Clitheroe Castle sits proudly on top of its limestone mound dominating the local skyline for over 800 years. Stunning panoramic views of historic landscape can be seen from here with an award-winning Museum transporting you through 350 million years of local history. It is the first stop on the trail of The Snow Moon Festival.
Taking place in Blackburn each year, The National Festival of Making is a unique celebration of UK making, from the kitchen table to the factory floor.
free entry
The Duke’s award-winning outdoor walkabout theatre is back with another super madcap family adventure. Summer is on its way.
from £16.50
Join a team of expert guides to walk across the iconic but often dangerous sand flats at Morecambe Bay.
from £10.00
Enjoy a roarsome family event with a dino-mite species!
from £20.00
Legendary American rock band Pixies are bringing their unmistakable and era-defining sound to The Piece Hall.
from £47.50
Manchester Jewish Museum returns with a thought-provoking season of evening performances celebrating new and experimental Jewish works-in-progress.
from £9.00
Happening as part of Synagogue Scratch 2024, Lost Girl is a brand-new piece of theatre exploring Jewish-Arab heritage, connection and family.
from £11.00
Be transported back to 15th-century Andalucia for a screening of a concert play tackling stories around integration, love, heritage and racial identity. Part of Manchester Jewish Museum’s Synagogue Scratch Season.
from £10.00
By offering an exciting entertainment programme and a diverse range of participatory performing arts, The Grand’s vision is to bring wholesome engagement of the Arts to individuals of all ages. This journey begins from the early years and continues every step of the way through to adulthood through our various performing arts-based activities and projects.
Most famous for its links to the now notorious witch trials of 1612, Pendle Hill and its surrounding towns and villages are a truly bewitching area of Lancashire. History and legend has woven a spell over Pendle.
Northcote’s luxury hotel perfectly matches its Michelin-star restaurant, nestled in the Ribble Valley hills on the edge of the Forest of Bowland.
The White Swan at Fence is a gastro-pub with much to brag about. Delicious drinks and fantastic food has got this pub a Michelin Star.
Affectionately referred to as the ‘Downton of the North’, Gawthorpe Hall was redesigned in the 1850s by Sir Charles Barry, designer of the Houses of Parliament and the ‘real’ Downton Abbey, Highclere Castle.
Gisburne Park is one of Lancashire’s finest private estates. A thousand acres of picturesque Ribble Valley countryside, owned and managed by Guy Hindley and family
A public library in Nelson, Lancashire, which runs a number of events and classes.
Pendle Heritage Centre features Pendle Art Gallery, a museum on Pendle life, a shop and family friendly café.
A former cotton mill built in 1832, and purchased by Pendle Council in 2012.
Glassmonkey Studio is the largest glass fusing studio in the area. The studio is home to a gallery selling handmade fused glassware jewellery, art and greeting cards. They also host regular workshops for fused glass, soap making, enamelling, and silver clay jewellery making.
A formal Edwardian urban park in Burnley which retains most its original features including a boating lake and an Italian garden.
Ealing Studios and the best of Ryan Gosling are amongst our film highlights this month.
Eclectic as ever. You'll find Bollywood musicals, scratch nights and anarchic Shakespeare in our pick of the performative crop.
Take a look at our top recommendations for restaurants and bars to check out this spring.
We've got lots of live literature to check out and plenty of other opportunities for writers and readers alike as the clocks go back...
From creative activities, poo-themed science and family theatre, check out our latest picks of fun things to do with the family.
Gazing longingly towards the good times that will accompany the surely imminent sun, we take a look at the best music festivals coming up in Manchester and Salford.
Traditional painting takes a step back this month to make way for some excellent photography, sculpture and multimedia exhibitions around the North.
Try something new, explore somewhere different, learn a new skill with our tours and activities guide.
Read our latest highlights from the live classical music offer in Manchester and the North, taking in a number of the region's most cherished orchestral forces and venues.
The best food and drink options in Manchester and the North to visit in 2024.
