Things to do in Greater Manchester, England: The Best Nightlife

July 24, 2021 Terina Blouin

Discover the best top things to do in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom including On The Rocks Bar Crawl Manchester, Lock 91, Off The Rails Comedy Club, Arcade Club, The Brewery Bar, The Liquorists, The Heatons Comedy Evening, The Washhouse, Bring & Mix - Manchester, The Shambles.
Restaurants in Greater Manchester

1. On The Rocks Bar Crawl Manchester

Excellent
98%
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5.0 based on 44 reviews

On The Rocks Bar Crawl Manchester

We are On The Rocks Bar Crawl. Join us on an adventure around Northern Quarter, Manchester to 5 great bars and clubs in the centre of this bustling city. You'll get 5 free shots, free entry, queue jumps, exclusive cheap drinks from £3 and a camera bearing chaperone there to capture the good, the bad and the weird parts of the night . Join us every Friday and Saturday night with OTR MCR!

2. Lock 91

Lock Keeper's Cottage 9 Century Street, Manchester M3 4QL England +44 161 819 5444 [email protected] http://www.lock-91.co.uk/
Excellent
90%
Good
7%
Satisfactory
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5.0 based on 153 reviews

Lock 91

19th Century Lock Keeper’s cottage in the heart of Manchester’s city centre. Your local on the Locks! Our aim at Lock 91 is to create a home from home atmosphere. We are a small independent with a focus on quality service and a quality drinks offering. Here at Lock 91 we like to express ourselves with the originality of our cocktails, carefully crafted to create the very best in taste, texture and design to bring you the very best drinking experience. Weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, launch parties, networking events – we can host them all! With three floors including a canal-side outdoor terrace, we can hold parties as small as 25 people, or as large as 300. We’re an eclectic bunch here so keep an eye out for our latest events. There’s everything from house music nights to salsa classes, dating events to oil painting. And everything else in between.

Reviewed By mq1892

In August 2019 we celebrated our sons marriage to Charlotte in Lock 91. Andrew and Charlotte had felt supported by Andi in the the planning and lead up to the wedding and he was no different on the day. Andi worked hard to ensure that everything ran smoothly even to stopping the traffic so we could board the bus to Cheathams library where the ceremony took place.. Lock 91 is somewhere different for a wedding, quirky decor and relaxed atmosphere which is what the bride and groome wanted. We were blessed with a fantastic day of Manchester sunshine and made good use of the outside terrace for canapes and drinks before moving up to the attic room for the reception. The food supplied by Cirvle Events was top quality and again different from traditional wedding reception food as we had sharing plates. The day flowed and we were able to relax and enjoy the occasion. We were partying until 1am . You should give lock 91 consideration if you are looking for an alternative location from the usual hotel venues. Just to add a thank you to Andi for helping us out when our van wouldn't start when went to collect some things from the venue. Very much appreciated.

3. Off The Rails Comedy Club

Manchester Road The Royal George, Greenfield OL3 7HX England +44 7874 152338 [email protected] http://www.saddleworthcomedy.co.uk
Excellent
92%
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5.0 based on 165 reviews

Off The Rails Comedy Club

Off The Rails Comedy Club has been bringing the very best in live stand up to Saddleworth since 2001. We're upstairs at the newly refurbished Royal George, Greenfield with shows on the last Sunday of the month with additional touring, preview and fundraising shows throughout the year. Please see our website for latest line ups.

Reviewed By NickG2104 - Oldham, United Kingdom

Justin moorhouse and Mick Ferry are amazing and when they are outshone you have reached comedy heaven. This is the best night out in saddle worth . The merging of great acts great promoter great venue and great audience means nirvana !

4. Arcade Club

Cork Street Arcade Club Ela Mill, Bury BL9 7BW England +44 161 464 9796 [email protected] http://www.arcadeclub.co.uk
Excellent
87%
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11%
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5.0 based on 363 reviews

Arcade Club

Arcade Club is the Largest Video & Pinball Arcade in the UK, once you have paid for entry, All the Video Games & Pinball Machines in the Arcade are Free to play as much as you like! :) Entry prices are from £16 for Adults and £8 for under 16's, Family pass is available for £40 (2 Adults & 2 Children - saving £8) we are a family run business and take pride in being helpful and honest and being fairly priced for families. The games in Arcade Club are all original machines (some being over 40 years old!) and are in original condition and maintained to their original specifications wherever possible! we have over 400 machines to play on and rotate the games to keep the Arcade fresh - they'll always be something new you've not seen before when you visit! ;) Hope to see you Soon, Andy

Reviewed By bluenoseam

An outstanding collection of arcade history & modern imports, machines that honestly are older than I am in full working order and what's better, all on free play! The age of the machines is funnily "sold out" by their coin mechanisms, they might be on free play but seeing 10p credits is a total throwback to before even my time. You name it there's a fair chance they have it on the third floor which is all ages, it's a who's who of arcade history from Space Invaders & Galaxian to slightly more modern classics like Time Crisis & with it being free play it's also less galling when your timing isn't as good as it used to be! The second floor is more aimed towards the rhythm folks but genuinely wouldn't look out of place in Akihabara - in a figurative AND literal sense! This one's over 16's only and is a heaven of dance games, random obscure Japanese rhythm games & a bunch of top notch VR stations as well just to prove that it's not all an antiques roadshow! The table flipping game though is a personal favourite, I'd seen it on YouTube but now I know why it's a cult favourite, gotta check that one out for sure! Food & drink is catered for - I didn't have any snacks while I was there but something up on the second floor smelled great & the prices are honestly of the sort of value that makes you feel like you're robbing the place! They clearly have an ethos of send the customer home happy & it shows, not very often you'll see places like this have reasonable prices on food & drink! Value for money is outstanding, under £20 and you can access both floors from opening til chucking out time, compared with what I'd spend in an "a-la-carte" arcade that's daylight robbery on my part! The machines are generally well cared for and well maintained, have to remember that in some cases the machines are 30+ years old and I dare say used to oblivion even on a 4 day week! (seriously for the age of them they work a dream!) I know they're opening a new location in Leeds but well, if they're looking for a Scottish outreach I'd support that to the hills and back! Might have taken a couple of years to get down but having been, it won't be a couple of years until I get back!

