Air Raid Shelters
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Air Raid Shelters
Carved into the natural sandstone cliffs, the intriguing network of underground tunnels offers visitors an unparalleled insight into life in wartime Britain in the 1940’s.
What's on near Air Raid Shelters
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Michaela Yearwood-Dan: The Practice of Liberation at The Whitworth
Michaela Yearwood-Dan’s first UK institutional exhibition layers painting, ceramics and sound to explore liberation across personal and institutional histories.
Free entry
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Reflections: Sangat and the Self at The Whitworth
Paintings, installations and 500 years of Sikh tradition are brought together in the service of personal and collective healing.
Free entry
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Redactions at texture
For the four artists in texture’s reopening show, redaction is not absence but method – a way of exploring what’s been officially ignored, coded or suppressed.
Free entry
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Secrets of The University of Manchester
Epic architecture, hidden green spaces and ideas that changed the world. Explore the rich history of achievement at The University of Manchester.
From £20.00
1000 Rabbits at The Abbey
Now Wave’s newly revived Hulme pub opens its doors with an ‘art pop picnic’ from London’s 1000 Rabbits.
From £12.00
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Southern Cemetery Tour
Within Chorlton’s Southern Cemetery lie fascinating stories, beautiful architectural details, and the inspiration behind one of The Smith’s best songs.
From £20.00
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The Kimpton Clocktower Tour
Explore the incredible history behind one of Britain’s grandest and most storied commercial buildings: Manchester’s Grade II listed Kimpton Clocktower Hotel.
From £25.00
The Secrets of Chorlton
From a hamlet on a road to nowhere to one of Manchester’s most desirable suburbs. What’s the story behind Chorlton-cum-Hardy?
From £20.00Where to go near Air Raid Shelters
Stockport
Stockport Plaza Cinema
Wonderfully-restored Art Deco cinema in South Manchester
Manchester
Stockport Air Raid Shelters
A mile long historical landmark based underneath the city of Stockport which was first built in World War II to protect the residents.
Manchester
Merseyway Shopping Centre
Merseyway is built on giant stilts over the river Mersey – hence the name! It was one of the first shopping centres to open in 1965 and was refurbished in 1995. Merseyway are proud of their heritage and their role in continuing to attract visitors to Stockport. They strive to live up to the brand promise “famous brands, fabulously close”.
Manchester
Underbank
Underbank is a new multi-storey bar, venue and kitchen for Stockport.
Stockport
The Produce Hall
This Stockport-based modern food hall has a beer-focused bar and plenty of food stalls to satisfy all tastes.
Manchester
Stockport Covered Market Hall
A historic covered market that also hosts excellent monthly vintage fairs.
Stockport
Bohemian Arts Club
Bohemian Arts Club is a chic and intimate cocktail bar in Stockport owned by Blossoms singer Tom and Katie Ogden.
Manchester
Vintage Village in Stockport
Find quality authentic vintage clothing and accessories for men and women, vintage jewellery, homewares, decorative items, textiles, luggage, furniture, curios and collectables, and unexpected delights you never knew you wanted, all at this pop-up village in Stockport every month.
Stockport
Stockport Central Library
Stockport Central Library is a Carnegie library, built 1913–15 in the Edwardian Baroque style. It continues to serve as Stockport’s largest library.
Stockport
Where The Light Gets In
Where The Light Gets In one of the North’s most singular restaurants. Upscale dining unlike anywhere else.
Manchester District Guides
Culture Guides
Exhibitions
From post-it-sized art to commissions that fill entire gallery walls, five exhibitions ask what the overlooked reveals.
Family things to do in the North
Whether you’re after storybook theatre, museum wanderings or illusion-bending play spaces, there’s plenty to keep curiosity ticking through winter and beyond.
Music
From drone metal to art pop, free festivals to gigs in museums, here's one of our more eclectic music updates.
Theatre
Community, memory, technology and love collide in this month's selection of thought-provoking theatre.
Food and Drink in the North
There’s been lamb, there’s been champagne, there’s been okra. Look at what you could have eaten, then plan the next few weeks accordingly.
Cinema in the North
There's no shortage of great films out at the moment, whether you're looking for the latest blockbuster, that hot arthouse flick fresh from Cannes or a cosy classic.
Tours and Activities in the North
Step away from the usual. Tours and activities that spark curiosity, inspire creativity and offer something refreshingly different.