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Easter Bank Holiday Weekend begins on 10th of April with Good Friday and runs for four precious days until the Easter Monday on the 13th of April.
With Christmas now but a distant memory and spring just about sprung, hopefully everyone has made space for more chocolate consumption. Check out our top (non-egg related) recommendations for things to do this Easter Bank Holiday Weekend in Manchester and across the north.
If you are looking for things to do with the kids on their Easter break, you’ll find our things to do at Easter half term suggestions here.
Here are our picks
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1. Beer Gardens in Manchester & Salford
We’ve been teased with a little bit of sun over the last few weeks, fingers crossed it breaks out into a full blown heatwave over Easter.
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2. The Whitworth
The Whitworth, Photo: Alan Williams The Whitworth, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M15 6ER - Visit now
Sample the seasonal menu or simply a steaming hot cross bun at the Whitworth’s ‘café in the trees’. Magnificent in all weather, the space overlooks the gallery’s striking Art Garden – an ‘urban sanctuary’ developed by renowned landscape designer Sarah Price around a series of textures, colours and scents that gradually reveal themselves throughout the seasons.
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3. Pizza restaurants in Manchester
The pizza scene in Manchester boasts some of the UK’s best – here are our top picks for long weekend indulgence.
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4. Dunham Massey
National Trust Dunham Massey, Altrincham, Greater Manchester, WA14 4SJ - Visit now
With over 300 acres of freely roaming fallow deer, ancient trees to climb, and wild trails to tread, Dunham Massey is our number one go-to for a quick city escape. And Easter – when the country estate bursts into bloom with white carpets of snowdrops and yellow coverings of daffodils – is the perfect time to visit.
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5. Formby Beach
By Berit from Redhill/Surrey, UK (Formby beach) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons Formby Beach, Victoria Rd, Formby, Liverpool, L37 1LJ - Visit now
April might still be a little early for a bracing dip, but it’s the perfect time to visit Formby Beach – spring being when the local native red squirrel population is most active. The beautiful National Trust reserve is bordered by a glorious stretch of coastal pinewoods. Combine with a trip to nearby Crosby Beach either, where contemporary sculptor Antony Gormley’s striking iron men gaze into the horizon.
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6. Craft Beer in Manchester
Image courtesy of Beermoth. Manchester’s craft beer scene is vibrant and varied and a four day weekend means that there’s room for twice as many hangovers as usual…
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