Location: Bury
Top Things to do in Bury
What to do and see in Bury, England: The Best Things to do Good for a Rainy Day
Bury (/ˈbɛri/, locally also /ˈbʊrɪ/) is a town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Irwell. It lies 5.5 miles (8.9 km) east of Bolton, 5.9 miles (9.5 km) west-southwest of Rochdale and 7.9 miles (12.7 km) north-northwest of Manchester. Bury is the largest administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, with an estimated population in 2015 of 78,723. The borough of Bury has a wider population of 187,474 as of 2011.
Restaurants in Bury
1. Whitefield Garrick Theatre
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 88 reviews
Small but perfectly formed ( 86 seat ) Theatre with thrust stage layout. This well equiped and intimate theatre provides 5 plays per season each for 9 performances. The society aims to provide a wide range of drama to appeal to most theatre goers. Theatre club membership ( E mail if you wish to be added to our waiting list ) entitles participants to one seat for each play and priority booking for this seat plus one paying guest. Tickets are on open sale for the week proceeding each production. A member of the Greater Manchester Drama Federation. We have our own small bar area and encourage new members to become involved in all aspects of staging a play from acting, directing, set construction, lighting, properties, costume to ticketing and selling interval drinks.
Reviewed By 101stellab - Manchester, United Kingdom
We thoroughly enjoyed the Agatha Christie play. An excellent production with an excellent cast. All in the play so good but Pat Hill you were brilliant.
2. Summerseat Players at the Theatre Royal
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 61 reviews
Reviewed By alisoncJ6192JC
Watched Hobsons choice last night at the theatre Royal, absolutely brilliant, so comical and well acted, Will Mossop was particularly excellent, although everybody made it a fantastic production.
3. Boomerang Multi Sensory Play Centre
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 75 reviews
Boomerang is a play centre specially designed for children/adults with additional needs.All three rooms have hoists and we have a disabled toilet with changing facilities.We also have a 5* graded cafe . The centre is open to all children. We also cater for adults with learning disabilities.
Reviewed By LastMinuteMummy
Whenever we visit another play centre we always compare it to Boomerang as the gold standard. It really is a fab venue, particularly for babies and little ones. Where other centres can seem chaotic or overwhelming, Boomerang has got it just right for a really lovely time with your little tykes. We’ve been going since our eldest was a baby, now we are taking baby number two and it’s still a favourite outing. There is a lovely baby sensory room, a little room of instruments on the wall and a big room that older ones can go a bit more crazy in, with a great climbing frame and slide that’s just right for little ones - and parents to join in with. Cafe is excellent and great value for money. Love the bacon bagels and the chicken melts and there is a great lunch for kids. Always clean, staff are lovely and everyone is welcome. The only thing to remember is that it does get private bookings - so always call before you go to check which rooms are open. Great venue.
4. Arcade Club
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 363 reviews
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 Spice Club Cookery Classes
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 177 reviews
Reviewed By 234clairef - Lubeck, Germany
Bought as a birthday present for my husband (but of course a present that I, and our friends, could also benefit from :-) ) What a fantastic night!!! Learning to cook great food in a fun, friendly way. Great instruction / help provided by Monica and her mum. I would definitely recommend to anyone who wants to learn from scratch or improve their cooking skills. We all had great fun and ended up eating a really tasty dinner that hopefully we will be able to recreate - thanks again Monica
6. Slattery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 10 reviews
Reviewed By DustyManchester - Cheadle Hulme, United Kingdom
Lovely afternoon tea here with parents, been a few times before and never disappoints. We had mix of traditional afternoon tea and chocolate one, heaven! Absolutely stuffed, had to take cakes away which I never have to do! Can’t wait to return!
7. Fired Paint A Pot Cafe
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 12 reviews
We are located just 5 minutes walk from Bury town centre. We have a large range of pots for you to paint and have fired in our kiln, freshly made pizzas. Decorate own cupcakes, slime and a bead bar...open Weds- Sun no need to book
8. Compendium Escape Rooms
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 120 reviews
Fully immersive live action escape room experience, Try not to get trapped in to our puzzles because the time race is on! Your aim is to escape or breakout of our rooms.
Reviewed By pleasureseeking
We have recently completed the BEDLUM Escape Room with 20 seconds to spare......phew......I must say we had a most enjoyable family day. The staff are amazing and very helpful without giving too much away. we will definately be back to try out the other romms. 10/10
9. Hearts for Homes
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 10 reviews
Hearts for Homes is a beautiful gift and home decor shop situated on the main high street in the lovely town of Ramsbottom. Selling all kinds of beautiful wares including locally, handcrafted goods the shop is a real must when visiting the town.
Reviewed By muchmooching - Ramsbottom, United Kingdom
Lovely shop with lots of lovely home ideas and gift ideas too. Many items locally made and feature local landmarks. Always full and busy but welcoming.
10. The East Lancashire Railway
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,936 reviews
Located in Bury, just 30 minutes from Manchester City Centre, is the award-winning East Lancashire Railway. A heritage railway that runs steam and diesel train services through the beautiful Pennine Lancashire scenery. There are plenty of things to see and do and stations are well equipped for group visits with cafes, pubs, gift shops and a dedicated Transport Museum, housing vintage vehicles, transport memorabilia and interactive exhibits. Guided tours and talks are also available. The railway also has some fantastic events scheduled throughout the year from guided Rail Ale Trail tours of some of the excellent local drinking spots to the nostalgia of their award winning 1940's weekend. Looking for something a little different? Why not indulge in a luxury steam train hauled dining experience on board Orient Express style carriages, learn to drive a train or get snap happy with a Photography Course?
Reviewed By peterwrigley3 - Manchester, United Kingdom
This is an afternoon 3 course dinner in Pullman carriages ( similar to the Orient express) 2 1/2 hours on board over the full length of the East Lancashire railway in finest Lancashier countryside. ELR owned real ale pubs at both Bury and Rawtenstall, We had a 3 course meal with duck breast as the main course .Every course is correctly desribed as fine dining. If want want luxury without breaking the bank this is for you. We were made to feel like VIPs for the afternoon, This is only one of the many offering You must see their website there are Thomas the Tank Engine, Santa Express, Murder Mystery Ale Trail Makes me proud to be a lancastrian and tell the world about it. PS THe new statue to Victoria Wood and an exhibition in her name in on at the Art Gallery around the corner
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