What's on near Church of St Mary in the Baum
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 £11.00
Paraphysis Cinema present a season of landmark queer underground, erotic cinema at P3 Annihilation Eve.
From £3.25
Immerse yourself in the surprising softness of cacti with this watercolour workshop from artist Monair Hymen at Leeds Central Library.
From £38.00
Heart-wrenching, potent and powerful, director Ellie Hurt takes this Shakespearean classic back to its brilliant basics.
From £11.00
Frantic Assembly join with award-winning writer Anna Jordan for Lost Atoms, a gripping 2025/26 premiere tour and 30th anniversary performance, exploring memory and love.
From £11.00Where to go near Church of St Mary in the Baum
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.
at Manor House Alsager
Various high-end spa facilities at the Manor House, including sauna, steam room, pools, hot tubs, swim-up bar and more.
Indie Makers, located in Leads’ corn exchange, trades in art and gifts from independent makers across the UK.
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