Every place in Manchester

Manchester Jewish Museum

Manchester · ages 0+

A restored Victorian synagogue turned museum with scavenger hunts, baking workshops and a toddler session, all done in under two hours.

Accessible toiletCaféFree parkingGift shop+9 more

Manchester Learning Zone

Manchester · ages 5-15

An after-school and holiday club for 5 to 15s, mixing homework help with board games and a run out to the play park.

Manchester Lit & Phil

Manchester

Talks and lectures on science, history and ideas, open to anyone from 16 up with a ticket, no membership needed.

Booking required

Manchester Museum

Manchester

Free Oxford Road museum with dinosaurs and living worlds - Soft Play N never.

CaféChanging PlacesGift shopFood on site+2 more

Manchester Outdoor Fitness

Manchester · ages 16+

Outdoor bootcamp training with ex-military instructors, running in early mornings and evenings, strictly over-16s only.

Free parkingOutdoor play

Manchester Poetry Library

Manchester

A free poetry library in town to duck into for a browse, with a café if the kids need feeding after.

Accessible toiletCaféFood on siteStep-free access+2 more

Manchester Roller Skating

Manchester · ages 0-12

Weekend disco skating sessions with music and lights, £5 including skate hire, no booking needed.

Card onlyCash onlyFree parkingIndoor seating+1 more

Manor Fields Park

Sheffield

Free park with two playgrounds, a sandpit and a boardwalk, plus Tudor ruins you can touch but not climb.

Accessible toiletCaféChanging PlacesKids menu+4 more

Marple Skatepark

Stockport

A free, always-open concrete park for skateboards, BMX bikes and scooters.

Matt & Phreds Jazz Club

Manchester · adults only (18+)

This one's for the grown-ups' night out list, not the kids: an adults-only jazz bar with live music, cocktails and a free pizza deal.

Maunders School of Popular Music

Manchester · ages 5+

One-to-one lessons in guitar, bass, drums, piano, singing and ukulele, plus band workshops for teens and adults.

Mayfield Park

Manchester

Free outdoor park with a play yard of six slides built around a daylighted stretch of the River Medlock.

Dog friendlyOutdoor playToilets

Mere Sands Wood Nature Reserve

Ormskirk

Free wildlife trails and hides around a former sand quarry, open Wednesday to Sunday with a café on site.

Accessible toiletCaféOutdoor playPushchair friendly+2 more

Middleton Arena

Manchester · ages 2+

A sports and leisure centre where toddlers can start gymnastics and everyone can splash about in the pool or book a party.

Birthday partiesCaféGroup bookingsIndoor seating+3 more

Millgate Arts Centre

Oldham

A pennine village theatre doing pantomime, family films and National Theatre Live screenings, with a youth theatre for teens on top.

Accessible toiletCaféHearing loopFood on site+2 more

Monkey Playland

Haslingden

A 13,000 sq ft soft play with a separate Game Zone of bumper cars, tea cups and an assault course.

Birthday partiesCaféIndoor playKids menu+4 more

Moses Gate Country Park

Bolton

Woodland and waterside trails around old mill lodges, with a playground and routes for horses and bikes too.

Moss Pottery Studio

Altrincham · ages 0-12

Hand-build, paint pre-made ceramics or try the wheel in a two-hour taster session for kids and families.

Booking required

Mount Sion Steam Crane

Manchester

Free crafts and guided nature or wildlife walks around a historic steam crane site on a Canal Fun Day.

Move Urmston

Manchester

A leisure centre mixing softplay and sing-alongs, swimming sessions, a sensory room and a junior gym under one roof.

Birthday partiesCaféIndoor playSensory friendly

Museum of Illusions - Manchester

Manchester · ages 0-18

A trick-your-eyes museum of 65+ hands-on illusions, from a vortex tunnel to hanging off a Metrolink tram.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredCard onlyDog friendly+6 more

Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester

Manchester

Vintage buses to climb aboard, a card game about them, and on special dates a free ride on a heritage service.

Accessible toiletBaby changeCaféDog friendly+4 more

National Coal Mining Museum for England

Wakefield · ages 0+

Free entry to a 42 acre former colliery, with the real draw being a guided trip 140 metres underground.

Accessible toiletAllergy awareBike parkingBlue badge parking+13 more

National Trust - Biddulph Grange Garden

Stoke-on-Trent · ages 5+

A Victorian garden with a Chinese pagoda, dark tunnels to duck through and a woodland play area for climbing and balancing.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingCafé+6 more