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Cibus

Levenshulme Restaurant - Italian

Once a stall at Levy Market, then a pop-up pizzeria above Fred’s Ale House, Cibus took baby steps to get...

Lady with orange pugil stick at Inflata Nation Manchester

Inflata Nation Manchester

Trafford Park Activities

This indoor inflatable playground is an excellent way to tire out hyperactive kids on a rainy day and for that...

Stand-up paddleboarding at Salford Watersports Centre

Salford Watersports Centre

Salford Quays Activities

Situated at Dock 8, Salford Quays, Salford Watersports Centre aims to make its activities accessible to everyone who wants to...

Immersive Gamebox Manchester

Manchester City Centre Activities

Put down those phones, switch off your screens, and, er, stand in front of another one . . .  but...

Arcade Club Bury - a Manchester day out for families

Arcade Club Bury

Bury Activities

Arcade Club Bury is a gamer’s paradise. Set in a former mill, it is a vast celebration of the beat...

A baby alpaca at Smithills Open Farm in Bolton - one of our recommended petting farms near Manchester.

Smithills Open Farm

Bolton Farms, Zoos & Wildlife Parks

If you've ever wondered what you call a baby alpaca, or which is the biggest and most ferocious owl in...

The gym floor at Manchester Academy of Gymnastics

Manchester Academy of Gymnastics

Salford Activities

Manchester Academy of Gymnastics offers gymnastics to adults and children, boxing for anyone over ten, and parkour.

The Ice Cream Farm serves over 50 flavours of Cheshire Farm Ice Cream

The Ice Cream Farm

Tattenhall Parks & Gardens

With more than 50 flavours of Cheshire Farm ice cream, The Ice Cream Farm is officially the biggest ice cream...

A girl on the monkey bars at Total Ninja, Manchester.

Total Ninja

Trafford Park Activities

Total Ninja is part bouncy-castle on steroids, part warrior training ground. The venue is mainly divided into two parts: an...

Slide at Head Over Heels Chorlton

Head Over Heels Chorlton

Chorlton Activities

Head Over Heels Chorlton is yet another of those giant soft play areas - but it is one of the...

A man indoor skydiving at iFLY Manchester

iFLY Manchester Indoor Skydiving

Trafford Park Activities

If you like the idea of skydiving but not so much the idea of jumping out of a plane, this...

Woman on rope bridge at Treetop Trek Manchester

Zip World Manchester

Prestwich Activities

If you're looking for a fun way to get outside and get active, try Zip World Manchester at Heaton Park....

Planet Ice is open all year round for skating fun

Planet Ice

Altrincham Activities

Planet Ice is not just for Christmas. Enjoy year-round indoor skating sessions for a reasonable price.

One of the swimming pools and the spectator stands at Manchester Aquatics Centre in Manchester.

Manchester Aquatics Centre

Oxford Road Swimming

Manchester Aquatics Centre is open once again, following an 18-month closure for an extensive refurbishment and upgrade. The new centre...

Calypso Cove Waterpark

Barnsley Activities

It's a bit of a drive if you're travelling from Manchester but it's worth it. Calypso Cove Waterpark in Barnsley...

Mini golf at Walton Hall & Gardens in Warrington

Walton Hall & Gardens

Warrington Parks & Gardens

Head to Walton Hall & Gardens for landscaped grounds, woodland walks, a grand house, and a whole host of fun...

The gardens at Thornbridge Estate near Bakewell in the Peak District.

Thornbridge Estate

Bakewell Parks & Gardens

Type 'Rubber ducks Derbyshire' into Google and your first result is this place - handy if, like us, you keep...

TeamSport Go Karting Track with racers and red stop lights

TeamSport Go Karting: Trafford Park

Trafford Park Activities

TeamSport Go Karting: Trafford Park has 450 metres of adrenaline-fuelled GP circuit and a new fleet of Biz Evo3 adult...

Football boots on display at The National Football Museum in Manchester

National Football Museum

Manchester City Centre Museums

Where else but footy-mad Manchester to house the National Museum of the UK’s favourite sport? Explore the history of the...

Sea Life Manchester

Trafford Park Museums

Sea Life Manchester is the city's only aquarium. It isn’t enormous – for something bigger you’d have to travel to...

pizza at Franco Manca manchester restaurant

Franco Manca

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Italian

Franco Manca started out as pioneers of sourdough Neapolitan pizza and natural Italian wine purveyors in Brixton Market in 1986....

