Always double check opening hours with the venue before making a special visit.
Attractive art venue in Altrincham’s Goose Green Square, surrounded by attractive bars and restaurants.
From wild buildings to wilder characters, explore hidden histories and architectural oddities in the Cheshire town of Knutsford.
From £20.00
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
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 £20.00
Spies, Lies and Deception comes to The Quays, cracking open that window into the shady world of espionage and secret operations.
Free entry
Take a walking tour of both Alexandra Park and wider Whalley Range, uncovering the tales that lie within its mighty buildings, its churches and its people.
From £20.00
Step through the wardrobe and experience an icy, magic and mystical adventure.
From £19
Hailed “unmissable and unforgettable” by Rolling Stone, Aaron Sorkin’s award-winning stage adaptation of To Kill A Mockingbird comes to Salford.
From £22.50
Lowry celebrates its 25th anniversary with a spectacular splash of colour from internationally renowned French artist Camille Walala.
Free entry
Specialty coffee shop and small batch specialty roasters
The award-winning restaurant Spanish restaurant group Evuna’s fourth venue is situated in foodie central Altrincham Trafford. The former Yorkshire bank at 84-86 Stamford New Road will be the first Evuna to house an incredible Tapas bar seating 24 diners along with an open kitchen for customers to see the chefs at work.
Sew creative brings high quality tailoring skills to everyone and anyone keen to learn. In their free sew workshops you are encouraged to design and create your own projects.
Kutchenhaus Altrincham will work with you to create your perfect room layout, select appliances and make sure that your new kitchen fits your lifestyle.
Named after owner Chris’s much-loved and sadly-missed grandmother, Gran T’s Coffee House is independent through and through
Breaking away from the old school of music education, The Music Place in Altrincham is for anyone who’s looking for fun and forward-thinking instrumental lessons.
Altrincham’s Everyman is a supremely comfortable boutique cinema showing all of the latest blockbusters, independent hits and big screen events.
Outstanding Thai cuisine, situated in a classic red brick restaurant with a sleek and modern interior. Visit this for special occasions or lunchtime deals.
With over 30 years of experience, Unagi founding chefs have worked all around the globe perfecting their skills, finally settling in the heart of Altrincham’s bustling market quarter. Open daily from 12pm, food is served from a quirky silver airstream truck with casual dining on picnic style benches or you have the option of takeaway too.
Tre Ciccio launched in the summer of 2016 and has gone on to become a firm favourite among fans of Italian food in the North.
Unagi Altrincham specialise in sky-high quality Japanese food at this exceptionally stylish venue.
A fan favourite in Altrincham, Kennedy’s Irish Bar offers live music, a vibrant atmosphere and undoubtable Irish charm and hospitality.
Whether you’re after storybook theatre, museum wanderings or illusion-bending play spaces, there’s plenty to keep curiosity ticking through winter and beyond.
Step away from the usual. Tours and activities that spark curiosity, inspire creativity and offer something refreshingly different.
This season, exhibitions across the North West feel attuned to the world beneath the world – the forces and stories shaping how we see, feel and imagine.
Theatre across the North West splits between festive escape and sharp, urgent work exploring politics, power and resistance.
Manchester’s closing out the year – and looking to the new one – with a run of gigs from some of the country’s best underground exports.
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.
Hear ye, hear ye. Take some eating-out tips from our wintertime guide to food and drink in Manchester and the North.
