The best beer garden in the Northern Quarter? Quite probably. This great pub is packed with Old Manchester charm, and progressive punters who want something a little more authentic than another shiny bar with exposed piping

A rustic Kentish Oast House (that’s a traditional hop-drying shed, of course) plunked down amidst the glass and steel corridors of Spinningfields, with a nicely kitted-out beer garden for those al fresco drinks.

High above Thomas Street, Terrace NQ offers a beautiful rooftop beer garden. When the sun is shining, this is easily one of the most pleasing places to sink a pint in the Northern Quarter.

Based at Great Northern’s thriving plaza, The Mews Bar and Charcuterie has an open-air seating area, ideal for those high-quality drinks and food boards.

Society Manchester has a glorious outdoor canalside drinking space in the very heart of the city, with multiple street food vendors to choose from and a range of high-quality drinks. Plus, there’s a water feature that feels more like Madrid than Manchester.

The Duke’s 92 beer garden is legendary across the city. This canalside bar is well worth a visit, assuming you can get in – its reputation can mean lengthy queues for a table. But it’s well worth it, the outdoor space is one of Manchester’s best.

Fan of gin? Get yourself down to Atlas and hope you can get a seat in the excellent beer garden right at the back of the venue. It’s a friendly space, with a lot of history for all you Madchester music heads.

Now a Northern Quarter staple for good food and great draft beer and wine (on tap!). Sit out under the high canopy, feel the heat on your cheeks or be sheltered from the rain. This is Manchester after all.

New to Stockport and quickly becoming a local favourite. The new Underbank Beer Hall, with its bifold doors and wrap around outdoor seating, is now perfect place to spend an afternoon in the sun.

DIECAST is a lot of things — a bar, club, dining space, theatre, there’s even a corner shop. But one of its main attractions, at least in the summer time, is the massive outdoor space. Rows of long benches, tables, canopies and even bookable caravans!? You have to see them to believe it.

This fantastic restaurant and remodelled old-school pub in Salford has a huge and expertly laid-out beer garden, plus a few little secret extra outside areas for drinking (and eating) too.

This legendary dive bar and favourite haunt of many a touring act (thanks to its proximity to the Academy live venues), has a little-known beer garden-slash-roof terrace up top. Surprisingly intimate despite its location, guarded by an abundance of greenery. A horizontal garden, if you will, wrapping around the terrace.