We love this new alcohol-free bar and cafe in the heart of Northern Quarter, serving mocktails, 0% beer and all your alcohol-free favourites.

It’s only fair. You’re saving all that money on booze, so you can afford to push the boat out on food. KAJI is one of our favourite dining destinations of the minute, whose current fire-based dining concept won’t fail to impress.

The RNCM’s Dance:Music initiative gets to the heart of the symbiotic relationship between the two art forms, with a treasure trove of concerts reflecting the primal energy that dance and movement can unlock together.

Feeling invigorated by your sobriety, or just want to push yourself? Explore our guide to the best adventure activities in the North of England, taking in abseiling, water skiing and everything in between.

Embrace that newfound sense of wellbeing in relaxed painting workshop that will have you creating work you can be proud of, no matter your level of artistic experience.

Shaun Moffat brings his inventive style of British cooking to MAYA, whose new winter menu showcases what this brilliant chef does best.

Feeling really adventurous? Squeeze that Christmas bulge into a wet suit and explore some of the North’s most beautiful spots to go wild swimming, taking in lakes, rivers and reservoirs across the region.

Prefer adventures of the culinary variety? Lancashire’s Northcote, which has held a Michelin star since 1996, is one of the North’s finest high-end restaurants, and the creativity that goes on in its kitchen is pretty astonishing.

Something that definitely doesn’t go hand in hand with alcohol —  throwing axes at large planks of wood with wild abandon. The new year’s as good a time as any for trying something very, very different.

There’s no better way to appreciate the River Mersey than by getting on top of it with a guided canoeing or kayaking trip — perfect for those looking to swap the alcohol buzz for a natural high.

Think all the fun of childhood, but for adults. Yes, this is a bar, but it’s much more about the many, many arcade games than the booze, and they also do some great alcohol-free cocktails.