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Sicilian NQ

Northern Quarter Restaurant - Italian

Located in the Northern Quarter, this friendly neighbourhood bistro and bar is the place to avanti if it’s a taste of traditional...

Yotel Manchester Deansgate

Manchester City Centre Hotel

With its tech-led rooms and buzzy location, Yotel Manchester Deansgate is a popular choice with young travellers and city break...

Hope Mill Theatre

Ancoats Theatres

Situated in an industrial estate on Pollard Street, Hope Mill Theatre has made a name for itself despite its back-street...

Runway Pilates Manchester

Northern Quarter Gyms

Once a niche, LA-based fitness trend, reformer pilates looks set to become mainstream. There are at least three studios dedicated...

BLOK Manchester

Manchester City Centre Gyms

BLOK is popular thanks to the variety of classes on offer at its Manchester studios (you can do strength, various...

Zeno Health Club

Northern Quarter Gyms

With its stylish design and on-trend classes, boutique gym Zeno Health Club (formerly known as Hero Training Clubs) is well...

The Bluecoat

Ropewalks Arts Venues

The Bluecoat is Liverpool city centre’s oldest building, and the oldest arts centre in the country.

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...

Proper Gym

Ancoats Gyms

Proper Gym is a substance-over-style option for people who prioritise good equipment and a welcoming attitude over slick branding and...

The Farm Club

Pickmere Gyms

The Farm Club started life as a triathlon training centre before it expanded into offering a wider wellness experience. Situated...

Bodywise Natural Health Centre

Northern Quarter Gyms

Head upstairs from the Manchester Buddhist Centre and you'll find an equally calm and harmonious space; the Bodywise Natural Health...

TRIB3 Manchester Deansgate

Spinningfields Gyms

This boutique, class-based gym next to the hip Yotel hotel is part of a small but growing franchise of TRIB3...

RE:SCULPT Studios

Blackfriars Gyms

RE:SCULPT Studios opened on Chapel Street in spring 2023 with the promise of offering a high-intensity, extra hard-working form of...

Altogether Otherwise

Manchester City Centre Activities

Altogether Otherwise is NOMA’s hobby house. Initially, it seems like a forgotten relic, an unloved outbuilding at the back of...

Sculpt in Haus

Manchester City Centre Gyms

Sculpt in Haus was one of the first reformer pilates studios to open in Manchester. Owner Amy Hughes brought the...

UBX Media City

Media City Gyms

UBX Media City is a new boxing fitness gym at Salford Quays offering small group sessions that pack a punch....

Thornton Hall Hotel and Spa

Wirral Spas

With its Roman-style bath, outdoor hydro pools, and gorgeous countryside views, Thornton Hall Hotel and Spa is high on our...

V1BE by Lifestyle Fitness Ancoats

Ancoats Gyms

With its marble changing rooms, split level design, and hip class brand, V1BE by Lifestyle Fitness Ancoats is a ‘flagship’...

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 Resonance Centre

Clayton Therapeutic Services

If you're interested in exploring holistic therapies and alternative ways of treating stress, The Resonance Centre in Clayton is well...

The Green Lab

Northern Quarter Restaurant - Healthy

Founded in May 2019 by Manchester sisters Nikita and Kanika, The Green Lab is described as a health and well-being...

MadeForMORE

Monton Gyms

MadeForMORE gym opened in Monton in autumn 2023 and has fast established itself as one of Greater Manchester’s best gyms...

F45 Training Manchester NQ

Piccadilly Gyms

The F45 franchise has gyms all over the world but we doubt there are any quite like F45 Training Manchester...

Urban Reform

Piccadilly Gyms

This Hyrox-affiliated gym is five minutes' walk from Piccadilly Station, in the direction of Mayfield Park.

World Museum

Liverpool City Centre Museums

The World Museum, part of National Museums Liverpool, is selling itself short. It’s not a World Museum, it’s an absolutely...

Eccles Boxing School

Eccles Gyms

The top floor of Bridgewater Mill was a derelict shell when Eccles Boxing School founder Brian Gardner first laid eyes...

