What's on near Chester Town Hall
Part post-punk grit, part gothic spectacle, Dog Race are a strange and compelling presence in the UK’s alt underground.
From £11.00
Celebrating the release of their debut album, The New Eves bring their raw, ritualistic folk to Leeds’ Hype Park Bookclub.
From £12.50
Hamilton Vault Studios present all things whimsical and bizarre at the brand new group show ‘Medieval Marginalia’.
Free entry
An exploration of grief the myriad of ways that we experience it, ‘Who Wants Flowers When They Are Dead?’ gathers the work of 17 artists.
Free entry
From the heyday of Columbia Pictures, HOME presents four classic noirs featuring top stars from Humphrey Bogart to Gloria Grahame.
It’s alive. Expect charm, spot-on comic timing and fancy footwork with Ore oduba leading the monstrous mayhem in Liverpool this Christmas.
From £22.00
The UK’s most important visual art prize is back for its 2025 edition, with four new artist nominations in Bradford’s Cartwright Hall Art Gallery.
Free entry
Alan Turing’s genius and tragedy take centre stage in a moving new production of Breaking the Code at Liverpool Playhouse.
From £11.00Where to go near Chester Town Hall
A Gothic Revival church in Blackburn, Lancashire, dating back to 1853. Home to the annual Confessional Festival.
Old school pub in the heart of Chorlton.
Black Redstart Gallery is located in the Northern Quarter and runs a busy programme of exhibitions from emerging and established artists.
Possibly one of the city’s most mysterious art galleries, texture is a small and perfectly-formed independent space in Ardwick.
Cliffe Castle Park hosts the Beacon, a stunning performance space that will be touring the district throughout Bradford UK City of Culture 2025.
Elegant Italian cocktail bar with plush seating, low lighting and a peerless drinks menu.
A 17th-century farmhouse with spa, hotel rooms and in-house restaurant.
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Various high-end spa facilities at the Manor House, including sauna, steam room, pools, hot tubs, swim-up bar and more.
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