Paddleboarding at Trafford Watersports Centre, Sale Waterpark

Trafford Watersports Centre

Sale Activities

Trafford Watersports Centre is the organisation that runs most of the lake-based and land-based activities you'll see happening at Sale...

Dino Falls Adventure Golf is one of Confidential Guides' recommended things to do at the Trafford Centre

Dino Falls Adventure Golf

Trafford Park Activities

Dino Falls Adventure Golf is the only landmark kids care about in Manchester. You can’t miss the volcano and huge...

Skating at Graystone Action Sports in Salford

Graystone

Salford Activities

Graystone is Salford’s action-packed home of high-adrenaline sports. Skateboarding is the big deal here. Practise on all sorts of drops,...

The water slide at Grand Central in Stockport

Grand Central

Stockport Town Centre Swimming

Grand Central is a leisure centre in Stockport. It’s best known for its swimming pool which has two slides but...

Archie's Atomic is one of Confidential Guides recommended things to dear near the Trafford Centre

Archie’s Atomic

Trafford Park Activities

Archie’s Atomic is a neon pink roller rink from the local burger and shake supremos. With a giant glitterball and...

Tube slides at Play Factore in Manchester

Play Factore

Trafford Park Activities

Play Factore is like a super-sized version of the traditional indoor play centre. It’s enormous; crawling through tunnels, clambering through...

King Pins Trafford Palazzo, a great place for bowling and more

King Pins Trafford Palazzo

Trafford Park Activities

King Pins Trafford Palazzo markets itself as ‘the crown jewels of bowling’, but to be honest, they’re selling themselves short....

Get the kids on the trampoline at Oxygen in MediaCity

Oxygen

Media City Activities

Oxygen is the 13th UK park from the runaway active play juggernaut. Inside it’s brightly-coloured with trampolines and crawl-throughs almost...

Chill Factore

Trafford Park Activities

With 180m of downhill skiing and snowboarding, Chill Factore is the UK’s longest indoor real snow slope. And though you can’t...

Hyde Leisure Pool

Hyde Activities

If you're looking for a pool with a waterslide in Manchester, you've got two options: Grand Central in Stockport and...

The Northern

Didsbury Gyms

One of the oldest tennis clubs in the world, The Northern is the original home of tennis in Manchester. It...

Kickair Manchester

Kickair

Green Quarter Activities

Kickair, an “indoor freestyle park” behind Victoria Station, is the kind of place that fills kids (and big kids) with...

Ingleton Swimming Pool

Ingleton Swimming Pool

Ingleton Swimming

Ingleton Swimming Pool is a good option for a summer dip if you prioritise comfort over invigorating wild swimming sessions....

Tenpin Manchester – Printworks

Manchester City Centre Activities

As the name suggests, TenPin Manchester - Printworks is a bowling alley in the Printworks. It’s family-friendly by day and...

National Cycling Centre in Manchester

National Cycling Centre

Beswick Sports Venues

The National Cycling Centre is the home of bike brilliance with elite competitors zooming round the velodrome. It was the...

Piglets at Cockfields Farm

Cockfields Farm Park

Oldham Farms, Zoos & Wildlife Parks

Cockfields Farm Park, in the countryside between Oldham and Ashton-under-Lyne, is a young child’s idea of the perfect day out.

Man with VR Headset from Unsplash

DNA VR

Manchester City Centre Activities

DNA VR is a virtual reality arcade with three different gameplay options. You can communicate with your friends through the...

The plush interior of cinema Everyman Manchester St John's

Everyman Manchester St John’s

St John's Cinemas

With its red velvet seats, waiter service, and ultra stylish bar and cafe, Everyman Manchester St John’s is a far...

Legoland Discovery Centre Manchester - one of our recommended things to do in the Trafford Centre.

Legoland Discovery Centre Manchester

Trafford Park Activities

Legoland Discovery Centre is Manchester’s ultimate Lego playground. If your children like building and creating with those brightly coloured blocks,...

Z-arts - a family arts centre and theatre in Hulme, Manchester.

Z-arts

Hulme Arts Venues

Z-arts is the UK's only arts centre and theatre especially designed for children and families. Sitting at the heart of...

Chaos Karts interior, an activity in Manchester

Chaos Karts

St John's Activities

Chaos Karts puts you in the driving seat of an immersive augmented reality experience, bringing real-life karting and gaming together.

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