Birley is Manchester Met’s world-class centre for Education and Health Professionals and the university’s flagship community campus.

70 Oxford Street (the building formerly occupied by Cornerhouse) has been transformed into the Manchester Metropolitan University Arts and Culture Hub. It now hosts a vibrant and exciting programme of theatre, film, and creative writing.

Ordsall Hall is a spectacularly-preserved Tudor mansion and museum – one of only eight such houses in Lancashire – and is supposedly haunted by the broken-hearted White Lady.

A hidden Manchester gem, The Portico Library is in fact open to the public every day. The events and exhibitions here are excellent and where else can you take tea in refined 19th century surrounds?

Open air square – notably not a Public Square  – owned by Peel Holdings who are the developers behind the Media CityUK project as a whole. It’s a fairly large…

Touchstones Rochdale is a great place to visit with something for all ages – and ideal for families with hands on activities in a child-friendly environment.

Rarely-opened neo-Gothic gem that’s part of the University of Manchester.

Crafty brewers during the day and live music venue at night, operating out of a railway arch in sunny Salford with a secret garden.

18th-century chapel, set in a country estate and restored for visitors. Well located as a destination for a woodland walk.

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