Higher Ground has found its new home in the centre of Manchester, serving up small plates, simply executed but with real thought behind them. CT hasn’t made it along yet but word on the locally-sourced grapevine has especially high praise for the pea fritters and the mackerel.
Rest assured, we’ll aim to give the menu a full rundown in good time, but until then, enjoy gazing upon some images of previously-scoffed Higher Ground dishes:
Sí Manchester’s daily tour is a brilliant way to get an overview of the city with tours running in both English and Spanish.
free entry
Electronic powerhouse duo Overmono return to The Warehouse Project to curate a show featuring a huge line-up of pals at the top of their game.
from £45.00
Homobloc takes over Depot Mayfield and surrounding venues with a huge day-to-night party celebrating the LGBTQ+ community.
from £49.50
The Portico Library’s latest exhibition, Weird As Folk, runs through to November and invites you to explore and reimagine folklore via texts selected from the collection, which includes 100 books of English folklore.
free entry
We love a library, we ain’t gonna lie, so when we heard that Joe Devlin’s modified bookmarks had found a home in the pop-up display area of the Portico, well.
free entry
Air Open is back for its seventh year, with a fantastic array of innovative artworks in any medium you can imagine, on display at Rogue Artist Studios.
free entry
Sassy, sexy and packed with show-stopping numbers, the shimmy-shaking musical makes a dazzling return to Manchester.
from £15.00
Whether you’re a high-fashion fanatic or just couture curious, Unpicking Couture gets up close and personal with pivotal moments in fashion history.
free entry
The celebrated Cloudwater Brewery is opening a beer hall at the thriving Kampus development in Manchester’s Gay Village, featuring a full kitchen.
Home of some of the North’s best pies, Great North Pie Co is Kampus’s latest addition to their food and drink lineup.
Bondi Bowls is the perfect spot to grab a healthy lunch without compromising on flavour.
Tapas and wine at this friendly, stylish bar, based at Manchester’s Kampus complex.
Canal Street restaurant from this legendary British chef
Velvet Hotel is a 4* boutique hotel on Canal Street, the heart of Manchester’s famous Gay Village.
Long-lasting organisation with regular meetings and telescope sessions in the 1902 Godlee Observatory.
Madre’s new Sunday feast brings exciting new flavours and dishes into the classic Sunday roast template.
A slick modern hotel in Manchester ideal for those staying in the city on business or just in need of a comfortable base to explore the city from.
MAYA is a stylish new restaurant and bar on the corner of Canal Street and Chorlton Street in central Manchester.
Large open plan restaurant on the ground floor of DoubleTree by Hilton, near Manchester Piccadilly. The food is high quality, with a variety of menus, including a la carte and afternoon tea.
Nightclub identifying as an ‘IndieDiscoElectroHomoMadHiphopBritPopFunkyKindaShagtasticQueerThing’, Bar Pop on Manchester’s vibrant Canal Street is known for its friendly atmosphere.
Punchy verbatim shows, comedy festivals and rave-fuelled Shakespeare feature in this month’s eclectic pick of live theatre.
School may have started, but the arts and cultural fun hasn't stopped! From spooky theatre to arty parties, families are spoilt for choice.
Develop a new skill with this month's workshop and learning based tours and activities guide.
This year's Manchester Literature Festival tickets are being snapped up, and festival fever is also taking hold in the suburbs as well as further afield.
From intricate textiles to a medieval poem-inspired arts festival, there is lots of new art to see before the autumn rains start for good.
Look out for Widescreen Weekend, a celebration of Women of the West and a Leeds Cinema Crawl as we head into leafy Autumn.
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.
From synth pop and jazz punk to meditative piano and Indian classical, read about the autumn shows that have piqued our interest.
Take some eating-out tips from this month's guide to food and drink in Manchester and the North.