5. The Brewery Bar

Hampson Street Moreton Mill, Horwich, Bolton BL6 7JH England +44 1204 692976 [email protected] http://www.blackedgebrewery.co.uk
Excellent
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5.0 based on 53 reviews

The Brewery Bar

The Brewery Bar is the first of the Blackedge Brewing Company’s tap bars serving up 7 Cask Ales, 10 Craft Beers plus 7 Craft Ciders & fantastic range of Artisan Spirits, Wines & Soft Drinks. Locally produced butchers pork pies & a range of stunning snacks to make your afternoon a real treat. The bar is kitted out in a rustic industrial style & based directly above the Multi-award Winning Blackedge Brewery. A CAMRA Pub of The Year Winner in 2019 the bar is a superb place to enjoy good beer & good cheer. There is a cosy beer garden to the rear & during the warmer Months a pop up beer garden known as the ‘Yard Of Ale’ adds extended outside seating to the rear whilst German festival tables & benches fill the front of the Brewery. The entrance area has viewing windows so the Brewery can be seen in all its glory plus a wall filled with the Awards the Brewery has received over the years.

Reviewed By Stuart49866 - Bolton, United Kingdom

Staff are all attentive, welcoming and friendly, Prices are all very good, Great atmosphere, Very nice area.

6. The Liquorists

Excellent
92%
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5.0 based on 166 reviews

The Liquorists

We do Cocktail Cruises including Gin, Rum and Wine in Manchester, taking you on a memorable 3 hour Cruise down the River Irwell and around Media City, whilst serving you up delicious Cocktails and Food. Oh and we'll EduTain you too! So whether it be the quintessential summer cruise on the Gincident, or the cooler-than-the-other-side-of-the-pillow Mississippi Blues Cruise…or the brand new Rum Runners Revenge, the Liquorists, in association City Centre Cruises, have been ruling the water ways of Manchester since 2010

7. The Heatons Comedy Evening

The Heatons Sports Club Green Lane, Heaton Moor, Stockport SK4 2NF England +44 7874 152338 [email protected] http://www.heatonscomedy.co.uk
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5.0 based on 73 reviews

The Heatons Comedy Evening

Reviewed By sharong189

Just to thank The Heatons Comedy Evening so much for an excellent show last night at your comedy club We were at the 7.00pm show. Paul Sinha was amazing, just brilliant and all the measures you had put in place to maintain and respect social distancing were absolutely spot on

8. The Washhouse

19 Shudehill, Manchester M4 2AF England +44 161 839 5287 [email protected] http://www.the-washhouse.co.uk
Excellent
89%
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5.0 based on 507 reviews

The Washhouse

We specialise in small loads with an extra rinse cycle. No booking no entry. Track our website down to get booked in

Reviewed By Susie121212

Prebooked to attend on 23rd August .Arrived at the venue which looks just like an ordinary launderette. You have to phone using an internal phone and provide a code given at booking to gain entrance. We were greeted by Jamie who was our waiter for the evening. There is a brilliant range of unusual cocktails for which Jamie had an excellent knowledge .He and the other waiters were really friendly which alongside the ambience and the most amazing cocktails made this a very enjoyable evening, we cant wait to go back.

9. Bring & Mix - Manchester

514 Wilbraham Road Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester M21 9AW England [email protected] http://www.bringandmix.com
Excellent
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5.0 based on 100 reviews

Bring & Mix - Manchester

Manchester's Most Unique Cocktails. You Bring your favourite spirits. We Mix them. Let our talented mixologist stimulate your senses by creating cocktails for you and your friends, right at your table. Combining fresh fruit and vegetable juices, home-made syrups, herbs and spices, bitters, sodas, and fruits. To get a real feel for us watch our video on our website

Reviewed By lauraaN7757ZT

My partner and I came to Bring & Mix for our anniversary and had such a wonderful evening. We had 7 amazing cocktails, and the lovely staff were so nice to chat to (and super knowledgeable about the alcohols we had brought). The atmosphere was lovely, and everything down to the beautiful glasses was a treat. Ask for the chocolate orange cocktail- it's delicious.

10. The Shambles

Cateaton Street, Manchester M3 1SX England
Excellent
43%
Good
45%
Satisfactory
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Poor
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4.5 based on 361 reviews

The Shambles

Reviewed By chongo49 - New York City, United States

The Wellington Inn is one of the only surviving Tudor buildings in Manchester city centre. Shambles Square is a very historic part of wonderful Manchester, with an interesting, rich history. Although there are 4 pubs in the square, we chose to admire the square from the overlook street. It's a wonderful place for a photo op. Charming beyond words!

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