Always double check opening hours with the venue before making a special visit.
Church dating back to 1256 and host to a variety of events.
Discover Rochdale’s rich history on this guided tour, featuring the newly restored Town Hall, St Chad’s Church, and the Pioneers Museum.
From £20.00
Foundational British synth-pop band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark play in Rochdale, with support from Peter Hook and the Light and A Certain Ratio.
From £55.00
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
Musical brutalism is having a moment – and Mandy, Indiana are right in it, bringing URGH’s raw force to Brudenell.
From £15.00
Fantasy meets punk with a Teesside twist. A joyfully chaotic celebration of youth expression and identity at The Warehouse.
From £0.00
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
A bold, joyful punk-musical one-person show about making a queer family on your own terms.
From £16.50
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
The Fox and Goose is a co-operative, community run pub with local popularity that was Calderdale Pub of the Year 2019.
A charming, traditional cottage with two double bedrooms and a third with bunk beds.
Scenic canal boat trips and dining cruises in the beautiful Calder Valley.
In a Land is a small but mighty gallery and studio space set inside a former textile mill in Hebden Bridge.
Garnett Bed and Breakfast offers two beautiful bedrooms in a Grade II listed building with easy access to local attractions and tourism.
Local, ethical and organic fruit, vegetables and wholefoods, including unpackaged products for customers to fill into their own containers.
This independent bookshop has been selling a wide range of fiction and non-fiction titles, children’s books, local history titles, unusual literary gifts and gorgeous stationery for nearly 30 years, and hosts author events, book signings and a writer’s group.
Drink? is an indie bottle shop offering a wide selection of craft beer, spirits and natural wine with a new bar out-back.
Independent gallery based in Hebden Bridge.
Vintage boutique selling hand-picked items from the 1930’s onwards, as well as its own made items.
Open four days a week in St. George’s Square car park selling a medley of new goods, second-hand antiques, arts and crafts and local produce.
Small, dynamic and welcoming theatre group producing a programme of five plays annually.
Closer, riskier, more immediate. Focusing on smaller stages, our latest theatre picks stretch from unsettling fables about nationhood to the inner workings of a mind trying to hold itself together.
Across Manchester and Salford, exhibitions are thinking hard about how things are made – and how materials carry stories.
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.
