Home Community Café
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Home Community Café
Independent, volunteer-run, and super family-friendly cafe in Didsbury serving cakes and proper coffee.
What's on near Home Community Café
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Southern Cemetery Tour
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
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Michaela Yearwood-Dan: The Practice of Liberation at The Whitworth
Michaela Yearwood-Dan’s first UK institutional exhibition layers painting, ceramics and sound to explore liberation across personal and institutional histories.
Free entry
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Reflections: Sangat and the Self at The Whitworth
Paintings, installations and 500 years of Sikh tradition are brought together in the service of personal and collective healing.
Free entry
1000 Rabbits at The Abbey
Now Wave’s newly revived Hulme pub opens its doors with an ‘art pop picnic’ from London’s 1000 Rabbits.
From £12.00
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Secrets of The University of Manchester
Epic architecture, hidden green spaces and ideas that changed the world. Explore the rich history of achievement at The University of Manchester.
From £20.00
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The Kimpton Clocktower Tour
Explore the incredible history behind one of Britain’s grandest and most storied commercial buildings: Manchester’s Grade II listed Kimpton Clocktower Hotel.
From £25.00
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Redactions at texture
For the four artists in texture’s reopening show, redaction is not absence but method – a way of exploring what’s been officially ignored, coded or suppressed.
Free entry
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Before We Were Proud at Waterside
Many LGBTQ+ people who lived through criminalisation are still here, and photographer Steve Reeves is recording their stories.
Free entryWhere to go near Home Community Café
Didsbury
The Art of Tea
Nestled in the leafy side streets of Didsbury high street, The Art of Tea is the perfect place to grab a heart warming brew and read a book.
Didsbury
Rudy’s Didsbury
Rudy’s Neapolitan Pizza serve up world-famous pizza at multiple UK branches, including this new Didsbury branch.
Didsbury
Cheese Hamlet
Head to the Cheese Hamlet in West Didsbury for a huge range of cheese, must have deli items, and preserves.
Didsbury
The Wishing Well
A new gastro pub in Didsbury Village, specialising in hearty meals and high-quality drinks.
Manchester
The Botanist Didsbury
Classic cocktails and meals in this attractive woodland-themed restaurant.
Didsbury
Albert’s Restaurant & Bar
Albert’s Restaurant & Bar is the right kind of small chain where you know you’ll always enjoy a high-level experience. The Didsbury branch is no exception.
Burton Road, West Didsbury
The Woodstock Arms
A pub just off Burton Road in Didsbury, South Manchester.
Manchester
The Old Parsonage
Space for the community – art gallery, live venue.
Manchester
Fletcher Moss Botanical Garden
Fletcher Moss Park in Didsbury Village incorporates the Alpine House and Parsonage Gardens, and eventually leads down to the River Mersey via boardwalks through Stenner Woods.
Burton Road, West Didsbury
Folk Didsbury
Folk is a West Didsbury and Burton Road institution. One of the best spots around for for coffee, food and drinking.
Burton Road, West Didsbury
Saison
Formerly known as The Violet Hour, this bar has been revamped to become Saison, with a menu of seasonal small plates and an impressive beer selection.
Manchester
Next Door Gallery
Primarily showcasing local talent, as well as regularly hosting events and workshops, this gallery is a joy to visit and a prize possession of its community.
Manchester District Guides
Culture Guides
Theatre
Community, memory, technology and love collide in this month's selection of thought-provoking theatre.
Food and Drink in the North
It's heatwave time, so set your small talk phasers to 'weather' and get out there and grab some cold drinks and delicious food.
Cinema in the North
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.
Exhibitions
Five exhibitions worth your time this month - and between them, a lot of ground covered.
Family things to do in the North
Whether you’re after storybook theatre, museum wanderings or illusion-bending play spaces, there’s plenty to keep curiosity ticking through winter and beyond.
Music
From drone metal to art pop, free festivals to gigs in museums, here's one of our more eclectic music updates.
Tours and Activities in the North
Step away from the usual. Tours and activities that spark curiosity, inspire creativity and offer something refreshingly different.