TeamSport Go Karting: Manchester Victoria

Manchester City Centre Activities

TeamSport Go Karting: Manchester Victoria is a high-octane experience that'll turn even the mildest contestant into a speed demon.

Band on the Wall

Northern Quarter Music Venues

So called because the performers used to play on a stage situated halfway up the wall, Band on the Wall...

Alliance Française de Manchester

Deansgate Activities

The Alliance Française de Manchester is the place to return to your schooldays minus the Tricolore textbooks and fixation on...

Collyhurst and Moston ABC

Harpurhey Gyms

With its 100-year history and impressive list of professional and amateur fighters, Collyhurst and Moston ABC is one of Manchester's...

Barry’s Liverpool

Liverpool City Centre Gyms

Like all the gyms in this US-born franchise, Barry’s Liverpool is known for challenging classes and workout studios that look...

Carrington Riding Centre

Carrington Activities

Carrington Riding Centre offers lessons to children and adults with a stable of good-natured horses and ponies ready to ride.

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...

Barry’s Manchester

St John's Gyms

Like all the gyms in this US-born franchise, Barry's Manchester is known for challenging classes and workout studios that look...

V1BE by Lifestyle Fitness Mosley Street

Manchester City Centre Gyms

V1BE by Lifestyle Fitness Mosley Street is an edgier, and dare we say cooler, gym than what you might expect...

Yoga Soul

Northern Quarter Gyms

Yoga Soul has quite a reputation considering it’s just one studio in a basement in the Northern Quarter. To get this...

Clay Studio

Stretford Activities

Clay Studio moved to its new home in Stretford at the end of 2024, offering more space and more activities....

Nuffield Health Manchester Printworks

Manchester City Centre Gyms

This gym on top of The Printworks is probably best known for its pool with views over Corporation Street. There's...

The Life Centre North

Manchester City Centre Gyms

From its two good-sized, daylight-filled rooms above Deansgate, The Life Centre North covers the spectrum of yoga styles, with a...

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...

The Health Lab

Northern Quarter Gyms

The Health Lab is the fitness studio connected to Northern Quarter health food cafe The Green Lab. It focuses mainly...

Reset by Form

Manchester City Centre Gyms

This is hidden-away studio in the Bloc building (not to be confused with the BLOK studio) is worth seeking out...

Alderford Lake

Whitchurch Activities

Alderford Lake is the perfect day out all year round. It’s an idyllic location but you won’t be able to...

Swim Liverpool

Princes Dock Swimming

Swim Liverpool at Princes Dock is the Liverpudlian base of We Swim Run, the team behind various races, courses and...

Zap Graffiti

Ropewalks Activities

Zap Graffiti is one of Liverpool's most unique art venues, focused on showcasing graffiti designs and even giving you the...

Manchester Tennis and Football Centre

Beswick Gyms

The Aquatics Centre, the Etihad Stadium, the Velodrome . . . anyone who doubts the legacy of the Manchester 2002...

The Old Fire Station

Salford Cafes

The Old Fire Station is a café, bar, bakery and brewery tap with a real community feel. It’s a part...

Native

Piccadilly Hotel

Native offers the service and style of a boutique hotel but the freedom and space of an apartment. This cool...

King Street Gym

Manchester City Centre Gyms

Just the tip of this huge, iceberg-like gym is visible from street level. Head down the stairs and you'll find it's...

Gorton Monastery

Gorton Historic Buildings & Sites

Its proper title is Manchester Monastery but most people in the city know it as Gorton Monastery. This Grade II...

The Olympus Projects

Green Quarter Gyms

The Olympus Projects takes its inspiration from the original musclebound warriors, the Greek Gods. The motivational quote as you enter...

Liverpool Watersports Centre

Waterfront Swimming

Nothing shakes up the senses quite like a winter dip in the docks. Head to Mariners Wharf for all-year-round aquatic...

Manchester Buddhist Centre

Northern Quarter Therapeutic Services

Meditation, mindfulness, dhyana, non sleep deep rest, whatever you want to call it, the Buddhists have been practising it for...

