What to do and see in Manchester, England: The Best Hidden Gems Things to do

November 5, 2021 Giuseppe Pratt

Famed for its soccer team and music scene, which has produced the likes of the Smiths and Oasis, this center for sports and the arts is a down-to-earth and friendly city. The so-called Capital of the North has overcome industrial decline, bombing (in WWII and by the IRA) to become a confident and cosmopolitan city of well over two million. It is well served by a bus and light rail network. Top attractions include the Lowry art complex, arcade Affleck's Palace and Canal Street gay village.
Restaurants in Manchester

1. Manchester Taxi Tours

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Manchester Taxi Tours

Manchester Taxi Tours provides a unique tour guiding service of this fascinating City. Discover 2000 years of history in the luxury and comfort of the iconic ' black cab ' All aspects of Manchester are covered - History - Sport - Music - Culture - Architecture - Industry - Regeneration. Many speciality tours are provided including : Manchester United Football Club Taxi Tour . This is a must for all fans of the Worlds most famous club, see where United started and discover how they have grown into the Global brand they are today. Coronation Street : The World's longest running continuous drama filmed in Manchester since its inception, see many of the locations used in the show. Manchester is ideally located to see other parts of the region , Blackpool , Lake District , Peak District, Yorkshire Dales. Manchester Taxi Tours is a totally flexible service, designed to fit around the client and we pride ourselves on a friendly, professional service.

2. Rock Over Climbing

45 Julia Street, Manchester M3 1LN England +44 161 288 1218 [email protected] http://www.rockoverclimbing.com
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Rock Over Climbing

Situated 300 metres from Manchester Victoria Station, Rock Over Climbing is one of the country's largest and best indoor bouldering/ climbing centres. We are dedicated to providing the best bouldering / climbing experience for everyone. Our friendly helpful staff have a wealth of experience and are all motivated and passionate about delivering the best climbing experience to everyone in a safe environment.

Reviewed By J8990JZwaynep

I took my 2 year old for her Cheeky monkey session today and she thoroughly enjoyed herself. Staff were friendly and the facilities are good. There is plenty of wall area for climbing and the kids soft area is great for when you’ve finished your session as you can stay for as long as you want. Tom our instructor was friendly and great with the kids. Looking forward to going back and would recommend to any parent thinking of getting their kids into climbing. lol

3. Breakout Manchester

36 High Street, Manchester M4 1QB England +44 161 839 8012 [email protected] http://www.breakoutmanchester.com
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Breakout Manchester

A unique experience that will leave you wanting more. Breakout is a real life escape room game. Using common sense + brain power you have 60 minutes to escape a locked room. If you are looking for a unique and fun activity then this is for you. Teams of 2 - 5 friends, family, co - workers or puzzle enthusiast can attempt to escape. It is a great team building, hen / stag or birthday activity.

Reviewed By soraiaa655

Amazing time breaking out of the sabotage room with friends. Djamila was an amazing game operator, super funny and approachable :D Definitely coming back.

4. Clayton Hall Museum

Clayton Old Hall Ashton New Road, Manchester M11 4RU England [email protected] http://www.claytonhall.org/
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Clayton Hall Museum

Clayton Hall is Manchester's only moated manor house. The later part of the hall has been dressed to show the hall in Victorian times. Children are encouraged to touch and have a go at various household activities. They can also get dressed as Victorians. Afterward there is a separate cafe and shop where you can buy very reasonably priced home made refreshments. With bacon baps, home-made cakes and home-made soup usually available.

Reviewed By janet_davenport - Manchester, United Kingdom

Wow I never knew this beautiful place is right on my door step. Amazing lots of interesting things to see. All very hands on, kids able to touch what ever they wanted to see how things work. Beautiful cafe all at reasonable prices. We stayed for ages and the kids still didnt want to go home. The staff so friendly and all volunteers. Very helpful, have lots of information and stories to tell. Free entry as well. Fantastic place, we loved it and will definitely be going back for further visits. Thanks for making our visit enjoyable.

5. Lockin Real Escape

19-21 George Street 2nd Floor, Above Hunan restaurant, Manchester M1 4HE England +44 7775 066788 [email protected] http://www.lockinescape.co.uk
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Lockin Real Escape

Lockin is a reality escape game designed to provide players a real-life exciting escape game experience. It is a unique and interactive live puzzle event where teams solve mysteries and clues within a time limit. Players will be locked in one of our theme rooms. The theme room will be locked and the players have 60 minutes to crack the puzzles and gather clues using their intelligence, logical thinking and observation skills to make their way out!

