The National Library for the Blind is based in Stockport and contains a wealth of materials that are specifically designed for blind people. The...

Set in the heart of Chadkirk Country Estate, this beautifully restored 14th Century chapel is one of the most impressive pieces of architecture of its...

The Port Basin Museum is an award winning institution that is housed in a fantastic reconstruction of an 1834 Ashton canal warehouse. The people...

The Central Art Gallery is one of the most important cultural exchanges in this town, and is located at the very heart of the community....

This purpose-designed education centre is located in the basement of the Town Hall in the heart of Ashton-under-Lyne. There is a variety of different...

Stockport Art Gallery aims to be far more than just a place where paintings hang. The centre is home to a changing series of...

Stockport Museum is set in the beautiful Vernon Park, and is surrounded by some of the most delightful parkland in the area. The historic...

It's not often that you get the chance to see such a group of talented artists at work. These studios were set up close...

Staircase House is a traditional townhouse that has been beautifully restored on the market square in the heart of Stockport. The house has gained...

This exhibition gives visitors the chance to step back in time to war torn Britain in the 1940s. The Stockport Air Raid Shelters have...

Stockport Central Library is a social and educational hub at the heart of the community, offering a wide array of services to the people of...

“Hat Works” is the UK’s premier museum dedicated to the hatting industry, hats and headwear. Located in a former Victorian hat factory, Hat Works has...

Glossop Heritage Centre was established in order to bring together the large body of historical material that has been collected over a series of centuries...

Housed in Platt Hall, The Gallery of English Costume boasts one of the UK’s finest collections of fashion, and is a must–see for the serious...

If you are interested in the age of steam, and particular the steam traction engine, then you are going to love a visit to this...

An extensive 7¼ gauge railway running through a large garden centre. Other attractions include a restaurant, pottery model shop and aquatic centre. One of the...

The Victoria Baths began a restoration during 2007 to bring the Turkish bath structure back to its former glory. The baths are open to...

Founded in 1899, the Whitworth Art Gallery, which has been a part of the University of Manchester since 1958, takes its name form a Stockport...

The Pankhurst Centre offers a unique female-only environment where women are encouraged to learn together, work on differing projects and to socialise. The centre...

A radically designed frontage, demonstrates a theatre that has come a long way since it began as simply part of the Manchester University campus. It...

This rather utilitarian building is Manchester Academy 1, a part of the Manchester University Students Union. Academy 2 and 3, which are located in the...

The Manchester City Experience combines both the long and fascinating history of Manchester City Football Club with a sixty-minute tour of the City of Manchester...

Oldham is a community in the north-west of England that has developed over a period of many hundreds of years and was affected massively by...

This really is one of the best examples of a Cheshire ‘Black and White’ timber framed property. The origins of the property go back...

Part of the University of Manchester, this Museum was purpose built in 1888. It now houses over six million specimens and objects, which are divided...

The University of Manchester is one of the biggest academic institutions in the country with more full time students than any other in the UK....

Twenty+3 is a contemporary art space that has been established in the front room of terraced house in Manchester. A novel and fascinating environment...

Apartment is a strange and interesting project that has gained nation wide accolades for its innovative approach to displaying art. It is a gallery...

Manchester Metropolitan University is one of the largest academic institutions in the area and has a great library that houses a fine collection of academic...

Lyme Park is a beautiful, historic and lavish estate that has hardly been touched by the hands of time and seemingly has no real place...

Zion Arts Centre is a popular creative hub in this area of Manchester and is particularly designed to give young people a place in which...

Situated in a converted department store the Cornerhouse is the foremost arts centre in Manchester; it boasts three screens which show a range of arthouse...

The Palace Theatre is well located in the centre of Manchester close to the Cornerhouse, The Green Room, and only a stone’s throw from the...

Situated near the Cornerhouse, and located in a railway arch, the Green Room has developed into one of the leading centres in contemporary performance in...

The Ritz Ballroom was built as a traditional ballroom complete with a properly sprung floor for ballroom dancing, and a magnificent mirrored glitter ball suspended...

One of two CUBE galleries, this centre is dedicated to the study of design and has a massive collection that is open to the public...

The Greater Manchester Police Museum and Archives was established in order to give a home to the wealth of information that has been collected throughout...

A simulated coal mine and magnificent model of the town as it was in 1884 are two of the attractions to be seen in New...

Established in Manchester in August 2000, and situated near the Great Northern Bar, a collection of bars under one roof, Life Café is a large...

The Northwest Film Archive is located in Manchester and carries a vast collection of material that has been brought together from a hundred years or...