Soup Kitchen is a superb communal cafe by day and an excellent live music venue by night. The perfect choice for lunch 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.

Handmade crafts and gifts in this Craft Centre studio.

A modernist, high-rise delight.

The city centre Leeds Art Gallery is blessed with a fine historic collection and a changing series of contemporary exhibitions.

Tacos, burgers, fries and fun at this Northern Quarter eatery

Locally-made and utterly moreish pies and brews.

A hidden gem of a library and museum – a tiny treat hidden on MMU’s All Saints campus