Volunteer-run cinema

A historic covered market that also hosts excellent monthly vintage fairs.

Urban Spanish tapas in the heart of Liverpool

A second hand shops that specialises in selling electrical goods

The Lake District home of the radical social and cultural thinker, John Ruskin.

A elegant restaurant and bar attached to the former Free Trade Hall

Soup Kitchen is a superb communal cafe by day and an excellent live music venue by night. The perfect choice for a quick drink or a great night out.

You can spend hours browsing in Colours May Vary for unique and hard-to-find greetings cards, stationary, homeware and magazines. Of especial interest are the one of a kind ceramic ornaments.

With a large beer garden and commitment to using locally sourced produce, Free State Kitchen in Liverpool isn’t just-another-burger-joint.

Coffee bar and shop selling gifts and homeware from local designers.

Manchester branch of the London burger restaurant.

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation in Manchester was established in 2003 by the A Clockwork Orange writer’s wife, Lianne Burgess.