The Fitzgerald
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The Fitzgerald
The Fitzgerald is a wonderful speakeasy-style cocktail bar with dark lighting and a superb range of drinks, plus regular comedy events and live music.
What's on near The Fitzgerald
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I’ve Never Read Elizabeth Gaskell at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House
I’ve Never Read Elizabeth Gaskell is an immersive exhibition taking over the Grade II*-listed Elizabeth Gaskell’s House all summer and into autumn as part of the ten-year celebrations.
From £8.50
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Buxton International Festival: Shorts at Pavilion Arts Centre
Buxton International Festival rips up the rulebook with Shorts, a punchy programme of 4 brand-new 20-minute operas.
From £10.00
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Love Lane & Higsons Brewery Tour Experience!
Every weekend in Liverpool’s buzzing Baltic Triangle, Love Lane Brewery invites visitors behind the scenes for an hour-long tour through its striking, industrial space. Housed in a converted rubber factory,
From £25.00
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The Cat That Slept for a Thousand Years at Manchester Museum
Prepare to be amazed in this stunning exhibition inhabited by a giant, sleeping cat.
Free entry
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A Lotherton Summer Holiday
Enjoy all things summer at Lotherton this school holiday. With six weeks of summer fun, including a whole host of children’s entertainment, sand pit, tractor trailer rides*, crafts, activities and
From £0.00
Lisa Jewell at the Old Woollen
“Twisty page-turners. Domestic dramas. Bone-chilling suspense.” That’s how #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell is described by her publisher Simon & Schuster on their home page for her.
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