The Urban Playground
Who said the city is just for grown ups? If you’re looking for intriguing, wonderful or just one-off things to do with the kids this summer, head to Manchester. From al fresco film to the world’s smallest cinema, from a digital doll’s house to a towering T.Rex, from tales of the high seas to solar-powered ice: this is your indispensable guide to the museums and galleries, the parks and gardens, the kid-friendly cafes and shops of Manchester.
It’s the perfect antidote to a dull summer. It’s everything you need for the perfect weekend break in this most playful of cities. And best of all, it’s free.
Download your free summer city guide now or use the columns on the right to discover what’s on in Manchester, as well as find out more about travel information, maps, guided walks, hotels and more.
To make the journey to Manchester more bearable, download our free colouring in sheet (for your kids, not you), based on an original illustration by Modern Designers.
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Go Out & Play. Tatton Park Biennial.
Think Manchester and the mental images you scroll through are likely to run thus: mills, rain, football, shopping (and Joy Division if you went to art school)... More -
Romans vs. Spacemen at MOSI
If you like your outdoors a little more urban, make for Castlefield... More -
Al Fresco (& Family Friendly) Film
If your idea of the great outdoors only occurs so long as shops, cafes, bars and galleries remain within scrambling distance, may we point you towards the Family Friendly Film Festival... More -
Honey, I lost the kids. The War Museum and The Lowry.
Daniel Libeskind’s Imperial War Museum North is a thing of beauty: a shimmering aluminium building that defies architectural norms, perching proudly on the edge of the Manchester Ship Canal... More -
Wallpaper wildcard at The Whitworth
Don’t climb the walls during the holidays. Watch them, courtesy of The Whitworth Art Gallery, which hosts the summer’s most talked about show: Walls Are Talking... More -
Democracy is fun. The People’s History Museum.
Earlier this year, after a £12.5m redevelopment that included the construction of an entirely new wing and the overhaul of the Grade II listed Pump House, the People’s History Museum re-opened for business... More
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