to Leeds, as far as Chadderton! Just press the stop button as soon as it departs Piccadilly Gardens and the next stop is over there 
NO!Bit late on this one, but next time you're in Manchester with a SystemOne AnyBus ticket, I recommend the RedExpress X41 to Ramsbottom thanks to the recent (possibly controversial) changes to the route! Comfy leather coach seats in a 2+1 layout and you get the whole motorway section (not that there's much of it left now
Bit late on this one, but next time you're in Manchester with a SystemOne AnyBus ticket, I recommend the RedExpress X41 to Ramsbottom thanks to the recent (possibly controversial) changes to the route! Comfy leather coach seats in a 2+1 layout and you get the whole motorway section (not that there's much of it left now
