Always double check opening hours with the venue before making a special visit.
Nestled down the cities longest snickleway, Izakaya brings experimental Japanese cuisine to York in a magnificent way.
Tasting menus and full course dining experiences are on offer, bridging relaxed and fine dining to suit every taste.
Sure to awaken childlike imagination in us all, experience the sweetest of treats this Christmas with Northern Ballet’s The Nutcracker.
From £23.00
Leeds is a city best explored on foot. With a local guide leading the way, this 90-minute walking tour offers an engaging introduction to a city.
From £12.00
‘Plant Dreaming’ gathers the work of seven contemporary artists and their thoughts on plant knowledge and ecopolitics, at Leeds Art Gallery.
Free entry
Take a journey through 300 years of pub and brewing history in Leeds, with a heritage Pub and brewery tour.
From £35.00
Northern Monk, one of Leeds’ best breweries, is kicking off the weekend with a brewery tour to kick start your Saturday afternoon.
From £20.00
The guided tour offers a behind-the-scenes look at the brewhouse and state-of-the-art packaging plant, giving visitors a full sense of what “real Yorkshire beer” means today.
From £15.00
YOU:MATTER is a spectacular audio-visual experience that explores our place in the universe and the invisible links between us and the cosmos
From £2.00
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
Treasure trove of antiques sourced from all over the UK held in this listed Georgian townhouse.
For over 40 years, this family run art gallery has gained a reputation for sourcing some of the finest contemporary arts for viewing and sale.
Guy Fawkes Inn was built on the very spot where the notorious plotter was born, so it’s perfect for anyone who loves an Inn filled with historical character.
This traditional Yorkshire tea room has beautiful interiors inspired by the Queen Mary ocean liner and it’s been making a splash since 1936.
Chocolate museum and fully guided tour through the history of York’s chocolate-making families and their creations.
The Minster has been at the centre of Christianity in the north of England and today remains a thriving church rooted in the daily offering of worship and prayer.
The Guild of Media Arts was formed in 2015 as the lifelong custodian of York’s designation as a UNESCO City of Media Arts. Thy run socials, network events and workshops.
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.
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.
Winter brings a huge haul of seasonal shows, as well as productions that resolutely veer away from the fairy lights.
Step away from the usual. Tours and activities that spark curiosity, inspire creativity and offer something refreshingly different.
Whether you’re after storybook theatre, museum wanderings or illusion-bending play spaces, there’s plenty to keep curiosity ticking through winter and beyond.
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.
