Re-opened in 2010 after a £1.3m renovation, the Gallery of Costume in Manchester’s Rusholme houses one of the most important costume collections in Britain

This café in Ancoats is locally famed for its lunchtime deals and sandwiches

Manchester Central Convention Centre is the city’s main conferences and events centre, housed in the former Manchester Central railway station.

TwentyTwentyTwo (formerly 2022NQ) is a bar, art gallery and performance space in Manchester’s Northern Quarter that’s underground – literally & metaphorically.

A true Liverpudlian treasure, great for a pie and pint.

The Quarter is a triple threat restaurant, cafe and deli.

The Manchester School of Art, of which the Holden Gallery is a part, is a beautiful neo-Gothic building that’s part of MMU’s All Saints campus.

The Cunard is one of Liverpool’s “Three Graces”

Junk emporium 69A in Liverpool is the shop that time forgot. It has been peddling vintage wares since 1976.

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.

They say an idle brain is the Devil’s playground. So what, then, can be said about Manchester’s Idle Hands coffee shop? Artisan, specialty coffee enthusiasts Idle Hands have settled and Dale Street and we’re very happy about it.

Great value for excellent food, Volta is a West Didsbury restaurant with a global menu. Real ales on the bar and the Chef of the Year 2015 in the kitchen.