What's on near Kampus
Join Joe Feeley a Mancunian through and through, who guides you into Manchester’s two pillars of cultural excellence with his Rock and Goal tour.
From £9.99
Join the Portico Library for a mindful days of workshops and intriguing evenings of talks with artists, curators and researchers.
From £80.00
This walking tour explores the neighbourhood’s streets, stories and hidden corners, offering a closer look at the places and people that have made Manchester.
From £12.00
Take a deeper look into Manchester Art Gallery’s collection with their regular, informative and fascinating gallery tours.
Free entry
Visit key locations associated with a moment that helped shape the future of the nation, tracing the footsteps of those who stood for change.
From £20.00
Create stunning pottery, jewellery, sketches, watercolours and more with the vast array of craft workshops at MCDC.
From £45.00
Manchester has always been a city with stories to tell. This guided walking tour will bring those stories to life.
From £12.00
Scranchester’s tours are a highlight of Manchester’s food landscape. To tie in with the upcoming Chinese New Year, host Rob explores Chinatown.
From £80.00Where to go near Kampus
House of Fu’s slinging knockout bowls of ramen, dishing up late-night karaoke chaos, and generally bringing some much-needed energy to lower Portland Street.
Small but perfectly formed restaurant, specialising in authentic Japanese cuisine.
Good quality midrange hotel smack dab in the centre of Manchester
A budget-friendly hotel in Manchester city centre.
Roby 1844 is a new canalside terrace bar and restaurant based on Aytoun Street in the heart of Manchester.
Piccadilly Gardens is part public transport hub, part public gardens. Think of it as your gateway to Manchester.
at Mercure Manchester
Mercure Piccadilly’s in-house restaurant with a varied menu and excellent views over Manchester
Head to Bundobust Manchester for fantastic and endlessly original Indian street food, all vegetarian (and often vegan).
If you’re looking for a boutique experience on a budget, look no further than Malmaison Manchester.
ABode Manchester is a boutique hotel. With a signature restaurant and bar. Conveniently situated Near Piccadilly Station.
The Beeswing is a wine bar with a newly launched seven-course tapas menu. It’s also the clear highlight of the Kampus complex.
A slice of alternative Manchester in pub form, down a grotty, gritty backstreet and with a disgusting name. What’s not to love?
Manchester District Guides
Culture Guides
Spring has sprung a wealth of great exhibitions in the North West, from intimate photographic shows to huge installations.
Closer, riskier, more immediate. Our small-scale theatre picks stretch from unsettling fables about nationhood to the inner workings of a mind trying to hold itself together.
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.
Step away from the usual. Tours and activities that spark curiosity, inspire creativity and offer something refreshingly different.
This month’s live music picks move between ambitious new work, grassroots celebrations and a few memorable settings.
Spring has arrived, bringing with it al fresco dining and a rush of high-profile food and drink-related events in Manchester.
Whether you’re after storybook theatre, museum wanderings or illusion-bending play spaces, there’s plenty to keep curiosity ticking through winter and beyond.