Alice Kettle: Thread Bearing Witness at the Whitworth

Big Hands is the one-time haunt of legendary Manchester band Elbow; it’s shabby, loud and dark, with a jukebox and excellent roof terrace.

The Giving Tree is a cafe and community hub based in Rusholme, a short walk from the city centre.

The Pankhurst Centre houses a small museum and heritage centre that remains as a legacy to the Pankhurst family and the Suffragette movement born in this city.

Basement venue at the University of Manchester Students’ Union building.

Built in the late 19th centure, the Holy Name sites in the middle of the University of Manchester.

Brilliant venue for catching a touring band on the rise. The boringly titled Academy 3 or more interesting Hop and Grape, as it was once known, is a self contained…

The Manchester Academy is a mid size, modern warehouse venue adjacent to the University of Manchester Students’ Union. It lacks any architectural merit and has always been a difficult place…

Manchester Museum’s cafe is run by the people behind award-winning cafe Teacup Kitchen. The menu features home-baked cakes, the finest loose leaf teas and breakfast, as well as a wide selection of mains and meals for kids.

Rarely-opened neo-Gothic gem that’s part of the University of Manchester.

The Martin Harris Centre is a performance space off Manchester’s Oxford Road

This 18-acre park opposite the Manchester Royal Infirmary provides a welcome patch of green in an otherwise densely populated and heavily used part of the city.