Hale Country Club & Spa

Hale Spas

This is wellness at its most luxurious. Hale Country Club & Spa is set in verdant Cheshire countryside and has some...

University of Liverpool Sports and Fitness Centre

Liverpool City Centre Gyms

One of the good things about living in a university city is the sports facilities that go hand-in-hand with a...

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...

Crew42

Princes Dock Gyms

This gym on an industrial estate near Princes Dock doesn’t look like much from the outside but there’s a lot...

Waterside Leisure Club

Didsbury Gyms

If you like your gym to be the kind of place where you can spend an entire day, hopping from...

Moss Side Fire Station Boxing Club

Moss Side Gyms

Moss Side Fire Station Boxing Club was set up in 2008 by three firefighters who wanted to give local kids...

Chapter One

Northern Quarter Cafes

Chapter One is an independent bookshop and café with a huge selection of fancy drinks, vegan-friendly cakes and a well-curated...

Bells Gym

Altrincham Gyms

Bells Gym opened in Altrincham in 2013, bringing a busy timetable of boutique boxing and fitness classes to the town.

Fighting Fit

Green Quarter Gyms

The first thing you see when you step into this under-the-arches gym near Victoria Station is the long line of...

JD Gyms Liverpool City Centre

Business District (Liverpool) Gyms

The Dale Street JD Gym, or JD Gyms Liverpool City Centre as it's officially called, is a hit with younger...

MOJO Manchester

Manchester City Centre Bars

MOJO Manchester is a red-blooded rock and roll bar with an atmosphere that comes from a guitar-led playlist. The music...

Manchester United Foundation

Stretford Clubs & Groups

Manchester United Foundation is an independent charity that supports young people in the local area. Football reaches people in ways...

FWD Manchester

Manchester City Centre Therapeutic Services

Want to give Wim Hof style cold water immersion a try but without leaving Manchester city centre? Head to the...

Re:treat at The Lowry Hotel

Manchester City Centre Spas

The Lowry Hotel’s spa reopened in November 2022 after a full refurbishment and rebrand. Now known as Re:treat at The...

The Y Club

Castlefield Gyms

If you want a gym with a pool in the city centre, The Y Club is one of just a...

ELEV8 Performance Gym

Waterfront Gyms

Just down the road from the Titanic Hotel and the Tobacco Warehouse, you’ll find ELEV8 Performance Gym. Established in 2023,...

Anywhere Out Of The World

Northern Quarter Bookshops

It’s no surprise that Anywhere Out Of The World, a bookshop named after a line from Baudelaire, doesn’t specialise in...

JD Gyms Manchester

Manchester City Centre Gyms

At under £30 a month, JD Gyms Manchester is one of your cheaper gym membership options in the city centre....

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...

RYDE Studios Manchester

Deansgate Gyms

Class-based gym RYDE Studios Manchester opened in Barton Arcade in March 2024, following the success of its original studio in...

The Lab Liverpool

Business District (Liverpool) Gyms

If the thought of queuing for equipment on busy gym floor puts you off getting fit, a smaller, bespoke gym...

81 Ltd

Chinatown (Liverpool) Bars

Some bars claim to be secret speakeasies even when they've got a big sign outside advertising cocktails. Shhh... don't tell...

Kadampa Meditation Centre Manchester

Chorlton Clubs & Groups

Kadampa Meditation Centre Manchester, or KMC, is part of a network of centres which promote The New Kadampa Tradition; a...

Boxpark Liverpool

Baltic Triangle Restaurant

It’s a transplant from that-there London but at least Boxpark Liverpool is full of local food names. This food hall...

Instituto Cervantes

Deansgate Activities

The Instituto Cervantes is a wonderful place to learn Spanish with enthusiastic native speakers and excellent teaching. Even the building...

Corner HQ

Ardwick Gyms

This boxing gym next to Mayfield Park doubles as the headquarters of boxing tech company Corner, hence the name Corner...

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...

Harbour Health and Fitness Club

Princes Dock Gyms

The Harbour Health and Fitness Club is part of the Crowne Plaza Liverpool hotel but you don't have to be...