6. Free Manchester Walking Tours

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Free Manchester Walking Tours

The free Manchester tour in English: Every Day, 11am, from the Alan Turing Memorial in Sackville Gardens. From 12th April 2021: Friday - Sundays (Booking NOT Required) Monday - Thursday (Booking Required) . Bookings can be made via email. Please see our Facebook/Twitter/Instagram for news and updates. MORE INFO: Entertaining and comprehensive daily tour that tells the story of Manchester, meeting at 11am from the Alan Turing Memorial (Sackville Gardens, M1 3HB). The original free tour of Manchester includes the must-see attractions as well as our secret quirks. Our guides are History graduates, storytellers - and most importantly, Mancunian! Alongside this the tour offers fantastic photo opportunities, a great way to meet new people, and insider recommendations. The tour lasts around 3-hours (including a 15-minute break). We run in all weather. Tips are invited by the guide at the end, but you will never be pressured to tip.

7. The City of Manchester Distillery

21 Red Bank Green Quarter, Manchester M4 4HF England +44 161 839 2667 [email protected] http://cityofmanchesterdistillery.com
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The City of Manchester Distillery

The City of Manchester Distillery is the 1st ever fully licensed distillery in the city’s history! Home to multi award winning Three Rivers Gin, The UK’s original ‘Gin Experience’ as well as the newly launched Gin School, Rum and Vodka Experiences, we are an essential stop on any tour of Manchester, whether local or visiting from further afield. Visitors to any of the distillery’s experiences can expect to learn all about the exciting, intriguing, often dark and dangerous, weird and wonderful histories of a range of the world’s favourite spirits. Tour the distillery and see how we make our award-winning liquids, before finally having the chance to work with our distillers to create your own bottle or barrel of booze to take home. All this whilst sampling a range of drinks which include classic and bespoke cocktails. With over 50 botanical flavours to choose from, why not visit us and make your own perfect (potentially award winning!) gin, vodka or rum. Book your place now!

Reviewed By gill023 - Manchester, United Kingdom

This was an incredible Gin experience. We had 3 hours of interesting facts about the Gin making process and lots of Gin drinking!! Sherel was fantastic and so passionate and also helped by Adam on the cocktail making! All the drinks were amazing, the process of making Gin was fun and I’d love to do the rum one next time!! A great brand of Gin and a well organised tour!! Oh and we also came away with our own bottle of Gin!

8. Lucardo

Virginia House 5-7 Great Ancoats Street, Manchester M4 5AD England +44 161 425 2580 [email protected] http://www.lucardo.com
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Lucardo

Reviewed By TomWalk24

Booked for a group of 6 people, staff were attentive throughout Kyle especially as he greeted us and made sure we had an excellent time there, we did the Virginia house room, I would highly recommend as it was tons of fun and luckily we managed to escape! Definitely will be back to try the other rooms.

9. Hope Mill Theatre

Hope Mill 113 Pollard Street, Manchester M4 7JA England +44 161 275 9141 [email protected] http://www.hopemilltheatre.co.uk
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Hope Mill Theatre

Hope Mill Theatre is situated in the Grade II listed Hope Mill – a former cotton mill, close to the city of Manchester. This 5 storey mill is home to a number of creative’s studios and now home to Hope Mill Theatre, an in house producing and receiving venue and events space. The Engine Room Cafe and Bar is open during the day in the week and serves delicious sandwiches and hot drinks.

Reviewed By Beejay45Brighouse - Rastrick, United Kingdom

My first visit to Hope Mill and wow what a fabulous experience from our greeting to leaving we received the best. A welcoming hello at the door, friendly box office staff, efficient seating procedure and an amazing production. The cast and musicians of Mame were outstanding and the show had definitely didn’t disappoint. Would I go back? In a heartbeat! Well done Hope Mill

10. The Youth Sanctuary

Oldham Road Wingyip Business Centre, Manchester M4 5HU England +44 161 376 5208 http://www.theyouthspa.com
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The Youth Sanctuary

Reviewed By JoH1972 - Manchester, United Kingdom

This is a fabulous hidden gem of a spa. I have been three times now and it has always been a real treat. The therapists and staff are friendly and professional and the treatments are the best I’ve had anywhere. The top to toe pamper package is superb value for money, I would highly recommend a visit and will definitely be back again very soon. Thank you for a great experience again.

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