Quarry Bank Mill was once one of the largest cotton manufacturing businesses in the world, built at the start of the Industrial Revolution in 1784. At its peak, 300 workers operated 10,000 cotton…

Located a stone’s throw from Manchester city centre, the Salford Museum and Art Gallery is a Victorian legacy which first opened to the public in 1850.  It’s perhaps best known for its…

This fascinating museum in the city centre was founded in 1981. It’s free, funded by Greater Manchester Police, and collects and preserves archive material and objects relating to the history of…

Love a hat?  In the late 19th Century, wearing a hat was all the rage and Stockport, a Greater Manchester town, became the epicentre of hat making. It became a prosperous town on the…

Emmeline Pankhurst and her family lived at number 62 Nelson Street from 1898 until 1907. It was also the first meeting of the movement that became known as the suffragettes which took place in the…

Starring Kym Marsh as the iconic villain Cruella De Vil.

Join the club on this lovely rooftop lawn in Spinningfields for fantastic food and good vibes